‘The Bear’ and ‘Breaking Bad’ Prove That You Don’t Need a Big Budget To Get This Right

Somewhere along the way in television history, studios decided that audiences would only flock to the biggest and most splashy shows. Their focus became mostly on series that required gigantic budgets, but that they hoped would allow them to reap the benefits of their investments. Shows such as Netflix's Stranger Things , and countless Marvel series on Disney+ seemed to indicate that audiences required fancy special effects and over-the-top storytelling in order to tune in. However, there are actually many series, like Breaking Bad , that have been made for far less money and still have brought in major ratings and a devoted fan base. Streamers might be moving towards greenlighting more shows that are extremely expensive to make , but this might be a mistake in the long