How do you look at writing when the distinction between the two is eroding? http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-ca-st-the-blur-movies-tv-mcna...
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If you read the article you can understand its observation, which really is from the audience point of view. Now we can view anything anytime anywhere. TV miniseries, the never-ending movie sequels... The former does feel like long-form storytelling and the latter does seem rather episodic.
To add, I don't consider the distinction between the two as "eroding," but rather that both mediums are expanding, evolving. :)
Plenty of difference in the writing of a story for a feature film vs. an episodic. When is the last time you watched a movie at home projected in 35 or 70mm? The largest TV in the most opulent and hi-tech media room pales in comparison to the experience in a well equipped and maintained theater. Drove an hour to screen a 70mm print of Hateful Eight, because there is no way that delivery of the same story on Hulu or Blu Ray could compare.
Well, unfortunately, it would seem viewer convenience and easy media access has become more important than visual quality these days. :) Again, if you read the article the author feels this online streaming convenience (we now can watch a film on pay per view the same day of its release in theaters) is a major reason to why things are blurring—not so much the difference between the writing for each medium, but rather how we the audience consume them and the impact of that consumption.