Discussion: TSCC Episodes Less Serialized

"I'm glad that there won't be cliff hangers like 24. Means I can miss somting now and then and still be in the loop. Sort of like Watching Firefly."

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Usually in non-serialised series, they say "to be continued...." when there's a cliffhanger at the end of an episode to tell us that the next episode continues the sub-plot immediately. When there isn't a cliffhanger or where the initial problem was resolved, there is no "to be continued...." The to-be-continued's were implied in Season 1 and in 24.

It would be nice, after the introduction in Season 1, to have episode preludes/prologues that introduce us to the theme of the episode. I would also like to see episode titles as well, just like in Star Trek and Stargate.

The "previously on Sarah Connor Chronicles" sequences should also include only the stuff from episodes that explore related sub-plots, especially when the episode is about the main sub-plot. So if they temporarily take us away from the Cameron-chasing Connor sub-plot in episodes 3 and 4, they can include stuff from episodes 1 and 2 in the "previously on Sarah Connor Chronicles" sequence when they bring us back to it in episode 5.

That's just one example (based on what I was suggesting in my last post) on what they could do."

"I hope this doesn't mean they are dumbing things down for people who didn't get it."

"In which way? I thought it was good the way it was..."

"Don't worry! Having more standalone episodes doesn't mean that they won't be the same level of quality as serialized ones. The problem with Season 1's episodes was that they were so connected to each other that new viewers became lost, hence the drop in ratings. So, having more standalone episodes should definitely help with the confusion factor and help more people get more into the show.

But I agree with you gamer, no filler episodes! I hate those... "