Game of Thrones is coming up soon, being shown from April 6th to June 15th! Just as amazing? Attack on Titan should be coming back this summer (Japan of course - yay subtitles), so tons of fans will be just as happy! Why do I say any of this? Because TV shows are amazing, and as of late, more in depth than most movies.
I used to love movies all the time, and disliked many TV shows because I had to wait for the next week to watch a little more character development. But that's changed since technology has become better (you can watch most TV shows online if you know how to look), and TV shows have started to become more in-depth. For an easy example, you used to be able to watch any Scooby Doo show at any time with the small references to past shows being non-important - the show was the same. With the new Scooby Doo series, "Mystery Incorporated", there is a lot more going on than just the mystery, and you have good chances of getting lost if you miss an episode. Even bigger TV shows like "The Walking Dead" make essential to watch the episodes in order so you can understand the whole picture.
But my favorite reason for being in favor of TV shows vs movies now - let me explain. Every series out there is in a world of it's own (some connected like Marvel shows), and generally the events are laying out a great scenario. Movies can set up amazing worlds and events, only to be over in two hours, whereas TV series can use the same world forever. The little windows into a different world that movies bring, make me wanting more, and that's where the TV shows win. You not only get more in-depth on the world the characters are in, but you become more attached to every character and the surrounding circumstances. Imagine if Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings was made into a TV series, on the same scale Game of Thrones is made on? The result would be a super EPIC, in-depth series that would show so much more story than the movies they were crunched into.
And I feel I'm not the only person who favors TV shows now - even video games have started to take a TV series approach. The latest Tomb Raider game? It feels like your in a SUPER long, and very detailed movie - the quality of a cinema combined with the length and appropriate character development of a TV series. The story line of many games is now starting to become essential, and games without much story don't seem to make it far before they are forgotten.
I believe that before long, movies will be near obsolete, and the majority of our cinematic attention will be led by video games and TV series, with the exception of a "The Hobbit" or a marvel movie approach. Any one seen the movie "2 Guns"? Good movie, but in comparison to the detailed worlds of everything else, a speck of dirt on a cathedral window.
So what's your favorite TV series? Is there anything you'd really like to see as a series? And hey - why not check out the new series, "Black Sails" on Starz. It looks pretty amazing!
Something You've Learned About Me
- I like TV shows a lot... I once watched the "Spice and Wolf" anime (two seasons) in two sittings over a weekend... Yeah.
Note: So there ends up being no confusion, it is my goal to post six times a week: Sun-Thurs for sure, and then Fridays will only be skipped if I cannot post (in which I will post on Saturday).
I used to love movies all the time, and disliked many TV shows because I had to wait for the next week to watch a little more character development. But that's changed since technology has become better (you can watch most TV shows online if you know how to look), and TV shows have started to become more in-depth. For an easy example, you used to be able to watch any Scooby Doo show at any time with the small references to past shows being non-important - the show was the same. With the new Scooby Doo series, "Mystery Incorporated", there is a lot more going on than just the mystery, and you have good chances of getting lost if you miss an episode. Even bigger TV shows like "The Walking Dead" make essential to watch the episodes in order so you can understand the whole picture.
But my favorite reason for being in favor of TV shows vs movies now - let me explain. Every series out there is in a world of it's own (some connected like Marvel shows), and generally the events are laying out a great scenario. Movies can set up amazing worlds and events, only to be over in two hours, whereas TV series can use the same world forever. The little windows into a different world that movies bring, make me wanting more, and that's where the TV shows win. You not only get more in-depth on the world the characters are in, but you become more attached to every character and the surrounding circumstances. Imagine if Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings was made into a TV series, on the same scale Game of Thrones is made on? The result would be a super EPIC, in-depth series that would show so much more story than the movies they were crunched into.
And I feel I'm not the only person who favors TV shows now - even video games have started to take a TV series approach. The latest Tomb Raider game? It feels like your in a SUPER long, and very detailed movie - the quality of a cinema combined with the length and appropriate character development of a TV series. The story line of many games is now starting to become essential, and games without much story don't seem to make it far before they are forgotten.
I believe that before long, movies will be near obsolete, and the majority of our cinematic attention will be led by video games and TV series, with the exception of a "The Hobbit" or a marvel movie approach. Any one seen the movie "2 Guns"? Good movie, but in comparison to the detailed worlds of everything else, a speck of dirt on a cathedral window.
So what's your favorite TV series? Is there anything you'd really like to see as a series? And hey - why not check out the new series, "Black Sails" on Starz. It looks pretty amazing!
Something You've Learned About Me
- I like TV shows a lot... I once watched the "Spice and Wolf" anime (two seasons) in two sittings over a weekend... Yeah.
Note: So there ends up being no confusion, it is my goal to post six times a week: Sun-Thurs for sure, and then Fridays will only be skipped if I cannot post (in which I will post on Saturday).
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