I'll tell you a funny thing

[DickyC]

A three hour film on the telly? There's is no chance of me watching. None. But, I'll happily sit down and watch the next three or four episodes of the series I'm bingeing.

How does that work?

[The0perator]

Its dripping it to you I guess.. you are an addict, you can quit anytime you want... you are in control you'll stop after the next one... then you don't.... it makes addicts of us all

[DickyC]

I'm an adick.

[The0perator]

Streaming services do it to us all

[DanielSan]

You can bail out after 2 epsidies if you choose to. Banking hakf way through a film to watch the rest later just isn't the same

[GetCarter]

DickyC said:

A three hour film on the telly? There's is no chance of me watching. None. But, I'll happily sit down and watch the next three or four episodes of the series I'm bingeing.

How does that work?

Episodes have short narritive arcs. Start high, finish with a cliffhanger. Films can't do that so easily. We watched the first Jack Reacher film the other night and it was a decent attempt at 'episodic arcs' ... keeping the viewer engaged.

Most films have trouble with is, as they don't have fights/car chases/explosions.

Shorter viewer concentration & engagement is becoming more prevelant with instant gratification: TV streaming/Social Media etc.

Many people now eat, talk with family and watch films on TV with their phone switched on - ready and unable to switch off from their fix.

Sad but true.

[Warhavernet]

Missing a lot of great films man, however, you keep on watching the small chunks of flashy colours that your brain can handle and leave films with lengthy narrative structures and complex themes to the adults.

[The0perator]

GetCarter said:

DickyC said:

A three hour film on the telly? There's is no chance of me watching. None. But, I'll happily sit down and watch the next three or four episodes of the series I'm bingeing.

How does that work?

Episodes have short narritive arcs. Start high, finish with a cliffhanger. Films can't do that so easily. We watched the first Jack Reacher film the other night and it was a decent attempt at 'episodic arcs' ... keeping the viewer engaged.

Most films have trouble with is, as they don't have fights/car chases/explosions.

Shorter viewer concentration & engagement is becoming more prevelant with instant gratification: TV streaming/Social Media etc.

Many people now eat, talk with family and watch films on TV with their phone switched on - ready and unable to switch off from their fix.

Sad but true.

So true man... so true ... I think we are all getting dumber

[vladcjelli]

Warhavernet said:

Missing a lot of great films man, however, you keep on watching the small chunks of flashy colours that your brain can handle and leave films with lengthy narrative structures and complex themes to the adults.

I’m hoping this is tongue in cheek.

If not, I find it has moved the other way. After the success of the sprawling epic that was (the good series) of Game of Thrones, TV series had moved away from the flash bang episodic style of self contained TV shows. When done well, it gave stories room to breathe.

Films, even when overlong, tend to rush through aspects of their narrative as they don’t have the time. Also many films definitely have more flashy sequences designed to encourage cinema viewing.

Appears the mood has shifted though. Noticed the Drinker complaining about the loss of self contained episodic tv in a couple of his videos recently.

I enjoyed Poker Face with its homage to Columbo style case per episode, with a back story ticking over behind.

[DickyC]

Warhavernet said:

Missing a lot of great films man, however, you keep on watching the small chunks of flashy colours that your brain can handle and leave films with lengthy narrative structures and complex themes to the adults.

David Attenborough will be terribly disappointed with your assessment of his oeuvre. So few car chases.