Sunday, December 19, 2021

I’m finding shorter seasons aren’t doing shows any favors

At first I thought that if seasons were shorter, even 8-10 episodes, but maintained a high enough quality, shows would be better for it. However, not every show benefits from this and some shows, especially ones with deep lore, are hurt by not giving their worlds time to grow and complex characters time to develop. A season often has a story it tells as well as mixing in an overarching plot. Doing this in 8-10 episodes isn’t always possible, but this seems to be the hard stop for producers these days. I’m not asking for a full 22 episodes, I’m not even suggesting one magic number that’s uniform. I’m just tired of seeing shows suffocate under the pressure of being held under impossible constraints.



Submitted December 19, 2021 at 11:43PM by DigiQuip https://ift.tt/3qeqfEY

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