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Netflix's "Adolescence" Raises the Bar While the TV Industry Collapses


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Netflix’s Adolescence is being hailed as one of the most important TV shows in years—but also sparking intense discussion. Tackling incel culture, misogyny, and radicalization, the show is powerful, timely, and technically groundbreaking with its single-shot filming style. But does it deserve the perfect scores?

In this episode of The Media Couple, we discuss:
🎬 Why Adolescence is getting near-perfect reviews
📺 The real-life events that inspired the show
🎥 How the one-shot technique changed everything
🚨 The shocking collapse of VFX giants MPC & The Mill
🏆 Will this sweep awards season?

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*CORRECTION* 
The takes that were used in the episodes of Adolescence are corrected to the following:
Episode 1 used take 2
Episode 2 used take 13

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The Media CoupleBy Rory Nichols & Sophie Haines-Nichols