GOT to be cut into 20 minute episodes for mobile.

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by squatting hen

I think from now on I am just going to watch the "Previously On..." part of the show. That is, what? 30 seconds to a minute long? I can get through a lot of shows that way.

On your smartphone?

[squatting hen]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

On your smartphone?

Of course, but just until I can get it on my watch.

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by squatting hen

Of course, but just until I can get it on my watch.

Once we've get to the stage I'm talking about, does it matter? Watch, phone, iPod.

[Talal86]

You're being overdramatic.. this will change nothing.

[stvn1974]

If you cut out the commercials for the Walking Dead it is less than 20 minutes long.

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by stvn1974

If you cut out the commercials for the Walking Dead it is less than 20 minutes long.

That can't be right? It's roughly around 41 minutes here in the U.K without commercials.

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by Talal86

You're being overdramatic.. this will change nothing.

Like I said, this guy will run HBO.

[Talal86]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

Like I said, this guy will run HBO.

what I'm saying is, making 20 minutes 'Highlights episodes', won't 'destroy entertainment' like you put it. and it will never caught on as the main way to watch the show

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by Talal86

what I'm saying is, making 20 minutes 'Highlights episodes', won't 'destroy entertainment' like you put it. and it will never caught on as the main way to watch the show

What about those that travel and swear by using their smartphone to watch HBO? They might not have a choice.

[doctor_who]

Smartphones allow people to have more time to watch more things than they did before. I'm pretty sure I could never watch movies or episodes of tv on my train rides or flights before. Now, I can watch more. Smartphones and tablets are great for entertainment, and they do not make people want to watch condensed episodes. They make people want to watch more and more content.

Lmao this thread is bonkers!

[doctor_who]

Lol.

I just read the article. There is no mention of this person creating condensed episodes. The AUTHOR OF THE ARTICLE muses that he might have meant that, but in reality he is talking about releasing episodes in multiple parts if anything at all. Season 1 episode 1 part 1 and 2 for example, to make it easier to select where you left off considering mobile viewing habits.

Reading comprehension is not difficult. The author on "the verge" does not speak for the guy in charge of content.

[wolfpackTri]

Originally Posted by doctor_who

Smartphones allow people to have more time to watch more things than they did before. I'm pretty sure I could never watch movies or episodes of tv on my train rides or flights before. Now, I can watch more. Smartphones and tablets are great for entertainment, and they do not make people want to watch condensed episodes. They make people want to watch more and more content.

Lmao this thread is bonkers!

This is what happens when instead of enjoying a movie on any device, you become obsessed with the quality of the film. It's a movie! Watch it however you want. The story is more important than the quality.

[Zu Nim]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

https://www.theverge.com/2017/5/24/1...thrones-mobile

Supports my argument about how film and tv is going to be destroyed by mobile. You guys are in denial, this is just the start. Next, condensed films.

His exact quote was: "In a mobile environment, a 60-minute episode might not be the best experience. Maybe you want a 20-minute episode." I don't really see anything wrong with that statement. Mobile environments are just one environment.

There are ways to deal with it. A 60-minute GOT episode is already broken into numerous scenes. Maybe you arrange 20-minute episodes that focus on an A and B story instead of A-F or however many concurrent stories are happening in an episode. Maybe some end up as parts 1-2-3. That's hardly going to ruin filmmaking.

If changing the structure of a few shows for mobile means more revenue for HBO that means more shows and/or better shows. I suspect in the '50s you'd have been talking about how TV would forever ruin movies. Who wants to break up a story into 30 or 60 minutes and have breaks in the middle? TV will be the death of movies!! Except it wasn't, and there are plenty of TV shows better than most movies.

There's no mobile apocalypse coming.

[Talal86]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

What about those that travel and swear by using their smartphone to watch HBO? They might not have a choice.

that will never happen. no one is complaining about the length of GOT episodes, if anything people want more not less, that's why there are too many supplementary content on youtube (reviews, discussions, predictions, etc..) that are 30-60 minutes long. no fan would settle for a highlight show

just look at the trend of the biggest dramas in recent years, most of them tend to be longer than the typical 40 minutes, and are slow paced/slow burners. if length was an issue, you'd see more 20 minutes dramas popping up

it sounds like this guy is desperately thinking of an exclusive for AT&T, not to change tv

[Rixx]

Love the click bait title of this thread.

Who knows. maybe it will be as successful as go90

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by doctor_who

Lol.

I just read the article. There is no mention of this person creating condensed episodes. The AUTHOR OF THE ARTICLE muses that he might have meant that, but in reality he is talking about releasing episodes in multiple parts if anything at all. Season 1 episode 1 part 1 and 2 for example, to make it easier to select where you left off considering mobile viewing habits.

Reading comprehension is not difficult. The author on "the verge" does not speak for the guy in charge of content.

No he wasn't. He wants to curate the content as he feels 60 minutes is too long for mobile. If he was to break them up but leave all the content intact, he might as well just leave them as 60 minutes as people would just pause and resume otherwise. I took it that he almost certainly means cutting content.

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by Talal86

that will never happen. no one is complaining about the length of GOT episodes, if anything people want more not less, that's why there are too many supplementary content on youtube (reviews, discussions, predictions, etc..) that are 30-60 minutes long. no fan would settle for a highlight show

just look at the trend of the biggest dramas in recent years, most of them tend to be longer than the typical 40 minutes, and are slow paced/slow burners. if length was an issue, you'd see more 20 minutes dramas popping up

it sounds like this guy is desperately thinking of an exclusive for AT&T, not to change tv

Im from the U.K where B.T and Sky are dominant but doesn't AT&T control most of the pipes in the U.S? Aren't they the biggest carrier?

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by doctor_who

Lol.

I just read the article. There is no mention of this person creating condensed episodes. The AUTHOR OF THE ARTICLE muses that he might have meant that, but in reality he is talking about releasing episodes in multiple parts if anything at all. Season 1 episode 1 part 1 and 2 for example, to make it easier to select where you left off considering mobile viewing habits.

Reading comprehension is not difficult. The author on "the verge" does not speak for the guy in charge of content.

Nothing wrong with my reading comprehension. Hundreds of comments on various sites all express the same fears as I have about it. Heck, there are several articles writing about that very topic.

[master gandhi]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

Im from the U.K where B.T and Sky are dominant but doesn't AT&T control most of the pipes in the U.S? Aren't they the biggest carrier?

AT&T is planning to buy Time Warner (which owns HBO). That's AT&T's connection to HBO. It's not that they control the pipes. I'm not exactly sure what that means. Maybe you mean AT&T is a monopoly? Not quite. At least, not yet.

I think you're jumping to conclusions again. This is like when that theater chain mentioned that they might allow people to text in some of their movie showings. It was a bad idea that was meant to separate them from the pack. People bashed him, and I'm pretty sure that won't happen now.

If this 20 minute episode idea is brought up in a more public forum, it probably won't go over so well. And when the people object to it, they won't go forward with it. They're just trying to figure out how to "innovate" things. Hopefully that's not his best idea.

But fret not. So far, you've been worried about quite a lot, and none of those worries have come true. Maybe you're not as good at predicting the future as you think? That's a good thing, because your predictions are pretty negative in general.

Even if that 20 minute episode idea does come true, I doubt it would be the only way to view content. It would likely be presented as an alternative. Thank you for being concerned about the future of film and TV, but I think it's going to be okay. So far, so good.