The last programme item that I went to at Olympus, was a panel about 'What do we want on TV?'
I'd prefer any genre anthology series - Twilight Zone, Outer Limits,
etc. Want some originality and more diversity? That's what anthology TV
does best. I'm sure we can all think of 100s of short stories that'd
make good or even great TV episodes. Why viewers choose serialised
storylines over standalone tales, I cannot figure out... Is the appeal
of the familiar really that strong and comforting? Although the Twilight Zone revivals have been patchy in terms of quality, when it gets everything right - like Shatterday - it's brilliant entertainment.
Let's have the shock
of the new with every episode, please. Bring back one or both of the big
anthology shows! At the very least, they could be used as a proving ground for talented new scriptwriters, who can't sell their spec screenplays, but might be able to contribute something fresh and different to the on-going variety of such short-form TV productions.
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