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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)

FromThe Vulture TV Podcast


Why TV Viewers Are Sick of All the Drama (Plus: Movies as Series Finales)

FromThe Vulture TV Podcast

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Length:
54 minutes
Released:
Jul 26, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

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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There’s little doubt that TV is driving the cultural conversation, but there could still stand to be more great conversation about TV. That’s where the Vulture TV Podcast comes in. In this weekly podcast, New York TV critic Matt Zoller Seitz and Vulture TV editor Gazelle Emami will go deep on what matters most the world of television, what makes good TV, and how good TV gets made. Their conversation could, and will, encompass everything from the hot-button points of a given show—did you see what happened on Mad Men?—to a discussion of TV’s new diversity...