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.
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.
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.