{"id":3672,"date":"2022-09-23T04:00:30","date_gmt":"2022-09-23T09:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.somethingcast.com\/?p=3672"},"modified":"2022-09-22T16:10:07","modified_gmt":"2022-09-22T21:10:07","slug":"blog-pcr-asks-how-long-is-too-long","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.somethingcast.com\/?p=3672","title":{"rendered":"[BLOG] PCR asks, &#8216;How long is &#8216;too long&#8217; &#8216;?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hey all, PCR here.<\/p>\n<p>So, I recently re-activated my Netflix account to catch up on some things I hadn&#8217;t seen yet, and one of those things was Season 4 of Stranger Things, and while I was a huge fan of the show when it started, the luster has worn a bit for me&#8230; to the point that Season 4 in general was&#8230;&#8217;meh&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t get me wrong, the Eddie stuff was cool, and the backstory into 1 was intriguing, I felt too disassociated from the whole thing to really care too much.<\/p>\n<p>Season 3 came out in July of 2019, and Season 4 was finally released in May of 2022, nearly 20 months later.\u00a0 During that time, some of the kids had Walt-ian growth spurts while others stayed looking remarkably similar.\u00a0 Maybe it&#8217;s just me, and it&#8217;s taking more to &#8216;wow&#8217; me as I get older, but the main thing I walked away from Season 4 with was &#8220;Wow, episodes are a lot longer&#8230;&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>My question to The Somethings is&#8230; &#8216;How long is too long&#8217;?\u00a0 How long can shows (and movies) push between seasons (and sequels) and still have us give as much of a shit as they hope we will?<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s look at some other notable time delays&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Stranger Things S4 &#8211; 20 months<\/p>\n<p>Westworld S4 &#8211; 25 months<\/p>\n<p>Ghostbusters to GBII &#8211; 5 years<\/p>\n<p>Heroes : Reborn &#8211; 5 years<\/p>\n<p>GBII to GB Afterlife &#8211; 32 Years<\/p>\n<p>XFiles &#8211; 14 years after original TV finale<\/p>\n<p>Twin Peaks S3 &#8211; 26 years<\/p>\n<p>What are some of YOUR favorite TV Shows or Movies that have had extended time between seasons\/sequels?\u00a0 We want to know!<\/p>\n<p>ALSO!<\/p>\n<p>Want to help support our show?\u00a0 Our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/somethingsomethingcast\">Patreon<\/a> is live once more!\u00a0 New tiers!\u00a0 New content!\u00a0 Early access!\u00a0 Go check it out and help us bring you even more great stuff!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.somethingcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Patreon.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3673 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.somethingcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Patreon-300x272.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.somethingcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Patreon-300x272.png 300w, https:\/\/www.somethingcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Patreon-1024x928.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.somethingcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Patreon-768x696.png 768w, https:\/\/www.somethingcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Patreon-1130x1024.png 1130w, https:\/\/www.somethingcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Patreon-760x689.png 760w, https:\/\/www.somethingcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Patreon.png 1250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; PCR<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hey all, PCR here.<\/p>\n<p>So, I recently re-activated my Netflix account to catch up on some things I hadn&#8217;t seen yet, and one of those things was Season 4 of Stranger Things, and while I was a huge fan of the show when it started, the luster has worn a bit for me&#8230; to the point that Season 4 in general was&#8230;&#8217;meh&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t get me wrong, the Eddie stuff was cool, and the backstory into 1 was intriguing, I felt too disassociated from the whole thing to really care too much.<\/p>\n<p>Season 3 came out in July of 2019, and Season 4 was finally released in May of 2022, nearly 20 months later.\u00a0 During that time, some of the kids had Walt-ian growth spurts while others stayed looking remarkably similar.\u00a0 Maybe it&#8217;s just me, and it&#8217;s taking more to &#8216;wow&#8217; me as I get older, but the main thing I walked away from Season 4 with was &#8220;Wow, episodes are a lot longer&#8230;&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>My question to The Somethings is&#8230; &#8216;How long is too long&#8217;?\u00a0 How long can shows (and movies) push between seasons (and sequels) and still have us give as much of a shit as they hope we will?<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s look at some other notable time delays&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Stranger Things S4 &#8211; 20 months<\/p>\n<p>Westworld S4 &#8211; 25 months<\/p>\n<p>Ghostbusters to GBII &#8211; 5 years<\/p>\n<p>Heroes : Reborn &#8211; 5 years<\/p>\n<p>GBII to GB Afterlife &#8211; 32 Years<\/p>\n<p>XFiles &#8211; 14 years after original TV finale<\/p>\n<p>Twin Peaks S3 &#8211; 26 years<\/p>\n<p>What are some of YOUR favorite TV Shows or Movies that have had extended time between seasons\/sequels?\u00a0 We want to know!<\/p>\n<p>ALSO!<\/p>\n<p>Want to help support our show?\u00a0 Our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/somethingsomethingcast\">Patreon<\/a> is live once more!\u00a0 New tiers!\u00a0 New content!\u00a0 Early access!\u00a0 Go check it out and help us bring you even more great stuff!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.somethingcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Patreon.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3673 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.somethingcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Patreon-300x272.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.somethingcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Patreon-300x272.png 300w, https:\/\/www.somethingcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Patreon-1024x928.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.somethingcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Patreon-768x696.png 768w, https:\/\/www.somethingcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Patreon-1130x1024.png 1130w, https:\/\/www.somethingcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Patreon-760x689.png 760w, https:\/\/www.somethingcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Patreon.png 1250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 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