KearnstdElf WizardPremium
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Mullica Hill, NJ | reply to IanR
Re: Star Trek: 5/17/2013 Into Darkness It is easier to gain viewers too when a show can be watched at any point.
for example I never got into lost so never watched it from the start. one night when channel surfing I put it on and had no idea WTF was happening. Yet with Star Trek TNG I could watch any point in all 7 season and get a full enjoyable and understandable TV episode of good scifi.
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 Rook008Miles To GoPremium
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Far Rockaway, NY
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| said by Kearnstd:It is easier to gain viewers too when a show can be watched at any point.
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I agree with it being easier, but I've also found that a series that doesn't have some overall "big picture" story arc doesn't hold my attention for more than a few episodes.
If every episode of a series is a stand-alone story, with no connection to the rest of the season, I don't feel the need to keep watching unless the writing makes each episode very entertaining. Not many shows have that.
I pretty much need a continuing storyline.
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 darciliciousCyber LibrarianPremium
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| said by Rook008:I've also found that a series that doesn't have some overall "big picture" story arc doesn't hold my attention for more than a few episodes.
I totally agree with this. That's why shows like Haven and Grimm were hard for me to get through the first half season or so -- they were too much "weirdness of the week" and "monster of the week" at the beginning. As the overall story arc developed, they got MUCH more interesting to me.
BSG was probably one of the the best SciFi shows on TV and I doubt very much you could just drop in on a random episode and truly appreciate how good it was or even enjoy it.
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 VoxxjinMade of HamburgerPremium
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San Antonio, TX
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said by Kearnstd:It is easier to gain viewers too when a show can be watched at any point.
for example I never got into lost so never watched it from the start. one night when channel surfing I put it on and had no idea WTF was happening. Yet with Star Trek TNG I could watch any point in all 7 season and get a full enjoyable and understandable TV episode of good scifi.
It goes both ways. Yes it is easier to start watching a show if each episode is 'stand alone' but having a story arc or shows that build upon each other allows people to see the development and tune in to see what happens next.
That is why I loved B5. Even though it had a story arc, there were many episodes (esp S1 and S2) that were essentially stand alone but might contain a small glimpse of the main story---tantilizing clues to the future. The stories built on each other. Made me want to make sure I watched it the following week. ST:TNG didn't compel me to watch every week. (I would still watch but if I missed one then no big deal).
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KearnstdElf WizardPremium
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Mullica Hill, NJ | well today I think its easier to do arcing stories due to VOD and DVRs. TNG was made in an era where the only way to keep up was setting your VCR and remembering to do so.
Now its just tell your cable box to record all new episodes.
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