Is Brian De Palma right?

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>>85977196
For how it is done now in studios, yes. However, he didn't say impossible, because you could have a series produced by Netflix or something that gives full control to the director, and that director directs every episode, with the director and writer working as equals, rather than pulling in a different director each episode that does basically nothing. It's a shame that something like that will likely never happen past a miniseries.

Problem is the average pleb only views television and film as "the story" and nothing more.

Television is better at this because it's perpetual. People just watch to see "things happen in the plot" and nothing more. Film is bad at this because it's meant to be a visual, tonal experience. Not just a story unfolding in a sea of medium shots and exposition.

Oddly enough, film is becoming this as well due to plebs being the vast majority of consumers.

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>>85977406
Harry Kim poster here, that's actually a really good point about cinema. Especially Marvel movies, they really do feel like an elongated episodic series.

>>85977330
Most of tv shows are shit because of what he said, but it is possible to create cinematic experiences in tv with a director and creative freedom, see the Young Pope.

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*podcasts internally*

Name one film that's surpassed the Sopranos since it aired.

>>85977406
>It's an anon makes a good point episode

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You can make kino on tv, but you need consistent direction, one director doing all episode probably works best, see True Detective S1, Young Pope and the best thing on tv right now.

>>85979307
Only God Forgives

>>85977196
Twin Peaks 3 proves it's possible

>>85977196
He hasnt watched Twin Peaks Season 3

>>85977196
To be fair, there is ton of cinema made like TV. The Marvel movies by Disney is one example where they straight up hire TV people to make their films. But he's generally right that you can't do cinema on TV. The time and budget and talent required simply doesn't blend well with the TV format.

>>85977196
TV is better than movies now though. When was the last time a good movie was released? Can't remember.

>>85977196
When was this interview from?

>>85982242
A year ago:

http://www.rogerebert.com/interviews/de-palma-interview

>>85977406
Great Point.