I also miss the low stakes episode which fleshes out characters and the bottle episode (when well written). You can keep the clip show though ( with the exception of “☝️Supreme Commander” (SG1), but I usually skip to the end for that bit).
A well-written, directed, acted, etc and so on “bottle” episode; you will not recognize as a “bottle”. Can I name any episode, in any show/series that fits this? Nope, but I know it’s happened, and I’ve been entertained and more.
It’s one of those “intangible/ineffable” things.
Just make a TV series of adaptions of Pinter plays.
They’re basically all bottles, with a heavy sense of meance and "off"ness.
Oh, and Inside No. 9, which finished last year is all self contained stories with tight cast in often a single set. And it is one of the best pieces of TV ever.
I also miss the low stakes episode which fleshes out characters and the bottle episode (when well written). You can keep the clip show though ( with the exception of “☝️Supreme Commander” (SG1), but I usually skip to the end for that bit).
Thor, his finger extended
I even like the musical episodes.
Generally no for me, The Magicians ? Hell yes ! Four. Octave. Range. Bitch.
But variety is good.
There’s nothing I hate more than a bottle episode.
I can’t watch them, they feel like a total waste of time.
A well-written, directed, acted, etc and so on “bottle” episode; you will not recognize as a “bottle”. Can I name any episode, in any show/series that fits this? Nope, but I know it’s happened, and I’ve been entertained and more. It’s one of those “intangible/ineffable” things.
I want a show that’s just bottle episodes. Just all filler.
This is a bad idea, but I want it!
Just make a TV series of adaptions of Pinter plays.
They’re basically all bottles, with a heavy sense of meance and "off"ness.
Oh, and Inside No. 9, which finished last year is all self contained stories with tight cast in often a single set. And it is one of the best pieces of TV ever.