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posted by martyb on Thursday November 10 2016, @08:09PM   Printer-friendly
from the acting-up dept.

The TV business is facing its biggest explosion of new productions in the medium's history, sparking a billion-dollar arms race between established TV networks and a deep-pocketed insurgency of online streaming giants.

That boom is reshaping the industry from Atlanta to Hollywood, where even washed-up actors are suddenly in high demand and open studio space is the holy grail, said Henrik Bastin, executive producer of "Bosch," a gritty cop drama on Amazon.

Craftspeople, who once went months without a gig, are now fought over and recruited for shows that have become so ambitious, expensive and intricate they're "like making a movie each week," Bastin said.

Is the glut of new productions a flash in the pan, or a sign of things to come?


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 10 2016, @08:50PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 10 2016, @08:50PM (#425297)

    The trend is against you, every iteration has been worse than before.

  • (Score: 2) by Celestial on Thursday November 10 2016, @09:49PM

    by Celestial (4891) on Thursday November 10 2016, @09:49PM (#425338) Journal

    Not entirely true, IMO. While Voyager was bad and Enterprise was terrible, Deep Space Nine was better than The Next Generation. Regardless, it's been twelve years and with (mostly) different people behind the scenes, so I have hope.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 10 2016, @10:06PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 10 2016, @10:06PM (#425354)

      Is that DS9 offered character development for *BIT* characters. O'Brien, Keiko, Worf's son Alexander, etc all had parts in the series, and it really gave a lot of insight into life outside the confines of a starship, or 'shore leave'. Plus a lot of bit characters who later became integral parts of the show. It kind of felt like they attempted that (or possibly a spinoff) during TNG with Ro Laren and the other 'New Recruits' they had on enterprise for a while, but in the end other than Ro's Maquis arc the rest just sort of disappeared out of the show before the last season wrapped things up mostly with the core cast.

      Interesting to think about the possibilities if production and stories had been handled differently.

    • (Score: 2) by FatPhil on Friday November 11 2016, @08:55AM

      by FatPhil (863) <pc-soylentNO@SPAMasdf.fi> on Friday November 11 2016, @08:55AM (#425601) Homepage
      I'm just entering the home straight (S07) of a mostly-enjoyable TNG rewatch, now seeing episodes I'd never seen before (I dropped out about season 4-5 first time round), and have been debating whether I should bother progressing into deeply uncharted territory - DS9, and beyond - once I'm finished. Your input has been useful - thanks!
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      • (Score: 3, Interesting) by Celestial on Friday November 11 2016, @06:11PM

        by Celestial (4891) on Friday November 11 2016, @06:11PM (#425750) Journal

        You're welcome. You should definitely check out Deep Space Nine. Like The Next Generation, the first two seasons range from bad to meh, but also like The Next Generation it finds its groove in the third season and Deep Space Nine is better than The Next Generation by the fourth season. So if you do check it out, hang in there. :)

    • (Score: 2) by tibman on Friday November 11 2016, @03:30PM

      by tibman (134) Subscriber Badge on Friday November 11 2016, @03:30PM (#425691)

      I actually liked Enterprise. There was a lot less hand-wavy magic technology to solve every problem. The overall feel was a lot darker too. The Enterprise routinely got the shit kicked out of it because an exploration vessel doesn't stand a chance against actual hostile forces. You had a better feel for how critical those magic technologies are to basic survival. I mean, the Enterprise didn't even have shields. It was a lot easier for Captain Picard to always take the moral high-road. He and his crew were well protected by the high state of technology and the federation itself.

      The latest movie, Star Trek Beyond, makes more sense in that perspective. What terrible things did some of those captains/crew have to do to ensure the survival of humanity? They made sure humanity came out on top. Then politicians took that newfound strength and buried it in alien allies. Most would prefer more cooperation but those that lost friends or sacrificed parts of themselves during the pre-federation conflicts might not want aliens as equals.

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  • (Score: 2) by blackhawk on Friday November 11 2016, @06:06AM

    by blackhawk (5275) on Friday November 11 2016, @06:06AM (#425584)

    I finally made it through a complete viewing of all the original Star Trek episodes. While season 1 and 2 were pretty decent, camp, and crummy, but somewhat entertaining - season 3 was a total struggle to make it through. I picked up TNG and Enterprise from the same source, and was happy enough to sit down and work through Enterprise, given I've never seen it before. I'm about 16 episodes in and I really don't think I can watch any more. How on earth did they make it so insipid and dull?

    My plan was to watch all of the Star Trek shows and seasons in order, but after making it through TOS I just needed a refresher - and I thought Enterprise would be better produced and more up to date than TNG. I was so wrong. My new plan is to not bother watching any more ST.

    There's so much good TV available now, it would be a waste to spend time on content I am just not enjoying.

    • (Score: 2) by Immerman on Friday November 11 2016, @04:57PM

      by Immerman (3985) on Friday November 11 2016, @04:57PM (#425722)

      It was a a lot better in context - one episode a week, and not much other science fiction coming out.

      And come to think of it, that applies to the originals as well as Enterprise. TNG kinda too... honestly Star Trek in general seems to be one that fares poorly in a binge-watching format.

  • (Score: 2) by Joe Desertrat on Friday November 11 2016, @11:42AM

    by Joe Desertrat (2454) on Friday November 11 2016, @11:42AM (#425641)

    The trend is against you, every iteration has been worse than before.

    Probably because they spend far too much on using special effects rather than character development and story lines.