In this decade, television triumphed. As other branches of the popular media and culture sank, splintered or sagged, TV got better and better. The explosion of powerful U.S. cable drama – from The Sopranos (1999-2007) to Mad Men (since 2007) – proved that TV is the only area of arts and entertainment to improve artistically beyond measure. The 10- to 13-hour cable drama is now of such storytelling assuredness and narrative nuance that it has surpassed film and, arguably, the novel, in terms of cultural impact and resonance.
The Globe & Mail
Dec 15 2009
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