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<blockquote data-quote="Staffan" data-source="post: 9248024" data-attributes="member: 907"><p>The Netflix shows mostly weren't episodes, as such. It was just one long narrative split into roughly hour-long chunks. And I agree 13 of those is far too many.</p><p></p><p>My ideal structure is a season consisting of 20+ single episodes (with the occasional two-parter) that are mostly self-contained while also building up an overall narrative – both plot-wise and character-wise. As an example, the Babylon 5 episode "Ceremonies of Light and Dark" has a main plot where (spoilers for a 28-year old TV show, I guess) [ISPOILER]some Clark loyalists have kidnapped Delenn and one of the captains of the Minbari ships guarding the station, in order to forde the ships in question to leave so Earthforce can move in and take over again. This is resolved during the episode itself. But in doing so, we see how much Sheridan has come to care for Delenn – character development! And we have our main characters tell Delenn something important about themselves – more character development! And in a B plot, we have Londo meeting with Lord Refa, and threatening his life unless he cuts off all contact with Morden and his associates – long-term plot development![/ISPOILER] <strong>That's</strong> what I like to see.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Staffan, post: 9248024, member: 907"] The Netflix shows mostly weren't episodes, as such. It was just one long narrative split into roughly hour-long chunks. And I agree 13 of those is far too many. My ideal structure is a season consisting of 20+ single episodes (with the occasional two-parter) that are mostly self-contained while also building up an overall narrative – both plot-wise and character-wise. As an example, the Babylon 5 episode "Ceremonies of Light and Dark" has a main plot where (spoilers for a 28-year old TV show, I guess) [ISPOILER]some Clark loyalists have kidnapped Delenn and one of the captains of the Minbari ships guarding the station, in order to forde the ships in question to leave so Earthforce can move in and take over again. This is resolved during the episode itself. But in doing so, we see how much Sheridan has come to care for Delenn – character development! And we have our main characters tell Delenn something important about themselves – more character development! And in a B plot, we have Londo meeting with Lord Refa, and threatening his life unless he cuts off all contact with Morden and his associates – long-term plot development![/ISPOILER] [B]That's[/B] what I like to see. [/QUOTE]
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