Submitted by Beau_bell t3_zqox1j in television
This isn't a slight against any particular way of how they do TV these days with streaming but it has something to do with a combination of serialized storytelling, 6-10 episode seasons, and one season dropping once very 2-3 years (if it's not canceled), and binging it all in weekend. It doesn't seem like characters have the unique longevity staying power in our lives like they did back then? Like what are they up to this week, etc?
I'm not sure how to explain it.
You don't see and sorta age and go through life with a certain characters? Like you did with Scully and Mulder in X-Files, seeing them every year once a week for months and months on screen. Star Trek: Next gen was like this for me too.
Where as with one example from Network TV you can still see what say, Olivia Benson from SVU is up to since the late 90's.
Anybody else know what I'm taking about? It's something I sorta miss actually. TV characters used to seem more like neighbors you kept in touch with or something.
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