Related: analysis of 1300 novels found six basic emotional arcs to stories. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1140/epjds/s13688-016-0...

I remember reading that a while back. Thank you for sharing that again.

While there are six general shapes, I've noticed that there are nuances to it. Also the medium significantly changes the form. Just as youtubers creating content follow a different format, compared to tiktokers - even within produced content, I have noticed that Film, Franchise Films, Prestige Drama, Network TV, Mini Series, Shorts etc have nuances.