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722 points gaws | 9 comments | 01 Feb 25 21:46 UTC | HN request time: 0.016s | source | bottom
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teej ◴[01 Feb 25 22:42 UTC] No.42903220[source]▶
This is a recreation of a fictional computer program from the excellent Apple TV show - Severance.

The work is mysterious, and important.

Season 2 is going now. It’s one of my top 3 shows of the last decade, highly recommend it.

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inopinatus ◴[02 Feb 25 00:14 UTC] No.42904030[source]▶
I am enjoying the form and structure but still uncertain about the substance.

I do hope they have a narrative arc planned with a satisfyingly metaphorical conclusion and will not, like certain other shows in a similar genre, meander from one surrealist allegory to another because additional seasons were ordered. The only truly exemplary production I can name in this vein being the sole season of The Prisoner (McGoohan, 1967-68).

Be seeing you

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1. veeti ◴[02 Feb 25 07:36 UTC] No.42906886[source]▶
"'Severance' creator has whole series mapped out: 'There's a plan for where it's all going'"

https://torontosun.com/entertainment/television/severance-cr...

We'll see how that goes.

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2. ascorbic ◴[02 Feb 25 16:12 UTC] No.42909517[source]▶
That's what the Lost creators claimed though, and we all know how that went.
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3. simonw ◴[02 Feb 25 17:58 UTC] No.42910335[source]▶
One of the greatest gifts Lost gave us is that every showrunner now knows what NOT to do when building a puzzle box show.

Mrs. Davis from Lost creator Damon Lindelhof was a great recent example of that lesson having been learned.

(Shame about Westworld though)

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4. marssaxman ◴[02 Feb 25 19:08 UTC] No.42910884[source]▶
Remember when "Battlestar Galactica" spent four seasons telling us that the Cylons had a plan, but it turned out that the writers never had any idea what it actually was?
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5. inopinatus ◴[02 Feb 25 20:42 UTC] No.42911593{3}[source]▶
Counterpoint; JMS had the five seasons of Babylon 5 planned out but, fearing cancellation, tried squeezing wrap-up storytelling from the fifth into the tail of the fourth, and the narrative compression is palpable, it feels super rushed. Then they did get renewed and the resulting final season feels disconnected and flabby.
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6. baylisscg ◴[02 Feb 25 21:22 UTC] No.42911978{4}[source]▶
Point of order. They were cancelled.

There was a surge in viewership as they tried to tie up the story prompting the renewal of the show. But way too late. That they were able to pull off season 5 with the scraps and missing major cast members is kind of impressive. Perhaps indicative of what it would have been like had it been produced piecemeal

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7. ethbr1 ◴[02 Feb 25 23:19 UTC] No.42912922{5}[source]▶
Also, credit where credit is due that Babylon 5 is almost exclusive in that era in terms of almost every episode having at least something that contributes to the main plot.

So much so that Star Trek had to pivot TNG and DS9 from problem of the week formulaic writing to something similar.

8. ajmurmann ◴[03 Feb 25 01:17 UTC] No.42913827{4}[source]▶
I honestly loved that. Season 4 is so fast-paced and devoid of all the filler that was common back then. I also loved the long good bye of season 5. So many characters get their own epilogue episode.
9. fredoliveira ◴[03 Feb 25 12:04 UTC] No.42917352{3}[source]▶
> (Shame about Westworld though)

Oh man, don't remind me.