TV/Movies Megathread

[Syt]

Might just be that crime shows are so ubiquitous. Probably the biggest genre on TV? Followed by medical dramas?

[Sheilbh]

Yeah maybe - I was also thinking that soaps and sitcoms tend to have a core repeating cast rather than "guest star" roles. But you're right and especially on UK TV they often run for a very long time compared with other dramas.

In entirely unrelated news - I was delighted to see David Suchet's Poirot land on Netflix

[Duque de Bragança]

The reason is more likely to be that the  « anthology » format is much better suited to guest starring, unlike soap operas or serialised shows.

[Syt]

The reason is more likely to be that the  « anthology » format is much better suited to guest starring, unlike soap operas or serialised shows.

True, see also e.g. shows like Columbo and its eclectic list of guest stars.

[Duque de Bragança]

The reason is more likely to be that the  « anthology » format is much better suited to guest starring, unlike soap operas or serialised shows.

True, see also e.g. shows like Columbo and its eclectic list of guest stars.

Precisely.

Columbo has quite the list.

Worst and best series for that has to be the Love Boat, the cemetary of stars.