It is a juicy article that could have dived a lot deeper into its many topics of interest. I don’t know much about VR or the meta-verse so have no idea how that would mesh with TV. I do wonder, like was mentioned in the article, if those things will be more of a video game integration rather than TV. Especially as attempts for more experimental, technologically innovative approaches have not been successful thus far. I had fun with the Black Mirror “choose your own episode” game, but then again, I called it a game rather than a show. Which is either due to my age or lack of gaming-prowess or a genuine disconnect between what people want from TV shows and from other mediums. I personally don’t want to do much more than hit play and watch a show. I like complex, multifaceted programming, but, like the dining analogy Poniewozik uses in his article, I don’t want to have to cook it or assemble the ingredients at the table.
I just read this new article in the NYT that I thought you would like and might be fodder for a future post for you. It’s all about non-linear storytelling, or viewing. And sort of what you say here, about the viewing trends shifting again now that weekly airing of new episodes vs. seasons posted all at once is more the standard. I haven’t watched the shows talked about so don’t have an opinion as of yet. shorturl.at/AIJMT
I have so much to say about this article! Thank you again for sharing. I'm now curious to check out "Kaleidoscope." Couldn't get into "Mosaic." In some ways, I wonder how VR and the meta-verse will transform the viewing experience (especially the future of reality TV) and nature of storytelling too. I do miss the days when a story was wrapped up in an episode and I think this will be a trend comeback per the article's citing of Rian Johnson's new Peacock series "Poker Face" (which always has me singing Lady Gaga's song of the same name) which I'm there for because Natasha Lyonne is a force. Back to the self-contained episode format, there's something so lovely about a "Matlock" or
"Murder She Wrote" story just ending with a "this is the killer," now let's move on and I think this type of approach also seems to coming back into Prestige style (not talking network channels). Shows like Kumail Nanjiani's "Little America" also have this standalone format in which every episode is a vignette and I enjoy that. I don't find myself watching all of them, but the ones that interest me based on subject matter I really enioy.
Looking forward to watching this one. Apologies for not reading the content (yet) as it’s next on the list now that I just finished Dead To Me and Atlanta. I do wonder if the amount of content out there, whether people aren’t watching shows right away, thus keeping water-cooler style of discussion limited to a select few. White Lotus seems to be the exception to this.
I agree re:amount of TV and people not being on the same show watching release schedule because of the on demand nature of shows, exception being the weekly release of a show like “White Lotus” (HBO) and “Fleishman” and “Slow Horses.” All the shows that I’ve been into lately have that weekly schedule which I do think lends itself to more anticipatory excitement. The days of “Lost” water cooler not there quite the same but also consider the dynamics of the workplace and working from home have changed. That said, the internet is still alive and well for plenty of fan theories and talk. I was just listening last night to Prestige TV podcast on the series finale of “Fleishman Is in Trouble” and they made reference to how much content is out there and has been churned out in the past few years, that it makes it impossible to keep up with. They also mentioned that trend will change and you see it now with content HBO is axing. I just hope we don’t lose quality shows. Thanks for sharing what you’ve just watched. I have two shows I want to do collabs on: “Dead to me” and a Korean zombie series “All of us are Dead” -
It is a juicy article that could have dived a lot deeper into its many topics of interest. I don’t know much about VR or the meta-verse so have no idea how that would mesh with TV. I do wonder, like was mentioned in the article, if those things will be more of a video game integration rather than TV. Especially as attempts for more experimental, technologically innovative approaches have not been successful thus far. I had fun with the Black Mirror “choose your own episode” game, but then again, I called it a game rather than a show. Which is either due to my age or lack of gaming-prowess or a genuine disconnect between what people want from TV shows and from other mediums. I personally don’t want to do much more than hit play and watch a show. I like complex, multifaceted programming, but, like the dining analogy Poniewozik uses in his article, I don’t want to have to cook it or assemble the ingredients at the table.
I just read this new article in the NYT that I thought you would like and might be fodder for a future post for you. It’s all about non-linear storytelling, or viewing. And sort of what you say here, about the viewing trends shifting again now that weekly airing of new episodes vs. seasons posted all at once is more the standard. I haven’t watched the shows talked about so don’t have an opinion as of yet. shorturl.at/AIJMT
I have so much to say about this article! Thank you again for sharing. I'm now curious to check out "Kaleidoscope." Couldn't get into "Mosaic." In some ways, I wonder how VR and the meta-verse will transform the viewing experience (especially the future of reality TV) and nature of storytelling too. I do miss the days when a story was wrapped up in an episode and I think this will be a trend comeback per the article's citing of Rian Johnson's new Peacock series "Poker Face" (which always has me singing Lady Gaga's song of the same name) which I'm there for because Natasha Lyonne is a force. Back to the self-contained episode format, there's something so lovely about a "Matlock" or
"Murder She Wrote" story just ending with a "this is the killer," now let's move on and I think this type of approach also seems to coming back into Prestige style (not talking network channels). Shows like Kumail Nanjiani's "Little America" also have this standalone format in which every episode is a vignette and I enjoy that. I don't find myself watching all of them, but the ones that interest me based on subject matter I really enioy.
Thanks for sharing. Can't wait to read.
Looking forward to watching this one. Apologies for not reading the content (yet) as it’s next on the list now that I just finished Dead To Me and Atlanta. I do wonder if the amount of content out there, whether people aren’t watching shows right away, thus keeping water-cooler style of discussion limited to a select few. White Lotus seems to be the exception to this.
I agree re:amount of TV and people not being on the same show watching release schedule because of the on demand nature of shows, exception being the weekly release of a show like “White Lotus” (HBO) and “Fleishman” and “Slow Horses.” All the shows that I’ve been into lately have that weekly schedule which I do think lends itself to more anticipatory excitement. The days of “Lost” water cooler not there quite the same but also consider the dynamics of the workplace and working from home have changed. That said, the internet is still alive and well for plenty of fan theories and talk. I was just listening last night to Prestige TV podcast on the series finale of “Fleishman Is in Trouble” and they made reference to how much content is out there and has been churned out in the past few years, that it makes it impossible to keep up with. They also mentioned that trend will change and you see it now with content HBO is axing. I just hope we don’t lose quality shows. Thanks for sharing what you’ve just watched. I have two shows I want to do collabs on: “Dead to me” and a Korean zombie series “All of us are Dead” -