When Stargate Universe happened, it became a serial TV show. You could no longer watch one episode by itself. It’s the only series of that franchise I don’t rewatch because of the fact.
I don’t know that started the trend, but at a certain point all shows turned into this perpetual setup with no payoff. Maybe it was Lost with it’s “mystery box” story telling that I’ve always hated.
Yep. I like when there are long running sideplots, and when the universe changes over the course of the series, but I prefer if the main focus of each episode is only one or maybe two episodes in length. Like, I don’t want it to be completely static where you could shuffle the episode play order and have it make essentially no difference, but I also don’t want an entire season to be dedicated to a single story.
Honestly, I prefer shows like that.
When Stargate Universe happened, it became a serial TV show. You could no longer watch one episode by itself. It’s the only series of that franchise I don’t rewatch because of the fact.
I don’t know that started the trend, but at a certain point all shows turned into this perpetual setup with no payoff. Maybe it was Lost with it’s “mystery box” story telling that I’ve always hated.
It’s gotten to the point now where I won’t start a show unless I know it’s getting an ending.
Series arcs are a pain too, not everything needs it.
Severance and The Bear are two recent shows that pulled it off, Severance needs to land the season 2 though.
Yep. I like when there are long running sideplots, and when the universe changes over the course of the series, but I prefer if the main focus of each episode is only one or maybe two episodes in length. Like, I don’t want it to be completely static where you could shuffle the episode play order and have it make essentially no difference, but I also don’t want an entire season to be dedicated to a single story.