Encyclopedia of Opinion
Question
Is television the new cinema?
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Yes, television is the new cinema

This position holds that television has taken over the role film once held, because the serial form offers the length, the latitude and the continuity of work that ambitious storytelling needs, and that is where such work is now made.

Supporting arguments · 2

  1. Serial length allows what a single feature cannot attempt
  2. The audience's habits moved, and the form moved with them