The Art of the TV Episode (PT20)
Paper Team - A podcast by Alex Freedman & Nick Watson
Alex and Nick explore the differences in what an episode looks like between episodic or procedural TV and serialized shows.
How has the TV episode evolved over the years? What does an episode mean in the age of binge-watching? What are some memorable stand-alone and serialized episodes?
The Paper Team offers a self-contained narrative...
SHOWNOTES
Content
1 - The Stand-Alone Episode (00:34)
2 - The Serialized Episode (13:23)
3 - What is a TV episode today? (35:34)
4 - Critical reception of Episodic vs. Serialized TV (42:45)
Next Week On (50:03)
Links
Masters of Horror
"22 Short Films About Springfield" (7x21 - The Simpsons)
"Window of Opportunity" (4x06 - Stargate SG-1)
"The Farnsworth Parabox" (4x15 - Futurama)
"Hush" (4x10 - Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Donald Trump "Law & Order: SVU" Episode Gets Post-Election Airdate
6 Days to Air: The Making of South Park
"Restless" (4x22 - Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
"Grave Danger" (5x24-25 - CSI)
Monte-Carlo Television Festival
MIPTV Media Market
Coupling (US)
Law & Order: UK
Paris enquêtes criminelles
Babylon 5
The Cuckoo Hour
Dream On
"A Mother's Work" (6x13 - Sons of Anarchy)
"Phase One" (2x13 - Alias)
"Other Things You Could Be Doing" (2×12 – You’re the Worst)
"Development Arrested" (3x13 - Arrested Development)
Why mythological shows are often idolized
NY Times Reviews Amazon's Goliath Out of Order
"Two Boats and a Helicopter" (1x03 - The Leftovers)
"Guest" (1x06 - The Leftovers)
In Praise of Midbrow TV
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