Making a Time Commitment to a Show
I was watching a video commentary by a critic who I generally enjoy and respect, and he mentioned how he was reluctant to start watching a critically acclaimed series that he was actually interested in, because with nearly seventy episodes, he was reluctant to make such a massive time commitment to a series.
I can understand that. A lot of other people I know have made similar comments because they’ve been burned in the past. Numerous shows have started out strong, and then taken a steep drive downhill, leaving lots of potential viewers to decide that they’d rather wait several years until a series finishes, and if the general consensus is that the show ended well, they’ll start watching it.
At the same time, a series shouldn’t be seen as a “time commitment” so much as an entertainment that one doesn’t want to see end. I’ve noticed that after being assigned books to read in school, many people see reading as a chore, and a book as a task to be completed rather than a pleasure to experience.
How about you? Have you been reluctant to start a show because of the “time commitment?” How often do you view books, shows, and movies as duties rather than fun?
–Chris Chan
Chris Chan’s anthology Of Course He Pushed Him and Other Sherlock Holmes Stories Volumes 1 & 2 was released on June 22nd. His first novel, Sherlock’s Secretary, was released by MX Publishing. His Agatha-nominated book Murder Most Grotesque: The Comedic Crime Fiction of Joyce Porter was published by Level Best Books. His first non-fiction book, Sherlock & Irene: The Secret Truth Behind “A Scandal in Bohemia” is available for sale at Amazon.com and the MX Publishing website, as well as at Book Depository (with free worldwide shipping there). It is also available in a Kindle edition.
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