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fictionfreesfools OP t1_j2bltbm wrote

Reply to comment by metal_stars in In opening credits, what does it mean when a writer is listed twice? by fictionfreesfools

Every episode with a writer's credit is like this. The only variation being that "Michael Tolkin" isn't always the first name after the "and".

The 1st episode:

> Written by

>Michael Tolkin

The 2nd episode:

> Teleplay by

> Michael Tolkin & Leslie Greif

>and

>Michael Tolkin & Nikki Toscano

The 3rd episode:

  • No writing credits in opening credits.

The 4th episode:

> Teleplay by

> Michael Tolkin & Leslie Greif

>and

>Michael Tolkin & Nikki Toscano

5th episode:

>Teleplay by

>Michael Tolkin

6th episode:

  • No writing credits in opening credits.

7th episode:

  • No writing credits in opening credits.

8th episode:

  • No writing credits in opening credits.

9th episode:

  • No writing credits in opening credits.

10th episode:

> Written by

>Nikki Toscano & Russell Rothberg & Michael Tolkin

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metal_stars t1_j2boiun wrote

it looks like what's going on is these are double episodes. So it will kind of have two sets of credits at the beginning, only if/where the credits differ between the two episodes. So, for example, the won't list the actors twice, because it's the same actors appearing in both episodes. But if the second episode being paired with the first has a different writing credit, or a different directing credit, from the second episode, then there will be two sets of credits there.

So, when you start up the show, and it shows double-credits for a few things -- that episode is two hours, right? (Or an hour and forty-five minutes, or whatever.)

Back when miniseries were a thing credits like this used to be commonplace.

That was a long time ago though.

Or -- to be more clear -- if there are episodes with two sets of writing credits, followed by an episode with no writing credits, it would be because the episodes originally aired in pairs. And that might not make sense now if you're watching it later, on streaming...

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fictionfreesfools OP t1_j2bpzno wrote

Respectfully and after numerously repeated searches and pauses, I did not make a transcription mistake.

No episode is less than 50 minutes or greater than 55 minutes.

> Back when miniseries were a thing...

Limited series are still around. In my opinion, limited series will produce higher quality quantity due to a number of factors. Not least of these are the average viewers diminishing attention span and strictly parameterized expected investment to a series up front.

Much smarter people have probably hypothesized more succinctly and with substantiated sources the same sort of idea.

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