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<blockquote data-quote="Grendel_Khan" data-source="post: 8292004" data-attributes="member: 7028554"><p>This is an unreasonably fiddly proposal, but I've always thought that we should judge a lot of shows on a per-season basis. </p><p></p><p>I know, I know, who has the time for that. But serialized shows, in particular, are almost always sketched out as a season, a little like an extended/segmented movie. So just as people might love Empire Strikes Back but sort of shrug at Return of the Jedi, separating a movie series into its component parts, why not do the same with TV. It's obviously harder to keep track of individual seasons, especially for long-running shows. But whether you consider a show "uneven" from season to season, or because it didn't get to choose its ending (so much rarer than a lot of people seem to realize), I think it's fair to look at each season as a mostly compartmentalized work. Sure, that season might plant seeds for the future, and the best ones pull from past seasons, but imagine working on season four a show and thinking, Ah, none of this really matters unless we get to seven seasons, and also that last season somehow pleases everyone enough to not retroactively dump on the entire series.</p><p></p><p>Also, this business about needing a proper end to a show to assess it veers into some sketchy territory, equating artistic quality with commercial success. Good luck making that case with countless classic novels, or even movies like Blade Runner.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Grendel_Khan, post: 8292004, member: 7028554"] This is an unreasonably fiddly proposal, but I've always thought that we should judge a lot of shows on a per-season basis. I know, I know, who has the time for that. But serialized shows, in particular, are almost always sketched out as a season, a little like an extended/segmented movie. So just as people might love Empire Strikes Back but sort of shrug at Return of the Jedi, separating a movie series into its component parts, why not do the same with TV. It's obviously harder to keep track of individual seasons, especially for long-running shows. But whether you consider a show "uneven" from season to season, or because it didn't get to choose its ending (so much rarer than a lot of people seem to realize), I think it's fair to look at each season as a mostly compartmentalized work. Sure, that season might plant seeds for the future, and the best ones pull from past seasons, but imagine working on season four a show and thinking, Ah, none of this really matters unless we get to seven seasons, and also that last season somehow pleases everyone enough to not retroactively dump on the entire series. Also, this business about needing a proper end to a show to assess it veers into some sketchy territory, equating artistic quality with commercial success. Good luck making that case with countless classic novels, or even movies like Blade Runner. [/QUOTE]
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