Space 1999 called it “This Episode” -Stan
On Sunday, February 25, 2024 at 8:09:10 AM UTC-5 Mark Jeffries wrote: > That whole "tonight on" thing was a response to pressure from certain > people about too many shows having flashy teases that had nothing to do > with the rest of the show--basically, like James Bond movies. "Ellery > Queen" did "tonight on" very well, following the premise of the original > stories you are challenged to come up with whodunit. It got replaced by > "previously on...", thanks to "Hill Street Blues." > > Mark Jeffries > spotl...@gmail.com > > > On Sat, Feb 24, 2024 at 9:29 AM Kevin M. <drunkba...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> 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 <two...@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. <drunkba...@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+...@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+...@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+...@googlegroups.com. >> > To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4BjKoo4iB%3D0A%3Dw7D1XW5FAyHS0dpPzJw4RqgwWJTebRVw%40mail.gmail.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4BjKoo4iB%3D0A%3Dw7D1XW5FAyHS0dpPzJw4RqgwWJTebRVw%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/679533b2-1a54-4efa-982d-b626b7b3ccb9n%40googlegroups.com.
