As someone who was brought up watching Nollywood (mostly Yoruba) films where so much time is wasted (like showing people driving for almost 2 minutes or doing other mundane things) for the film not to be too short, I jumped to the conclusion that there cannot be any meaningful film above 200 minutes (that's your regular Part 1 & 2).

My assertion was proved wrong when I entered the world of TV Series (fondly referred to as season films). I'm amazed in my new world that there could be seemingly unending films loaded with so much action that you can't afford to leave your TV to get a cup of coffee. It's also surprising that you can get a film with 24 episodes, each with an average of 42 minutes of play, for just N200. That's a gigantic 1008 minutes just for a season! Some of these series go as far as eight seasons.

Ever since I watched my first TV Series, I have come to love them more than the regular films. Little by little, I grew from a beginner to "Intermediate" in the world of TV series. I became more interested in who wrote what, who directed or produced what, etc. I started visiting blogs that were specifically created for a Series to know the idea behind it beyond what was presented in the film and to ask what I found unclear in the Series. I became more informed than my friends about the latest "season films" in town.

Later, I found buying DVDs no longer reliable since you can find three different Season 4 for a particular series that end at different episodes. In fact, you can find a Season 5 for a series that ends at Season 4 (courtesy of our brothers)! I began scouting the internet for latest episodes release and eventual download. It got to a point that Cybercafes refused to let me use my laptop because they claimed that my browsing is always bandwidth intensive. They are right. I only go to the Cafe to download latest episodes using torrent and download managers.

To me, TV series is a different world entirely. I'm loving it - TV Series!

Please share your own experience of transition to TV series or your first TV series experience.



PS: I've got a question I'll like to ask. How do different people write different episodes and the series still appears like one big story written by one person?

my 1st xperience was wen i heared of legend of the seeker every body was talking about it then i was lyk wats so special about dis movie.then i proceeded 2 bying it, it was so interesting full of actions & suspence i followed it till de last season.since then all these short movies doesn`t interest me again.

oladayo042:
PS: I've got a question I'll like to ask. How do different people write different episodes and the series still appears like one big story written by one person?

Generally they all sit at a table and develop the ideas for the characters, episodes, seasons and so on. This is not the best example below but I hope you get the drift.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9HvQH5yKDg

VillageBoi:

Generally they all sit at a table and develop the ideas for the characters, episodes, seasons and so on. This is not the best example below but I hope you get the drift.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9HvQH5yKDg

Thanks. I got the drift. That question stems from seeing reference being made in Season 8 to what occurred in Season 1 and the story blends so well.

Can u guys drop some series that is similar to Legend of the Seeker? I have been following Merlin and it has been so interesting.

eyenCalabar: Can u guys drop some series that is similar to Legend of the Seeker? I have been following Merlin and it has been so interesting.

I'll suggest "Camelot". Its closely related to Merlin though it had only one season. You can also check out "Game of Thrones".

oladayo042: I'll suggest "Camelot". Its closely related to Merlin though it had only one season. You can also check out "Game of Thrones".

game of thrones is very thrilling my bro, guys beta check it out!