Have you guys ever tried explaining anime filler to normies? It's impossible. I don't know an easy way of describing what it is to them and why it sucks.
As far as the show is concerned, it's really not different to filler for normal TV series with expensive effects going on. For every expensive episode they throw in cheap garbage ones to keep the cost down. The Walking Dead is a perfect example where the entire second season is nothing but bottom trash filler.
A good comparison for normies would be a flashback episode from a sitcom or drama. Everyone hates them because it's an excuse for the writers to be lazy and use old footage.
Television is an inherrentley feminine medium. Its based in safety and repetition, never changing status quo. Thats why theres so few telekinos, and the ones that do exist, above all else, knew when to fuck off.
Most of the good shows were comparatively short or used a different type of format, like how Columbo episodes ran longer than some movies and with fairly few episodes to each season.
Although, I do love Perry Mason dearly despite its adherence to formula. Here in the States, for the longest time, Perry Mason ran in the noon lunchtime slot. I have many fond memories of watching it with family members over lunch, or catching it playing in the background on the portable television of a local business. Its time slot was set in stone and people of all ages and backgrounds would watch. The writing still stands out as exceptional even today.
They also experimented a lot more than people give them credit for. Sometimes you'd know who the murderer was, sometimes you didn't. Sometimes you didn't even get to see the murder but know who but not how they did it.
Most importantly, the murder mystery or non-mystery was never the centrepiece of the show. You watch Columbo for Columbo and the interactions with the people he has. It was just fucking well-written from start to finish.
I barely ever re-watch movies or shows, even if I enjoyed them. Columbo is the extreme exception to the rule because whenever I catch an episode, I watch it to the end, even when I've seen it a dozen times already.
Been wanting to watch Columbus but I need a new HDD or something, I can't hold those bloated rutracker rips with their bloaty fandubs.
Need a new monitor too. Things arent looking good for my kinostation.
Really wanted to watch the Patrick McGoohan episode because I love The Prisoner, the only true telekino.
On topic, this is the first year in a while where I actually want to watch some new anime. New Boogiepop started and the new Dororo comes out in a few days. I'm sure both will be disappointing.
They also experimented a lot more than people give them credit for. Sometimes you'd know who the murderer was, sometimes you didn't. Sometimes you didn't even get to see the murder but know who but not how they did it.
Most importantly, the murder mystery or non-mystery was never the centrepiece of the show. You watch Columbo for Columbo and the interactions with the people he has. It was just fucking well-written from start to finish.
I barely ever re-watch movies or shows, even if I enjoyed them. Columbo is the extreme exception to the rule because whenever I catch an episode, I watch it to the end, even when I've seen it a dozen times already.
Yeah, this was what made it special for me. It wasn't a typical murder mystery but more like an investigation where the cops have a pretty good idea who did it, but they need to figure out how to catch the guy. The closest more modern show I've seen with this style was The Shield. Not the Strike Team shit, but the homicide cases involving the stronk powerful black woman and pasty white nerd. Sometimes they know who did it and just need evidence or a confession. Other times they have no idea. Sometimes the viewer knows and they don't. The stories provide a nice counter-balance to the main Shield drug stories because the murders, rapes and abuse cases the detectives investigate happen across all communities.
The Wire is just too interconnected imo to work as a serial format show. Sometimes they solve crimes, but often the crimes trace back to the ongoing gang investigation which tends to frame every season. They rarely have an unconnected murder that sits there and doesn't become part of the overall season tapestry. So I can't get much enjoyment from sitting to watch only one episode.
I remember watching 2 seasons of Burn Notice and just wanting the main story to die. Michael Weston going around Miami with Bruce Campbell fucking with criminals using every bullshit alias was fun keks.
Anyone here have experience with Macross/Robotech? I know that the latter was a composite show made out of multiple series a la Voltron and it’s later seasons, but I noticed amazon prime has several versions, including the original broadcast.
