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Are 6-10 episode series the ideal visual storytelling device?

There's ample time to build character, have multiple plot twists, and have mini arcs within episodes.

I've more or less stopped watching new movies, except on airplanes. There's only so much you can do in 90 mins. I often find myself saying, "That would've been so much better as a series."

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Hadn't thought of it that way. Makes total sense. Series run into trouble when they start going multiple seasons for no reason other than to make money. The story gets to convoluted and you end up needing filler.

Either we need to go back to the 4-hour movie epic format or start producing 4-part miniseries. 😂

I still find that a lot. I hink I'm yet to see a tight, multiple episode series that couldn't have benefitted from having some fat trimmed off. Breaking bad is full of really bad soap opera moments I think could easily be cut out to make it better. Even in six one hour episodes there's going to be stuff you can lose to make the overall piece better.