Movies or TV Series?

[randomreviewerbros]

Here is a random question, which do you prefer, movies or TV series?

I think I enjoy both as much as each other 

[Vorahk1Panrahk2]

Personally my preference is for movies. I find them much easier to watch on account of their more limited run time, and that limited run time more often than not makes for a stronger story with less filler.

 

But that's not to say there aren't great TV shows out there with stories that match, or even surpass, some movies.

[Sybre]

I like both, but a TV series can tell a story that's longer than a movie plot in a shorter amount of time. It might take a year to make certain movies, but a weekly TV show could come up with about two hours of footage within a month. If it's a plot-based TV show, you could consider a handful of episodes to be a movie, but I'm getting off track. Either way, I like both, but I just find a TV show to be a faster way to tell a story. I could be wrong on some parts, but that's just my opinion.

[John Smith]

I like both. I think they tell totally different types of stories. It's like the difference between novels and short stories. With a short story or movie, you don't have a lot of room to flesh things out, but you can really pack a punch if you know what you're doing. In a novel or TV series, you can take forever to develop characters, the plot, the world, etc. Both approaches are valid, and neither one can really substitute for the other.

[Kopekemaster]

I prefer TV shows. One possible reason is that I virtually never have time enough to sit down and watch a movie in one sitting, so episodes of something are more easy to fit in.

The bigger reason, though, is much like Emotionless said: They can tell a longer story much more easily, and have the ability to... Well, take Supernatural (as well as countless other shows, like White Collar and Burn Notice). For the first ten or so episodes of season one, there wasn't really any continuing story at all. After that, though, one develops, and can (and often will) go through many changes and plot twists.

[Zeddy]

Obviously it depends on the movie or TV show I'm watching, but I'm gonna say for practical purposes I prefer TV shows. I don't always have a 2-hour continuous block of time where I can sit through a whole movie, but 30-40 minutes is completely doable. Plus, you get time for the story to sink in and form your own theories and thoughts about the show, whereas at least for me, in movies you have to constantly be paying attention so as to not miss anything.

 

Also a connection with the characters- much easier in TV shows simply because you spend so much more time with them. In movies, I often need to watch them multiple times to get the same level of attachment.

Edited October 16, 2014 by Zeddy

[Archer Vonn]

that limited run time more often than not makes for a stronger story with less filler.

 

hahahahahahah

 

stop watching bad tv shows then

 

good tv > good movies > bad movies > bad tv

 

bad movies can be sort of enjoyable whereas bad tv is just a chore to watch. i hardly watch movies nowadays just because of how many good tv series there are, though.

Edited October 16, 2014 by Archer Vonn

[Voltex]

I prefer films. I hate having to tie myself down to the hours upon hours of content that a television show demands I keep up with.

[LockmanCapulet]

I prefer movies, mainly for time reasons. Not that there aren't some great shows out there.

[~kh]

Tough decision to make. It used to be much simpler beforehand, but honestly, now we really do have television shows that are near cinematic quality. Movies used to benefit from bigger budgets, storywriters, directors and actors, but Breaking Bad and Game of Thrones are both very, very strong titles with good visual quality and scripts. True Detective has started paving the way for movie actors to become involved with TV with McConaughey and Harrelson. And movie directors now are either turning towards TV, or have strong roots in it (Joss Whedon and J.J Abrams are in charge of the biggest sci-fi/action franchises in America and they both have strong TV roots).

 

So in short, TV is becoming more and more lucrative nowdays. I mean, I guess "TV" is kind of a stretch; it's more like serialized film storytelling now that stuff like Netflix and Hulu are becoming the future. I'm really excited for the Netflix Marvel exclusives, because it's not often you see the biggest franchise in America take charge of where media is headed instead of playing catchup.

 

Now more than ever, they're just different types of storytelling. The distinction comes only between the budget and the length. I couldn't imagine Breaking Bad as a movie, and I couldn't imagine Fight Club as a TV series (well...I guess I could, but drawing it out wouldn't necessarily make it better). So, it's not really comparing apples to oranges...but I would say that it's comparing grapes to raisins.

[Manducus]

I prefer both, but I'm usually wishy washy if it's a movie with a TV series, or vice versa.