Summary: Alex and Nick explore the differences in what an episode looks like between episodic or procedural TV and serialized shows.<br> <br> How has the TV episode evolved over the years? What does an episode mean in the age of binge-watching? What are some memorable stand-alone and serialized episodes?<br> <br> The Paper Team offers a self-contained narrative...<br> <br> SHOWNOTES<br> <br> Content<br> 1 - The Stand-Alone Episode (00:34)<br> 2 - The Serialized Episode (13:23)<br> 3 - What is a TV episode today? (35:34)<br> 4 - Critical reception of Episodic vs. Serialized TV (42:45)<br> Next Week On (50:03)<br> <br> Links<br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masters_of_Horror">Masters of Horror</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/22_Short_Films_About_Springfield">"22 Short Films About Springfield" (7x21 - The Simpsons)</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Window_of_Opportunity_(Stargate_SG-1)">"Window of Opportunity" (4x06 - Stargate SG-1)</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Farnsworth_Parabox">"The Farnsworth Parabox" (4x15 - Futurama)</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hush_(Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer)">"Hush" (4x10 - Buffy the Vampire Slayer)</a><br> <a href="http://deadline.com/2016/10/donald-trump-law-order-svu-unstoppable-episode-scheduled-november-16unstoppable-citing-november-16-1201842797/">Donald Trump "Law & Order: SVU" Episode Gets Post-Election Airdate</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/6_Days_to_Air">6 Days to Air: The Making of South Park</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restless_(Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer)">"Restless" (4x22 - Buffy the Vampire Slayer)</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grave_Danger">"Grave Danger" (5x24-25 - CSI)</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monte-Carlo_Television_Festival">Monte-Carlo Television Festival</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIPTV_Media_Market">MIPTV Media Market</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coupling_(U.S._TV_series)">Coupling (US)</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_%26_Order:_UK">Law & Order: UK</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_enqu%C3%AAtes_criminelles">Paris enquêtes criminelles</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babylon_5">Babylon 5</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cuckoo_Hour">The Cuckoo Hour</a><br> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dream_On_(TV_series)">Dream On</a><br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3240510/reference">"A Mother's Work" (6x13 - Sons of Anarchy)</a><br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0508628/reference">"Phase One" (2x13 - Alias)</a><br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4581306/reference">"Other Things You Could Be Doing" (2×12 – You’re the Worst)</a><br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0757386/reference">"Development Arrested" (3x13 - Arrested Development)</a><br> <a href="https://www.tv-calling.com/why-mythological-shows-are-often-idolized/">Why mythological shows are often idolized</a><br> <a href="http://www.vulture.com/2016/10/ny-goliath-out-of-order.html">NY Times Reviews Amazon's Goliath Out of Order</a><br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3631218/reference">"Two Boats and a Helicopter" (1x03 - The Leftovers)</a><br> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3666322/reference">"Guest" (1x06 - The Leftovers)</a><br> <a href="http://www.vulture.com/2016/04/midbrow-television-when-did-we-stop-taking-it-seriously.html">In Praise of Midbrow TV</a><br> <br> <br> Special thanks to <a href="https://twitter.com/jasonjcohn">Jason J. Cohn</a> for helping us edit this episode.<br> <br> If you enjoyed this episode (and others), please consider leaving us an iTunes review at <a href="http://paperteam.co/itunes">paperteam.co/itunes</a>! :)<br> <br> You can find Paper Team on Twitter:<br>
