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[Discussion] What do you think about the longer wait times between seasons and fewer episodes per season format of modern TV? (sopuli.xyz)
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Consensus seems to be disliking this change, but curious if there are other perspectives

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I miss the long shows personally. I didn't really feel it until I finally binge watched all of supernatural a while back and made me realize how much I miss those episodes just dedicated to funny or stupid things and the world building it does. I still laugh at the episode where Dean turns into a dog and tries to shoot a bird who poops on his car. The teddy bear in that episode was also halirious.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

The idea of a "bottle episode" came about from producers running out of money and needing to do something cheap with what they had on hand. The long seasons gave creators a chance to try new things. You got backdoor pilots like Star Trek's "Assignment : Earth."

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Yeah, but the ratio of something worth it to pointless filler was really bad.