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Mummelmann on 27 February 2014
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Adinnieken said:
Mummelmann said:


Seasons are more often than not annual, it takes time to film a whole season of a TV show. Just a different format and better suited for it. If it includes spin-off's, this isn't so bad, but a mainline movie every year will not be a good thing. It could become a sort of Call of Duty of movies.

You have no clue what the hell you're talking about.

It doesn't take a whole season to film a series.  Most TV series are filmed in 3-4 months, often more than one episode per day.  And that totally ignores the fact that a 1-hour day-time soap opera were filmed live on a daily basis for years on end.


Whoa! Why the harsh tone?

Where did I say that it usually take more than 3-4 months to film a TV show season? "it takes time to film a whole season of a TV show" Does it say; "It takes a whole year to film a TV show"? Shows with low production values and few takes and cuts take a very short to film, indeed, on the other side of the scale you have shows like Rome and Band of Brothers, some TV productions can take quite a long time. There is marketing, editing (for shows with high production values) and some advantageous times to launch a new season to consider, and it is quite common to stage tours where the stars go on Q&A sessions, press events with teasers and conversations aroudn the new season etc. In recent times it has also become an important source of income for many TV shows to sell as many DVD/Bluray's as possible, TV series boxed sets have exploded in Europe since 2005.
Not to mention the fact that the line between film actor and TV show actor has been almost entirely killed; there is a big chance that these actors won't be available for shoot most of the year (possibly making shooting two seasons in one year a tough task), and this is also why we're seeing it become more common to replace actors in TV series.

Again: I never stated that it takes a whole season to film one season of a TV show, I stated that it takes time, and with the above factors counted in; TV shows are usually an annual affair and the TV series format is thus better suited for such a setup.

Anyway; my whole point is that most modern movies are a poor format for annual installments, same as most modern games. The very nature of TV shows is meant for exactly this arrangement and interval, which, of course, makes them better suited for it. Calm down, you seem to be taking this very personally. I wouldn't want you to burst an artery.