06-01-2010, 06:27 AM
(06-01-2010, 05:55 AM)Rhydderch Hael Wrote: The creators of the original BBC version of ...That's the more telling part. You can watch a season of most British shows, and the season will have a "conclusion" in the final episode. This is in contrast to American shows that for years would strive to make all episodes interchangeable. Nowadays the better written shows, even the sitcoms, will at least have a "finale" as the last episode, where significant events can happen that will alter any future episodes of the show. Maybe the British shows are less optimistic about continuing another season, or more confident that the audience would follow into the next season despite changes. The American shows seemed to be extremely reluctant to make any change.
Or at least that's my opinion based on watching comedies of both nations.
Quote:You can act to "pigs in space" for only so long before the audience wants answers.Statler and Waldorf were always shouting questions from the balcony, even though they usually didn't want the answers.
-V