Submitted by Different_Quantity22 t3_zfryjd in television
Don't get me wrong, tv today is higher quality than the network tv era but the ridiculously long breaks between seasons is causing me to get tired of things.
I understand the production values are much higher in most shows today but to balance it out most shows are only producing ~10 episodes these days compared to the broadcast networks churning out ~22-24 episodes every season at stable cadence.
I can understand some shows taking 18 months-2 years between seasons like House Of The Dragon that have a complex shoot and lots of CGI. However what I find completely insane is "normal" seeming shows taking 18 months - 2 years between seasons. I read a tweet by Adam Scott saying it might be 2 years till Season 2 of "Severance"- why does a show like Severance need 2 years to produce a season 2? It doesn't have a complex shoot, on-location shooting or any CGI, most of the show is shot in a simple office set.
Same with YellowJackets which we are now over a year since Season 1 and no sign of Season 2. YellowJackets is probably on par in terms of shooting complexity with LOST, yet LOST produced 24 episodes a season with no problem in the first 3 season and 16 episodes every 9 months on schedule in the last 3 seasons without any drop in production values.
It'd be one thing if this kind of thing was an exception, instead expecting a new season every year has become somewhat of an exception. I still remember when such long breaks would be unusual resulting from some strangeness in the production process like Sopranos and Curb but it is strangely becoming the norm. It just kills so much of my anticipation of a series if I can't rely on some consistency in season releases.
Does anyone else feel the same? It seems there should be sane middle-ground between broadcast era 24 episodes every year like clockwork to the current state of things where even normal shows can't seem to deliver 10 episodes every 12 months.