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Gygsqt t1_j4wrdvv wrote

>I can't tell if it just hasn't aged as well since it's a few decades old at this point, but it seems to be more from a time when the universe is reset after every episode while today's shows are like a big long movie that's split up.. something you can only do in the streaming era.

The Sopranos, well maybe Oz, is generally credited with initiating the shift to serialized television. So this take is quite off. HBO and others have been creating serialized televisions since before online video streaming (well at least Youtube) even existed.

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Purpoisely_Anoying_U t1_j4wrnsg wrote

It's subtly there, but compared to say Breaking Bad it's on a different level. Each episode so far doesn't really have cliffhangers and the start of each one doesn't pick up from where it left off

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tetoffens t1_j4ws6lt wrote

...neither do a massive amount of Breaking Bad episodes?

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Gygsqt t1_j4wsthw wrote

That is not what serialized television is. Some shows use cliffhangers and have no time gaps between their episodes but those are merely tools for serialized television. Serialized TV just means plots continue over the course of an extended run of episodes.

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Purpoisely_Anoying_U t1_j4wt9vk wrote

I'm not saying it isn't, but there are levels to how continuous a show feels from episode to episode and through the course of a season.

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Gygsqt t1_j4wu1oy wrote

Yes, not every show feels continuous in the same way. But your overall point...

>but it seems to be more from a time when the universe is reset after every episode while today's shows are like a big long movie that's split up.. something you can only do in the streaming era.

is wrong. The universe does not reset between episodes. Everything sticks. You can call that "Soft Serialization" or whatever if you really want to insist on carving out a niche for your point, but whether you cook a steak in a pan or on the grill, it's still a steak.

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