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KD
Since: May, 2009
24th Feb, 2024 08:45:07 PM
It could be considered a form of Executive Meddling if there's any evidence the writers wanted more episodes but the execs said "No, 8 episodes is all you get. Make it work."
So, something I've noticed lately is that this new 8-episode format a bunch of networks are applying to seasons of series they host is simply inefficient when it comes to lore-heavy and story-focused shows. In other words, the platform isn't providing enough episodes for a story to be fleshed out, forcing the show to skip over a bunch of worldbuilding and character development/growth, which tends to hurt the execution of the show's premise.
Is there a name for that? I thought about perhaps Absurdly Short Production Time, but that doesn't feel quite right.
This feels like a YMMV type of thing due to how much it varies whether or not a person's opinion of the show is affected, but when it's so easy for most viewers to notice, it feels more like a Trivia type of thing.
The best example I can think of is First Kill: The relationship between Cal and Juliette is very intimate, but in some viewers' eyes not developed enough for any chemistry to feel real. Tess, despite clearly being an important part of Cal's life, is removed from the show at the halfway point with nary a peep from Cal (we don't even know if Cal knows about Tess's parents by the end). And by the end of the season, it's still never hinted at how legacies can die (or if they're even immortal or they just live for several times longer than humans).