▲ 105 ▼ Whats a TV series that went completely off the rails, became absurd and lost sight of its own original premise? (piefed.social) submitted 10 months ago by Skavau@piefed.social [M] to c/television@piefed.social 175 comments fedilink hide all child comments I hear Riverdale was like that.
[+] popcornpizza@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ilandar@lemmy.today 2 points 10 months ago I think the associated "mythos" and all the online communities they create is a big part of the appeal of these shows. Scouring every scene and interview for clues, predicting what will happen well in advance, etc. Because they take forever to answer the big questions, tons of different theories can exist at the same time and everyone can feel like they're right (until they're eventually not, another reason why people often hate the endings of these shows). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ilandar@lemmy.today 2 points 10 months ago I think the associated "mythos" and all the online communities they create is a big part of the appeal of these shows. Scouring every scene and interview for clues, predicting what will happen well in advance, etc. Because they take forever to answer the big questions, tons of different theories can exist at the same time and everyone can feel like they're right (until they're eventually not, another reason why people often hate the endings of these shows). permalink fedilink source parent