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Best/worst one-off T.V. episodes
Posted: Mon April 22, 2019 3:44 am
by run2death
Episodes that did nothing to advance the plot or appeared to be "bottle"/filler episodes.
Best:
The Fly - Breaking Bad
That's My Dog - Six Feet Under
Worst:
A Million Little Fibers - South Park
Scratching the Surface - Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Re: Best/worst one-off T.V. episodes
Posted: Mon April 22, 2019 4:16 am
by epilogue
I would argue The Fly does not fit the definition you presented in the OP.
Re: Best/worst one-off T.V. episodes
Posted: Mon April 22, 2019 4:28 am
by Monkey_Driven
I think bottle episodes have more to do with breaking the normal structure of an episode or focusing on one event and/or a small group of characters.
They still advance the plot, but in a very specific way.
Re: Best/worst one-off T.V. episodes
Posted: Mon April 22, 2019 4:28 am
by run2death
Vince Gilligan: "We were hopelessly over budget ... And we needed to come up with a bottle episode, set in one location."
Re: Best/worst one-off T.V. episodes
Posted: Mon April 22, 2019 4:30 am
by run2death
run2death wrote:Episodes that did nothing to advance the plot or appeared to be a "bottle"/filler episode.
Re: Best/worst one-off T.V. episodes
Posted: Mon April 22, 2019 4:34 am
by Monkey_Driven
run2death wrote:run2death wrote:Episodes that did nothing to advance the plot or appeared to be a "bottle"/filler episode.
Right, just making sure we're on the same page.
Re: Best/worst one-off T.V. episodes
Posted: Mon April 22, 2019 4:35 am
by run2death
durdencommatyler wrote:I would argue The Fly does not fit the definition you presented in the OP.
Suck a dick.
Re: Best/worst one-off T.V. episodes
Posted: Mon April 22, 2019 5:41 am
by verb_to_trust
Space-X Files Season 1. Truly terrible tv and if I remember right had the highest production cost of all the first season episodes.
Re: Best/worst one-off T.V. episodes
Posted: Mon April 22, 2019 5:50 am
by Bammer
The Fly is the Kardashian of TV episodes.
Famous for being famous.
Re: Best/worst one-off T.V. episodes
Posted: Mon April 22, 2019 9:32 am
by bart
TNG The Inner Light
Re: Best/worst one-off T.V. episodes
Posted: Mon April 22, 2019 11:41 am
by CopperTom
Best: BSG - Hand of God
Worst: BB - The Fly
Re: Best/worst one-off T.V. episodes
Posted: Mon April 22, 2019 11:44 am
by Jorge
Fly is pretty good. Pine Barrens (The Sopranos) is a great episode but I'm not certain it would qualify here. As a kid I watched an episode of Mad About You where Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt spent the entire time talking to each other while their new baby cried... at the time I thought it was so original and great but it was probably awful
Re: Best/worst one-off T.V. episodes
Posted: Mon April 22, 2019 1:57 pm
by epilogue
run2death wrote:durdencommatyler wrote:I would argue The Fly does not fit the definition you presented in the OP.
Suck a dick.
You defend yourself well in those previous posts. I'll allow The Fly.
And it is one of the best episode of TV I can remember.
Re: Best/worst one-off T.V. episodes
Posted: Mon April 22, 2019 2:42 pm
by bada
Problem with the Pine Barrens episode was that it was a bottle episode. Everyone I know expected it to set up the next season.
Re: Best/worst one-off T.V. episodes
Posted: Mon April 22, 2019 3:15 pm
by E.H. Ruddock
What about that weird one in Season 2 of Stranger Things? With the teenage homeless kids?
Re: Best/worst one-off T.V. episodes
Posted: Mon April 22, 2019 4:10 pm
by tree_
Uhmmm That's My Dog drastically affected David's character
Re: Best/worst one-off T.V. episodes
Posted: Mon April 22, 2019 4:45 pm
by run2death
tree_ wrote:Uhmmm That's My Dog drastically affected David's character
No shit.
But it was a drastic "one-off" episode that eschewed the show's usual format.
Re: Best/worst one-off T.V. episodes
Posted: Mon April 22, 2019 5:03 pm
by run2death
The Chinese Restaurant and The Parking Garage were both great.
I think Larry David could do an entire series that's just bottle episodes.
Re: Best/worst one-off T.V. episodes
Posted: Mon April 22, 2019 5:10 pm
by Jammer XCI
Best: The Gang Saves the Day
Worst: Armin Tamzarian Simpsons episode
Re: Best/worst one-off T.V. episodes
Posted: Mon April 22, 2019 5:12 pm
by Jorge
For a moment I confused Armin Tamzarian with Hank Scorpio and was getting ready to yell at you