What are the lastest trends in TV dramas?
The great trends in drama today are partly technology driven. This is due to putting viewers in power with what they can see, when they can see it, and also because of the multiplying number of outlets; the hegemony by the three networks is greatly reduced and you get a trend where smaller groupings of interests can determine the success of a series for them. It's a change from the idea of broadcasting to narrowcasting. The other related trend is the increasing prevalence of entertainment material on the internet, so that television is not the only place to turn for comedy and drama, especially in the comedy area. The internet has become a prime force as network comedies have failed. All of these changes have made it possible to personalize your television viewing, and made it much more difficult to find hits of the mass quality that used to be prevalent on TV.