• TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    12 days ago

    I know the 26 ep a season shooting schedule was hell on actors, but it really allowed for more variety in episodic shows. There could be good eps and stinkers in a season without it impacting the overall show. Plus it gave you more time to weave in on-going plots while also giving room to explore specific characters more thoroughly.

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      12 days ago

      It worked for sitcoms and Law and Order, but generally I prefer the tighter writing that can come with shorter seasons.

      I’ll take 10 excellent episodes over 26 fair-to-good episodes any day.

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      12 days ago

      Totally disagree. The amount of episodes per season in the old days is what made so many shows so much worse than they should’ve been