fireweed@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 5 days agoOn what specific episode does your favorite "I swear it eventually gets really good" television show actually start turning around?message-squaremessage-square177fedilinkarrow-up1139arrow-down14
arrow-up1135arrow-down1message-squareOn what specific episode does your favorite "I swear it eventually gets really good" television show actually start turning around?fireweed@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 5 days agomessage-square177fedilink
minus-squareakwd169@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up6·4 days agoNew girl did it too Its because writing jokes forever gets harder and harder with every new season But any old chump can write the characters falling in love and having their goals come to fruition and blah blah
minus-squareExLisper@lemmy.curiana.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·4 days agoI think it’s also because quirky characters get boring fast. So you can either keep making everyone crazier and crazier (like Veep or Archer) or you pivot into a romcom.
minus-squarecaptainlezbian@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 days agoArcher was great for the “let’s start of the rails and see how far we can get from them” factor
New girl did it too
Its because writing jokes forever gets harder and harder with every new season
But any old chump can write the characters falling in love and having their goals come to fruition and blah blah
I think it’s also because quirky characters get boring fast. So you can either keep making everyone crazier and crazier (like Veep or Archer) or you pivot into a romcom.
Archer was great for the “let’s start of the rails and see how far we can get from them” factor