• stanleytweedle@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I rewatched about 5 years ago and it’s just as great as I remembered it. Really thoughtful writing and performances. And old TV series seemed to give everything more time. With 20+ episodes in every season seems like they could let things marinate more. These shorter 8-12 episode seasons make everything feel too condensed to me.

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      1 year ago

      Thats one of the things the SAG strike is angry about. Seasons are too damn short and get cancelled way too early.

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        1 year ago

        Yeah, I never really thought about how the shift effects actors too, but Michelle Hurd explaining they’ve gone from work for most of the year, every year when it was seasonal, to a few months each year in the prestige format was an eye opener.

        Personally I am missing longer episodic seasons. I rarely even start shows anymore as I don’t want to commit to having to see all of a series of what get as far story wise as the two hour pilot used to.