I would like to have some kind of "recap" episode for me to stream before heading into the new season. If there are years between seasons, I won't remember everything from prior seasons, but I might not want to rewatch 5 seasons before heading into the new one. And yeah, you don't need 12h to tell a good story. Many TV shows are giving you too much filler

[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 4 points 1 month ago

The recaps they do are usually a few minutes at best.

I once saw a season premiere of "Cheers." Sam and Diane had broken up at the end of the last season, and they had Cliff do a voice over explanation of what had happened. It was hilarious and informative.

Since we're talking about streaming services anyway, they could do a long [10 minutes] recap with a lot of information and offer it separately from the rest of the season

[–] scops@reddthat.com 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I think this is a perfect idea for a Youtube channel. Maybe in Alt Shift X's style. Just go through popular shows (ongoing or finished) and recap the big ongoing plot lines, characters, relationships, etc. One at the end of each season, maybe even one at the end of the series just for the sake of completion.

I saw a recap like this for the show Dark and, well, I was still lost through most of it, but it's a good idea. That show's a bad example.

[–] lemmy_get_my_coat@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

When getting back into a show with a large break, we usually try and find a video(s) recapping the previous stuff by Man of Recaps. They're usually the right length, hit important points, and are an easy watch.