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Limited series have become my new go-to with shows (lemmy.world)
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With tv being notorious for abrupt cancellations of shows, and this remaining the case with streaming, I've started focusing more on Limited Series (or mini-series). If you're like me and had no idea what Limited Series meant at first, it's basically a series with a fixed amount of episodes and, at least for those I've been enjoying lately, a guaranteed ending.

A few examples:
The Queen's Gambit
Haunting of Hill House
The Pentaverate

What about you, have you found yourself going the same way with shows, and if so what are some you might recommend?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Miniseries were huge in the 1980s and would be what my parents watched. We call them limited series because otherwise the GenX viewers like myself will feel old.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

They're still called miniseries elsewhere

[–] [email protected] 0 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

That might not carry the same connotation outside Gen X Anericans

[–] [email protected] 0 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Glad to hear that about a miniscule percentage of earth's humans

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

You mentioned they are called miniseries outside of America. I explained why they aren't called that in America.

What's the logic behind your response if there is any?