tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077773.post3546744246895287175..comments2024-03-26T15:22:25.095-06:00Comments on The Earliad: Last ResortEarl J. Woodshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07963936256606285358noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077773.post-48194818646522949112012-05-17T12:06:07.489-06:002012-05-17T12:06:07.489-06:00You put much more stock in the superhero genre and...You put much more stock in the superhero genre and in network television serials than I do. <br /><br />I'd suggest that HBO generally picks up the slack for high-end television in North America. I typically don't watch series TV, since after a few seasons I usually get the sense that the writers are struggling to make things up or make things work ***cough cough *Lost* cough cough ***. There's not much chance of closure. I can only think of three series with great endings: MASH, St. Elsewhere, and Newhart. I'd throw in Sledge Hammer!, except that the great ending came one season too soon. Homicide got an ending with a TV movie after the fact. And, embarassingly enough, I have yet to watch the final episode of The Wire. The Sopranos ending fails to make my cut. <br /><br />A miniseries tends to have a more satisfying story arc in my opinion. HBO does some tremendous miniseries work. <br /><br />British TV, on the other hand, operates on a different structure than our TV. There are more episodes, with a very different production schedule and workflow for the crew. Life On Mars was brilliant."Jeff As A Whisper"noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077773.post-77940666037861170332012-05-15T23:26:05.316-06:002012-05-15T23:26:05.316-06:00I've seen the British version of Life on Mars ...I've seen the British version of Life on Mars and have yet to see Game of Thrones. I really enjoyed Life on Mars, but I'll probably wait until I've read all the books before watching Game of Thrones.Earl J. Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07963936256606285358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077773.post-70393314942226024572012-05-15T22:57:21.350-06:002012-05-15T22:57:21.350-06:00Ever watch 'Life on Mars'? Or Game of Thro...Ever watch 'Life on Mars'? Or Game of Thrones?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com