Just look at Game of Thrones...which had to go way off book, because Martin
had written himself into a corner and had stopped. The series was clearly
getting ahead of his story.
A lot of fans don't appear to understand the television medium very well.
They seem to think its similar to novels or comic books...which it's not.
For one thing, you have less time. Most television scripts are written
within three days, tops. Maybe less. The actors often don't get the scripts
until two or three days before filming, sometimes, if they are lucky three
weeks. Filming is fast -- one - two weeks maybe.
Rarely do they have a character bible or world bible. Although it works
better if you do.
It's like watching a rough draft of a work in progress.
Also, not all television series are created equal. Doctor Who has a low
budget, a short shooting schedule, and
not many episodes. While say, something like Downton Abbey or The Crown has
a higher budget, a longer shooting schedule, and a lot more episodes. Same
with Broadchurch. The writers have a bit more time to plot it out, maybe,
and more budget to work with.
Or, in some cases, a show say like Fargo, Game of Thrones, Outlander or
Breaking Bad, has a big budget, less episodes, and lots more time to film
than a show like Buffy or Angel, which has less budget, and less time and a
lot more episodes.
It's why I think it is unfair to compare them. They aren't on a level
playing field.
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Re: Bill = Will = Agency
Date: 3 Jun 2017 01:50 pm (UTC)Just look at Game of Thrones...which had to go way off book, because Martin had written himself into a corner and had stopped. The series was clearly getting ahead of his story.
A lot of fans don't appear to understand the television medium very well. They seem to think its similar to novels or comic books...which it's not. For one thing, you have less time. Most television scripts are written within three days, tops. Maybe less. The actors often don't get the scripts until two or three days before filming, sometimes, if they are lucky three weeks. Filming is fast -- one - two weeks maybe.
Rarely do they have a character bible or world bible. Although it works better if you do.
It's like watching a rough draft of a work in progress.
Also, not all television series are created equal. Doctor Who has a low budget, a short shooting schedule, and not many episodes. While say, something like Downton Abbey or The Crown has a higher budget, a longer shooting schedule, and a lot more episodes. Same with Broadchurch. The writers have a bit more time to plot it out, maybe, and more budget to work with.
Or, in some cases, a show say like Fargo, Game of Thrones, Outlander or Breaking Bad, has a big budget, less episodes, and lots more time to film than a show like Buffy or Angel, which has less budget, and less time and a lot more episodes.
It's why I think it is unfair to compare them. They aren't on a level playing field.