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<blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 5715816" data-attributes="member: 177">Yep.&nbsp; But reductive doesn't necessarily mean bad.&nbsp; A gastrique is reductive too, and quite tasty when properly applied <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />&nbsp; I simply disagree.&nbsp; Reduce a show to a sentence or two of premise, flat and without the adornment that comes from the execution, and it'll sound pretty dumb.&nbsp; Even for shows that are considered highly intelligent and interesting, the bald premise itself isn't the strong point, nor should it be.&nbsp; I'd argue that if it is long enough to show that it is intelligent, then it is no longer just a premise or concept.Let us take... Cosmos, the old series starring the brilliant Carl Sagan - arguably the most intelligent TV mini-series ever.&nbsp; Premise? &quot;Geeky man explains the universe to the masses.&quot;&nbsp; Several shows before and since have tried that, and weren't worth the effort.&nbsp; Unless you realize exactly who that man is, and what production values are going to back that show, and how good the scripts will be, it sounds like a dumb idea, sure to flop.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 5715816, member: 177"] Yep. But reductive doesn't necessarily mean bad. A gastrique is reductive too, and quite tasty when properly applied :) I simply disagree. Reduce a show to a sentence or two of premise, flat and without the adornment that comes from the execution, and it'll sound pretty dumb. Even for shows that are considered highly intelligent and interesting, the bald premise itself isn't the strong point, nor should it be. I'd argue that if it is long enough to show that it is intelligent, then it is no longer just a premise or concept. Let us take... [I]Cosmos[/I], the old series starring the brilliant Carl Sagan - arguably the most intelligent TV mini-series ever. Premise? "Geeky man explains the universe to the masses." Several shows before and since have tried that, and weren't worth the effort. Unless you realize exactly who that man is, and what production values are going to back that show, and how good the scripts will be, it sounds like a dumb idea, sure to flop. [/QUOTE]

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