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> There weren't serious writers in TV before? To be fair kind of.. Before the 2000s were few shows had complex plots which developed over several episodes. Bas
by qwytw 3y ago
> There weren't serious writers in TV before?
To be fair kind of.. Before the 2000s were few shows had complex plots which developed over several episodes. Basically every episode basically had to work on a standalone basis. So compared to movies writing in tv shows was mediocre at best. Although I agree that we're probably past the peak (~2010 +- 10 years)
- legitster 3y agoI think the thing I really miss is that episodes still had to work on a standalone basis. If you look at an episode of Mad Men or Breaking Bad, they still had a structure to them with an arc and multiple storylines in an episode. You had to be satisfied with a single episode for a whole week. A single episode of The Mandalorian may literally have nothing happening and no memorable moments and only exists to be consumed between two other episodes.
- qwytw 3y agoTrue. Many modern "TV shows" can hardly be called such in the traditional sense. They are basically serialized (very long movies) and mainly an evolution of the mini-series format.