• MimicJar@lemmy.world
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    Bad shows are best when binged, good shows are best when watched week to week.

    Many people like to only watch shows by binge and will wait for them to fully be released. Usually this is a mistake, especially for good shows.

    (Good/bad is also a poor phrasing, but in general week to week is a more enjoyable way of watching shows.)

  • yessikg@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    2 days ago

    Most shocking plot twists are just bad writing, foreshadowing and reveals that make sense are thing to aim for instead.

    Filler episodes are important because they focus on character development and they give a break from the main plot.

    • showmeyourkizinti@startrek.website
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      Filler episodes are important because they focus on character development and they give a break from the main plot.

      Yeah I’m totally in agreement with this I need breathing episodes to care about characters. Day in the life episodes and bottle episodes help viewers connect emotionally with the characters. Too many shows these days expect viewers care about the central character just because they are the ones getting screen time.

    • Skavau@lemm.eeOPM
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      Filler episodes are important because they focus on character development and they give a break from the main plot.

      I guess it depends on the show. Some shows are structured to work like that. Other shows like Game of Thrones, Black Sails, just aren’t.

  • NutinButNet@hilariouschaos.com
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    Man in the High Castle was an interesting concept and interesting for the first seasons until it started getting into multiverse stuff. I tuned out once the Nazis had plans to take over a whole other parallel universe.

    I was fascinated with the way a world would look like had they won, especially having never really thought about Japan’s role and sharing the United States as a territory. I like those sort of “what if” scenarios.

    But they fumbled it once it got to that point. No idea if the book followed in that or not. I was just looking for the parallel “what if” world and to see the story take place there, kind of like experiencing the Wolfenstein games.

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    Sitcoms suck, and while there are individual ones that break that rule, it doesn’t make it worth the effort of watching new ones

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      2 days ago

      Do you just mean the typical laugh-track sitcom, as opposed to other types?