Streamers have been removing content from their platforms lately — and they’re canceling series after just one season. “It’s soul-crushing,” says one creator. “There is nothing we can do.”
Streamers have been removing content from their platforms lately — and they’re canceling series after just one season. “It’s soul-crushing,” says one creator. “There is nothing we can do.”
“there’s nothing we can do”
…Except make low budget shows with love and passion instead of for profit. Anyone remember Primer?
The quality of writing has been the lowest I’ve seen my entire life. The number of shows where the plot or characters are broken because the writers literally don’t care what they wrote just last episode is astonishing. Some choices are so baffling that they look like deliberate sabotage.
Shows that actually want to tell a story don’t seem to have the problem of early cancellation. Severance and Silo, two recent examples of shows with good writing had no trouble being renewed. There is also “From”, which isn’t particularly well written, but its low budget allowed a very quick renewal.
One of the reasons why the WGA is striking is to keep the writer’s room staffed during production.
Unlike in movies, TV shows typically have writers handle a lot of tasks that directors or producers would handle on other shows as a way to keep the show’s tone and continuity.
Well when you realize how much they get paid and simply guess that the outline of the story is stuffed down their throats… Why the fuck would they write well?
It’s just one more thing that has had any and all life sucked out of it in the name of profit.