Streaming may have collapsed the distinction between TV and film, but each is a distinctive form
Streamers tend to favor the one-long-storyline approach — serialized rather than episodic — and because of that our understanding of television’s potential has eroded
That show shoulda been a movie
Streamers tend to favor the one-long-storyline approach — serialized rather than episodic — and because of that our understanding of television’s potential has eroded
That show shoulda been a movie
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So what you get are scenes that rent on vibes but they don’t add anything meaningful … it’s just fat that should be trimmed!
A moderately successful movie makes quick money but not as many long term revenue streams unless it becomes a cult classic or franchise.
… and this is a key thing “shoulda been a movie” shows struggle with
(It’s Fey, I believe? Her approach, at least based on her previous work, is not the right sensibility imo anyway)