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>This always struck me about most American TV shows Let me guess: UK/EU based? It's easy to make a good season when you only have to write six episodes :)
by greggarious 8y ago
>This always struck me about most American TV shows
Let me guess: UK/EU based?
It's easy to make a good season when you only have to write six episodes :)
- M2Ys4U 8y agoMaybe American productions should do the same thing. Though, I guess they're already edging towards it with the ridiculous half-season break...
- michaelbuckbee 8y agoWhat I like about the UK/EU model is that: 1. Yes - fewer episodes. In particular one of the main criticisms of things like the Netflix produced Marvel shows (Daredevil, IronFirst, Defenders, etc.) is that they would be much more effective if there were less episodes / season. 2. Actually having endings. If you skip the need to leave things open ended so you can have a 10 season run, you can actually tell a story arc with a beginning middle and end. 3. The UK TV model seem to allow more creativity. If a good producer/director/writer/actor team puts out a good series, they then move ahead and build out a new series with maybe some of the same "bones". Good and bad with both systems.
- mixmastamyk 8y agoOn that subject, I've noticed that shows with a 10-13 episode season are a cut above those with the 22-26 episode season. The later ultimately must be padded with ten more garbage episodes even after the writers are spent.