I remember loving the Six Million Dollar Man as a kid. I tried rewatching what I remembered as my favorite episode as an adult. It was shockingly bad. On the same theme, I thought Castle Wolfenstein on the Apple ][ was the greatest game ever as a kid. I recently ran across a web-based emulator that allowed me to play it again. The memory of it was better than the actual game experience.
Isn’t it generally true that movies have higher quality writers and longer development times due to the economics?
Similarly, TV series, at least in the past, were designed to run for as long as possible, inevitably leading to poor storytelling. Like maybe in the 90s, Stranger Things would have gone on until everyone hated it even in the first watching.
My understanding is that TV had tipped into being more profitable, at least for talent, over a decade ago, which is why A list actors have been in more and more TV shows.
My core question is more about why shows I used to like don’t seem as good upon rewatching, whereas movies often do.
Interesting to share movies and shows with your own children that you enjoyef when you were younger. I'm always surprised some favorites from the past are actually awful (Star Wars)... My kids even laughed at Jaws. Others remain masterpieces... my teens sat transfixed watching the Godfather I & II.
I remember loving the Six Million Dollar Man as a kid. I tried rewatching what I remembered as my favorite episode as an adult. It was shockingly bad. On the same theme, I thought Castle Wolfenstein on the Apple ][ was the greatest game ever as a kid. I recently ran across a web-based emulator that allowed me to play it again. The memory of it was better than the actual game experience.
Fascinating observation about games — I’ve rarely ever replayed games years later, and am now hesitant to. 🤣
Isn’t it generally true that movies have higher quality writers and longer development times due to the economics?
Similarly, TV series, at least in the past, were designed to run for as long as possible, inevitably leading to poor storytelling. Like maybe in the 90s, Stranger Things would have gone on until everyone hated it even in the first watching.
My understanding is that TV had tipped into being more profitable, at least for talent, over a decade ago, which is why A list actors have been in more and more TV shows.
My core question is more about why shows I used to like don’t seem as good upon rewatching, whereas movies often do.
Interesting to share movies and shows with your own children that you enjoyef when you were younger. I'm always surprised some favorites from the past are actually awful (Star Wars)... My kids even laughed at Jaws. Others remain masterpieces... my teens sat transfixed watching the Godfather I & II.