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Hugh Akston wrote: ↑16 Oct 2020, 13:28
I'm cautiously optimistic about season 3 of Disco. "
Ha ha ha Good one.
What really?
We need to rebuild the Federation" feels like a relevant story for the moment.
Sure, why not?
The unearned emotional stakes are still there, but that's a symptom of the larger GAoTV 10-episode-season model.
GAoTV? It's certainly not an artifact of the 10 episodes every year and a half model. Plenty of great shows have used that model without resorting to unearned emotional stakes.
The unearned emotional stakes are still there, but that's a symptom of the larger GAoTV 10-episode-season model.
GAoTV? It's certainly not an artifact of the 10 episodes every year and a half model. Plenty of great shows have used that model without resorting to unearned emotional stakes.
Sure, but the heart of Star Trek has always been its little character/relationship moments. There's a lot less room for those in 10 episodes than in 24. I don't know that I've seen a 10-episode-season drama that has managed to really develop the characters in an ensemble cast.
"Is a Lulztopia the best we can hope for?!?" ~Taktix®
"Well if they're blaming libertarians again then things must be going back to normal." ~dbcooper
The unearned emotional stakes are still there, but that's a symptom of the larger GAoTV 10-episode-season model.
GAoTV? It's certainly not an artifact of the 10 episodes every year and a half model. Plenty of great shows have used that model without resorting to unearned emotional stakes.
Sure, but the heart of Star Trek has always been its little character/relationship moments. There's a lot less room for those in 10 episodes than in 24. I don't know that I've seen a 10-episode-season drama that has managed to really develop the characters in an ensemble cast.
The Expanse does make some admirable effort in that direction, but yeah it gets tough to do especially when there are so many interweaving plotlines and arcs with characters scattered all across the system and into others. And they have the advantage of working from books that are a little more right-sized for a ten-ep season than GoT.
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when you wake up as the queen of the n=1 kingdom and mount your steed non sequiturius, do you look out upon all you survey and think “damn, it feels good to be a green idea sleeping furiously?" - dhex
In season 3 O'Brien died and was replaced by his future self, and no one gave a shit. Keiko probably yelled at him for being late, and no one from Star Fleet gave a second thought to his sacrifice.
dbcooper wrote: ↑24 Oct 2020, 07:13
In season 3 O'Brien died and was replaced by his future self, and no one gave a shit. Keiko probably yelled at him for being late, and no one from Star Fleet gave a second thought to his sacrifice.
The fact that O'Brien wasn't a raving lunatic by the end of the series is a miracle in of itself. Remember he also served 20 years in a virtual prison where he killed his best friend.
Hugh Akston wrote: ↑05 Nov 2020, 16:06
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No, Tuvok and Neelix don't get a vote because they no longer exist. Only Tuvix wishes matter. Unmaking Tuvix was Captain Janeway's most unpardonable crime.
Hugh Akston wrote: ↑05 Nov 2020, 16:06
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No, Tuvok and Neelix don't get a vote because they no longer exist. Only Tuvix wishes matter. Unmaking Tuvix was Captain Janeway's most unpardonable crime.
And also her greatest act of love and compassion for everyone not Tuvix, especially viewers.
"Dude she's the Purdue Pharma of the black pill." - JasonL
"This thread is like a dog park where everyone lets their preconceptions and biases run around and sniff each others butts." - Hugh Akston
when you wake up as the queen of the n=1 kingdom and mount your steed non sequiturius, do you look out upon all you survey and think “damn, it feels good to be a green idea sleeping furiously?" - dhex
That started out pretty good. Had a kind of "Music From the Hearts of Space" thing going, but the jokey stuff just killed the vibe.
It’s not something IMO to be watched in one continuous sitting, but rather use the progress slider bar at random.
when you wake up as the queen of the n=1 kingdom and mount your steed non sequiturius, do you look out upon all you survey and think “damn, it feels good to be a green idea sleeping furiously?" - dhex
Hugh Akston wrote: ↑16 Oct 2020, 17:10I don't know that I've seen a 10-episode-season drama that has managed to really develop the characters in an ensemble cast.
Stranger Things season 1 did a really good job of it, I think. Of course, they decided to get lazy and do the "throw in more characters to make stuff happen" route for the next seasons, but season 1 was solid.
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Hugh Akston wrote: ↑16 Oct 2020, 17:10I don't know that I've seen a 10-episode-season drama that has managed to really develop the characters in an ensemble cast.
Stranger Things season 1 did a really good job of it, I think. Of course, they decided to get lazy and do the "throw in more characters to make stuff happen" route for the next seasons, but season 1 was solid.
I suspect it depends on how long each episode is, too. But, yes, I can think of quite a number of ensemble shows that had well developed characters at the end of thirteen episodes: Off the top of my head, The Wire, Mad Men, Deadwood. But not so much with shorter seasons.
It also depends on how many characters you need to count as an ensemble cast because I can think of quite a few more where there were only, say, five to seven principle characters.
Something I've noticed over the past few weeks is that Disco is not an ensemble show. There are a lot of characters and stuff happens to them, but everything revolves around Burnham, and she's usually the one solving the problems. I don't know if it was quite this strong in previous seasons, but this year she's heading into Mary Sue territory.
"Is a Lulztopia the best we can hope for?!?" ~Taktix®
"Well if they're blaming libertarians again then things must be going back to normal." ~dbcooper
I kinda feel like The Expanse has done a pretty good job with 13-ep character development, and the first three seasons were 45-minute-plus-comercials. BSG did okay, too. Not perfect and not universally, but pretty good.
Both are very good by scifi standards.
"Dude she's the Purdue Pharma of the black pill." - JasonL
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lunchstealer wrote: ↑14 Nov 2020, 23:55
I kinda feel like The Expanse has done a pretty good job with 13-ep character development, and the first three seasons were 45-minute-plus-comercials. BSG did okay, too. Not perfect and not universally, but pretty good.
Both are very good by scifi standards.
The Expanse had movie quality special effects its first season. It's actually a testimony to how fast effects have improved and gotten cheaper that it no longer stands out as it first did. My problem with the series at this point, which I understand many would consider a feature and not a bug, is that just as I'm settling in to the overall story arc, those fuckers take a right angle and I've got to start to figure out what the hell's going on all over.
lunchstealer wrote: ↑14 Nov 2020, 23:55
I kinda feel like The Expanse has done a pretty good job with 13-ep character development, and the first three seasons were 45-minute-plus-comercials. BSG did okay, too. Not perfect and not universally, but pretty good.
lunchstealer wrote: ↑14 Nov 2020, 23:55
I kinda feel like The Expanse has done a pretty good job with 13-ep character development, and the first three seasons were 45-minute-plus-comercials. BSG did okay, too. Not perfect and not universally, but pretty good.
Both are very good by scifi standards.
Huh? Commercials for what?
Products, services, or similar promotions to be broadcast during breaks in the show during slots that advertisers purchased from SyFy Channel.
"Dude she's the Purdue Pharma of the black pill." - JasonL
"This thread is like a dog park where everyone lets their preconceptions and biases run around and sniff each others butts." - Hugh Akston
lunchstealer wrote: ↑14 Nov 2020, 23:55
I kinda feel like The Expanse has done a pretty good job with 13-ep character development, and the first three seasons were 45-minute-plus-comercials. BSG did okay, too. Not perfect and not universally, but pretty good.
Both are very good by scifi standards.
Huh? Commercials for what?
Products, services, or similar promotions to be broadcast during breaks in the show during slots that advertisers purchased from SyFy Channel.
You're saying there were long commercial breaks.
DVR FTW
lunchstealer wrote: ↑14 Nov 2020, 23:55
I kinda feel like The Expanse has done a pretty good job with 13-ep character development, and the first three seasons were 45-minute-plus-comercials. BSG did okay, too. Not perfect and not universally, but pretty good.
Both are very good by scifi standards.
Huh? Commercials for what?
Products, services, or similar promotions to be broadcast during breaks in the show during slots that advertisers purchased from SyFy Channel.
You're saying there were long commercial breaks.
DVR FTW
well yeah, mostly I'm saying that premium-cable one-hour episodes are 55-59 minutes long (or sometimes more for big episodes), while basic cable one-hour episodes are 42-46 minutes.
"Dude she's the Purdue Pharma of the black pill." - JasonL
"This thread is like a dog park where everyone lets their preconceptions and biases run around and sniff each others butts." - Hugh Akston
The unearned emotional stakes are still there, but that's a symptom of the larger GAoTV 10-episode-season model.
GAoTV? It's certainly not an artifact of the 10 episodes every year and a half model. Plenty of great shows have used that model without resorting to unearned emotional stakes.
Sure, but the heart of Star Trek has always been its little character/relationship moments. There's a lot less room for those in 10 episodes than in 24. I don't know that I've seen a 10-episode-season drama that has managed to really develop the characters in an ensemble cast.
Firefly?
If we can include animation, I think Dragon Prince does a solid job (especially for a show that's semi kid friendly).
I’ve been watching Discovery as it’s being re-aired on regular ol CBS. I like it. Though I can’t keep track of which Klingon is which to save my life.
I seem to remember the reviews on it when the first season came out being somewhat mixed. To me, it’s certainly the best out of the gate series since TOS, and has decided to take character risks that no one has done before in Trek.
when you wake up as the queen of the n=1 kingdom and mount your steed non sequiturius, do you look out upon all you survey and think “damn, it feels good to be a green idea sleeping furiously?" - dhex
