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Always Be Watching

In defence of supposed "mid TV"

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Dan Barrett
Apr 29, 2024
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Maybe I am a glass half-full kind of guy after-all.

Over the weekend New York Times TV writer James Poniewozik published an article discussing the rise of “mid TV”. I’m not wild about that term mid as I see lots of folk using it online in really broad terms that lack enough definition for me to even understand what they are actually talking about. But, …

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