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That cynical bent you mention along with a takeover of dark/gritty aesthetic, with both being positioned as more "realistic" or "mature" and thus preferable has
by jwells89 2y ago
That cynical bent you mention along with a takeover of dark/gritty aesthetic, with both being positioned as more "realistic" or "mature" and thus preferable has made western TV somewhat exhausting to me too.
- marginalia_nu 2y agoYeah, don't know how mature it actually is though, given how everyone acts like a self centered teenager now more than ever ;-) I think the transition to streaming is also an exaserbating factor, since it's less important to resolve events the same episode, characters can now hold much longer grudges.
- jwells89 2y agoYep, that's why I included those quotemarks. I don't think that behavior or gritty aesthetic is actually mature, but there's a popular conception that it is for reasons that are unclear to me. My best guess is that the overarching emotional climate biases what people consider "realistic" or "mature", and since the mid-to-late 2000s it's been pushing that perception in a more cynical direction.
- marginalia_nu 2y agoI mostly think it's bad writing. You can make mature, gritty tv-shows without the protagonist running to their room and slamming the door very hard when they don't get what they want, but the problem is that this is much harder. Breaking Bad is a solid example that gets it right.