The problems involved in applying the theory of film genre evolution totelevision should remind us that genre theory as a whole might work better for film than for TV. Film genres really were mechanisms for the regulation of difference. The genre organized large numbers of individual worksinto a coherent system that could be recognized by the interpretive community. Television has always employed standard program types, but arguably this has not been the main principle of coherence for the medium.Television programs do not operate as discrete texts to the same extent asmovies; the property of "flow" blends one program unit into another andprograms are regularly "interrupted" by ads and promos.
This understandable however I slightly disagree. I believe there are certain shows that could easily be grouped up in the same genres as movies. Breaking Bad for example is a serial where the audience is constantly on the edge of their seats due to the drama and action. On that note, a movie like Inception also has the audience on the edge of their seats due to the action and drama throughout the movie. Both productions deliver the same feeling and excitement which is why I believe they can both be grouped into the same genre despite one being a move and the other being a show.