Are major TV deaths losing their power to stun viewers? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TMC · 10-26-2015, 01:29 PM

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It used to be that when a character died on Game of Thrones or The Walking Dead, viewers believed they were actually dead. Not anymore. As James Poniewozik puts it, "I do think the TV fan base suspects that even the most violent shows are reaching the limits of what they can do to top themselves, and beginning to see the whole bloody business — originally a refreshing change from the stunts of TV past — as a kind of stunt in itself. Killing off major characters became the way a show made its bones, proved no one was safe, proved it was willing to 'go there.' But now we 'go there' so often we practically have our mail forwarded there.”

JO Sweet Heart · 11-08-2015, 09:55 PM

To me, eventually there won't be anything left to do in trying to stun people in one way or another because everything that can be thought will have already be done. The shock factor will then be a thing of the past.

God bless you always!!!

Holly

10-26-2015, 01:29 PM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 126,487	Are major TV deaths losing their power to stun viewers? https://t.co/1BlTT2cs79 It used to be that when a character died on Game of Thrones or The Walking Dead, viewers believed they were actually dead. Not anymore. As James Poniewozik puts it, "I do think the TV fan base suspects that even the most violent shows are reaching the limits of what they can do to top themselves, and beginning to see the whole bloody business — originally a refreshing change from the stunts of TV past — as a kind of stunt in itself. Killing off major characters became the way a show made its bones, proved no one was safe, proved it was willing to 'go there.' But now we 'go there' so often we practically have our mail forwarded there.”

11-08-2015, 09:55 PM	#2
JO Sweet Heart Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Mar 11, 2012 Location: East Tennessee Posts: 7,882	To me, eventually there won't be anything left to do in trying to stun people in one way or another because everything that can be thought will have already be done. The shock factor will then be a thing of the past. God bless you always!!! Holly
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