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I Miss When TV Shows Were This Bonkers
A nostalgic piece argues that television has lost its appetite for genuine wildness, recalling an era when shows took big, bizarre swings that today's carefully engineered series rarely attempt. The writer laments that modern TV, even at its most ambitious, tends toward polish and formula rather than the delightful insanity of past hits.
Why now: Ongoing debate about whether today's prestige TV era has sacrificed creative risk-taking and fun for safety and formula.
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- I Miss When TV Shows Were This Bonkers · Obsessed by Kevin Fallon
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