martinheron

I think the shtick's to give it appeal to those who wouldn't normally dive into serious deconstructive analysis of a film. I (and many others, I imagine) would appreciate them if it was just laying out flat all the analysis - which is all pretty spot on - but the more passive audience wouldn't give it their time.

Thanks Alan. As a follow-up, what about shows that were great for a season or number of seasons and then went off the rails?

I think Dexter's the classic recent example of this, but there's also any number of shows like Heroes where the strength of the core concept really only lasted for its first season and then stumbled.

What are the shows that you had high hopes for, but they never quite reached their potential? What do you think could've helped keep them on track?