TV Tattle

TV Tattle

Blurred backgrounds are all the rage in Prestige TV / Where did The Regime go wrong? / Cartoon Network celebrates historic graffiti stairwell

PLUS: Curb Your Enthusiasm ended as Larry David's ode to unrepentance: "I owe you nothing."

Norman Weiss
Apr 09, 2024
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Blurred backgrounds are all the rage in Prestige TV — and Shōgun may be the blurriest yet
"What you’re seeing is simply a hallmark of modern prestige TV. To paraphrase Norma Desmond, your screen is sh…

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