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<blockquote data-quote="Celtavian" data-source="post: 4442611" data-attributes="member: 5834"><p><strong>re</strong></p><p></p><p>What exactly do you mean? Can you be specific? I see alot of emulation. As in one successful show leads to a bunch of knockoffs in the hopes of making money off a successful formula. But the most successful shows generally break the formula in entertainment and take a show idea to a new place.</p><p></p><p>For example, when <em>The Shield</em> first came out, you didn't see alot of cop shows about dirty cops. Most shows were police procedurals with a little drama. But <em>The Shield</em> showed you could do some different things with a police show, same with <em>Miami Vice</em> when it first came out. Alot of people think of <em>Miami Vice</em> as a corny 80s stylized police show, but that show was actually very dark with alot of hopeless endings. The problem was that the darkness reached a point of absurdity and you wondered why Tubbs and Crockett didn't just blow their own heads off. </p><p></p><p>There have been alot of good movies and T.V. shows that have been very different and interesting. Some go on far too long and end up becoming parodies that go to far from their roots to continue. </p><p></p><p>But what shows are you talking about in particular nowadays? This is a bit of an entertainment dry spell, but there are shows out there that still offer some good entertainment. You certainly couldn't have an ongoing show if the main character dies very early. </p><p></p><p>But as far as movies go, what are you talking about? What are you looking for exactly? Mainstream movies are almost always going to go with the satisfying, happy ending. But there are alot of Indy films that have endings where the main characters die or have unhappy ends.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Celtavian, post: 4442611, member: 5834"] [b]re[/b] What exactly do you mean? Can you be specific? I see alot of emulation. As in one successful show leads to a bunch of knockoffs in the hopes of making money off a successful formula. But the most successful shows generally break the formula in entertainment and take a show idea to a new place. For example, when [i]The Shield[/i] first came out, you didn't see alot of cop shows about dirty cops. Most shows were police procedurals with a little drama. But [i]The Shield[/i] showed you could do some different things with a police show, same with [i]Miami Vice[/i] when it first came out. Alot of people think of [i]Miami Vice[/i] as a corny 80s stylized police show, but that show was actually very dark with alot of hopeless endings. The problem was that the darkness reached a point of absurdity and you wondered why Tubbs and Crockett didn't just blow their own heads off. There have been alot of good movies and T.V. shows that have been very different and interesting. Some go on far too long and end up becoming parodies that go to far from their roots to continue. But what shows are you talking about in particular nowadays? This is a bit of an entertainment dry spell, but there are shows out there that still offer some good entertainment. You certainly couldn't have an ongoing show if the main character dies very early. But as far as movies go, what are you talking about? What are you looking for exactly? Mainstream movies are almost always going to go with the satisfying, happy ending. But there are alot of Indy films that have endings where the main characters die or have unhappy ends. [/QUOTE]
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