Re:88% of Americans use a second screen while watching TV
by barbecue_sauce on Thursday December 26, 2019 @09:16PM
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> renaissance of quality story telling TV right now
Not on broadcast television, which is what OP was referring to. It’s all monster of the week procedurals, low effort sitcoms, and reality garbage.
Re:88% of Americans use a second screen while watching TV
by ccajas on Thursday December 26, 2019 @11:39PM
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This isn't something I hear too much, but maybe content restrictions are actually starting to become a disadvantage to broadcast TV.
You could once tell a thrilling serial (whether it's crime drama, or sci-fi) within TV-14 guidelines that many people will watch, but now people expect more grit I guess. They want more gut-wrenching violence or adult language that feels more real and doesn't hold back.
Re:88% of Americans use a second screen while watching TV
by Tagbert on Thursday December 26, 2019 @10:01PM
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“The Good Place”
Re:88% of Americans use a second screen while watching TV
by smegger001 on Friday December 27, 2019 @12:33PM
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Yes but that is for "prestige" shows, of which you get 6-12 episodes for a season. Used to be you would get an average of 22 episodes a season of any show. Also season breaks are getting longer used to be 6-4 monthes between season now you get 8 months to two years in some cases.So now a network as to fill a lot more time with a lot of inexpensive content so we get tons of crap tv shows.
There is no middle ground any more. it is either cheap simi-scripted reality series, music/tallent shows, and game shows or high budget prestige dramas.
I find this a weird take because we're in a renaissance of quality story telling TV right now. Keeping in mind Sturgeon's Law, only 66% of tv being crap is a win.