Film or Television?

[Johnny Stooge]

Which form of media do prefer more? Movies or tv shows?

Explain why and the benefits of that media over the other.

[Danica Syer]

That's hard. I like both. It depends really. I guess I like TV shows better in some ways because they expand the plot more and so forth whereas in movies they have to make the plot is fitted to a certain amount of times. Well, it depends really. Although if it had to be a book based to TV or movie, I'd choose TV because it would make sure the plot there is emphasized although I know it gets changed and all but it gets more time, if that makes sense.

[Firo]

Movies. I like the feeling of going into a theater to watch a movie i've been waiting to see for awhile. TV has it's good points, but most shows i've watched all use the same plotl devices so alot of shows just feel generic to me. Movies also have a bigger impact on me in the form of fascination. They also leave you enough to talk about after the movie. I'm pretty sure people will be talking about Bruno for awhile.

[Lycanthrope]

Movies for me. I find them more entertaining. Also, as Nero said, I just like that feeling of waiting for a movie and going to see it in theaters.

[scubasteve]

television because you rarely see anime in theaters!!

[Home bound]

i hate how you get into a tv series and the stupid networks cancel it.

[Watson]

Originally Posted by Home bound

i hate how you get into a tv series and the stupid networks cancel it.

[destinykh]

Both has its own pros and cons. Most TV shows have a long flowing storyline spanning several years which emphasises on character development and allows you to connect emotionally with the characters and storyline. By the end of a good TV series, you look back and see how far it and its characters have come, and it all seems very fulfilling and makes you feel as if you are ending one part of your life, since most TV shows can span your entire adolesence.

Movies are entertaining, but they do not have the same amount of time as TV shows to really dig deep into their storylines save for some. There are a few outstanding movies, but most we have now are summer blockbusters which you watch, be entertained, and forget after a few months. Visually and score-wise, a lot of them are outstanding, but some of them have no coherent storyline at all *coughs X-Men 3*. Really impressive movies story-wise are hard to come by.

[Salty]

Movies, I guess. Mainly because it's fun to get over-excited when really anticipated over something.

[Daisuke_x]

Movies really ... You can choose when and where to watch them and even thought you can watch them several times, stuff on the TV are always on repeat anyhoo :)

[Zook]

In the 90's I'd say television, had a lot of good shows on the air, today, not so much. There are only a few shows I watch on a regular basis while movies are getting better and better.

[ikkuh2]

I like both, although i think most movies the last few years are mostly shit with few exceptions. Shows like south park, family guy, mythbusters and top gear are unbeatable though.

[Trag]

what about made for television movies?
:O

[Square Ninja]

Originally Posted by destinykh

Both has its own pros and cons. Most TV shows have a long flowing storyline spanning several years which emphasises on character development and allows you to connect emotionally with the characters and storyline.

Ahahahahahaha...character development in TV shows. Yeah, maybe in M*A*S*H* or All in the Family. TV is much better for more documentary-style shows, something like History Channel stuff or Top Gear.

Film is by far my preferred storytelling medium. Stories are for the most part self-contained and have no commercial breaks and aren't mind-numbing status quo-fests.

[Vossler]

They each have there goods and bads. I think that there are some comedy programs that would make an okay movie then there are shows that could never be a movie, like Nature shows and things like that.