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This is a bit of a left-field comment, but... don't episodic TV shows have a lot of the same downsides as SaaS solutions? You want indefinite entertainment that

This is a bit of a left-field comment, but... don't episodic TV shows have a lot of the same downsides as SaaS solutions? You want indefinite entertainment that you'll be happy with season after season after season, but the cost is an eternity of risk that the network will cancel the show and you'll never find out how it ends. The difference is that I want Photoshop to run forever, but I'm not as sure I want Walter White to get an exotic new cancer every twelve months. I don't watch shows on my own. I know they satisfy the urge to turn on the TV and just have something on, and I think that urge is mind-rotting. If I have to watch something, why not a movie? If I don't have the energy to pay attention for 90 minutes, why idly kill time watching anything at all? Or what about short films? That's a whole neglected format. They have Oscars and a dedicated video network for them.

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RHSeeger 6y ago
> If I don't have the energy to pay attention for 90 minutes, why idly kill time watching anything at all? I don't even understand the point of this question. Why is 90 minutes more worthy than 48 minutes? At the end of the day, I have a little bit of time to relax. I generally do so by watching one episode of <whatever series the wife and I enjoy atm>. What is it you think about a 90 minute movie makes it more worthy, that anything less than it isn't worth doing at all?
kleinsch 6y ago
It’s about time invested to find something you’ll like. If I watch a new movie every night, I have to go do the work to find a movie to watch. If I watch short films for 90 mins, I have to do that 5-6x/night. If I watch a series, I find a new one once a month.