Re: When DC went downhill

Sharpe Fan wrote:


> To be honest, I had never thought of a series deliberately running shows
> that are out of sync with the calendar (as opposed to those that are
merely
> non-date dependent).  It is an idea worth considering.  They do it in
> movies.  I would still want them to go forward chronologically (no labor
Day
> before the 4th of July, for instance), but your idea would allow for
more
> flexibility.  For instance, they could have had four years of college in
two
> seasons -  show just im****tant periods and milestones.  Since the
purpose of
> the show was not to show "life in college", but the interaction of
friends
> that would work out OK.  You would have to out a date card at the
beginning
> of an episode so the viewers would no when they were watching, but that
> isn't a problem.  Sort of the anti-"24".
> 
> Maybe some exec will see your idea and use it.
> 
> Sharpe Fan

I think in an early season of ER they did include some episodes that 
took place in the summer.  Something along those lines would work well 
in some shows, particularly when the summer action is supposed to have 
some meaning to the series.  For example, the summer between S3 and S4 
would have been quite interesting: How did Dawson come to grips with 
Joey and Pacey?  What did Joey tell Pacey about Dawson making her go 
with him?  What was Joey thinking about when the time to return to 
Capeside was approaching?  Maybe I'm alone in this but I think that 
could have been interesting.  I just don't see the need to make the 
fictional season follow the real calendar.  Anyway, weren't S1 and S2 
supposed to be the same school year?  If it had been done before, it 
could be done again.  Make the schedule and pacing follow the needs of 
the story, not the other way around.  (I agree with you: no jumping 
around in time.  Keep moving forward but not necessarily in lockstep 
with the calendar.)


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