If that's really the case, then I think that CW has to realize that diversity is a good thing. It's boring for ALL the shows to have the same tonal feeling, from Vampire Diaries, to Beauty and the beast. It just feels like they're clones of each other but with the settings tweaked slightly as to seem like a different story. (even though it feels like the same story told over and over).
I've noticed that CW keeps on recycling characters and seems to think that just because they gave the character a different name, and different actress that we wouldn't notice.
For instance, I counted at least 4 female characters who worked for (or ran) a coffee shop on different CW shows... Lana Lang (smallville early seasons), Iris West, Viki (vampire diaries), Hayley in The originals (bar/coffee bar combo)... and I'm guessing there's more in other shows that I hadn't watched before. But I noticed that 3 out of the four women seemed to have all very similar traits.
Almost like somebody was recycling the same character over and over. It's like when a lazy artist takes an cartoon character, recolors her and gives her a different name.... and they think that's enough to turn her into a different character entirely, even though it's obvious that it's just a recolor of the same character. As a matter of fact I noticed the similarities between Iris West and Lana Lang earlier on in an thread.
Likewise, I've noticed that CW has a tendency to recycle plots on if it happens to be a favorite of theirs. As an result, you can't help but notice certain plots popping up on different shows that sounds eerily similar to what happened on another CW show. it's like they just had blank plot flash cards like this:
_____ is worried about what happened the other day, and thinks that he/she shouldn't tell _________ about it because of reason ________. Even though telling ________ would litterally solve said problem or at least move on with the plot faster. When __________ finds out about the fact that _____ didn't tell him/her there's alot of melodrama about trust and teamwork. They may or may not break up if they were in an relationship.
It's like madlibs, all you have to do is fill in the blanks!
I've noticed that CW keeps on recycling characters and seems to think that just because they gave the character a different name, and different actress that we wouldn't notice.
For instance, I counted at least 4 female characters who worked for (or ran) a coffee shop on different CW shows... Lana Lang (smallville early seasons), Iris West, Viki (vampire diaries), Hayley in The originals (bar/coffee bar combo)... and I'm guessing there's more in other shows that I hadn't watched before. But I noticed that 3 out of the four women seemed to have all very similar traits.
Almost like somebody was recycling the same character over and over. It's like when a lazy artist takes an cartoon character, recolors her and gives her a different name.... and they think that's enough to turn her into a different character entirely, even though it's obvious that it's just a recolor of the same character. As a matter of fact I noticed the similarities between Iris West and Lana Lang earlier on in an thread.
Likewise, I've noticed that CW has a tendency to recycle plots on if it happens to be a favorite of theirs. As an result, you can't help but notice certain plots popping up on different shows that sounds eerily similar to what happened on another CW show. it's like they just had blank plot flash cards like this:
_____ is worried about what happened the other day, and thinks that he/she shouldn't tell _________ about it because of reason ________. Even though telling ________ would litterally solve said problem or at least move on with the plot faster. When __________ finds out about the fact that _____ didn't tell him/her there's alot of melodrama about trust and teamwork. They may or may not break up if they were in an relationship.
It's like madlibs, all you have to do is fill in the blanks!
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