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I don’t watch shows anymore I just watch serpadesign feed his frogs on YouTube x

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They don't care about the quality of television. Writing a story that goes on and on and offers the possibility of several spinoffs is the equivalent of micro-transactions in video games : they make more money that way.

Capitalism only maximizes money, it doesn't maximize quality. It eats quality to make more money.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The model worked back when episodes were self contained. I don't need to see seasons 1-20 (or whatever they're up to now) of The Simpsons to understand the latest episode. Old Star Trek was the same. You didn't need a huge back story. Kirk/Picard and chums were the good guys. The guy with the plastic on his face and angry eyes was the bad guy. It was easy.

But stretching a simple story over 10 seasons of gradually declining quality is nonsense. By their own logic we can only have a conclusion when the quality has declined to the point that nobody cares what happens. Might as well not even have an ending at that point.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The new Star Trek, Strange New Worlds and Lower Decks, both go back to the standalone episodic model. And they are the best since DS9.

[–] samus12345 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

They have a DS9-style balance where there is an overarching story, but it's usually not the focus. The Lower Deckers are now Lieutenant junior grades.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Couldn't get into Lower Decks. Not interested in 'comedy' ST. As for SNW, I watch it, but not sold on it yet. I watched TNG episode "The Bonding" today. Nothing after ENT (S3 and S4) has approached the level of writing of that episode. Except maybe that one S2 episode of SNW. You know exactly what episode I'm talking about. It's the only episode.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago

Haha I refuse to watch that one. Cannot believe they wrote a musical for Star Trek. Ridiculous.

[–] samus12345 1 points 1 year ago

The Simpsons is now on season 35.