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<blockquote data-quote="WizarDru" data-source="post: 2510918" data-attributes="member: 151"><p>Both have their strengths...but there IS a happy medium, and one that some shows tread. The issues is this, for me: proper continuity is NOT that hard to maintain. If a character is kidnapped, drugged and then buried alive in a coffin where he wakes up and spends hours until his teammates/friends rescue him....he's going to be a little more skittish about dealing with such things later. If, in the next episode, he is investigating a person who was murdered by being buried alive and doesn't at least comment on it (or have someone else ask if he's OK with it), then it doesn't ring true.</p><p></p><p>Every show is going to have the occasional mistake. B5 had them as much as any other show...just not on the big stuff. And it's not like it hasn't been done before. "All in the Family" for example, was doing this in the early 70s. Recurring characters, acknowledgement of previous events and character development occured. If handled correctly, it doesn't have to confuse new viewers, either. Farscape was the most egregious example of being new viewer UNfriendly. I missed a half-season, and then couldn't find my place: why did this character hate that character? Why was this person suddenly so mean? I Tivo-ed the miniseries, but then ended up not watching it. I just didn't feel like decoding it, much as I liked it.</p><p></p><p>Buffy/Angel didn't always do a good job of explaining their continuity to outsiders, but it wasn't THAT hard to jump in...especially with a little well-time exposition. Episodic TV works just fine: look at how well Firefly plays out, for example.</p><p></p><p>If you ever have a chance, skim Harlan Ellisons "The Glass Teat", a collection of articles ostensibly about Television and the TV business circa 1969 or so. It's very interesting to see how some things have changed, and how some things haven't changed at all.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WizarDru, post: 2510918, member: 151"] Both have their strengths...but there IS a happy medium, and one that some shows tread. The issues is this, for me: proper continuity is NOT that hard to maintain. If a character is kidnapped, drugged and then buried alive in a coffin where he wakes up and spends hours until his teammates/friends rescue him....he's going to be a little more skittish about dealing with such things later. If, in the next episode, he is investigating a person who was murdered by being buried alive and doesn't at least comment on it (or have someone else ask if he's OK with it), then it doesn't ring true. Every show is going to have the occasional mistake. B5 had them as much as any other show...just not on the big stuff. And it's not like it hasn't been done before. "All in the Family" for example, was doing this in the early 70s. Recurring characters, acknowledgement of previous events and character development occured. If handled correctly, it doesn't have to confuse new viewers, either. Farscape was the most egregious example of being new viewer UNfriendly. I missed a half-season, and then couldn't find my place: why did this character hate that character? Why was this person suddenly so mean? I Tivo-ed the miniseries, but then ended up not watching it. I just didn't feel like decoding it, much as I liked it. Buffy/Angel didn't always do a good job of explaining their continuity to outsiders, but it wasn't THAT hard to jump in...especially with a little well-time exposition. Episodic TV works just fine: look at how well Firefly plays out, for example. If you ever have a chance, skim Harlan Ellisons "The Glass Teat", a collection of articles ostensibly about Television and the TV business circa 1969 or so. It's very interesting to see how some things have changed, and how some things haven't changed at all. [/QUOTE]
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