Classic vs. current tv.
POSTED BY: OPPYH
UPDATED: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 22:17
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I'm for the modern stuff all the way. Gritty realism, heavy drama, long-form serialization - all great in my book.
The lighter kitchier stuff is fine from time to time, but I always feel like I've eaten a slice of wonderbread - no substance. I'm more of a whole wheat type.
"I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him."
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(b) have a long story arc.
I shudder when I think about all the long hours I put into "LOST". The creative team promised the ending would be amazing, and the questions would be answered.
They of course lied, and therefor the complete series to me at least is a sham. I have never, ever been duped like that.
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70's TV FOREVER
All the important questions were. Sure, they didn't go down a checklist of all the minutiae - and personally I'm glad they didn't.
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Holy somethin'-must-have-been-livin'-in-here!!!
I totally left this off my list!!!!
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(b) have a long story arc.
I shudder when I think about all the long hours I put into "LOST". The creative team promised the ending would be amazing, and the questions would be answered.
They of course lied, and therefor the complete series to me at least is a sham. I have never, ever been duped like that.
All the important questions were. Sure, they didn't go down a checklist of all the minutiae - and personally I'm glad they didn't.
I'm with you on this one. The important questions were answered. If they had attempted to directly answer all questions it would have a pointless last few episodes with tons of exposition of people explaining things. Leaving stuff unanswered leaves the show with some mystery, which is one of the main points of the show. It's far more like real life that way.
Of course, one of the things that detractors of the show don't get is that a lot of the questions weren't posed by the creators but by the viewers themselves. They came up with questions they wanted answers to. It's up to the creators to tell THEIR story, with THEIR questions and answers. I feel that they did that and was very happy with the ending.
"The greatest invention ever is not the wheel. It's the second wheel." - Rich Hall
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I get the impression (IMPRESSION, mind you; I did not watch the series) that this was a story that only needed, like, three seasons to tell its tale.
A LONG run like that will inevitably lead to a desired grandiosity in the finale that cannot be fully realized for all fans, IMO.
The laughing Chrisisall
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Originally posted by Storymark:
I'm for the modern stuff all the way. Gritty realism, heavy drama, long-form serialization - all great in my book.
The lighter kitchier stuff is fine from time to time
A contemporary example is that I like CHUCK, AND Nikita.
Kitchy/gritty.
But my heart belongs to the Adventure/funny Side. Forever has it dominated my TV watching.
Give me Trek TOS or Planet of the Apes over the new BSG any day (or moment) of the week.
Give me Wild Wild West or Brisco over Dogwood.
Give me Magnum PI or Airwolf over any CI series.
If I want to be blasted with realism & have my world rocked for a bit, I go the movies.
Or watch Dark Angel....
The laughing Chrisisall
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Originally posted by chrisisall:
I get the impression (IMPRESSION, mind you; I did not watch the series) that this was a story that only needed, like, three seasons to tell its tale.
A LONG run like that will inevitably lead to a desired grandiosity in the finale that cannot be fully realized for all fans, IMO.
The laughing Chrisisall
Well, since my favorite season was 5 (which obviously entailed a great deal of planning in advance), I can't agree there.
But you have a point about the finale being impossible to realize for all fans. Some appreciated the show for it's scientific/sci-fi trappings. Others liked it for the philosophical aspect. Others for the spirituality. Others simply wanted the big questions answered. It's virtually impossible to meet all expectations.
And that's setting aside the fact that the production realities behind TV shows make it virtually impossible to plan is much detail that far in advance. The one case I can think of where it was even attempted was Babyon 5 - and even then they had to have alternate storylines and resolutions planned for each and every character, as well as the main plotlines - and even then - the plan got derailed and they had to make-do.
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