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Post by thebayharborbutcher on Jul 15, 2021 22:28:58 GMT
Would you rather watch a good movie or a good TV series?
I'm a fan of both TV and film. However if I had to chose one I think I rather watch a good TV series over a good movie. I like that you can watch a series in parts. You can really watch the characters grow and better digest the content. Sometime movies move just too fast for me. It takes me a while sometimes to warm up to new characters and stories.
For the record I'm posting this both on the TV and Film General boards.
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Post by Popeye Doyle on Jul 15, 2021 22:33:11 GMT
This is a difficult choice. TV series aren't hindered by length restrictions, allowing for greater exploration of story and characters. Movies, on the other hand, have the greater task of providing those qualities in normally just 2-3 hours. However, I still find it easier to just watch a movie instead of the time needed to invest into a series like Daredevil (which I'm still bugged Netflix cancelled).
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Post by moviemouth on Jul 15, 2021 22:39:16 GMT
Movie
The reason being in part, because you can watch 30 good movies in the time it takes to watch one TV series. I am also just much more of a movie person than a TV series person. TV series also can get tiresome watching the same characters in the same type of story over and over and TV series have a habit of becoming less good as the show passes 5 or 6 seasons, because the TV company wants the show to last as long as possible. Not always, but often. I have the same problem with movie franchises that go past 2 or 3 sequels.
I warm up to characters very easily and if I don't like the characters in the first couple episodes of a TV series I am not likely to watch more episodes. A movie you aren't liking is relatively easy to finish compared to a TV series you aren't liking.
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Post by Marv on Jul 15, 2021 22:53:14 GMT
I like both but gimme a good movie. I can revisit movies plenty but revisiting tv series takes a lot more commitment.
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Post by moviemouth on Jul 15, 2021 22:57:44 GMT
I like both but gimme a good movie. I can revisit movies plenty but revisiting tv series takes a lot more commitment. That is another big reason I prefer movies. It would extremely time-consuming to re-watch even a show like Breaking Bad (big fan btw), whereas re-watching a good movie isn't time-consuming at all. That is why I prefer animated comedy shows, because you can just watch any episode at any time and don't have to start from the beginning of the series. Watching a random episode of Breaking Bad or Dexter, would just defeat the purpose for me. I would have to watch a whole season in order to be fulfilled.
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Post by moviemouth on Jul 15, 2021 23:04:44 GMT
I think the best way for me to explain is to use a show like House of Cards. I am not a big fan of political story-lines, but there are plenty of movies about the subject that I like and even love. The reason this is the case with a movie is because the movie isn't requiring me to spends hours upon hours watching the same type of story.
I am sure House of Cards is very good, but I stopped watching after 3 episodes. Not because it was bad, but because the subject matter isn't enough of my cup of tea to put in 10+ hours watching it.
I love Stalker (1979), but I can't imagine watching a story like that for more than 3 hours. Twin Peaks I am sure would make for a movie I would like very much, but it isn't the kind of thing that I am going to want to watch for more than a couple hours.
This view might be very idiosyncratic. You will have to let me know if what I am saying makes any sense to you.
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Post by ck100 on Jul 15, 2021 23:26:03 GMT
I'd go with movie.
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Post by thebayharborbutcher on Jul 15, 2021 23:33:03 GMT
I think the best way for me to explain is to use a show like House of Cards. I am not a big fan of political story-lines, but there are plenty of movies about the subject that I like and even love. The reason this is the case with a movie is because the movie isn't requiring me to spends hours upon hours watching the same type of story. I am sure House of Cards is very good, but I stopped watching after 3 episodes. Not because it was bad, but because the subject matter isn't enough of my cup of tea to put in 10+ hours watching it. I love Stalker (1979), but I can't imagine watching a story like that for more than 3 hours. Twin Peaks I am sure would make for a movie I would like very much, but it isn't the kind of thing that I am going to want to watch for more than a couple hours. This view might be very idiosyncratic. You will have to let me know if what I am saying makes any sense to you. That's a good point. I've never gone out of my way to watch House of Cards because political thrillers aren't really my cup of tea. But if I were with a friend or family for a night and they wanted to watch it (the movie version) I'd say sure throw it on! I also think this is where the use of the limited series comes into play. The Looming Tower was a 10 episode limited/mini-series political thriller on Hulu. It worked great as a limited series because they could explore the characters and stories more. However, I think it'd be lousy as an ongoing series for say 6 or 7 seasons. Also, there are many stories that I'm happy to stay in for years and years. Dexter and Game of Thrones are two immediate examples that come to mind. I could watch new episodes of those shows for probably forever. In terms of going back and rewatching, I do agree it's tough to do an entire binge of a longer series twice. I do like to watch the occasional random episode of Dexter and Game of Thrones though. Sitcoms are much easier to rewatch. I've rewatched episodes of Seinfeld or Family Guy countless times out of order.
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Post by moviemouth on Jul 15, 2021 23:42:15 GMT
I think the best way for me to explain is to use a show like House of Cards. I am not a big fan of political story-lines, but there are plenty of movies about the subject that I like and even love. The reason this is the case with a movie is because the movie isn't requiring me to spends hours upon hours watching the same type of story. I am sure House of Cards is very good, but I stopped watching after 3 episodes. Not because it was bad, but because the subject matter isn't enough of my cup of tea to put in 10+ hours watching it. I love Stalker (1979), but I can't imagine watching a story like that for more than 3 hours. Twin Peaks I am sure would make for a movie I would like very much, but it isn't the kind of thing that I am going to want to watch for more than a couple hours. This view might be very idiosyncratic. You will have to let me know if what I am saying makes any sense to you. That's a good point. I've never gone out of my way to watch House of Cards because political thrillers aren't really my cup of tea. But if I were with a friend or family for a night and they wanted to watch it (the movie version) I'd say sure throw it on! I also think this is where the use of the limited series comes into play. The Looming Tower was a 10 episode limited/mini-series political thriller on Hulu. It worked great as a limited series because they could explore the characters and stories more. However, I think it'd be lousy as an ongoing series for say 6 or 7 seasons. Also, there are many stories that I'm happy to stay in for years and years. Dexter and Game of Thrones are two immediate examples that come to mind. I could watch new episodes of those shows for probably forever. In terms of going back and rewatching, I do agree it's tough to do an entire binge of a longer series twice. I do like to watch the occasional random episode of Dexter and Game of Thrones though. Sitcoms are much easier to rewatch. I've rewatched episodes of Seinfeld or Family Guy countless times out of order. I agree, but I tend to only start watching shows if the subject matter is of high interest AND if I am a big fan of the actors already. I have no plans to ever watch Game of thrones, because it is a fantasy about rival sections of that world (LOTR and a few others are the only fantasy films I am a big fan of) and I am not only not a big enough fan of most of the actors in the show, I actually am not much of a fan of some of the actors who play the main characters. Dexter I enjoy very much and the reason I started that show is because serial killers is one of my favorite genres and I was already a fan of Michael C. Hall from Six Feet Under, another example of a story type that lost my interest after a couple seasons. I re-watch episodes of King of the Hill on an almost daily basis.
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Post by mikef6 on Jul 16, 2021 0:53:00 GMT
Except for a few select limited TV series like The Queen's Gambit and Lupin, I never watch TV series.
And I haven't got involved in a movie series for years so would welcome a good one to come along.
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on Jul 16, 2021 0:57:40 GMT
Movie
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Post by thebayharborbutcher on Jul 16, 2021 1:21:34 GMT
Except for a few select limited TV series like The Queen's Gambit and Lupin, I never watch TV series. And I haven't got involved in a movie series for years so would welcome a good one to come along. Limited series I think are very underrated. They work well exploring a story for an extended period (say 6-10 hours) but don't have to worry about stretching things multiple years. I think production companies should invest more in them. Also, I could be wrong, but I believe Lupin is an ongoing series. Not just a limited series.
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Post by mikef6 on Jul 16, 2021 1:43:59 GMT
Except for a few select limited TV series like The Queen's Gambit and Lupin, I never watch TV series. And I haven't got involved in a movie series for years so would welcome a good one to come along. Limited series I think are very underrated. They work well exploring a story for an extended period (say 6-10 hours) but don't have to worry about stretching things multiple years. I think production companies should invest more in them. Also, I could be wrong, but I believe Lupin is an ongoing series. Not just a limited series. From what I understand, Lupin was a 10-episode single series that was released in two parts on Netflix (the wait for the second 5-episodes was interminable) but, it seems, a second series is in the works in France, if not already completed. The last time I checked the database, they had wrong information. If it turns into a regular series, I probably won't stick with it. Thanks for your reply.
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Post by thebayharborbutcher on Jul 16, 2021 2:04:23 GMT
Limited series I think are very underrated. They work well exploring a story for an extended period (say 6-10 hours) but don't have to worry about stretching things multiple years. I think production companies should invest more in them. Also, I could be wrong, but I believe Lupin is an ongoing series. Not just a limited series. From what I understand, Lupin was a 10-episode single series that was released in two parts on Netflix (the wait for the second 5-episodes was interminable) but, it seems, a second series is in the works in France, if not already completed. The last time I checked the database, they had wrong information. If it turns into a regular series, I probably won't stick with it. Thanks for your reply. So according to this article there will be a Part 3. I don't know if that's intended to be the last one or not, but it seems like there will be more?
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Post by mikef6 on Jul 16, 2021 2:32:02 GMT
From what I understand, Lupin was a 10-episode single series that was released in two parts on Netflix (the wait for the second 5-episodes was interminable) but, it seems, a second series is in the works in France, if not already completed. The last time I checked the database, they had wrong information. If it turns into a regular series, I probably won't stick with it. Thanks for your reply. So according to this article there will be a Part 3. I don't know if that's intended to be the last one or not, but it seems like there will be more? Netflix called the first 5 episodes "Part 1" and the second 5 "Part 2" but based on the database at that time I assumed that the two parts (a continuing story without a break) to be one season. Today the database calls a full season on each 5-episode release. There is no info on the third season. If Part 2 (which I am into right now) concludes the Pellegrini story then I am done with it. It will be "limited" at least to me. Thankfully, Netflix has also announced NO second season for The Queen's Gambit. The story was completed so where could it go. It would have to have been anti-climatic. Thanks for that article link.
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Post by darkreviewer2013 on Jul 16, 2021 7:41:29 GMT
Very tough question. A good TV series can be an utterly absorbing experience. The format permits the characters and story to evolve over a long period of time. Continuously watching the same show can grow tiresome, however. Eventually, one's interest can slip and a break is often required, as life gets in the way. Movies don't have that problem. A good movie can be a more complete viewing experience, even if run-time is sometimes an issue.
My answer is that it depends entirely on my mood. I don't have a clear preference for one format over the other.
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Post by Feologild Oakes on Jul 16, 2021 7:47:30 GMT
Tv series
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