Long form Tv drama Audiences

Audience:

Rise of binge- watching started with DVD's in the late 90's with box sets being released.

Long form tv drama is becoming more popular than film due the multi stranded narrative, lots of side stories which is possible to follow due to many hours of watching.

Fandom is where audiences will advertise the programme, this can be done on social media etc

Why do audiences love LFTVD?

• High quality drama
• Multiple episodes, hours, years
• Content can be dark and difficult but innovative
• It now attracts some of the best and innovative writers and actors
• Time shifting, easily accessible
• Why do you love LFTVD?
• High production

Audiences become invested in the show and want to follow theses characters through the good and bad content. The suprise and suspense draws the reader in.

The rise of online streaming services and allows for the popularity to increase, due to people being able to watch the shows whenever they want at whatvever time suits. (timeshifting)

LFTVD vs Film

• More to watch 
• pleasure over production

Research: Buffy the vampire slayer, 24, catastrophe. 

1. what are the popular genres within the form. 
2. What are the themes introduced
3. narrative structure and storylines 
4. character types 
5. Visula style and production values: camerawork, editing, sound, mise-en-scene. 
6. methods and platforms for viewing long form tv dramaas. 
7. Culteral zeitgeist? 
8. Memes, accessories? 

Buffy the vampire slayer

Genre: 

Occulnt fiction

horror fiction 

drama

Dark Fantasy 

Action fiction 

Themes: 

Love

action 

heros work better together 

The wicked can be redemed 

Narative structure: 

Buffy the Vampire Slayer is an American television series created by writer and director Joss Whedon, which aired from 1997–2003. It featured the exploits of the Slayer, Buffy Summers and her group of friends, the Scooby Gang, as they protected Sunnydale from vampires, demons, and the forces of darkness.

Characters: 

There are at least 20 characters in series. 

• Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy Summers (Seasons 1-7) 144 episodes.
• Nicholas Brendon as Xander Harris (Seasons 1-7) 143 episodes.
• Alyson Hannigan as Willow Rosenberg (Seasons 1-7) 144 episodes.
• Charisma Carpenter as Cordelia Chase (Seasons 1-3) 54 episodes

Where can you view it? 

Box set dvd
youtube on demand
google play





24

Genre: 

Serial
drama
crime 
mystery 
adventure 

Themes:

crime
mystery
adventure

Narative structure:

1 hour time period for each episode. Real time, no skips in time. Each episode is 1 hour long. Crime solving, each episode has a dedicated story with a larger overhanging narative to connect them together

Characters:

At least 16 characters

Jack Baurer
Kim Baurer
Tony Almedia
David Palmer

Where can you view it?  

Youtube on demand
Google play 



Catashtophe

Genre: 
Sitcom

Narative: 

Catastrophe is a British television sitcom first broadcast on 19 January 2015 on Channel 4. It is created, written by, and stars Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney, who portray single people who become a couple after she unexpectedly becomes pregnant following a fling while he is visiting London on a business trip.

Characters: