Most shocking plot twists are just bad writing, foreshadowing and reveals that make sense are thing to aim for instead.
Filler episodes are important because they focus on character development and they give a break from the main plot.
Filler episodes are important because they focus on character development and they give a break from the main plot.
Yeah I’m totally in agreement with this I need breathing episodes to care about characters. Day in the life episodes and bottle episodes help viewers connect emotionally with the characters. Too many shows these days expect viewers care about the central character just because they are the ones getting screen time.
Filler episodes are important because they focus on character development and they give a break from the main plot.
I guess it depends on the show. Some shows are structured to work like that. Other shows like Game of Thrones, Black Sails, just aren’t.
Black Sails is a rare exception, but most shows would benefit from having filler episodes
I can’t see how GoT would, but then it depends what you consider as “filler”. I don’t think Dark would either. Or Silo
Dark would have definitely benefitted from it, I love it but it’s a drag to binge watch because it’s too much sad shit in a row
Well, what does “filler” here mean to you? Dark is a tragedy where the characters in a personal sense aren’t really relevant. It’s hardly a series about ‘slice of life’ or “spend time with Jonas/Martha” to see what they get up to.
Most series should not have a second season
Sitcoms suck, and while there are individual ones that break that rule, it doesn’t make it worth the effort of watching new ones
Do you just mean the typical laugh-track sitcom, as opposed to other types?
Those are the ones that led me to that opinion, but even the less typical ones and ones without laugh tracks get the stink eye too
Tbh, even the ones I like, that hold up over time, they’re just the ones that set up most of what made sitcoms so dead. Most of those were finished before I was even born though, and they still have the same kind of flaws.
I respect when shows try to break out of it all, but any time a show is situation comedy, it inherently limits what they can do. I think one of the best examples of that is always sunny. They broke a lot of the old rules, but it’s still so constrained by having to work within its situation that it still ends up masturbatory in its structure as it progresses.
Sopranos was meh at best.
Bad shows are best when binged, good shows are best when watched week to week.
Many people like to only watch shows by binge and will wait for them to fully be released. Usually this is a mistake, especially for good shows.
(Good/bad is also a poor phrasing, but in general week to week is a more enjoyable way of watching shows.)
