A lot of people now are frustrated with contemporary series being much shorter than they used to be. Down from 20-24 episodes a season in the 90s and 00s to about 10-12 in the 10s and 6-10 now (varies somewhat by streaming service and country). People are also frustrated with the big gaps between seasons (The Last of Us, HOTD, Stranger Things) which I do completely agree with and think needs to change.
My ideal is about 10-12. I personally really dislike 20-24 episode long series, and dislike the “monster of the week” formula that many older series used to have. At least for dramatic shows. For sitcoms and adult animation it makes more sense due to much shorter episodes and a more flippant and less high-stakes style of writing (although I don’t gravitate so-much to that type of show in the first place).
Well to be fair, not all shows are designed to be ‘fun’ as such. I can’t imagine something like Dark, or Silo, or Black Sails or Mr. Robot having “fun” episodes (Elliot Aldersons dream in S02 not withstanding).
Black sails is mostly fun episodes though. Or I just mostly had a blast watching them.
Yeah, but it’s a pretty serious show is what I mean.