Wednesday, October 23, 2013

10 reasons why today's TV is better than movies

http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2013/oct/23/10-reasons-tv-better-movies

Forget what you've read about cinema's dominance over the small screen. Television has plenty to teach the movies about characterisation, storytelling and breaking new talent

1. Longform storytelling
2. TV is (currently) less franchise-fixated
3. TV still has the power to surprise
4. Word of mouth
5. Actors do their best work on TV
6. The British excel at TV
7. British actors have ruled US TV for years
8. The bond with characters
9. The biggest film stars of tomorrow are on TV now
10. TV made Netflix successful