TV
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TVThe cold open is a contract, not a teaser.
Those first four minutes tell you which show you bought. Everything after is collection.
TVReality TV does not find villains. It builds them.
Confessionals, music cues, and the cutaway glance are not accidents. They are the product.
TVThe recap is now more popular than the episode.
A lot of people 'watch' television by reading someone else's Tuesday morning. That is a business, not a failure of attention.
TVPrestige TV gave us a hangover, not a canon.
A decade of 'cinematic' series trained everyone to expect a masterpiece every Sunday. Most of what arrived was homework.
TVProcedurals never die. They molt.
The case-of-the-week is supposed to be over. It is on every app, wearing a new font.
TVThe reunion episode is damage control with better lighting.
It is sold as closure. It is a second edit, a second chance to decide who the audience is allowed to hate.
TVLive sports still run television. Everything else is a catalog.
Streamers can stockpile dramas. They cannot fake a score that has not happened yet.