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Episode 826: Disappointingly, the Show was Excellent

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Jordan Stokes joins Peter Fenzel and Matthew Wrather to discuss a New York Times “Critics Notebook” by James Poniewozik decrying the phenomenon of “Mid TV,” shows with impressive pedigrees but muted artistic ambitions.

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Further Reading
  • “The Comfortable Problem of Mid TV” (NY Times)
  • “Towards a Theory of Television Snackability” (Overthinking It)
  • E.R. (IMDb)
  • The Anxiety of Influence (Wikipedia)
  • Shogun (IMDb)

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