Over the last 15 or so years, showrunners started confusing nonlinear storytelling with being creative. But instead of appearing creative, it only calls attention to their inability to make me care about characters without throwing them into a jackpot somewhere in their future. In the ‘70s and ‘80s, shows would frequently begin with a 30 second preview, i.e. “Tonight on Spenser For Hire”, showing that episode’s chases and shoot-outs, but that was more of a commercial and not part of the show’s narrative. I’d frankly prefer that to this new form of disjointed, even fractured television episodes.
Kevin M. (RPCV) On Sat, Feb 24, 2024 at 7:19 AM Tom Wolper <twol...@gmail.com> wrote: > Samuel Fuller once said, “If you don’t have the audience by the balls > halfway down the first page of the script, go back and rewrite it.” > > On Sat, Feb 24, 2024 at 12:58 AM Kevin M. <drunkbastar...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Opening scene filled with intense drama and gripping suspense, then the >> next scene has the words “five weeks earlier” on the screen. I switched it >> off. I’m boycotting this sloppy writing. Stop the madness. >> >> Kevin M. (RPCV) >> >> -- >> 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. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4AKtW2PvUhjN%3Do4O3wWBKVM6QRRjdUoHQcj_pxkGXQbyw%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4AKtW2PvUhjN%3Do4O3wWBKVM6QRRjdUoHQcj_pxkGXQbyw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > 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. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiHtfTzFc5R0gU-ri7YX7EQFg%2BEZfqLr0gRSyyDmWcpi9Q%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiHtfTzFc5R0gU-ri7YX7EQFg%2BEZfqLr0gRSyyDmWcpi9Q%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4BjKoo4iB%3D0A%3Dw7D1XW5FAyHS0dpPzJw4RqgwWJTebRVw%40mail.gmail.com.
