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<blockquote data-quote="Janx" data-source="post: 7546250" data-attributes="member: 8835">Not the first time I've seen speculation on TV format influencing story telling (and thus writing).&nbsp; It's also why I alluded to the influence gatekeepers have on writing and language.&nbsp; As consumers, content producers are either programming us or fine tuning the formula to fit our wetware tastes.&nbsp; it's why Cambell came up with the Hero's Journey as something that works.It's related that you mention on DVR and such might change how stories are told again (no more aligning story beats to commercial breaks).&nbsp; Netflix and the internet is changing how writers are advised to present their story.&nbsp; Slow starts are frowned upon because people will flip to another thing (book, video, social media, etc) if it doesn't hook them.&nbsp; Netflix sees this pattern with how many people sample start a show, and cut to something else.&nbsp; A writer has 10-50 pages to hook you on the story question and characters, so we see the inciting incident a lot sooner nowadays.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Janx, post: 7546250, member: 8835"] Not the first time I've seen speculation on TV format influencing story telling (and thus writing). It's also why I alluded to the influence gatekeepers have on writing and language. As consumers, content producers are either programming us or fine tuning the formula to fit our wetware tastes. it's why Cambell came up with the Hero's Journey as something that works. It's related that you mention on DVR and such might change how stories are told again (no more aligning story beats to commercial breaks). Netflix and the internet is changing how writers are advised to present their story. Slow starts are frowned upon because people will flip to another thing (book, video, social media, etc) if it doesn't hook them. Netflix sees this pattern with how many people sample start a show, and cut to something else. A writer has 10-50 pages to hook you on the story question and characters, so we see the inciting incident a lot sooner nowadays. [/QUOTE]

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