Artxaysliketo be continued: a magazine about series, sequels and adaptations

An independent culture magazine about series, sequels and adaptations. We neither show nor distribute films or series, and we are not connected with the former site on this domain.

What's new

What's new in the magazine

On this page we note what has appeared or changed in the magazine itself: new sections, expanded reference notes, rewritten explanations. It isn't an event listing or a list of fresh films; we don't write about premieres. If you drop by now and then, this is a handy place to check what's worth rereading.

A magazine about follow-ups comes out in parts too: each new note is one more chapter that builds on the ones before.

— Margin note

What has appeared

The magazine has taken its current shape: it now has a timeline of storytelling in parts, a section on people and roles, collections by form, an overview of events and a step-by-step breakdown of an episode. Every section has been written from scratch and repeats nothing that used to be on the domain.

The three old addresses of the former catalogue now open reference notes on sequels and franchises, on screen adaptations and on situation comedy. They are linked to the other sections, so from each one you can move on to the history of the form or to an episode breakdown.

We keep adding to the magazine the way a show's writers keep building a season: we return to finished sections, sharpen the wording, add examples and connections between topics. Whenever something changes noticeably, a short entry about it appears on this page.

What has been updated

  • The Close looks section now has a table of episode elements, from the setup to the season finale, with tips on what to look for.
  • The home page now offers a quick way to read a series from its first episode: five questions to ask of the opening episode.
  • The People & roles section describes eight professions no long-running show can do without, from the writer to the actor.
  • The Events section now includes a plan for a home viewing club and ground rules for talking about spoilers.
  • The article catalogue now has a list of topics we're currently working on.
  • Archive

    The magazine's table of contents and a note on the domain's three archive addresses and the updates page.

  • Articles

    The magazine's main threads and a catalogue of standalone articles written specifically for the English edition.

  • Close looks

    A step-by-step way to break down one episode and a table of its parts: setup, arc, cliffhanger, callback, flashback, finale.

Sources

  • Reference works on the history of literature and film
  • Glossaries of TV and screenwriting terms (in general terms)

Historical facts are based on reference works on the history of literature and film. Different schools read the terms of dramatic writing a little differently, so we explain them in general terms and without tying them to specific productions.