
Originally Posted by
Beck38
Getting way off the original topic, but....
Most series television over the past several years has been
afflicted by the 'Twin Peaks' desease, where the story 'arc'
hasn't been fully fleshed out and the writer/producers seem
to be simply 'winging it' from episode to episode, either
straight from the beginning or after a couple of seasons
(at best) of following the original idea before grinding
into silly plot twists and the like (see: LOST), although
the original idea kernel didn't really make much sense.
Or a lot of others. Even the vaunted 'Stargate' eventually
ran out of fresh ideas (or fresh writers), and the handwriting
is already on the wall in huge letters for such as
"Revolution' (and probably for 'Under the Dome') and
'cratered' such ratings powerhouses as 'Heroes' and 'Fringe',
or the blip on the screen of such as 'Alcatraz'.
Not to pick on sci-fi, I never understood the longevity
of 'Friends' (stupid plots followed by even more stupid
plots) although 'Seinfeld' of the same era was always
fresh and cleaver. Here it is over a decade later and
anyone who watched series tv of that era instantly knows
what you're talking about if you mention, say, 'Soup Nazi'.
Any such cultural landmarks from 'Friends'? No.
Mosly a collection of actors whose careers are spiraling
down into drug addition and worse, followed by the
writers and producers.
I could also mention the '24' clone series 'The Following'
(where torturing people always yields accurate information)
and others, but it hurts my brain. It's the 'cotton candy'
of series tv, sweet but eventually rots your brain.
There are a couple other 'cable' series that after a couple
of seasons still hold some promise ('The Walking Dead',
although the utter stupidity of the main characters has to
usually be attributed to their 'southern' upbringing or
the writers failures en masse) and some others that may or
may not 'reappear' on the schedule after a season or two.
Who knows.
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