Depends a bit on the show -- e.g. Mito Komon started back in 1969 and is still going strong (although there are rumors that one of the female characters who apparently started with the original show may leave at the end of this season -- I think she is the only original cast still acting, and she still looks good!) But that one is... each week is usually very much the same story, with the good guys arriving in town undercover, discovering injustice, and eventually saving the day. Long way of saying that there are some shows that just keep going and going.
Most do have a pretty definite story arcs, usually in each episode and often across the season. And there are definite seasons.
This particular show (the morning drama) has a six month run. Each week has six 15 minutes episodes, so it is an hour and a half each week. And I've heard that the whole series is taped ahead of time, so that when it starts, they have the whole thing finished.
Good question. My impression is that they do have continuing character shows, but that each weekly show, and usually the season, does have some conclusion or climax. E.g., you could actually shuffle the Mito Komon episodes and not miss anything, because each one is basically complete. The morning drama does more continuity and building, but the whole thing will wrap up.
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Date: 2010-05-08 08:29 am (UTC)Most do have a pretty definite story arcs, usually in each episode and often across the season. And there are definite seasons.
This particular show (the morning drama) has a six month run. Each week has six 15 minutes episodes, so it is an hour and a half each week. And I've heard that the whole series is taped ahead of time, so that when it starts, they have the whole thing finished.
Good question. My impression is that they do have continuing character shows, but that each weekly show, and usually the season, does have some conclusion or climax. E.g., you could actually shuffle the Mito Komon episodes and not miss anything, because each one is basically complete. The morning drama does more continuity and building, but the whole thing will wrap up.