That doesn't make the story better.
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If you don't have enough story for a TV show, don't make a show.
We’re in a time of transition as it comes to visual storytelling. Again, putting some sort of limitation on a length of a story is not particularly helpful. These first chapters might be shorter but there’s no reason later ones might be well over 60 minutes.
Regardless, the producers owe you nothing other than attempting to tell an entertaining story.
Regardless, the producers owe you nothing other than attempting to tell an entertaining story.
There are TV shows that are 22 minutes long, sans commercials. Do they not count?
Just because these first couple episodes came out shorter, doesn't mean they don't enough story for a TV series. It just means these first couple "chapters" were short, for all we know the 6 other episodes could all end up an hour or more.
They do, but they also have a different name: Saturday morning cartoons. And I don't buy a premium service just for Saturday morning cartoons.
It's absolutely ridiculous to say that a drama has to be an hour-long in order to be valid. The episodes are as long as they need to be.
At this point I agree to disagree.
Then don’t pay for it. Don’t watch it.
Even though the show is (1) not animated, and (2) not on Saturday morning. And nevermind the fact that there are many stories other than cartoons that are 30 minutes or shorter.
No one is forcing you to pay for it or watch it and no one will blame you should you choose not to. That’s your choice.
There are lots of dramatic short films out there that tell complete stories in 20 minutes or less.Then don’t pay for it. Don’t watch it.
Even though the show is (1) not animated, and (2) not on Saturday morning. And nevermind the fact that there are many stories other than cartoons that are 30 minutes or shorter.
No one is forcing you to pay for it or watch it and no one will blame you should you choose not to. That’s your choice.
As much as most of us all love Star Wars and Marvel, it'd be nice to see some of that big Disney money going to a few different places too.
Actually, no. They are called half hours. Like Fleabag, Russian Doll, Blackish, Big Bang Theory... on and on and on.
And the reason there are half hour and hour long shows is because broadcast scheduling. Can't do odd timings.
But, it's fucking streaming. There are no broadcast schedules. I have issues with the Mandalorian, but it's episode length isn't one. It's refreshing they aren't sticking to a frankly outdated idea of hour/half-hour formats. You tell the story you have in the time you need now. Not cram or pad a story into a time slot.
I agree that the length of episodes don't really matter any more than the number or episodes in a season. Even at half hour episodes the final product would be a four hour story or nearly the equivalent of two Star Wars movies. Also, I don't think I've ever heard anybody complain about the length of The Clone Wars or Rebels.
They can make it long, but then it's harder to sell to the regular market without editing the episodes which bothers continuity if there's 20 minutes missing from every episode.
What "regular" market?
These shows are exclusive to the streamers. They might sell them as physical copies, but, Disney + isn't going to license the Mandalorian to anyone. It would sort of defeat the purpose of having a streaming channel.
Stop being dramatic. No one promised anything. No one owes you anything.
5 years from now season one of all the original Disney shows will be on NBC, CBS, etc, etc, if they still exist, as advertising to snag the hold outs, and make people go to duh plus to see seasons 2 through 5.
Although, I was mostly talking about how the Sopranos was handled 20 years ago nearly, which may not be entirely relevant in the streaming climate.
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