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I mean this is a specific format of the west. Korean dramas, for instance, do not necessarily have that format. I assume you've watched Severance, by the way.

Otherwise I would note Dark, Foundation, Altered Carbon

I also don't see it's substantively more notable than the old 20-24 episode monster of the week format that was prominent prior to streamnig.

Did you like the shows you listed there?

For my money, I’d just gotten tired of the whole streaming TV schtick. Modern TV seasons are too often written like cheap LOTR trilogies (8-12 x 40-60 mins = LOTR trilogy runtime) with filler and contrived drama or stakes. Compared to a decent or good film, modern TV kinda sucks IMO. I’m rather sad right now TBH.

What modern TV have you seen? What sort of thigs do you like?

Yeah I'm tempted to make a version of "newcommunities" for Kbin since MagHub just doesn't roll off the tongue (and is abandoned, although I doubt that is why it's so weak)

Well yes, but they still do release that kind of stuff.

You say that but Netflix still releases "niche" content.

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Sure. Or that.

I wasn't specifically referring to gore or violence, but themes - and I wasn't referring to comics specifically, just the bulk of superhero media. There have been some revisionist examples of superhero settings that take an established character and place them in a different context, with more adult HBO-esque themes. But the bulk of the many repeated releases for film every year don't seem to be of that nature.

Was it ever that weird? I feel Superhero fiction has always been for teenagers and kids primarily. What separates it that much from Tokusatsu, barring MA-twists where characters aren't really superheroes?

For me:

Babylon Berlin intro captures the art, the deco, the decadence and the fear of what the viewer knows is going to come of that time period.

Black Sails just perfect

Raised by Wolves I was hit and miss on this in many ways, but this intro is great - albeit I think slightly misleading as to its overall tone.

Pennyworth I thought S1 was a bit silly, but what an intro.

Warrior

Happiness This is just fun, and fits the show brilliantly

See also isn't bad

Song of the Bandits The song on the YT video isn't great here imo, but they actually mix it up in the show proper and use different songs. And some really fit the theme.

If we're talking about music in general through the show rather than just the intro - The Korean High Fantasy series Arthdal Chronicles. Some stunning, music, throughout, the show. It was also kinda like watching a JRPG (even if Korean).

@TheArstaInventor You should post this on the ModCoord you did, and promote ModCoord on MagHub and New Communities. It got my communities a lot of traffic (relative to the site).