‘Sherwood’ Writer James Graham Wanted to ‘Protect’ Show’s ‘Twists and Turns’ by Dropping Episodes Weekly Instead of All at Once
variety.comK.J. Yossman “Sherwood” writer James Graham has revealed he fought for the BBC drama to be made available in weekly episodes rather than released all at once on streaming platform iPlayer.
Speaking at the Edinburgh TV Festival on Wednesday, where Graham was delivering the annual McTaggart lecture, he revealed that the BBC’s chief content officer Charlotte Moore had included him in the conversation about how the series should be made available to viewers. “There was of course a discussion about whether to make the entire series available on iPlayer, rather than weekly,” he explained. “I am not against that freedom of choice for an audience.
A good old binge works for some shows. But I also really cherish those television experiences that stretch out, that demand we wait, so that actual, in-real-life conversations can be generated around the work.
Those infamous ‘watercooler’ conversations the morning after the night before.” “I really felt like not only the twists and turns of ‘Sherwood’ should be something that we protect, by teasing them out, so that a significant chunk of the audience were roughly following along at about the same time.
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