Always Be Watching

Always Be Watching

Quick turnaround television (AKA the good ol’ days)

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Dan Barrett
Mar 12, 2026
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A regular topic of conversation (certainly in this newsletter) is that TV lost some of its spark when it entered the prestige TV era brought upon by cable TV in the 2000s and accelerated by streamers in the 2010s. I’m talking about that frustration of TV shows not coming back every year, sometimes with 2-3 year gaps between seasons.

One element of TV tha…

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