What happened to the old TV shows format? I really miss when shows used to have like 8 or 9 seasons and 13+ episodes each season…this was the best era of TV shows and I think this is why new shows suck as well…
First off, every single new TV show always ends in their 5th season for some reason, now I get it…for some shows it might start to feel like a drag but if you have more interesting stories to tell then please do.
The current 8 episode format of almost every show airing right now really hurts it's quality because 8 episodes isn't much to end a whole arc or plotline without it feeling rushed…obviously Stranger Things was the biggest victim of this…it doesn't matter if they made every episode over 2 hours, the final episode still felt super rushed and people compare it's ending to the ending of GOT…because they didn't have many episodes…and right now, The Boys is suffering from that too, I wouldn't call season 5 bad but it really hasn't felt like it is the final season…if they had more episodes like 13 or 16, all this build-up would be completely acceptable but look at what happened, they have so many plotpoints they need to address in this final episode alone…
I really wonder why people don't make shows the way they used to be…it was always the better way.
Posting this here because they aren't allowing me to post it in the movies page
by Useful-Afternoon1784
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They got rid of filler and people responded well to it. What really boggles my mind is why it takes 2-3 years for a new season of a show nowadays.
Good call – agree and not sure what the deal is. Fwiw I think you’d get a kick out of https://showdive.com and/or https://moviedive.org
I hated the old format. So much fluff just to fill a quota.
In the UK, we’re lucky to get more than 6 episodes of a series that runs 2 years tops.
Dexter should have ended with its fifth season, actually
Back in the “analog” TV days a show was 24 episodes a season. Now with streaming… it started out with a dozen, then eight, some six… while the subscription pricing keeps rising. I guess I am a minority, but I think it all sucks and very likely the new “digital” TV platforms won’t change.
I will always be a movie fan though, as long as there are original and talented creators.