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TV back then vs now (slrpnk.net)

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 month ago (3 children)

And a season would be 36, maybe 72 episodes long, for syndication. Nowadays you get 10. Maybe another 8 if it does super well. And then that's it, because Netflix is fully "no take only throw" about time-sinks like The Office.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Seriously. Parks n Rec, too, which took 2.5-3 seasons to really find it's footing and voice for its characters would've been doomed if it was released nowadays.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

IIRC the shorter seasons were a union demand after the '07-'08 writers' strike.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Wow would that be an own goal.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Some of me even have eight for the first season.