Comments on: TV Vs Film: Is This Really A Golden Age Of Television & What Can Film Learn From The Small-Screen?

By: marrrk

marrrk — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:29:31 +0000

\”shows like bones, castle, chuck, fringe, or supernatural are just as good if not better than… shows like treme or boardwalk empire\”

no. no they\’re not.

and the snob argument is bush league, son.

By: jimmiescoffee

jimmiescoffee — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:29:31 +0000

\’true blood\’ has become horrible. 1st 2 seasons were entertaining.

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:29:31 +0000

TV is a writer\’s medium. Film is an exec and marketer\’s medium.

By: Christopher Bell

Christopher Bell — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:29:31 +0000

To go along with the \”TV being a writer\’s game\” thing, the quality of an on-going show really depends on what writers are in the chair. New writing staffs or key creative members moving onto other things can really affect a show negatively – all that time and effort you put into watching 3 seasons of a really amazing show only to have it all fall apart because there was either a loss of mojo, or a lack of due to new faces at the writing table.

Also, the short form v. long form format when it comes to the duration of a movie and a television show is a double-edged sword. Yes, television shows are likely going to end up with something longer than two hours (unless you\’re Paul Reiser) but that\’s not necessarily always a good thing – similar to the above point, one misstep can send all the Jenga blocks to certain demise. Films can be subtle and say a lot in two hours; television shows can often go on too long and start to lose sight of certain themes, subjects, etc. that were initially done strongly (Lost, anyone?). I think the shorter seasons we\’ve been seeing of late fixes this a bit, but some shows tend to be too drawn out with character arcs that no longer hit anything fresh, instead feeling textbook. \”Big Love\” suffered from this in its last two seasons.

By: Pat

Pat — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:29:31 +0000

everybody is aware that there are good shows on network tv. shows like bones, castle, chuck, fringe, or supernatural are just as good if not better than all of these overproduced, wannabe movie shows like treme or boardwalk empire. i\’m tired of these articles from the movie snobs who pretend like they\’re complementing tv when they\’re really just throwing little backhanded jabs. I haven\’t had a movie hit me nearly as hard as a tv show in years.

By: Sean

Sean — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:29:31 +0000

Sorry to burst your bubble Brendan, but there much better shows out there than Boardwalk Empire, Weeds, 30 Rock and Californication.

By: Brendan

Brendan — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:29:31 +0000

1) Mad Men
2) Breaking Bad
3)Weeds
4) Its always sunny
5)Boardwalk Empire
6) Dexter
7) Parks and Rec
8) californication
9) 30 Rock
10) Eastbound and down

By: Andrew

Andrew — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:29:31 +0000

The great writers are pretty much all in TV now… or in features, getting paid millions to write comic book movies and using that money on $500 dollar an hour therapists because they are so creatively unsatisfied.

By: Monica

Monica — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:29:30 +0000

Very good article! I cited it in a post I made about the topic:

http://reelsnob.wordpress.com/2012/03/22/no-longer-cinemas-ugly-little-brother-the-golden-age-of-tv/

By: Jessie

Jessie — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:29:30 +0000

Prison break movie series is the best for me! I agree with Ed, \"Tv shows can never be as good as movies\" Of course filming a movie really needs a lot of time writing, editing before making a \" rel=\"nofollow\">movie out of the story.

By: George Otwori

George Otwori — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:29:30 +0000

As much as I would like to call this a Television Renaissance. This pass TV season had great number losses when it come to originality and diversity. I can understand why people don\’t want to watch shows where art reflect life really well. The Chicago Code was great piece of social Commentary in time when are own institutions are reeking with corruption. Another such As Terriers which ran with the tagline: Too small to fail. Was in some ways a metaphor for the economic turmoil that we still facing. Even Rubicon murky depressing lives of intelligence analyst in post 9/11 world who superiors may be questionable things that may be considered War profiteering

.I think the coming tv years are going to be the dark days of reality TV.

By: Christopher Lee

Christopher Lee — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:29:30 +0000

Shameless is a good show.
Also \”No Ordinary Family \” jacked its story from a little show i remember watchin last year called \”Misfits\”. stupid show but i liked it. Dexter was alright, last season kinda sucked though.

By: Ed

Ed — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:29:30 +0000

Q. What Can Film Learn From the Small-Screen?

A. Nothing. The quality of TV has improved drastically but the very best television shows (The Wire, Sopranos) are, at best, comparable to a mid-level movie.

By: Baron

Baron — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:29:30 +0000

Good TV shows wil never be better than good movies.

\’\’Film is an exec and marketer’s medium\’\’

In Hollywood, yes. There\’s more out there than Hollywood.

By: RandySavage

RandySavage — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:29:30 +0000

While I think this article is great, and I\’ve been saying for a while now that we are really in a beautiful time for tv, I feel like you might be downplaying some of modern tv. Breaking Bad does things to me The Sopranos, The West Wing, and Lost definitely never did (still haven\’t seen the Wire though, so looking forward to that). I was also amazed at how intense the Walking Dead was since comic books put on screen tends to be a \’good for the fans of the comic book\’ type of situation. Also, one thing you are really missing from this post, only to enhance your point, is shows like Childrens Hospital, Head Case, and Tim and Eric. You could even just say all of Adult Swim, which varies in its own right, really borders on the edge of comedy. Head Case, a cancelled show from Stars (similar to Party Down in that way) is this brilliant, quick comedy, that you could never have done 5 years ago, (and since it only lasted 2 seasons, you might say you can\’t really do it now). There are gems all over television these days, from the more mainstream television to the wild borders that exist. Another great example of this is the show Louie, which is anything but ordinary. I truly can\’t believe we live in a world with such a variety of talented television programs that only several years before was looked down upon.

By: Bob Hoskins

Bob Hoskins — Fri, 13 May 2016 14:29:30 +0000

All current drama on TV is so successful because it reinvented itself by importing film casting, look, shooting styles, and tone using extended arcs.

The realism in film is aped by TV in a conscious way. Where film goes next – not tentpoles – TV will follow, but with it\’s own special needs.

Regardless of TV success, film will always be the senior service the place of true creative aspiration and desire.

Film is a dream at 24fps that enters the consciousness and lives there meshed for a while with one\’s own.