Comments on: Does a Popular Show Make “Transition” AKA Crappy Episodes On Purpose?

By: greendestiny

greendestiny — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 10:23:09 +0000

On tvtropes website there is a section called ‘Viewers Are Morons’.
There you go.

By: charlie tuna

charlie tuna — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:55:22 +0000

I dont understand why they have so many episodes in a season. Thank of all the great British comedies, that have 6 or so top quality, cream of the crop episodes… no need for dross or filler, and its much easier for the viewer to spend a lazy sunday afternoon rewatching the series in order, because you dont have to skip or mindlessly watch the rubbish

By: chelsea

chelsea — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:55:25 +0000

i think they just had too much to shove in one episode, they kind of just tossed it together so they can keep pace with the season and set the stage for next week (which i agree, looks really good)… i agree with Josh about michael weston. i really liked his character.

By: Josh

Josh — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:34:32 +0000

I don’t think that that was a filler episode. They gave an entire episode to the revelation of something that needed to happen: House can’t have Cuddy. Also, I was really glad to see Michael Weston return. His character was almost as devious as House himself, which is an achievement in itself.

By: Madison

Madison — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:17:42 +0000

@ Lagrange

That Buffy example is perfect.

By: Todd

Todd — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:17:13 +0000

Absolutely this is on purpose. Haven’t you watch “24″. There are 3 or 4 episodes each season that just don’t do anything. Jack is either traveling in a car or helicopter and they focus on some other character that will soon be dead. 24 is the prime example of episodes that are just filler. We need to have 24 hours don’t we?

By: Paul Tassi

Paul Tassi — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:34:41 +0000

Whoa whoa, this is an awful lot of writing for you Natty.

By: Lagrange

Lagrange — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:32:06 +0000

I don’t thing they make boring episodes on purpose. It’s true that it could make sense to do that and I never thought of it but I don’t think it’s the case.
As for “One-offs”: I love it when a show doesn’t take itself too serious and they make a special episode. For example the Buffy-episode which was a musical, or the stargate episode with the hand puppet cast.

By: Madison

Madison — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:21:10 +0000

“One-offs” or “fillers” can go either way – sometimes they really are just filler, thrown together hastily for the sake of cranking out another episode, but sometimes – like on Sarah Connor Chronicles – they’re interested stand-alone stories that are apart from the major plotline but still involve the characters in an interesting way. They’re fun every once in awhile to kind of take a break from whatever’s going on.