Why Is "Monster of the Week" Style Hated?

**Mr. Nerfect** · 02-11-2009, 11:19 PM

I personally always liked the stand-alone episodes of The X-Files. I don't know why, but I just couldn't get into the conspiracy arc, or anything like that. I just liked the whole question-answer formula the stand-alone episodes had. That being said, even while you're doing stuff like that, it is great if you can have arcs going on in the background.

Right now, my favourite show on the air is Dexter, and that is probably more an arc-based drama than a stand-alone thing, but it mixes it up by having Dexter look for a killer each episode, find out information about him, and then work out how to kill them. All the while his personal relationships are developing, and the big killer of the season is hiding behind the curtain, chopping up more people.

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02-11-2009, 11:19 PM	#13
Mr. Nerfect Posts: 61,572	I personally always liked the stand-alone episodes of The X-Files. I don't know why, but I just couldn't get into the conspiracy arc, or anything like that. I just liked the whole question-answer formula the stand-alone episodes had. That being said, even while you're doing stuff like that, it is great if you can have arcs going on in the background. Right now, my favourite show on the air is Dexter, and that is probably more an arc-based drama than a stand-alone thing, but it mixes it up by having Dexter look for a killer each episode, find out information about him, and then work out how to kill them. All the while his personal relationships are developing, and the big killer of the season is hiding behind the curtain, chopping up more people.