In Reply to: Movies versus TV shows posted by Cetaele on June 9, 2004 at 18:44:27:
99% of the time they are lowest common denominator junk. The medium is too restricting because of time constraints, commercial breaks ruining the continuity and broadcast TVs arcane restrictions towards sex and violence. Unfortunately, these restrictions are constantly pushed to their limits soley as a means of . . . pushing the limits. So often it's done purely for the titllation factor, not because it serves the story.Exceptions to this rule are stuff like the Sopranos and Band of Brothers. But keep in mind that these programs don't have to adhere to 2 of the 3 problems listed above. And they actually use the time constraint issue to their advantage.
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Follow Ups
- TV shows are crap - Troy 07:58:36 06/10/04 (4)
- Sopranos? Wrong paradigm. I was thinking of Brideshead... Forsyht. Saga... that sort of things. .. - Victor Khomenko 08:09:53 06/10/04 (3)
- Forsyte Saga, Brideshead Revisited - grinagog 18:47:35 06/10/04 (2)
- Anything associated with Joss Whedon. - J.R. 18:56:47 06/10/04 (1)
- Hmm, well Michael Mann made several movies - grinagog 21:09:11 06/10/04 (0)