I kind of agree and disagree with what you said, but yeah, this is really interesting from your perspective. I watched Season 1 last month, and I’m waiting for Season 2 to finish so I can start it after it ends.
The sudden cuts and what you’re calling a short attention span aren’t really that. It’s more a way of showing the chaotic environment of emergency wards. A few friends of mine who have worked in the emergency department said the same thing - things are really chaotic there, especially when there aren’t enough doctors and patients are waiting outside. You have to treat them while also handling emergency patients. Things can become very complex and overwhelming.
If you watch stories about people who worked in the army and spent most of their time in a war zone, their life after leaving the army can feel very dull. If someone made a series about their lives, we wouldn’t say it was made for people who just want to hear the sound of grenades and guns to feel a rush of adrenaline.
I hope you understand the connection I’m trying to make. Although your connection and showing your perspective of things, I really liked.
Great post! Haven't seen The Litt, but I'll try it. The slippery slope appeared several decades ago, epitomized by the distance between Mister Rogers' Neighborhood and Sesame Street. The former gently paced and thoughtful, the latter perhaps seeming slow now but at the time frenetic. I thought then that, despite its awards and popularity, Sesame Street was shortening attention spans.
That's really interesting. I never thought about putting those two shows besides one another to analyze their respective pacing. Moving to yet another genre, Saturday Night Live likely thrives because of the freneticism/absurdity inherent to sketch comedy.
All that being said, I wholeheartedly recommend the Pitt. Although, as I wrote, I'm entirely unsure why.
Love the bit about Aurelius as precursor to doomscrolling
Thank you my friend!
I kind of agree and disagree with what you said, but yeah, this is really interesting from your perspective. I watched Season 1 last month, and I’m waiting for Season 2 to finish so I can start it after it ends.
The sudden cuts and what you’re calling a short attention span aren’t really that. It’s more a way of showing the chaotic environment of emergency wards. A few friends of mine who have worked in the emergency department said the same thing - things are really chaotic there, especially when there aren’t enough doctors and patients are waiting outside. You have to treat them while also handling emergency patients. Things can become very complex and overwhelming.
If you watch stories about people who worked in the army and spent most of their time in a war zone, their life after leaving the army can feel very dull. If someone made a series about their lives, we wouldn’t say it was made for people who just want to hear the sound of grenades and guns to feel a rush of adrenaline.
I hope you understand the connection I’m trying to make. Although your connection and showing your perspective of things, I really liked.
It sounds absolutely DREADFUL.
I can’t stand videos and this sounds like non-stop videos.
Wouldn’t you rather watch something that makes you think a little tiny bit?
Great post! Haven't seen The Litt, but I'll try it. The slippery slope appeared several decades ago, epitomized by the distance between Mister Rogers' Neighborhood and Sesame Street. The former gently paced and thoughtful, the latter perhaps seeming slow now but at the time frenetic. I thought then that, despite its awards and popularity, Sesame Street was shortening attention spans.
The Pitt
That's really interesting. I never thought about putting those two shows besides one another to analyze their respective pacing. Moving to yet another genre, Saturday Night Live likely thrives because of the freneticism/absurdity inherent to sketch comedy.
All that being said, I wholeheartedly recommend the Pitt. Although, as I wrote, I'm entirely unsure why.