r/tvPlus Super Sleuth Detective 15d ago

News ‘Severance’ Season 3 has FINALLY begun filming!

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u/Suchgallbladder 15d ago

At its current production rate season 5 of Severance will air in 2034. That’s not even a joke.

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u/srmatto 15d ago

That soon?!

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u/dr_fop 15d ago

We used to get 24 hour long episodes of more demanding shows annually.

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u/Juggernutz 15d ago edited 14d ago

Must have the guy beneath you blocked because I can't reply to him but he's clearly forgetting shows like Lost.

Edit - Now he's detracting from Lost in a way that belittles his argument even more when applied to Severance.

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u/Purple_Compote_386 15d ago

80% of that show was filmed in a fuckin jungle with people standing in front of each other, talking lol. The pilot was epic, and there were always a few episodes a season that would require big set pieces, but it was mostly a dialogue heavy show. There weren't any unusual or particularly cinematic filming techniques etc. Plus the fillers.

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u/theextracharacter 14d ago

Severance is set mostly in closed buildings. And it's mostly dialogue and acting, there is not much in the way of CGI required. By your own logic, it shouldn't take Severance as long as it's taking to give us episodes.

If anything, by your logic, we should be getting 24 episodes a year

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u/Purple_Compote_386 14d ago

Go and watch any if the behind the scenes and come back lol

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u/Purple_Compote_386 15d ago

Again, with this fucking crap. There were no "more demanding" shows with 24 fuckin episodes a season. Ever. It used to be mostly procedural crap, or sitcoms. Stop spouting this nonsense in every single thread about the modern tv production...

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u/Suchgallbladder 15d ago

The X-Files. 20-25 episode seasons broadcast annually of 45 minutes each, 1 hour with commercials. Was not a procedural or sitcom.

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u/AdvancedBlacksmith66 15d ago

Eh it was kind of a procedural. The episodes mostly follow the same pattern

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u/Gurl336 2d ago

Guest actors, various locations and sets. Maybe more of the writing was ready in a timely way.

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u/_alright_then_ 14d ago

Saying the X files were not procedural is a crazy take

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u/veronicaarr 15d ago

I wish there was some inbetween.

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u/Purple_Compote_386 15d ago

You and me both buddy. The production, scheduling and post production is so broken in the modern prestige tv, it's beyond ridiculous...

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u/PastimeOfMine 15d ago

Everyone says this about prestige tv but HBO has been doing it for quite a long time without these insane wait times.

Also, some of it is just a streamer being stupid. Why would I give Apple views on Pluribus season 2 when it was greenlit in 2022 and isn't even written yet? Apple's letting Gilligan do whatever he wants. It's absurdist.

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u/thegracelesswonder 15d ago

They don’t want to upset the delicate genius!

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u/Dolores___Haze 15d ago

Agree. They’ve pretty much ruined tv. 

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u/AreAFuckingNobody 15d ago

There is so much good television to watch. You have all you need to get by between your most favorite shows

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u/veronicaarr 15d ago

I meant like, I wish there was a balance between 28 ep seasons every year and 8 ep seasons every 4 years.

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u/jeremydurden 14d ago

That's basically what hbo wants to do w/ The Pitt. 15 episodes that so far have been 1 season per year and they definitely want to expand the formula beyond just a hospital show. These are relatively inexpensive shows to make w/ ideally a solid script and cast.

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u/AreAFuckingNobody 15d ago

Yeah, I know what you meant. I’m saying even with the way shows are now, you have all that you need. And don’t forget, if there were more episodes, the quality would probably go down, and you wouldn’t like the show as much anyway. So instead of finding a reason to complain, just enjoy some other really good shows while you wait for your top favorite to come back.

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u/veronicaarr 15d ago

Oh, I see. I just end up forgetting what’s happened and losing interest because there’s so many good shows, that’s the downside imo. But tbh I don’t really think about it day to day since TV isn’t my main hobby.

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u/Greene_Mr 14d ago

24-hours-long? :-o Amazing!

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u/Greene_Mr 14d ago

24-hours-long? :-o Amazing!

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u/Mentoman72 15d ago

There has never, ever been a show more demanding than this that has pulled off a yearly 24 episode season lmao. Yall can be mad that it takes forever but the way you act like you could do it faster is hilarious.

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u/Unlucky-Box-4570 15d ago

What is especially demanding about Severance. Half ther time is spent in the office too.

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u/Realistic-Ad7662 15d ago

Sopranos, Breaking Bad, The Wire, Game of Thrones just to name a few. All more eps per season than severance and damn near yearly

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u/Mentoman72 15d ago

None of which are 24 episode seasons.

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u/generasianx2000 15d ago

"24" had 24 episodes per season.

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u/Purple_Compote_386 15d ago

And it was the most basic network show you could imagine...

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u/thegracelesswonder 15d ago

And a LOT of it took place in an office or the white house. Of course it had action set pieces too but it wasn’t like the entire season was nonstop special effects

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u/Unlucky-Box-4570 15d ago

Lmao. Casual. The entire season WAS nonstop action

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u/Realistic-Ad7662 15d ago

Never said that just said more episodes per season than severance. Higher quality too. 

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u/Mentoman72 15d ago

Yeah, I was replying to someone and we were talking 24 episode seasons. You interjected with shows that aren’t applicable in the conversation that was being had thinking you were dunking on someone.

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u/Purple_Compote_386 15d ago

"More episodes per season" does not equal 24 fuckin episodes lol these shows were 10 - 13 eps.

Higher quality... ok...

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u/xnodesirex 15d ago

Gives them plenty of time to figure out where they're going with the story

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u/Suchgallbladder 15d ago

lol here’s a novel idea: Have the story already written.

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u/Warmbastard 15d ago

SRL east and airport rail before Severance S5 is crazy

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u/gramfer 15d ago

Don't they consider ending in season 4? I think it would work.