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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Deset Gled" data-source="post: 8290637" data-attributes="member: 7808">I strongly disagree with this statement.  Serialized stories lead to some of the most boring filler-filled shows I have ever experienced.When an episodic show like ST:TNG or X-Files had a "filler" episode, we got a monster-of-the-week or ship-in-a-bottle episode.  But when you get right down to it, those episodes are what the core or those shows are really about.  A nice, self contained problem, which a solution in the same episode.  You might even get a second-run character getting a day in the limelight out of it, or some fun trivia or minor backstory to explore.  It's like the rice/potato/carb to a hearty meal; it's not filler, it's the base.When a serialized show like Walking Dead or The 100 has a filler episode, you literally get a bunch of characters sitting on a set, just talking about stuff we've already seen.  No action, no new info.  Just pure emptiness.  It's like opening a bag of chips and finding out that the top 50% of the bag is air.  And inevitably, someone on the internet will tell you that you just aren't appreciating the "character development".  And I don't.  Plot and characters taking action shows development; characters rehashing what we've already seen is clip review episode without the clips.I tend to disagree with this as well.  I think Buffy holds up just fine.  Also Toy Story, Alien Resurrection, Dr. Horrible, etc.OTOH, I also don't think all of his stuff was good the first time around.  Things like Titan AE, Dollhouse, and the later seasons of Angel all flopped for me when they were new.  And I don't think they've gotten any better with age (although I was thinking about giving Titan AE another chance some day).</blockquote>

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