On the surface, freshman series “Sirens,” “The Bondsman,” “Adolescence” and “The Four Seasons” don’t have much in common. Yet they are all key examples of TV’s new trend of going short. Whether it’s an absurdly low episode count (“Adolescence” with four, “Sirens” with five) or brief runtimes (“The Bondsman” episodes rarely exceed 30 minutes, while “The Four Seasons” tops out at 35 minutes), it’s a relief from a culture where recommendations are cushioned with warnings that, “The show doesn’t really pick up until the eighth episode,” which begs the question, “How much time do you think I have to watch all of these shows?!?”
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