Continuity Lock Out: Difference between revisions

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The writers have let the mythos they have generated get so [[Continuity Snarl|thick and convoluted]] that a new reader/viewer has very little chance of understanding the significance of anything. They are locked out of understanding the story by all the reliance on continuity.

This is one of the main bones of contention between creators and executives. Executives want each episode to potentially bring in new audience. Creators want to entertain the audience they have. In a rare case of this wiki taking the side of the [[Executive Meddling|executive meddlers]], we have to admit that ~~continuity~~ ~~lock-out~~ is never caused by the execs. It has to be written.

This is one of the main bones of contention between creators and executives. Executives want each episode to potentially bring in new audience. Creators want to entertain the audience they have. In a rare case of this wiki taking the side of the [[Executive Meddling|executive meddlers]], we have to admit that '''Continuity Lock Out''' is never caused by the execs. It has to be written.

The standard answer to this issue is the [["Previously On..."]] segment: many shows on this list open each episode with a short capsule summary of events you should be aware of. Of course, [["Previously On..."|Previously Ons]] have their own drawbacks, such as inadvertently providing [[spoiler]]s or flat-out not working. The better answer is [[Better on DVD]]: after all, the best way for anyone to understand ''any'' show is to buy the DVDs and watch it from the beginning, sometimes more than once or with the help of fan annotations.