cronedog t1_j69p5a7 wrote
There was a big survey and something like 80% of people play on their phones rather than paying attention to show.
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Shows can't have subtly anymore because they know the audience will miss it and complain.
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Imagine a scene where a couple is having an argument. Instead of the wife replying with a look that the director knows will be missed by 80%, she now has to ham fistedly declare that's she's upset.
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Look at how lambasted the witcher was because no one could bother to pay attention and instead blamed the showrunners.
meowskywalker t1_j6a0o0j wrote
> Look at how lambasted the witcher was because no one could bother to pay attention and instead blamed the showrunners
There’s absolutely no good reason not to tell me when the timeline switches, though. It doesn’t have to be huge, I don’t need text on the screen or anything, but at least a woosh like on Lost or something. It’s frustrating to have to be like “oh okay which set of people are we following now?” after every cut.
timetoputonashow t1_j6afpw8 wrote
Greta Gerwig's Little Women had a non-linear timeline indicated by the color grade and while a lot of us found it easy to follow, a lot of people were complaining about it. Sometimes the audience is at fault, it's not unreasonable to expect an audience to pay attention and think. Likewise, it's perfectly fine for the audience to say "nope, not for me, you're not being clear enough." But a line should not be drawn saying it must be done a certain way.
zanza19 t1_j6arpz0 wrote
There is no reason to tell you either.
meowskywalker t1_j6atqe2 wrote
No the reason to tell me is so that I’m not frustrated by trying to figure out if a time jump happens every time there’s a cut. I explained why there’s a reason to do it.
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