New series often fall into a pattern of episodic writing. They constantly worry about drawing new viewers so they plot out self-contained scripts that anyone can tune into and understand without the need for back-story or exposition. This can work if the characters and premise are engaging enough in 44 minutes to make a viewer note the time and day and think, "I’ll check in again in a week for the further adventures of blankity-blank."
But there’s no investment in those adventures because these self-contained plots will be all new next week and if you miss one, well the show will (probably) be there the week after, right? It’s usually after a show has gotten a full order of episodes or (hallelujah!) a second season renewal that writers get the go ahead to start taking the “long view”, to start developing characters’ relationships, adding a recurring nemesis, building...
But there’s no investment in those adventures because these self-contained plots will be all new next week and if you miss one, well the show will (probably) be there the week after, right? It’s usually after a show has gotten a full order of episodes or (hallelujah!) a second season renewal that writers get the go ahead to start taking the “long view”, to start developing characters’ relationships, adding a recurring nemesis, building...
- 2/1/2011
- CinemaSpy
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