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minus-squareBoomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up69·3 days agoSyndication is why old TV shows feel different. The real money was in getting your show on reruns. That’s why the 100 episode mark was such a big deal: It meant you could do two episodes a week for a whole year, minus the holidays. So they wrote the shows to maximize their potential for syndication. Which is why they’re still so binge-able.
minus-squareCitizenKong@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up38·3 days agoAnd why there are sooo many filler episodes, including the infamous “we went past the budget for the season, let’s do a recut of moments from other episodes”.
minus-squareAmbiguousProps@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 days agoI always skip those episodes in Malcolm in the Middle.
minus-squareMummysLittleBloodSlut@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days agoI’ve seen all my favourite new shows more than once. Do people who use streaming services not rewatch their favourites?
Syndication is why old TV shows feel different. The real money was in getting your show on reruns.
That’s why the 100 episode mark was such a big deal: It meant you could do two episodes a week for a whole year, minus the holidays.
So they wrote the shows to maximize their potential for syndication. Which is why they’re still so binge-able.
And why there are sooo many filler episodes, including the infamous “we went past the budget for the season, let’s do a recut of moments from other episodes”.
I always skip those episodes in Malcolm in the Middle.
I’ve seen all my favourite new shows more than once. Do people who use streaming services not rewatch their favourites?