The Mandalorian has such a variety of episode lengths... why? Is this the way? Every week I look forward to curling up in my baby Yoda—sorry, Grogu—onesie, and watching a new episode of The Mandalorian. It's a really fun show that takes us across galaxies in search of the Jedi, peace, and a home for our little green friend. In my opinion, it's the best Star Wars property since the original films. But here's my weekly battle. The episode lengths fluctuate from as long as 47 minutes to as short as 25 minutes. It's hard to know what you're going to get, week in and week out with Mando. Sure, some missions are genre mash-ups with heists, or western showdowns, or even bottle episodes. But you never know how long you're going to spend with the characters in terms of story length. This is directly contradictory to everything we know about television. We usually categorize dramas in a 60-minute runtime (or 45 minutes on network TV) and comedy in a 30-minute runtime (22 minutes on network TV). Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Tuesday, 29 December, 2020