Today, television is larger and better than ever. Massive budgets, sparkling star molds, incredible locations and advanced visual effects even increased the most relaxed sitcom in a show. What is even better is that television is now more accessible than ever, with countless programs available to broadcast to the touch of a screen on giants like Netflix, Prime Video, Hulu, Paramount + and many others.
Although this should mean that television has become more pleasant, I noticed completely the opposite. Nowadays, the tops do not seem so high, the weaker cultural handle, the more forgettable narration, and I blame the excessive culture which has become so widespread. Instant gratuity has disappeared the joy of watching television, and there are several reasons why this drop has occurred.
Excessive culture has broken the weekly ritual that has made special television
Watching television has always been more than connecting to a story and seeing it. When we used to watching television on television, there was a ritual to watch a program – or more shows during the week. People around the world all sat on a Sunday or Thursday to catch the next episode of their favorite series, and we knew that there were other fans like us who looked at the next intrigue or digesting the actions of their favorite characters. The anticipation of waiting for the next chapter, to look at him with the greatest attention, then to discuss it with his colleagues fans was a beautiful ritual, and which has completely disappeared since the whole seasons began to fall on the plates of streaming.
Each day of the week had its own particular meaning, and the joy of connecting in the next episode was unequaled. It would be unlikely that one of us was very busy on our phones when a new episode was broadcast, for fear of missing something important. Today, we are looking at an entire series while watching two different screens at the same time, barely paying attention to the expressions on the faces of the characters, or even the dialogue as the emissions play in the background.
The anticipation of a weekly drop, associated with delighted attention every minute of the show, made the television made much more fun and engaging. With a break, a rereading and a quick advance at our disposal, there is very little exciting on television now. Netflix was the pioneer of the all-in-one drop model House house In 2013, and what looked like a revolution at the time became the fall of modern television. Excessive observation is essentially an instant gratuity, and the knowledge that each episode is available on demand has made viewers who have become apathetic in new plots.
The all-in-one model the narration was
The way in which the writers and showrunners even seem to have the structure of the emissions have changed with the release of the excessive model. Earlier, each episode had to be made with intention, so that the public is forced to come back for more. There was a main intrigue point where the story was pushed forward, as well as well -designed secondary with real relevance. Each episode was well punctuated and the viewers felt rewarded for the weekly setting after week. Now, with an excessive culture in play, each episode is not treated as a complete product, but just a step on the path of the final. In fact, the whole season of each program is treated more as a film of 10 to 12 hours, which means that there are episodes that have little or no significant action. It also means more filling and less tight rhythm.
This is also done so that viewers continue to press the button for the next episode. Each episode is deliberately strewn with cliffhangers and unanswered questions, so that they are forced to continue to watch and to fond of the show. This means that there is an obvious drop in the quality of each episode, at the service of the frenzy. Older shows like The thread, breaking badlyAnd Sopranos Have emblematic episodes whose fans remember decades later, because of their incredible. If you are thinking of one of the new shows in the Netflix era as You Or The witchI bet that no one can name a single episode that stands out. This is because everyone simply blendes in each other, and apart from the grand finale, where all the actions decrease, the others are just a blurred vague. When the narration is flattened in a single rush, the art of episodic television, where the idea that every hour counts, is completely lost.
Binging changes how the public engages with the characters
At the time when we had weekly falls on television, we stayed with the characters for months and years. Meeting them once a week meant that the public engaged more with the characters, thought about their choices and debated things they have done. It was almost as if we had grown with Elena from Vampire newspapers or rory de Gilmore GirlsBecause we stayed with them for months and years, but now it is rarely the case. With the frenzy, our brush with these characters is momentary, which often lasts just a weekend or a week, at most. We explode the episodes without completely absorbing the weight of each character and who they really are, which means that there is no real connection or intimacy formed with the characters. The slow combustion narration lends itself to real investments in a television program, and the speed of observation of the frenzy eliminates this completely problem of the equation.
Even programs like BridgertonWhere the romantic and emotional link is the foundation of the narration due to the nature of the show, fight to keep the audience engaged with the characters. It prompted Shondaland to release half of the episodes of season 3 in a drop, and the second half after a while. This anticipation and speculation on what Colin and Penelope were going to do the fans kept buzzing fans. In the same way, The summer when I became pretty also opted for a weekly drop for its last season, and Dexter: Resurrection did the same, and the fans adopted the return to the old open arms.
Not only have the emissions stayed longer with fans, but this model forced them to treat their television broadcast as something precious. I know that when I connect the last episode of these programs every Wednesday and Friday, respectively, I look with the delighted attention to see who the choices of the belly and if Dexter will be taken. The show is cooler, more fun and I appreciate my characters even more than before. There is a reason why so many networks are coming back to weekly drops, and it is because it actually works for everyone.
Cultural memory collapsed in the streaming era
Today, we are flooded new content every day on Netflix or Video premium. There is so much to look at that nothing really remembers, although it is very good. Quick rewind The Gambit of the QueenOr Tiger King, Would prove my point – these programs had a huge cultural impact, but which only lasted a few weeks at most. Virality has become the norm with the observation of frenzy, while inheritance should be the objective.
Programs like Lost And Friends Defined an entire era and still remember their impact, and it is because they remained in public memory. When we are episodes powered by drop on a weekly base, our cultural memory lasts longer while we travel with these shows for a while. Conversely, when we marath, a whole season in a day, we remember the show for a day to the maximum, before searching the next, new brilliant show.
The only way to extend cultural memory and remain relevant for years is to remove bingings. This makes no one feel good – showmakers do not get the applause they deserve and viewers feel disenchanted by the whole process. Of course, we see the end quickly and see how the story is formed, but the feeling tired and terrible after being stuck on the screen for an hour is not worth it. Paper was supposed to have weekly drops, but he rather chose to release all the episodes at the same time, to my great dismay. I say, bring back the weekly outings and locate the parts of the watch that made television so fun. Each episode deserves attention and celebration (or even criticism), and this is the only way to do it. Look at what speed people become obsessed by television.