what are filler episodes?

Question

what are filler episodes
i know its wierd but i dont exactly know

Answer 1

This mainly refers to anime. beware: it's a long read ^.^

SUMMARY:
Filler episodes are episodes and/or story arcs that aren't related to the actual story and usually aren't created by the author.

DETAILS:
Most of the time they are episodes made by the anime's producers for different reasons, with the following as the most common:
The progress of the story in the anime has caught up with the story in the manga, which is the original source of the whole thing. Therefore fillers are needed to slow down the anime so that it won't overtake the manga.


Possible outcomes if the anime does catch up to and eventually overtake the manga:

1. The anime will be forced to have a completely different storyline.

2. The anime production will be halted temporarily or permanently.

Therefore filler episodes, while reviled by the common anime fan, are actually necessary evils. Examples of ongoing filler episodes are that of Naruto and Bleach.


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Answer 2

Well, several types of episodes (t.v.) can fall under this category. Most filler episodes are done for budget purposes, or some to meet some other need of the studio. The classic example of this is when a television show does a "recap" episode (or "flashback" episode). These episodes have almost no storyline, and they comprise almost entirely of clips of old shows. Obviously these are very cheap to produce. Another such filler episode might be an episode where only one or two characters are in the show at all. This might be for budget concerns (if the actors get paid per episode), or it might just be to work around some schedules. Most of these filler episodes also don't have much plot, and these types of episodes are not usually popular with the fans.

However, not all "filler" episodes are done for such purposes...

Really, all a filler episode means is that the episode could occur anytime during the season. It doesn't matter what episodes air before or after it. While these episodes don't further develop the storyline, they are good to use on weeks when ratings are expected to be lower, for example. Many times, espicially in sci-fi shows, I've noticed, these episodes do have very good stories. I think sometimes the writers have good ideas for an episode that just don't further the storyline, and so they become filler episodes.

Hope that was as informative as any other answer! :)

Answer 3

Dear, whenever you or anybody needs a description of anything, just type in Google the word or words, and click on Wikipedia. Also at the end of all answers, you have Wikipedia. The best resources for information... believe me, I have learn allot.

For those that don't know neither, here is part of that definition:
n television, filler episodes in a continuity-series are episodes that are not required to understand the basic story arcs. Fans often believe that filler episodes have been made to pad out a weak story, especially if they are perceived to be of poor quality. However, filler episodes are sometimes used to give background to characters and events, or to give writers a chance to show off creativity and deviate from the standard mood of the series. The most common type of filler episode is a 'character episode' which focuses on the back story or motivations of a single character. Such episodes are useful in series which have large ensemble casts who cannot always be featured simultaneously

Answer 4

a filler episode is probably what you're asking at this point. Well, it's a story that was not told in the manga of a series, it diverges from the orginal story line. All anime 'suffer' from these at sometime suring their run. Often times, as with RK, filler episodes happen when the anime catches up to the manga. There's no more of the 'real' story so the animation studio writers, in an effort to keep people happy, make up storylines.

Answer 5

In television, filler episodes in a continuity-series are episodes that are not required to understand the basic story arcs. Fans often believe that filler episodes have been made to pad out a weak story, especially if they are perceived to be of poor quality. However, filler episodes are sometimes used to give background to characters and events, or to give writers a chance to show off creativity and deviate from the standard mood of the series. The most common type of filler episode is a 'character episode' which focuses on the backstory or motivations of a single character. Such episodes are useful in series which have large ensemble casts who cannot always be featured simultaneously

Answer 6

episodes that dont really have a point. usually are just there to extend the series for a little while or sometimes filler episode can be recap episodes to tell people who just started watching the show from the middle or not at the beginning whats been going on, sometimes fillers are entertaining, but its just the creator being lazy =P

Answer 7

It's a story that was not told in the manga of a series, it diverges from the orginal story line. All anime 'suffer' from these at sometime suring their run. Often times, as with RK, filler episodes happen when the anime catches up to the manga. There's no more of the 'real' story so the animation studio writers, in an effort to keep people happy, make up storylines.

Answer 8

it's a story that was not told in the manga of a series, it diverges from the orginal story line. All anime 'suffer' from these at sometime suring their run. Often times, as with RK, filler episodes happen when the anime catches up to the manga. There's no more of the 'real' story so the animation studio writers, in an effort to keep people happy, make up storylines.

Answer 9

Filler episodes are episodes that are not required to understand the basic continuity oe storyline. They are sometimes used to give background to characters and events, or to give writers a chance to show off creativity and deviate from the standard mood of the series.
It may be a subplot within an episode that serves to increase the running time to the program's usual time or an obscure or old program shown at the bleak hours of night to fill broadcast time without going off air.
In short, we can say in comparison that filler episodes are extra accessories or paraphernalias to the storyline which may either be appreciated or criticized by the viewers, and may add "beauty" to the episode but may give a negative effect to the episode as well. It is for the viewers to take a short break from the heavy plots of the main storyline.

Answer 10

Well, it's a story that was not told in the manga of a series, it diverges from the orginal story line. All anime 'suffer' from these at sometime suring their run. Often times, as with RK, filler episodes happen when the anime catches up to the manga. There's no more of the 'real' story so the animation studio writers, in an effort to keep people happy, make up storylines.

Answer 11

Filler episodes are episodes that doesn't have to do with the storyline of the show or sometimes they create filler episodes whenever a show or anime or cartoon are catching up with the manga or comic.