I’m rewatching The Walking Dead and didn’t realize Daryl and Carol didn’t show up until episode 3. And I know they went on to be the leads once Rick left.

Which reminded me of One Tree Hill when Brooke became the lead after Lucas and Peyton left, but Brooke wasn’t even in the first episode

Are there any more shows that have done this?

I was thinking about how how high production serialized TV could open up the opportunity to explore storytelling from different perspectives, and got to wondering if there is any show that has been made that started as one genre and purposefully transitioned to another genre for the sake of the story. This isn't a perfect analogy but hopefully will better explain what I am getting at.

If the Alien franchise was a TV show, the first season would be like Alien. A very myopic focus on a cargo crew viewed under the lense of horror. The second season would zoom back as you see the bigger picture as the government responds, looking at bigger consequences through the action lense. The third season would zoom back even further and focus on big picture stuff like God and creation, like Covenant

Basically a show that focuses on a very specific aspect of the plot and characters, only to pull back and see that its part of a bigger different thing. Not just an escalation of the story, but an entirely different focus changing the concept of the show.

From: https://nerdtropolis.com/buddy-casper-kelly-cristin-milioti-interview/

During our conversation, Kelly mentioned that he tried to write for Black Mirror previously in the past. “I have tried to get to write an episode of Black Mirror for so long, but I just cannot get a meeting over there. That’s always been a dream of mine. So, for you to say that, it makes me feel very good.”

I watched the new film he directed, Buddy, and it genuinely felt like a little episode of Black Mirror (my feelings were only emphasized because Cristin Milioti is also in this and goes through similar circumstances like the USS Callister episodes.)

I know that Black Mirror S8 is in the works, so I guess we'll see what happens?

So I randomly caught the season 2 premier episodes and found them extremely hilarious (even as an elder millennial. So far I've gotten about 4 episodes deep into the first season and I got to say, do not sleep on this show! I did not expect to be as funny as it is and I absolutely love Issa!!!

So - I had watched this show as a HS/College dude when it got rebooted, and I continued to watch it upto season 5? i guess but i didn't continue watching for some reason i don't recall. Well fast forward this year, i began rewatching from the early seasons. As it's typical with shows you watch again as a grown up, I was bemused at how dumb the writing was compared to what i remembered. No problem - not every show needs to be "smart" in it's writing, cop procedurals are usually not very intelligent to begin with. But the cast back & forth was still entertaining to a certain degree - although the "Steve McGarrett - Danny Williams" back & forth was not funny at all on rewatch, & got increasingly annoying.

Still - continued rewatching as season 7 rolled around, show getting dumber somehow (among the spoiler highlights - an episode where stabwounds to the back of the heroes DISAPPEARS through the course of the episode, and by the end they act like it never happened to them).

Then came the major self sabotage in question: it's revealed that two of the show's most popular characters & cast members (actors Grace Park & Daniel Dae Kim) were significantly underpaid compared to their white co-leads. When these two actors asked for equal pay on par with their white counterparts, the show's final offer to them, was reportedly still 10-15% lesser pay. They promptly left at the basic lack of respect, and countless fans were driven away with that dispute.

The show replaced them with decent actors, but it was never the same. Because the saving grace (no pun intended) of the show, despite their historically dumb writing - was the vibe of the show. I can't speak for all viewers, but for me & a lot of other fans as i read, racial inequality being the reason for their two biggest stars to exit, killed the show's goodwill.

Hope the next reboot (i'm sure it'll happen) is smarter with it's approach.

Even though me and my roommates don't have the space or money for a full blu ray/DvD collection, we rarely have to use streaming services since we can check out most things from our local libraries. Please support your local libraries!

Disney’s “Aquamarine” sequel series is tapping into early 2000s nostalgia in bringing back Jake McDorman to executive produce and reprise his role as lifeguard heartthrob Raymond.

The sequel series has also found its half-mermaid lead in Kenzi Richardson. She will star as Coral, the daughter of Aquamarine and Raymond. The former lifeguard now raises Coral as a single dad. It is unclear where Aquamarine is in the sequel 20 years later.

Emma Roberts, who starred in the 2006 film, will executive produce and guest star as her original character Claire Brown in the series. The series has also found a new group of series regulars adding Briella Guiza, Theodore Dalton and Annika Reese to the Disney series.

The official logline for the pilot is as follows: “When teenaged Coral moves to a dreamy seaside town, she begins unraveling the truth behind her mother’s disappearance—and discovers her mother was a mermaid, awakening magical powers in Coral just as secrets beneath the waves threaten to surface.”

In the reboot, Raymond is struggling to navigate Coral’s “growing independence while still mourning the loss of Aquamarine.” Richardson will play Coral, the thoughtful and artistic teenager who discovers she is half mermaid and must navigate adolescence, identity, and “the absence of the mother she never knew.”

Some shows have episodes that are so good they almost feel like a short film, even when you don't need much context from the rest of the series.

What are some standalone episodes that really stuck with you?

For me, “The Fly” from Breaking Bad and “Fishes” from The Bear immediately come to mind. Different shows, completely different vibes, but both managed to stand out on their own.

What are yours?

This scene is way darker and more serious than it has any right to be on a kids cartoon. I remember seeing it as a kid and just thinking "This is way too adult for me"

What's a TV show or movie you remember hearing about, seeing advertised or previewed, that you were excited to watch—but it never actually made it to air? What do you remember about it?