“The golden age of mod TV”- agree. I think we’re seeing some “safe” TV alternatives coming out of the strike but I have talked with some streamer buyers who are still willing to invest in unique stories, it has just pulled back in mass like how it was a couple of years ago.
I don't think we've entered the golden age of Mid TV, Pat Alexander. There are incredible shows out, like "Shōgun." And some people think mid shows are fantastic. It's really about opinion. As for the safe part of Mid TV, some shows do feel like the companies behind them played it safe, but I don’t think it's that way for a majority of the shows.
Yeah, I think there's a lot of great concepts coming out on streamers, with big actors and flashy marketing, but I kind of agree with the author of the article. It's a lot of lukewarm shows and few that really inspire. Guess that's always been the case, but it does feel like the volume of mid (safe) shows is high as its ever been. And there's less truly experimental stuff being put out there. It's that mind-numbingly annoying corporate C-suite way of thinking. Execs would rather fail with something they can easily sell to their CEOs -- "it's like Band of Brothers and The Pacific, with Austin Butler and Barry Keoghan!" -- rather than fail with surreal crime mysteries made by auteurs with visually interesting ideas and something to actually say. To use a baseball metaphor, they're playing small ball and going for walks or singles, instead of bringing in home run hitters and swinging for the fences.
Really enjoyed the article, and tend to agree with the author. Thanks Pat Alexander A sliver of optimism remains every season for me, and I also echo Maurice's comment. This season, Tokyo Vice keeps me confident its not all mid (i will have to watch Shogun!). Yet the only TV I've watched for 2 weeks is another binge of The Larry Sanders Show. That says something to me.
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“The golden age of mod TV”- agree. I think we’re seeing some “safe” TV alternatives coming out of the strike but I have talked with some streamer buyers who are still willing to invest in unique stories, it has just pulled back in mass like how it was a couple of years ago.
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I don't think we've entered the golden age of Mid TV, Pat Alexander. There are incredible shows out, like "Shōgun." And some people think mid shows are fantastic. It's really about opinion. As for the safe part of Mid TV, some shows do feel like the companies behind them played it safe, but I don’t think it's that way for a majority of the shows.
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Yeah, I think there's a lot of great concepts coming out on streamers, with big actors and flashy marketing, but I kind of agree with the author of the article. It's a lot of lukewarm shows and few that really inspire. Guess that's always been the case, but it does feel like the volume of mid (safe) shows is high as its ever been. And there's less truly experimental stuff being put out there. It's that mind-numbingly annoying corporate C-suite way of thinking. Execs would rather fail with something they can easily sell to their CEOs -- "it's like Band of Brothers and The Pacific, with Austin Butler and Barry Keoghan!" -- rather than fail with surreal crime mysteries made by auteurs with visually interesting ideas and something to actually say. To use a baseball metaphor, they're playing small ball and going for walks or singles, instead of bringing in home run hitters and swinging for the fences.
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Really enjoyed the article, and tend to agree with the author. Thanks Pat Alexander A sliver of optimism remains every season for me, and I also echo Maurice's comment. This season, Tokyo Vice keeps me confident its not all mid (i will have to watch Shogun!). Yet the only TV I've watched for 2 weeks is another binge of The Larry Sanders Show. That says something to me.
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Ian Milne No way, The Larry Sanders Show is what I watch before bed right now every night!