Why are TV shows rated higher than movies?

David Price5 said:Some shows only last a single season anyway. Why should series be considered the exception? It’s the same with movies being on late at night—you could always just head out to meet friends instead of staying in to watch them.

I usually download movies myself anyway—TV is just endless reruns—so I can just binge them whenever it suits me. There's plenty of time for a beer too, no stress 😁 Just one season, maybe 10-20 episodes, right? Total waste of time.

Karen Smith9 said:I usually download movies myself anyway—TV is just endless reruns—so I can just binge them whenever it suits me. There's plenty of time for a beer too, no stress 😁 Just one season, maybe 10-20 episodes, right? Total waste of time.

And then you just download series like any other normal person on this forum ( 😁 ) and watch them whenever you feel like it..

David Price5 said:And then you just download series like any other normal person on this forum ( 😁 ) and watch them whenever you feel like it..

Yep, but in that same amount of time, I could knock out ten movies. 😁 The world of cinema is overflowing with undiscovered gems throughout history—so spending all that precious time on TV series feels like pure heresy to me.

By the time you finish those ten movies, you could probably get through a whole season too. It’s not like every great series has been discovered yet. What makes you think a movie is some undiscovered treasure?

David Price5 said:By the time you finish those ten movies, you could probably get through a whole season too. It’s not like every great series has been discovered yet. What makes you think a movie is some undiscovered treasure?

🤣 Based on what, exactly? Look, the film industry has been celebrating for 119 years now—that is a massive amount of treasure, damn... I mean, seriously, there are just so many incredible films out there waiting to be seen. I’m constantly digging, exploring, staying curious... and honestly, thank goodness for those amazing websites that make finding them so easy. For instance, there are still plenty of works by brilliant directors that I haven't even touched yet... why would I waste my precious time on an endless TV binge?

Karen Smith9 said:🤣 Based on what, exactly? Look, the film industry has been celebrating for 119 years now—that is a massive amount of treasure, damn... I mean, seriously, there are just so many incredible films out there waiting to be seen. I’m constantly digging, exploring, staying curious... and honestly, thank goodness for those amazing websites that make finding them so easy. For instance, there are still plenty of works by brilliant directors that I haven't even touched yet... why would I waste my precious time on an endless TV binge?

And series have been around for about 70 years—even longer if you count radio dramas, which were basically the predecessors to TV shows—so now they're suddenly irrelevant?

amberviper24 said:This is truly top-tier quality 🤣🤣🤣

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1405406/?ref_=nv_sr_1

An 8.1 rating just goes to show that when it comes to TV shows, the vast majority of ratings are driven by die-hard fans... whereas with most movies, you don't see that same level of bias, so the scores tend to be much more grounded in reality.

🤣nothing stupider than a series👎 where the main plot point is just which of the two brothers is going to die first🙄

That’s why I don't bother with those IMDb ratings. I just head over there to check the synopsis and the cast, and that's it.😛I'll make my own call.☕

David Price5 said:And series have been around for about 70 years—even longer if you count radio dramas, which were basically the predecessors to TV shows—so now they're suddenly irrelevant?

The very first film series based on sequels were actually shot over a century ago—think something like Fantomas (1913) or that kind of classic stuff from America (where Louis Feuillade directed several of them). Honestly, I’d much rather watch that. Damn, I just don't care for TV as a medium all that much. Dragging one single topic out through endless episodes and seasons—ugh, what even is a "season" anymore? Anyway, Fantomas is just five longer episodes, which is just right 🙂

Honestly, just stop with the trolling and the nonsense... I’d much rather sit through one truly great series than waste my time on 40 mediocre movies. If you're looking for actual entertainment and something to really sink into, series win every time. If I have a month maybe to kill, I'll pick a solid show instead of digging through 40 different films where half are alright and the rest I end up turning off halfway through.

Karen Smith9 said:The very first film series based on sequels were actually shot over a century ago—think something like Fantomas (1913) or that kind of classic stuff from America (where Louis Feuillade directed several of them). Honestly, I’d much rather watch that. Damn, I just don't care for TV as a medium all that much. Dragging one single topic out through endless episodes and seasons—ugh, what even is a "season" anymore? Anyway, Fantomas is just five longer episodes, which is just right 🙂

And now you think movies are overflowing with endless originality? It's fine to have a preference for a certain genre or era; taste is subjective. But dismissing an entire medium altogether is where you lose me.

redsailor15 said:Honestly, just stop with the trolling and the nonsense... I’d much rather sit through one truly great series than waste my time on 40 mediocre movies. If you're looking for actual entertainment and something to really sink into, series win every time. If I have a month maybe to kill, I'll pick a solid show instead of digging through 40 different films where half are alright and the rest I end up turning off halfway through.

🤣 You totally missed the point, but hey—damn, the difference is pretty obvious. I'm curious; you aren't. You're fine with mindlessly grinding through seven seasons of the exact same thing, but I'm not. Okay, we'll leave it at that.

David Price5 said:And now you think movies are overflowing with endless originality? It's fine to have a preference for a certain genre or era; taste is subjective. But dismissing an entire medium altogether is where you lose me.

It’s not that I’m dismissing the whole medium—it's just that I don't see any real reason to sit through a series, regardless of what it is. I much prefer documentaries. 😁
And yeah, they are an inexhaustible source of originality. There is just so much out there to discover...

Karen Smith9 said:It’s not that I’m dismissing the whole medium—it's just that I don't see any real reason to sit through a series, regardless of what it is. I much prefer documentaries. 😁
And yeah, they are an inexhaustible source of originality. There is just so much out there to discover...

What do you mean by "dismissing" it? I just don't think it's essential to follow them. Besides, they're created using the same principles as movies. In fact, many modern series have larger budgets and longer production cycles than feature films. All those qualities you look for in a book or a movie, you can find in a great series too. These are such broad concepts and genres now, especially over the last twenty years.

David Price5 said:What do you mean by "dismissing" it? I just don't think it's essential to follow them. Besides, they're created using the same principles as movies. In fact, many modern series have larger budgets and longer production cycles than feature films. All those qualities you look for in a book or a movie, you can find in a great series too. These are such broad concepts and genres now, especially over the last twenty years.

Who actually cares about the budget? Let’s be real: TV series can just be tedious—it's often just the same old crap stretched out for as long as possible, which makes it boring as hell the more you watch. If you love that kind of thing, fine, be my guest. As for me, I'll be over here waiting for Ende's spider 😁 Ende.

Karen Smith9 said:🤣 You totally missed the point, but hey—damn, the difference is pretty obvious. I'm curious; you aren't. You're fine with mindlessly grinding through seven seasons of the exact same thing, but I'm not. Okay, we'll leave it at that.

I mean, sure, I'd much rather have seven seasons of something consistently good than have to bail on every other movie because it was a total letdown.

Well, now that I've started this thread... does anyone know of a good website for shows with American subtitles?

There’s that "My Video Library" group on Facebook, but they only have > and that new > show about some dome that nobody can explain—I'm really not in the mood for that. Does anyone know of one that actually has comedies? 😉

Just install BS Player and let it hunt down the subtitles for you..

I feel like people are saying this more and more often. Over the last 10-15 years, movies have been losing the battle against TV shows in pretty much every category. We're talking everything from the price tag and production quality to the massive budgets and those A-list actors showing up in them. Shows like The Sopranos and The Wire raised the bar for everyone, and then you had Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones, True Detective, and the rest join the fray. Sure, there's some truth to the idea that certain shows are overrated or have faded into irrelevance—kept alive mostly by die-hard fans—but that’s always going to happen. The real edge this medium has over film is simply having way more breathing room to build out a story and develop characters, and the most successful series have absolutely mastered how to use that space.

And that’s because with episodic television, you can always attempt to "correct the course of the Danube" mid-stream through the show itself—one episode might land a 7.5 while the next hits a 9.0. When you're dealing with a truly solid series, this kind of fluctuation is common, which ultimately settles the overall rating somewhere around an 8.0 or 8.5.

Karen Smith9 said:🤣 Based on what, exactly? Look, the film industry has been celebrating for 119 years now—that is a massive amount of treasure, damn... I mean, seriously, there are just so many incredible films out there waiting to be seen. I’m constantly digging, exploring, staying curious... and honestly, thank goodness for those amazing websites that make finding them so easy. For instance, there are still plenty of works by brilliant directors that I haven't even touched yet... why would I waste my precious time on an endless TV binge?

Then you have those conceptual series that only run for a few episodes. And if you're really a cinephile at heart, you could always dive into anthologies instead.
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