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[erda]

Maybe the reason I keep getting disappointed in the shows I watch is because, as a fan, I don't watch the same way most people do.

Seems like every show I get interested in introduces a small group of characters that I get very attached to. I'm interested in them and particularly in the interactions between them. But then, just when I'm getting invested in these people, the writers seem compelled to start introducing more and more characters, perhaps because the average viewer gets bored looking at the same faces week and week? I don't really know why they do it, but I end up deeply resenting the new characters because they take time away from the ones I've already gotten to like. Or sometimes, like with Heroes, I just get confused and lose interest because there are too many people and too many different story lines. Maybe most people watching TV don't get that involved with the characters? Else why would the writers keep doing this? Somebody must like it or think it's a good idea.

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[dragojustine.livejournal.com]

YES. I have always loved the Stargate franchise largely because I'm not being asked to watch a strange world where everybody over 30 magically disappears (or appears only in token parental roles). That was a real, functioning workplace, with a wide range of ages and greater authority and importance given to people who worked their way up the ladder over time, and SG1 wasn't at all afraid to sexualize actors well over 40 (RDA), actors without classical Hollywood looks (Hewlett), etc.

And I'm 22, so it's not a demographic thing! Grrr.