New TV shows haven't earned the right to have a slow opening. We dont know your characters, so we can't care about them

The original post: /r/television by /u/CapnEarth on 2025-02-13 00:28:38.

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Have you noticed this or am bring impatient.

Imagine 24 or Lost starting with the Jacks in bed, making breakfast and going to catch a plane.

Shows used to grab and keep your attention, and now it seems like they are betting on a Stockholm situation.

If shows in the past used to be a train, shows today are a balloon. They are all over the place. Sometimes the plot moves them, sometimes its just jiggling in the ground.

Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul can do that, because we know the characters, and we want to see more of them.

What shows did this?