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seanismorris said:

StrangeDays said:

seanismorris said:

I don’t have an interest in TV+ (at least not yet) but they signed up an excellent actor Gary Oldman.

I haven’t watched TV in 5+ years
(with the exception of NFL/NBA occasionally at a friends)

I’d rather read a book than watch TV.  Watching something in 30min. Increments  (after the normal commercials) kills the entertainment.  Also, waiting a week for the next episode doesn’t satisfy.  

At least with TV+ they’ve killed the commercials, but they’re still inferior to movies.  TV works for news, weather and game-shows but aren’t great for telling a story.  They did do right with adapting a book to TV... that will help with following along (assuming you read the books first).

That's an...interesting...opinion. Not one most believe, however. Serialized narratives of the sort we've been enjoying for years are precisely why this is called the "golden era of television". The stories are deep and encompassing. TV actors used to be second-rate compared to film, but no longer. Serialized TV narratives allow much longer, slower, deeper story-telling that cannot be completed in a two-hour set block. This became obvious way back w/ the Sopranos and hasn't stopped. 

As for 30-minute increments, these are usually comedies and can operate just fine. 

As for waiting a week between episode, firstly that isn't even true on some of the major services (Netflix, Amazon), or with back catalogs that are what is called "online". Lastly, for shows that do post once a week, they pose little trouble to being enjoyable narratives. See the first 5 seasons of Game of Thrones, etc. Somehow our adult minds are able to be satisfied despite the wait.

I’m 43 years old... I don’t watch television.  My nieces and nephews  (3 in high school and 1 in college) watch almost no TV... even though they all have TVs in their rooms.  They spend all their time on their phones, watching YouTube, TickTok, games etc.  they do have Netflix...

FYI
“In the Nielsen ratings for 2018-19, the broadcast networks averaged 28.5 million viewers in primetime, a decline of 7.3 million viewers (20 percent) since 2014-15. The drop-off among adults 18-49 was steeper, falling 35 percent to a 6.2 rating.Sep 21, 2019”

The sports viewership is doing very well, but Apple has no piece of that pie.

I don’t know where you’re getting this is “the golden age” of television... until you’re referring to number of channels.

tuba said:

Based on seeing the first three episodes... I sincerely disagree with your assessment of the show. The show addresses the existence of grey area and nuance... demanding a firm stance one way or the other would not be a true and courageous representation of reality. It explores the grey area that exists in life, which is a very valid, thoughtful and intelligent perspective (and yes I understand it’s a limited perspective given it’s through the eyes of privileged celebrities living in a bubble but that’s the nature of TV). Based on your review, you are missing the entire point and direction of the show. What will be very interesting is if the show truly dives into the grey areas they have been presenting through the first three episodes. It’s our willingness to explore and discuss the grey areas that brings about meaningful perspectives not demanding a stance one way or the other at all times. I feel they have embarked on a very ambitious venture that covers a range of topics that has high risks as they will have to address what will be very controversial subjects (the only way the show flops is by not addressing the grey but everything points to them doing that through the first three episodes) - because in today’s world everyone is demanding an immediate stance rather than exploring the nuance.

davgreg said:

The reviews are in and they should get their CVs ready. Apple TV+ is a flop of flat, lame and over budget shows.

Pull the plug now Tim or buy a studio that has content.