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tw1st
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 Posted: Wed, 28th May 2014 21:34 Post subject: When did TV become so good? |
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I can't help but notice how great some of these TV shows are lately.
Most recently talking about Fargo & True Detective, and even some shows that have been around for a little while like Breaking Bad & House of Cards.
When did the standard for TV shows become so good?
It seems in the past 5-7 years TV shows have really taken a huge leap forward in terms of quality, acting, and story. I for one love it and can't get enough of it.
Looks like it will just keep getting better and better as some of these big names actors are now realizing that great TV can mean great things for their career.
A shout-out to some of the other current running shows I really enjoy.
- Doctor Who
- American Horror Story
- Bates Motel
- The Walking Dead
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| Posted: Wed, 28th May 2014 21:46 Post subject: |
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More monies? Productions also seem to focus more on shorter but more qualitative seasons.
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tw1st
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| Posted: Wed, 28th May 2014 21:58 Post subject: |
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I have to say they still release lots of crap though  but hey, at least it seems the days of 20+ soap operas episodes are pretty much gone with rare exceptions
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VonMisk
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| Posted: Wed, 28th May 2014 22:08 Post subject: |
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Cable stations (+more monies).
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ixigia
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| Posted: Thu, 29th May 2014 03:51 Post subject: |
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Like it's been said, higher production values are definitely one of the main reasons. With more budget at your disposal you can hire better directors, actors, writers et cetera; TV shows these days are really close to AAA movies in terms of sheer quality.
In the end, it all depends on good ideas though, without them everything is pointless.  Many old shows have managed to make up for the lower budget by presenting brilliant concepts more focused on character development rather than technicalities and cinematography.
It's just..a different era, don't know if better or worse, just different.
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| Posted: Thu, 29th May 2014 11:22 Post subject: |
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I really don't see much of improvement. I find most TV shows boring. Yes there are some good ones but that's to be expected as they now make tons of those and many shows are just a theme alteration of others.
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Ashok0
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| Posted: Thu, 29th May 2014 14:13 Post subject: |
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It's been good since 1990. Twin Peaks.
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| Posted: Thu, 29th May 2014 14:15 Post subject: |
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| Ashok0 wrote: | | It's been good since 1990. Twin Peaks. |
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| Posted: Thu, 29th May 2014 14:26 Post subject: |
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Yup quality TV shows are rare the ones I really like so far are
Spartacus, walking dead, breaking bad, game of thrones. I just don't care for episodical tv show like CSI, NCIS, drama qq wife series. Some comedy show are good but I don't bother to watch each episode because there's no real story in it. Used to watch Lost, Prison Break but they got dumb/boring.
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tw1st
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| Posted: Fri, 6th Jun 2014 21:34 Post subject: |
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The answer is simple, they simply switched from movies to tv shows (money wise which also shifted quality actors), seems to be a trend for a long while now.
So movies get less but the shows get more.
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| monk3ybusin3ss wrote: | | http://www.darkhorizons.com/news/32403/tom-hardy-says-tv-is-now-where-it-s-at |
I'm very much okay with that. I like quality movies, but I like quality shows more. Obviously there are some genres/concepts that are more cinema-friendly and not too suitable for TV, hopefully those won't get butchered. |
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