On Tue, Jan 3, 2017 at 2:48 PM, PGage <pga...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I am also puzzled by the structure of the show - there have been a couple > of short (15 min) episodes that then are repeated within later, longer > episodes. In one episode it seems like there is a scene that is repeated > immediately after we first see it, right before they go to a commercial. > Again, it seems like they contracted for a certain number of hours from A&E > and then did not have enough actual content to fill it. >
I can't comment on this show (Although I will admit to being a bit of a sucker for docs on Scientology. The recent Louis Theroux documentary which got a theatrical release in the UK was the most recent I saw. There was nothing really new in it, and if the members of the "church" had just behaved themselves, it'd have been a much duller doc), but the reuse of footage always interests me. As you probably know, the BBC doesn't run commercials, yet the structure of many popular documentaries - especially those targeted at daytime audiences - is built around the same way as if there *were* commercial breaks. So you get: - What's happening in this episode including juciest clip - First segment - "Coming up" - including juciest clip - Second segment - "Still to come" - third play of that juicy clip - Third segment - including the clip about three times - Sum-up - including, you guessed it, juciest clip You might easily see the same bit of footage five to six times in a half-hour. But these are formats that are sold by the yard - with hundreds of episodes commissioned. So cheap and cheerful is the order of the day. And there's nothing cheaper than reusing footage repeatedly to bulk out an episode. NB. These kinds of docs may not have made it across the pond. The BBC doesn't really do daytime talk shows. But it does do lots of property renovation shows, chasing cowboy builders, real-life rescues and antiques. Lots and lots of antique format shows. (And that *excludes* Antiques Roadshow, which is still a primetime Sunday night hit). -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to tvornottv@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to tvornottv-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
