WHY CW SHOWS KEEP GETTING WORSE (Video Essay)

There are a ton of "The CW Sucks" videos on YouTube. Some have valid points that agree with but they come off more like complaints and not actual reasons why the shows are so bad... So this is my attempt at a video essay where I breakdown the 4 reasons I believe most people feel this way...
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 - intro
00:39 - Stuck In The Past
01:39 - Soap Opra
03:28 - Too Many Audiences
06:28 - The Big One

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[NERDYBITWASCOOLTV]

Reading some of thes comments and some of y'all really scrolling to find some hate to chime in. The internet is a weird place man 😂 🤣
Regardless whether you agree or disagree with my points thanks for tuning in. BIG Shoutout to the people who disagreed and kept it respectful. I'm all for some positive discussion. This was my first scripted video and although I would've changed a couple things I'm happy with the result. #From12to12K #StayNerdy

[noname-mwoy]

Every CW superhero show can be summed up in this formula:

- starts off well, willing to make bold and big choices to develop the main characters
- lack of planning causes them to panic because they killed off their important characters in the beginning seasons so they add an unnecessary amount of supporting cast members
- show becomes a frustrating soap opera with a million sub plots that are unnecessary to the main characters

[freddyfleal]

Another trope I hate in the CW superhero shows is the "team in the base". Every show has the CSI-like team in the base that supports the hero. It's a lazy cliché.

[keithhamilton]

Don’t forget the feelings in hallway trope. Every show has a character get into a heated exchange and storm off and another character will say “I’ll go talk to them” leading to a heart to heart scene that ALWAYS feels like padding to get the show to a hour long.

[Lunchablez]

Another problem that I see w cw shows is the fact that their shows become more abt the side characters than the actual main character, there’s nothing wrong w giving side characters screen time but u can over do it

[bennemeth]

Always happy to be there when a small channel receives the fickle blessing of the algorithm and has a sub boom. Keep up the good work!

[OrionPaxG]

I love how you address the fact that because these a drama shows they needlessly force drama for the sake of drama. Like you could cut the runtime of these shows by %50 if you remove the pointless soap opera

[s.hi.]

(Before I watched the video)
CW shows and WWE are suffering from the same issue: "Where is the long-term planning?"
There was none, thus they had to substitute with unnecessary drama every season. How many times can Iris act out just for the sake of having drama to overcome before you stop caring about her character?
This is the strong suit of Legends. They can do silly stuff, change things up and literally dress up and justify it with magic or changes in the timeline. This lack in continuity creates some of the most human moments in the Arrowverse.

[Reverendhero]

I’ve always hated how long their seasons were. There’s so much filler villain of the week episodes. They should cut it down to 10 or 13 episodes.

[dessy]

Then they got the audacity to try n bring batman into this world. Hell na he dont fit in this emotional ass "your not the flash barry, we're the flash" universe

[hassantakruri]

this dude was spittin facts even when he had 12 subs, that's dedication. respect ma man

[jacobtranpop]

I like how he really felt like he wanted to like the shows and was just calmly disappointed rather than being angry and hating like other people.

[gslang]

Arrow started going downhill when Felicity became the focus and Laurel was gone. Also, they kept recycling villains. Flash started going downhill when Iris and Barry's relationship became the focus. Legends started going downhill with the first cast shakeup. Then they kept doing it.

[s-pdraws]

It's good to hear someone talk about the root of the cw rather than smaller issues in the shows. Great video

[analothor]

Theres also the fact that a lot of their superhero themed shows don't actually have the budge for extended action sequences they wanna show which is kinda the whole point, and what little action they do show usually comes out like 6:57

[lilbootzes]

Superman and Lois is extremely more thorough and well written than the other shows

[marcelinovazquez]

I appreciate your critiques. They were valid and well thought out. It's hard to find videos like yours where you are being fair, valid and coming up with suggestions that could benefit the CW where everyone on the internet is just more or less complaining.

For me it hurts personally because I grew up on the Arrowverse it does hurt to see them in the state they are in. And I'm not saying it's wrong to hate but because there are so many people just hate bashing just for the sake of hate bashing it definitely adds more fuel to the fire.

Anyways have a good day. This is the first video on your channel that I was introduced so I might watch some of your other videos and become a subscriber and regular viewer on your channel

[MrLeroy]

You are 100% right. Especially with the filler in the shows. Most shows nowadays are 8-13 episodes per season and that works. The CW having too many episodes is why there is so much unnecessary filler. They need to look at successful shows nowadays and take notes.

And great video man! Very professional and well put together! I’m subbing and I’ll definitely be back to watch more of your content!

[josueguillen]

They also don’t know when to simply end a show cause they want all that commercial time revenue. Supernatural, for example, was fucking amazing for the first 5 seasons, where the creator clearly wanted to end it. They fought the devil himself, but they just kept forcing it and forcing for 8 more seasons

[radiant_mask]

Made some very good points my friend. I haven't watched any of the CW shows in years because the writing was terrible and it became too much trouble to keep up with it all the time. I'm glad the HBO shows are focusing more on shorter, more condensed storytelling. Maybe someday we can get another Flash or Green Arrow show.