Posted by Noa on November 20, 2000, at 14:34:33
In reply to Re:Bipolar Disorder as portrayed by Sally Field, posted by ksvt on November 18, 2000, at 17:06:24
K-
I agree about how sensationalist some of the episodes are becoming. This seems to be a pattern in successful shows--they have to do more and more to keep people's attention over the years, because otherwise it feels like "been there, done that", although I personally agree with you that more subtlety, more character development, etc., would be just fine.I used to love Northern Exposure, but at a certain point, I felt it had done what it could do and needed to end. In the last year, it got a bit bizarre, trying to come up with new stuff. Same with Thirtysomething, St. Elsewhere (although that was always somewhat bizarre anyway) and Hill Street Blues.
Do you remember Sisters? That show, from the beginning, always had the feel of everything bad happening to these people over and over again (soap opera-ish, I guess). Where ER is now, I feel, is at the point of doing that only because it has run out of interesting material. I think it happens with all shows.
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