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Maybe 5 years ago but can't say I agree any more. Netflix in particular stretches 2-hour scripts into 10-hour limited series. I'm trying to watch Black Doves right now and continually get bored at how much exposition and background there is. There was clearly a tight, fun script in there somewhere before the committee performed surgery on it. I don't need everything explored and explained to death, give me something with rhythm instead.

>>zemvpf+(OP)
Maybe it's a problem with Netflix series.

Some of my favourite recent series haven't been from Netflix - Slow Horses, Day of the Jackal etc.

>>zemvpf+(OP)
I like Black Doves but don't really disagree with your broader point in some cases.

>>zemvpf+(OP)
That's just reminded me of an article I read recently about "What We Do In The Shadows", where Clement/Waititi originally thought that the idea was a ten minute sketch ("vampires, but they're stupid") that they managed to stretch out into a whole film. Of course, then they stretched it out even further into 6 seasons of a series (not counting Wellington Paranormal).