What we can do nowadays with digital effects is really a thing of wonder, with entire movies planned around actors interacting with impossible things. The problem with these effects is that, more often than not, they don’t land as well as practical effects, particularly when actors have nothing to use

A diverse cast is always something good in a show, letting us see different perspectives of the same setting. To have such diversity, the cast needs to involve multiple people, but some shows take this a step too far. Particularly with shows sporting multiple seasons, keeping track of who’s who

What fictional characters go through is, as expected, far removed from what happens in reality. This is due to a show needing drama, stakes and a continued source of conflict in order to last many seasons, and oddly enough, it works. Until you give the show a rewatch. Now, viewing

Computer generated effects changed filmmaking forever, opening doors that practical production could never fully unlock. But that freedom also created a new dependency. Some films leaned so heavily on digital work that the texture of real environments started to fade, leaving scenes that felt like they had nothing behind them.

There was a time when movie studios were willing to gamble enormous amounts of money on risky ideas, ambitious directors, and productions that sounded almost impossible to control. Some films built massive practical sets, shut down cities, stretched schedules endlessly, or relied on thousands of extras instead of digital shortcuts.