Peak TV
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Posted Wednesday 6/19/19 at 9:35PM EDT
The problem with Peak TV's trend of bloated episodes isn’t about length -- it’s about stories
With just five episodes, HBO's Chernobyl offered a relief from streaming bloat.
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Posted Tuesday 6/18/19 at 9:53PM EDT
Showtime is quietly transforming itself with risk-taking shows, even with "retrograde" City on a Hill
"City on a Hill may not be a particularly novel or exceptional instance of the form, but it does seem...
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Posted Saturday 6/15/19 at 2:59AM EDT
Perpetual Grace, LTD looks like the latest Peak TV series lost in the flood of new shows
The Ben Kingsley-led Epix neo-thriller co-created by Patriot creator Steve Conrad (with Bruce Terris) isn't getting the attention it deserves,...
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Posted Friday 6/14/19 at 10:20AM EDT
Study: 88% of Americans watch TV while simultaneously using their smartphone or tablet
Internet researcher Mary Meeker's report released at Recode's Code conference found that Americans aren't capable of staring at a TV...
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Posted Monday 6/10/19 at 10:34PM EDT
2019's best TV shows so far happen to be those that aren't stretched out
"It probably hasn’t escaped your notice that television episodes are getting longer," says Sophie Gilbert.
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Posted Thursday 6/06/19 at 12:36AM EDT
What are the takeaways from ranking every HBO show ever made?
Scott Tobias and Noel Murray of Vulture spent months compiling their ranking of all 74 HBO original series, a list...
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Posted Saturday 5/25/19 at 2:28AM EDT
Why too much TV is a good thing
Very unique shows like PEN15, Barry, Pose, Vida, Russian Doll, The Other Two, Tuca & Bertie and even The Good...
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Posted Saturday 5/25/19 at 2:28AM EDT
Why Succession will become the new Game of Thrones
The next big thing on TV probably won't dominate the ratings and will likely not be on a streaming service,...
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Posted Thursday 5/23/19 at 6:54AM EDT
Networks spending big money on the next Game of Thrones may overlook its key lessons: "TV shows can’t live on empty spectacle alone"
"Generous budgets and ambitious visions can lead to thrilling results," says Maureen Ryan.
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Posted Tuesday 5/21/19 at 7:37AM EDT
Of course there will be another Game of Thrones-sized hit
"There is an argument, made by many people I read, talk to, listen to, that Sunday night’s show means the...
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The battle for the next Game of Thrones is on: Will it be The Witcher, Lord of the Rings or Halo?
Game of Thrones is ending Sunday, but Netflix, Apple, Amazon and Showtime have all been "feverishly working to reconstruct the...
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Posted Saturday 5/18/19 at 4:45AM EDT
Game of Thrones won over viewers by subverting TV rules, but now it's getting backlash for having to capitulate to those very same rules
"To its credit, Game of Thrones didn’t change the core characteristics of (George R.
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Posted Tuesday 5/14/19 at 1:29PM EDT
A Stanley Kubrick-scripted TV series is in the works
Variety reports European production company Media Musketeers is making God Fearing Man, based on a book by Herbert Emerson Wilson...
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Posted Saturday 5/11/19 at 4:42AM EDT
Welcome to the age of Background TV: Some viewers keep up with shows by listening to them in the background
"People often ask me how I keep up with so many television series simultaneously in the age of Peak TV,"...
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Posted Saturday 5/11/19 at 4:42AM EDT
Netflix is exceling at the "mini-binge" with shows like I Think You Should Leave, Special and Bonding
"Too much of a good thing can lead to a paradox of choice," says Josh Sorokach.