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This article is really begging the question: Why do tv shows need multiple seasons ? What's wrong with telling a single story in 8-10 episodes and calling it a

This article is really begging the question: Why do tv shows need multiple seasons ? What's wrong with telling a single story in 8-10 episodes and calling it a day ? Doesn't british television often work this way ?

eatsyourtacos 4y ago
>Why do tv shows need multiple seasons ? Because people get comfortable with the characters/storyline and want to see more. Is it really that difficult of a concept? And I find it amusing that you bring up British TV, because the only shows that I can think of that are super popular and have a worldwide audience are the ones that run for quite a while. The Crown, Downton Abbey, Peaky Blinders, Sherlock. Yeah they do a lot of shorter ones but those barely get out of the country as far as I'm aware.
- stuckinhell 4y ago
  Yes, its difficult concept when most tv shows get canceled after 1-2 seasons especially on netflix it seems. I don't think everything needs to be super popular, have a world wide audience, or go on forever. Many British tv shows have a very different sensibility when it comes to seasons, the vast majority are done after 1-2 seasons. It seems netflix tv shows should be more oriented as mini series.
orange_fritter 4y ago
Yes I would argue that it's an extremely difficult skill to keep an intense story going forever. A 4-9 episode miniseries is probably my favorite format to watch because the parameters are known ahead of time and it's not a long enough shoot that real life gets in the way of the writers and actors. Breaking Bad was a rare exception.
mattbrewsbytes 4y ago
I think some of these are modeled after a TV show format but are just long movies and several episodes or sub-story lines are added to extend it out to 8-12 hours worth of content. It might be a better story if it was condensed, somewhere I read that removing in the edit phase is key and much more difficult but contributes to a better product.

eatsyourtacos 4y ago

>Why do tv shows need multiple seasons ? Because people get comfortable with the characters/storyline and want to see more. Is it really that difficult of a concept? And I find it amusing that you bring up British TV, because the only shows that I can think of that are super popular and have a worldwide audience are the ones that run for quite a while. The Crown, Downton Abbey, Peaky Blinders, Sherlock. Yeah they do a lot of shorter ones but those barely get out of the country as far as I'm aware.

stuckinhell 4y ago
Yes, its difficult concept when most tv shows get canceled after 1-2 seasons especially on netflix it seems. I don't think everything needs to be super popular, have a world wide audience, or go on forever. Many British tv shows have a very different sensibility when it comes to seasons, the vast majority are done after 1-2 seasons. It seems netflix tv shows should be more oriented as mini series.

orange_fritter 4y ago

Yes I would argue that it's an extremely difficult skill to keep an intense story going forever. A 4-9 episode miniseries is probably my favorite format to watch because the parameters are known ahead of time and it's not a long enough shoot that real life gets in the way of the writers and actors. Breaking Bad was a rare exception.

mattbrewsbytes 4y ago

I think some of these are modeled after a TV show format but are just long movies and several episodes or sub-story lines are added to extend it out to 8-12 hours worth of content. It might be a better story if it was condensed, somewhere I read that removing in the edit phase is key and much more difficult but contributes to a better product.