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How long is too long?

In television, size matters. Except when it doesn't.

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Dan Barrett
Feb 24, 2022
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How long is too long?

Does size matter? And by size, I mean length. And by length, obviously I am referring to the running time of the movies and TV shows that we watch.

Michael Schneider at Variety today has a feature talking about super-sized episodes of TV. Back in the bad old days of broadcast, a super-sized episode was usually something promoted as a huge benefit to view…

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