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90 sats \ 7 replies \ @Scoresby 3 Jul \ on: Where did the good cinema go? AskSN
Do you feel the same about tv shows and series?
Ripley was good, if dark.
Better Call Saul was excellent (but I guess it's a little old now), but it's hard to forget.
Severance was okay...season 1 had a great concept but was a bit of a tease. Season 2 did not deliver. However, I still find myself thinking about it every once in a while.
My wife and I both enjoyed The Residence. Light-hearted but fun.
I've heard good things about Shogun but haven't watched it.
The streaming services have put a lot of energy into mini-series and shows. Perhaps this has diminished the movie scene (because I largely agree that there hasn't been an interesting movie in a long time -- or I'm somehow missing all of them).
This.
It used to be shows were a lower art form to movies, and actors/producers wouldn't want to go from movies to TV shows.
Now shows are on the same level. One of the best things of the streaming era is that they no longer need to fit in near 23min blocks per episode AND no longer have to write scenes that work around expected commercial breaks. Makes timing and flow better. Also one show can have 6 episodes while another has 8, or 10 or wtv
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Shogun was excellent.
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I totally agree. That's why I've been rewatching things that are truly worthwhile, like Band of Brothers, The Pacific, or classics like Blade Runner. They're well-told stories, with soul, depth, and without the forced agenda or algorithmic script we see today. Sometimes, returning to good cinema is better than risking new garbage.
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One of the last series I really enjoyed was "Dark", the German series, the first season, the second not so much.