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RE: I don't mean to be a snob, but does anyone here think TV mini-series are up to

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In Reply to: RE: I don't mean to be a snob, but does anyone here think TV mini-series are up to posted by tinear on August 21, 2012 at 18:39:41

Several poster are mentioning titles of great series that aren't mini's, so that begs asking, are you asking just about "mini-series?" Since the minis are more comparable to features in quality, it's worth splitting hairs. My personal feeling about the creative and technical differences between the two competing media; Features play in a bigger room, and ask for cash at the door. The best of both are splendid. The differences are in the audiences.

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More... much more than that. - Victor Khomenko 07:11:07 08/22/12 (3)
As good as some series are, NONE of them raises to even knee-level of what we consider the best work of cinema - there are no series that one would put on the same plane with the works of Bergman, Fellini and other giants, there is never that level of philosophical depth, human study, etc, found in the series.
There has never been... there shall never be... made for TV Persona or La Dolce Vita.

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- USA - Sumflow 01:04:16 08/25/12 (0)
  Yes you are absolutely right - Centennial, Into the West, Broken Trail, The Dove mini-series are all way better than that European crap to American audiences.
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  Hide it~ nothing looks better..
  - Most Popular Mini-Series (Open in New Window)
- The Alec Guinness John le Carr� series from the 70's? - Adam Kadmon 23:41:17 08/22/12 (0)
  Sure they don't approach the epic ontological questions of great films but strictly for tinear's query don't those raise a blip on the Radar?
- RE: More... much more than that. - eppis1 07:39:35 08/22/12 (0)
  I think I agree with you. Two points; First, If the past markets had the same limits of targeted audience size and today's market share, then I think the filmmakers would have had similar potential for quality. I'm comparing today's production and distribution environment, not the great films and filmmakers of the past. Second, When your talking about today's world market, I think there's little difference in quality. The existing great talent (that gets hired and produced) will create similar quality films. When a creator catches lightning in a bottle, it is obviously timeless.

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