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So I was thinking about it, trying to decide what my favorite type of t.v. series was, and I came upon this question. Do I like a t.v. show like the office, where you need to have watched the previous episode in order to follow along, or do I prefer a show like It's Always Sunny In Philidelphia, where the individual espisodes don't follow a given continuos storyline?
ReplyDeleteWhile they both have there merits, one could make the argument by having individual episodes, it is easier for a new viewer to start watching the show. As for me, my friends all tried getting me to watch the office a few years back, and i didn't want to watch because I had missed the first few episodes of the season and wouldn't be able to follow along. If the epidodes were indpependent this wouldn't have been an issue, and i could watch the hilarious show.
In contrast, having a continuous story draws the viewer in more and can leave them on a cliff hanger once a week causing return viewers...
So what do you all think?
I think the best shows find a happy medium between these two systems. A show like 24 I think is miserable because if you miss one week you cannot watch the rest till you've seen it then you fall so far behind that it just stinks. I think 24 is great but this happens to me every season. A show like The Simpsons or Family Guy is great because you can watch any episode and it doesn't matter where you are in the season, because there generally is no plot from episode to episode.
ReplyDeleteOne would think I'm sided towards the latter, but plot's are great because they draw in the viewer and attach them to the characters more deeply. A show like Scrubs is great. Each episode can be watched on its own, but for the most part every episode has clear plot development. The plot is not the most important part of each episode most of the time, but this subtle advancement of the characters' lives really feels more lifelike and real. In real life there arn't cliffhangers and lots of twists and turns. There are good days and bad days, fun days and sad days, and the progression of episodes with an easy to follow, lifelike season plot makes it easy to become attached to characters and to enjoy the show more thoroughly.