Current Events > Is The Mandalorian the fastest rise and fall in TV history?

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EffectAndCause
12/15/19 2:56:54 PM
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In 3 episodes it became the hottest show on TV and in 3 more episodes it nosedived.
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Irony
12/15/19 2:58:01 PM
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That Geico caveman show

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TheBlueMonk_
12/15/19 2:59:22 PM
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why are people turning on the mandalorian. did i miss something?

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EffectAndCause
12/15/19 3:00:12 PM
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TheBlueMonk_ posted...
why are people turning on the mandalorian. did i miss something?


They dont like that its episodic and the problem of the week like old TV shows, which means nothing has really progressed in the overall plot the last 3 episodes.
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voldothegr8
12/15/19 3:00:36 PM
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I haven't seen the latest episode yet but I didn't mind the last few episodes. It's quality TV imo.
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ThyCorndog
12/15/19 3:00:38 PM
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I don't mind that it's episodic at all

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TheBlueMonk_
12/15/19 3:01:09 PM
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EffectAndCause posted...
They dont like that its episodic and the problem of the week like old TV shows, which means nothing has really progressed in the last 3 episodes.
well those people are dumbo wumbos

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DevsChum
12/15/19 3:02:02 PM
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That's disappointing.

I thought it looked generic and pointless but I was happy everyone seemed to like it.

So now that they don't, I'm disappointed.

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EffectAndCause
12/15/19 3:02:42 PM
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voldothegr8 posted...
I haven't seen the latest episode yet but I didn't mind the last few episodes. It's quality TV imo.


Oh I like it just fine, but it seems that the general perception is waning. South Park even made a joke about it this week.

Santa: What do you want for Christmas little boy? How about a little baby yoda doll?
Butters: Nah, Mandalorian was great for the first few episodes but its really fallen apart lately.
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DeadBankerDream
12/15/19 3:04:14 PM
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I've literally heard nothing that people like about it other than that Baby Yoda exists and Werner Herzog is in it.
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Extreme_light
12/15/19 3:04:49 PM
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All I'm getting from this is that the general hype has died down. Which is to be expected. Unless I'm missing something.

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SSJGrimReaper
12/15/19 3:05:26 PM
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i literally see nobody ever talking about the plot or any of the characters besides baby yoda memes

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MachineJaipur
12/15/19 3:07:11 PM
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I haven't seen it yet but it sounds like it'd benefit from having an end goal, which you can accomplish while still being generally slice of life or problem of the week.

Sounds like people don't dislike cause quality, they're just used to stuff like Game of Thrones and Breaking Bad being massive epics where you must tune in each week, and it sounds like this is more pick up and watch at your leisure.

Disney mightve dropped the ball on it a bit by making it weekly.
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EffectAndCause
12/15/19 3:08:22 PM
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I think they should have weekly episodes with a creeping season arc.
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Freddie_Mercury
12/15/19 3:08:42 PM
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product has been consumed now I am waiting for more

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Blue_Target
12/15/19 3:16:11 PM
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DeadBankerDream
12/15/19 3:26:55 PM
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Did you know that David Carradine died from auto-erotic asphyxiation?
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Tired-Insomniac
12/15/19 3:29:48 PM
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I'm guessing the season finale will be heavily story driven and lead into a more serious storyline for season two.

They teased something big at the end of last week's episode.

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MabusIncarnate
12/15/19 3:33:21 PM
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I've been loving it, I think Chapter 6 has been my favorite episode so far.

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Bad_Mojo
12/15/19 3:33:46 PM
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Yet a vast majority thought the newest episode was the best one yet

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Wewillrocku
12/15/19 3:34:05 PM
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i don't watch it

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Jeff AKA Snoopy
12/15/19 3:35:25 PM
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TC has no fucking idea what they are talking about. XD

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EffectAndCause
12/15/19 3:41:45 PM
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^ I like the show, im just going on what ive seen.
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butthole666
12/15/19 3:42:03 PM
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TV-as-7-hour-movie massive plot arcs have worn on me tbh

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OrdonGoatCheese
12/15/19 3:45:26 PM
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I haven't watched the sixth episode yet, but I'm hearing good things about it, so I'll probably watch it tonight. The last two episodes weren't bad, but they weren't particularly interesting, either.

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DarkBuster22904
12/15/19 3:45:30 PM
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I mean, this is kinda Filoni's MO. Did it with Clone Wars, Rebels, and now the mandalorian. Plenty of Problem of the Week episodes, with big plot running scarce for a while (hell, usually nonexistent in season 1). Just like those shows, the big arcs will inevitably come.

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hockeybub89
12/15/19 3:47:36 PM
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I feel like Fringe and House would be shit on if they came out this year.Everyone expects serial everything. It's nice to have a change of pace from basically every show that isn't a police procedural

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ScazarMeltex
12/15/19 3:48:47 PM
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Yeah people just aren't used to episodic tv anymore. There was a time when thats all there was.

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DarkBuster22904
12/15/19 3:50:02 PM
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ScazarMeltex posted...
Yeah people just aren't used to episodic tv anymore. There was a time when thats all there was.
And it was pretty damn successful, too. And it can be emotional and powerful, with *gasp* arcs and development!

Source: M*A*S*H*

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Colorahdo
12/15/19 3:50:58 PM
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What I love every episode

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MonkeyBones23
12/15/19 3:55:28 PM
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I'm not particularly interested in a "problem of the week" show. I would be fine with it, but I want an overall story arc that has been absent. I've enjoyed the episodes so far, but it isn't what I'm yearning for when it comes to a star wars show.

With only 8 episodes in the season, I figured we'd get some hint of the story by now.

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SwordMaster13X
12/15/19 3:58:21 PM
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You mean people dont love a show with baby Yoda in it?????

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Cthulhu_Fhtagn
12/15/19 4:00:34 PM
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I haven't been able to bring myself to watch the latest episode yet and I don't know why exactly. I've liked all the other episodes so far. I've been watching them the day they come out but it's like I just don't care now.

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Purely
12/15/19 4:05:16 PM
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The episodic nature is great. There's actually things happening in every episode instead of just wasting time for 6 hours like GoT.
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IfGodCouldDie
12/15/19 4:06:26 PM
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Smashingpmkns
12/15/19 4:16:09 PM
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I like it, and I get its supposed to be an episodic show but I don't think it benefits from not having a solid endgoal or overarching storyline that isn't more than "ooo Baby Yoda".
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voldothegr8
12/15/19 9:35:11 PM
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Just watched it. It was a bit jarring to see Bill Burr in such a role at first, but still one of the best episodes imo. TC smoking crack.
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Hayame Zero
12/15/19 9:45:40 PM
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Serialized storytelling in television has ruined some people's perception of what series "should" be.

There's no standard format they need to follow. Episodic is completely fine and not at all dated.

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RchHomieQuanChi
12/15/19 9:48:29 PM
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ThyCorndog posted...
I don't mind that it's episodic at all

This.

It's meant to evoke stuff like The Lone Ranger. A cowboy badass going from place to place and helping out the locals. It honestly reminds me of when you go around doing all the sidequests like in New Vegas.

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KillerSlaw
12/15/19 9:48:44 PM
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Wasn't it billed as Episodic from the start?

I know I went in expecting this and I'm enjoying it.

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thisisboris2
12/15/19 10:03:30 PM
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everyone I know watching have been enjoying it, myself included

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AsucaHayashi
12/15/19 10:07:20 PM
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hockeybub89 posted...
I feel like Fringe and House would be shit on if they came out this year.Everyone expects serial everything. It's nice to have a change of pace from basically every show that isn't a police procedural
fringe seemed to start out as episodic but they really went all in on the serial from season 2 onwards and it was for the better imo.

oh and one show that was awesome as episodic with an overarching plot(somewhat) was chuck.

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evil_zombie11
12/15/19 10:08:22 PM
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PNXm5tK_zTs

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