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Originally Posted by warrrreagl
Charlatan has the same answers I've heard before, too.
In addition, those old Columbo shows from the 70's were 2-hour episodes. They basically filmed a movie every time they went to the set. Amazing.
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Yes, but would you pay to go and see a Columbo movie in a theatre? The filming techniques for TV Movies is markedly different from a theatrical film... most notedly in the budget. The average low budget cinema film is 5 to 10 million. The average TV Movie is somewhere in the 2 to 4 million range (clearly Hornblower is a above average in cost but it is event TV).
This budget difference is noticable when you place these films side by side.
The other big difference between a made for TV Movie and a Theatrical Film is the story structure. TV movies are typically a 5 act structure. They are constructed around commercials. Cinematic films generally follow a three act structure. As a result the rhythm of the plot and story structure feel different.