Taking the place of Homo Sapiens, at the front of the evolutionary queue, emerges the laptop/tablet combo.
The subscription-based nature of Netflix removes the frustration of ad-breaks.
This is especially prevalent in shows like24.
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Hastings wholeheartedly attributes the companys success to its intensely detailed data analysis.
We are just a learning machine, he argues.
However, theyre strikingly offered up in an extraordinarily inclusive manner.
Watching TV over the internet means that the entirety of your viewing experience can be stored and scrutinised.
Thankfully, this should render Previously On… sequences dead in the water.
This means labyrinthine shows likeThe KillingorHouse Of Cardscan demand more from their viewers.
No longer does the genre have to rely on temporally disconnected closed narratives.
Streamings challenge to the established order also removes the frustration of having to wait to talk about shows.
Viewers are free to press pause and take a break from their show whenever they want.
Transmitting TV over the internet only further serves to embed this instantaneous interactivity.
The internet has engineered a television landscape in its own image.
