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[-] Xanvial@lemmy.one 45 points 1 year ago

Sherlock Holmes on BBC has 3 episodes each season. With about 2 years waiting between seasons

[-] vis4valentine@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 year ago
[-] marito@lemmy.world 33 points 1 year ago

They we're 3 outstanding episodes. Not 10 fillers and 3 good ones.

[-] toastus@feddit.de 8 points 1 year ago

At least in the earlier seasons.

I think it fell off very heavily, which sucks, because now I also don't want to rewatch the awesome early seasons.

[-] Silviecat44@aussie.zone 3 points 1 year ago
[-] marito@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Can't blame it on autocorrect, I fucked up.

[-] JackbyDev@programming.dev 3 points 1 year ago

Outstanding my ass. They literally updated definitions of queerbaiting after that series.

[-] visor841@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

The episodes have been getting longer as the seasons get shorter, tho. I think it's much more likely we get something like 3 90-minute episodes per season (like Sherlock, which was mostly fantastic).

[-] Silviecat44@aussie.zone 15 points 1 year ago

How about just one 90-120 minute episode? We might have to come up with a new name for them. /s

[-] db2@lemmy.one 13 points 1 year ago

Ever hear of British sitcoms?

Six episodes and sixty percent of the same actors always.

[-] vis4valentine@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

I'm watching The Office if that counts.

[-] toiletobserver@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

You mean mini series?

[-] RadButNotAChad@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

Man, I hope so. I'll take 10 we'll written episodes over 24 with 10 that are mediocre and 4 that are just filler

[-] Izzy@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Are you suggesting that they are trending towards becoming movies?

[-] Duchess@yiffit.net 8 points 1 year ago

eh, quality over quantity imo. midnight mass had super long episodes but only about 6 of them. it's a fantastic show though

[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I don't really see them getting better, just shorter and more expensive to produce.

[-] Duchess@yiffit.net 1 points 1 year ago

oh no, i didn't mean to suggest they're getting better. i just meant to say that shorter seasons with longer episodes isn't necessarily bad. most recent thing i watched was the first john wick movie, i really don't keep up with the latest tv releases.

[-] jayemecee@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Why do you say it like it's a bad thing? ๐Ÿ˜…

[-] rockerface@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago

Attack on Titan is already 2 steps ahead of you with 1-episode specials

[-] RGB3x3@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2 Part 2 Episode 1 of 1

[-] rockerface@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Their naming scheme is like my presentations at work. Just need to add "_final_final_upd"

[-] MobBarley700@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

I miss the old twenty-something episode seasons.. these days it costs twice as much for a third of the content. Take The X-Files for example, the monster of the week eps were what kept me watching.. the main alien arc was actually kinda sloppy, and all the satanic cult stuff I just sorta tolerated.

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