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My coworker swore that shorter episodes ruin a show's depth. I finally watched his pick and he was dead wrong.
Last month my buddy Jason kept pushing this show "The Corridor" on me. He said I'd love it but warned that the 22 minute episodes would feel rushed and hollow. I put it off for weeks because I usually only watch hour long dramas. Finally sat down last Sunday and binged the whole first season in one day. The short runtime actually forced tighter writing and zero filler scenes. Every episode ended with a punch that made me hit next immediately. Has anyone else been talked out of a show by bad advice like that?
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diana5510d ago
The real issue is that people confuse "depth" with "slow pacing." Shows like The Corridor have to earn every second, so the character work gets packed into quick visual cues and sharp dialogue instead of long monologues. Most hour long dramas waste 15 minutes per episode on atmosphere shots and characters staring out windows. Short episodes force writers to respect your time and cut the fat.
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riley589d ago
Watching The Corridor actually made me go back and rewatch some older shows I thought were "deep" and realize half the runtime was just filler. Short episodes really do force everything to count.
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