I wish people would realize that “tv that feels like tv” does not have to mean “only procedurals”. It means shows with a traditional act structure.
(Which was born out of advertising demands, but involves actual craft built over decades resulting in satisfying narrative build, flow, and payoff!)
(Which was born out of advertising demands, but involves actual craft built over decades resulting in satisfying narrative build, flow, and payoff!)
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"screenwriting is structure" is a saying for a reason
But then it was shafted as a kid show.
Some were better than others but I loved how you could see the writers develop their own voice.
It adds something to the rewatchability when you can catch these interesting threads beyond the larger story arc.
is the Sopranos is groundbreaking for it did not feel like TV, it felt like a movies, and then something different
yet ironically it very much used the act structure and so on
[ this is a compliment in my eyes ]
it's not impossible, but it does mean you have to give each episode a structure and make it individually satisfying, instead of making like a 10-episode season where 6 episodes are just prelude to what actually happens
Doctor Who is borderline - there's definitely a seasonal plot, but not as much direct ep-to-ep connective tissue as B5 or Lost
The Shield had the long-term Strike Team story but it also had cases of the week for them and the other cops. That both helped the stories move along and made individual episodes memorable
"The Constant" was so amazing because that structure was, in effect, THE AUDIENCE'S Constant as Desmond bounced around time
LOST may not have stuck the landing, but it had moments of incredible dramatic and narrative satisfaction.
“Serenity Now!”
I'm so tired of 6 hour film spread into parts. It's so unsatisfying to watch.