Nerd Nuptial

Episode 022 - Serial Not Cereal


Listen Later

Serialized Storytelling vs Episodic Television


The Girl and Tristan love their serial TV, that's no secret. But has something been lost with the serial push by HBO, AMC, and other networks? The latest Star Trek show has been revealed to be an ongoing story. Walking Dead, Breaking Bad, Lost, Mad Men and so many other of our greatest shows in the past ten years have been one long story. TV has become more like film and film has become more like TV.


Will episodic television ever really go away? Does it need to? These are all questions that are discussed in this week's Nerd Nuptial. 


Is there a side you lean towards?
...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Nerd NuptialBy The Nerd Party

  • 4.9
  • 4.9
  • 4.9
  • 4.9
  • 4.9

4.9

116 ratings


More shows like Nerd Nuptial

View all
Filibuster by The Nerd Party

Filibuster

32 Listeners

Missing Frames: Catching up with Cinema by The Nerd Party

Missing Frames: Catching up with Cinema

49 Listeners

Punch It: Writing in Star Trek by The Nerd Party

Punch It: Writing in Star Trek

40 Listeners

Ceti Alpha 3: A Star Trek Podcast by The Nerd Party

Ceti Alpha 3: A Star Trek Podcast

34 Listeners

Great Shot, Kid! by The Nerd Party

Great Shot, Kid!

18 Listeners

Owl Post: A Harry Potter Podcast by The Nerd Party

Owl Post: A Harry Potter Podcast

271 Listeners

Time and Space: A Doctor Who Podcast by The Nerd Party

Time and Space: A Doctor Who Podcast

11 Listeners

RetroPerspective by The Nerd Party

RetroPerspective

3 Listeners

The A24 Project by The Nerd Party

The A24 Project

42 Listeners

Houselights: A Film Director Podcast by The Nerd Party

Houselights: A Film Director Podcast

17 Listeners

Second Contact: A Lower Decks Podcast by The Nerd Party

Second Contact: A Lower Decks Podcast

16 Listeners

Nerd Party News by The Nerd Party

Nerd Party News

4 Listeners

Makers Method by The Nerd Party

Makers Method

19 Listeners