Tag: entertainment
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Episodic Stories, Serialization, Streaming, and the Airport Novel
One of the more fascinating shifts in television in recent years is the slow drift towards shorter, more serialized plotlines. We still have the odd sitcom (those will never die), but most series are trending towards both more focused stories, and shorter stories. The change can be seen across media aimed at all age groups.…
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The Decline of Hollywood: Trends of Failure in 2023
Between the many box office failures and the writers’ and actors’ strike, 2023 wasn’t a good year for Hollywood. The capital of movies has been creatively bankrupt for years as production companies have been focused on remakes and continuations of established franchises. Occasionally, these movies take the established fan favorites and add a twist to…
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