Episodes of The Bear, Stranger Things and Lena Dunham’s new show Too Much are stretching the limits of television and reducing our enjoyment in the process
Ive been watching through Workaholics lately and I like their model of starting out with 10 episodes for the first couple seasons and then cranking it up to 20 once they become popular. This seems like a great solution all around since you can give a show time to grow and not cancel it just as it’s gaining traction a la Netflix, while giving the fans more to see once it’s become successful. If a show turns out to be unpopular, studios don’t have so much upfront investment and can cancel it after 2-3 seasons.
Ive been watching through Workaholics lately and I like their model of starting out with 10 episodes for the first couple seasons and then cranking it up to 20 once they become popular. This seems like a great solution all around since you can give a show time to grow and not cancel it just as it’s gaining traction a la Netflix, while giving the fans more to see once it’s become successful. If a show turns out to be unpopular, studios don’t have so much upfront investment and can cancel it after 2-3 seasons.