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This is why I decided a few years ago to not ever even start watching new series. I hate the cliffhangers; I hate the one-episode-a-week shit; I hate the split
by OneLeggedCat 6y ago
This is why I decided a few years ago to not ever even start watching new series. I hate the cliffhangers; I hate the one-episode-a-week shit; I hate the split seasons; I hate the waits even when the series is probably coming back. Best to wait for something like Breaking Bad to finish its entire run, and read how everyone liked it, including the ending, and then start watching the first episode. There is an overwhelming amount of good content from the past, more than I will ever be able to watch.
ALTHOUGH. Rick and Morty hooked me anyway. Love that show, and so pissed at how long it took to finish out this past season when it was delayed.
- C1sc0cat 6y agoI though that episodic tv was on the way out and that arc's and mythology where more important.
- toyg 6y agoEpisodic tv takes skills to do properly, in this day and age. People now expect even side-characters to be fully fleshed out, and that’s difficult to do in a short amount of time. It’s also clear that a lot of “hot” showrunners, while great at building suspense and devising cliffhangers, are actually pretty bad at ending stories, so a more serialised approach allows them to kick the can down the road (e.g. Lost). After all, you become famous by generating interest and expectations, not by actually fulfilling them.
- srtjstjsj 6y agoPut another way, what's ruining Netflix isn't the cancellations, it's the obsession with extremely long serialized soap operas over good episodes, miniseries and seasons.
- toyg 6y agoR&M has subplots but episodes are basically self-contained, so it tallies with your stated preferences really.