Post by stargazer1682 on Apr 22, 2020 19:16:09 GMT
Sorry for going on my semi-annual rant about what Days is doing wrong and how they should fix it. It just bugs the hell out of me that there are people getting paid to write this shit, when it should be a writer's dream to get to play in a sandbox this big. I always try to temper what I think I would do if I was in charge of writing the show, with the limitations they would probably say can and can't be done, but I honestly think they could do more than they are with the restrictions they have; they just don't try. The writers are stuck in this mentality of, "this is how a soap is written and we can't deviate from these tired conventions."
I mean, even with an actual runtime of 3-35 minutes without commercials, they're airing 5 days a week; which is at least 2 1/2 hours of content each week. That's more than three times what any conventional hour long drama (which averages 40-45 minutes of run time) gets in a single episode!
Do you know how often Star Trek did "bottle episodes" that took place entirely on their respective ships or utilizes existing sets; so they could save money by not having to build new sets? Or how often they got away with creating generic looking planets on a sound stage, with the right placement of some fake trees, rocks and a painted backdrop? People fawn over how shiny some of the new stuff looks, because they spent a lot more money on it than they used to; and completely ignore the shitty writing they churn out now...
I mean, even with an actual runtime of 3-35 minutes without commercials, they're airing 5 days a week; which is at least 2 1/2 hours of content each week. That's more than three times what any conventional hour long drama (which averages 40-45 minutes of run time) gets in a single episode!
Do you know how often Star Trek did "bottle episodes" that took place entirely on their respective ships or utilizes existing sets; so they could save money by not having to build new sets? Or how often they got away with creating generic looking planets on a sound stage, with the right placement of some fake trees, rocks and a painted backdrop? People fawn over how shiny some of the new stuff looks, because they spent a lot more money on it than they used to; and completely ignore the shitty writing they churn out now...