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[Discussion] What do you think about the longer wait times between seasons and fewer episodes per season format of modern TV? (sopuli.xyz)

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Consensus seems to be disliking this change, but curious if there are other perspectives

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[–] realcaseyrollins -1 points 1 week ago

Honestly, I don't necessarily mind either of these things, although maybe it'd be different if I had more time to watch TV.

Most of my favorite shows have actually been shorter, ever since I started watching TV more seriously in around 2018 or so. Mr. Robot, Succession, Better Things, Atlanta...these shows thrived on short seasons. I like a few shows that have longer seasons too, like 24, Lethal Weapon, Whiskey Cavalier, 9-1-1 and 9-1-1: Lone Star, but I think budgets get stretched so thin nowadays that you notice a real dip in quality in those longer seasons. 9-1-1 fans won't admit this but a lot of the past two seasons have been a trainwreck, and I've sometimes wished that the seasons were actually shorter, with tighter narratives.