TMC
03-31-2016, 02:47 AM
http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/03/when-its-a-relief-to-give-up-on-a-good-show
Wonder why ratings for acclaimed shows like How to Get Away with Murder to Empire are down? Richard Lawson thinks he has an answer: giving up on a show, even if it’s great to watch, can be relieving. "It’s more that shows like HTGAWM and Empire have such spark and swiftness and everything-but-the-kitchen-sink verve to them that they get exhausting,” he says. "Which is different than bad, but it has the same effect: it got to the point that the thought of pressing play on a DVR’d episode of HTGAWM would fill me with dread. It was just too much to keep up with, so much plot and style whizzing around that it was easy to get lost mid-episode, mid-act, even."
Wonder why ratings for acclaimed shows like How to Get Away with Murder to Empire are down? Richard Lawson thinks he has an answer: giving up on a show, even if it’s great to watch, can be relieving. "It’s more that shows like HTGAWM and Empire have such spark and swiftness and everything-but-the-kitchen-sink verve to them that they get exhausting,” he says. "Which is different than bad, but it has the same effect: it got to the point that the thought of pressing play on a DVR’d episode of HTGAWM would fill me with dread. It was just too much to keep up with, so much plot and style whizzing around that it was easy to get lost mid-episode, mid-act, even."