[ SECRET POST #2742 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2742 ⌋

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Comments

Re: Favorite era of entertainment?

[rubbertea]

idk, i haven't really thought this through. i just think there's been more and more diversity and ambition in the last few years. like the line between between cinema and tv is more blurred? film actors, directors and writers are beginning to take interest in tv (like matthew mcconaughey or billy bob thornton). and there's been some exploration concerning formats, like the anthology format of true detective or american horror story. it's even more apparent in my country (france) where tv shows are just beginning to take form as a real, respected medium.

Re: Favorite era of entertainment?

[morieris]

I do think that this is a good era for television for some of the reasons you listed and also distribution; OiTBN is Netflix only, as is the third season of Dragons of Berk, and soon to be a full length Ever After High show.

There's also more time for compelling storylines than a two hour movie you have to wait another four years to see continue. That being said I still prefer to follow movies more than TV

Re: Favorite era of entertainment?

[dethtoll]

I consider the line between cinema and TV being blurred to be a bad thing, personally, not least because I think cinema, despite some genuinely good films coming out, has run into issues of po-facedness and bombast trumping substance. I feel we're in an era where shows get these huge budgets for special effects and costumes and all that fun stuff but they forget to pay the writers.

There's a lot to be said for diversity in what TV shows cover, but exploring new themes and subjects doesn't mean the shows are any GOOD.

Anthology format shows btw have been around for a long time -- I used to watch Tales from the Crypt late at night in the late 1990s, and those were syndicated episodes from the 80s.

Re: Favorite era of entertainment?

[skippydelicious]

I'll second all that, especially the po-facedness. So set on being Serious and Being Taken Seriously that they are utterly soulless and humorless. What is wrong with having a sense of fun?

Re: Favorite era of entertainment?

[cushlamochree]

To elaborate a bit - TV is being taken seriously as an artistic medium, there's tons more channels so there's lots and lots more television being produced, there's way more methods of distribution so it's easier to track down TV shows, and people just care about it more.

It all probably goes back to the big HBO shows like Deadwood, The Wire, and especially The Sopranos, where you start getting TV series that become massively critically popular, taking on mature themes and being able to depict swearing, violence, etc, on a premium channel as opposed to on a broadcast network. And they became massively popular, in part, through people watching them after the fact on DVD or via the Internet or whatever. It essentially showed that it was possible to do all these things, just as our information technology environment made it really easy to do all these things.