TV debate: 8 vs 22 episodes
by Sarahaustin: TV Shows
even the actors want 22 episodes back… we need a rehaul in the industry expeditiously cause these 8-10 episodes just aren’t enough #TVShows
Transcript (en)
Eight episode season or 22 episodes? Ooh, 22! 22! 22. As an actor, 22. I'm 22. I'm old school. Ooh, 20. We're watching Smallville Friday Night Lights. I see 22 there. What a sight. I'm thrilled. I get to be here for a bit. Some snacks, you know? I'm friggin' running out of TV for my snacks. In this day and age. You just really get to steep in it. Even with the Panos, right? It feels like it would be an eight episode. But no, they had a lot of episodes. If I was an actor, I'd want them 22. So I didn't get paid. Why? More money. When we're talking about the coins, we'll do 58 episodes a season. Let's stay with characters for a long time. But when we're talking about story and having a story that feels contained, feels elevated, feels succinct, eight. Get in, get out. Oh, wow. I would say eight. Because your show's eight. My show's eight. And I literally can't imagine 22 episodes of the bear. Can you imagine? I think the whole point of storytelling is to build empathy, to walk a mile in somebody else's shoes, to see the world from somebody else's point of view. So coming back to a character week by week, I think it's a really great way to open up to be well-minded. We're all dying for it. I mean, the economy's just gone downhill and started doing the AFS. You gotta go back.
