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Why TV Viewers Are Sick of All the Drama (Plus: Movies as Series Finales)
Why TV Viewers Are Sick of All the Drama (Plus: Movies as Series Finales)
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Length:
54 minutes
Released:
Jul 26, 2016
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Podcast episode
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This week, we're deconstructing the trend away from prestige dramas, and more towards shorter, funnier series of varying lengths. Viewers' tolerance for drama is starting to wane, as illustrated in particular by issues with the latest seasons of "Unreal" and "Mr. Robot." Plus: in the wake of the series finale of HBO's "Looking," which took the form of a 90-minute film, we discuss the successes and failures of closing out beloved TV shows with movie-length finales.SPOILERS: 5:27-14:00: Unreal14:00-20:28: Mr. Robot20:28-27:25: Stranger Things32:00-43:00: LookingTheme music: "Slinky," by Dlay (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Dlay/Elemental/Slinky)
Released:
Jul 26, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode
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