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I wonder if it's the medium or the writing? Movies and film have been noted to be director's mediums. Media where the story is secondary and the visuals of film have its day. The best films incorporate a basic plot or quest with fantastic visuals and some good acting.
Television's length (24 shows for seasons) drives it to be a writer's medium. One where the arcing plot of the last ten-fifteen years makes for for interesting stories. Although this is taken to extremes with Soaps (needing to fill an hour every day is not easy). At its peak, great television can expand and show us true character development and intricate plot lines. Combine that with some of the visuals willing to be heaped on TV has made it into a medium that has to be recognized.
I wonder if it's the medium or the writing? Movies and film have been noted to be director's mediums. Media where the story is secondary and the visuals of film have its day. The best films incorporate a basic plot or quest with fantastic visuals and some good acting.
Television's length (24 shows for seasons) drives it to be a writer's medium. One where the arcing plot of the last ten-fifteen years makes for for interesting stories. Although this is taken to extremes with Soaps (needing to fill an hour every day is not easy). At its peak, great television can expand and show us true character development and intricate plot lines. Combine that with some of the visuals willing to be heaped on TV has made it into a medium that has to be recognized.
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