#instead we have six 24 minute episodes and the last heavily used flashbacks - almost like they were trying to shoot as little as possible
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I don’t know anything about how Japanese dramas are produced but it really does feel like the Love Live! School Idol Musical The Drama was meant to have more episodes (or at least they hoped it would do well enough) and then was told to quickly wrap things up.
like if that didn’t happen then idk what is up with the pacing
#especially because if they already knew it’d be six episodes - thats short enough to write the whole thing at once#which usually results in much more consistent and tight pacing#instead we have six 24 minute episodes and the last heavily used flashbacks - almost like they were trying to shoot as little as possible#and the plot is fairly light early on and then rushed at the end idk I think the plug was pulled on this one#can someone explain Japanese live action tv to me? Is this why it was so hard to find an episode order count before it started?#maybe it existed and I didn’t look hard enough but I know tv is different there - slots are rented#the channels are more like landlords and the studios more like tenants (but as a result ad sales go to the studios I think?)#it’s been a while since I looked into it though I could be getting stuff wrong#but it changes the business a bit in terms of like who is in charge of canceling things and why that kind of call is made#love live school idol musical the drama#love live musical drama#but yeah idk how episode count is determined in Japanese dramas and idk who makes that call and when#looking back on some of the ones I’ve watched I wouldn’t be surprised if the episode orders are much smaller than US/Canada and even the UK#like batches of three or less. just something about the pacing. I feel like either the tension is constant or the ending comes out of nowhe#whereas US standard *used to be* 13 with a ‘back 9’ ordered if the show did well for a total of 22 per season#but few networks run that way anymore. in the streaming era it’s more like 8-13 or even less. sad. give me back my regular shows#and give my friends back their reliable jobs please#sorry I’m rambling in the tags#posting in the weeds
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