The Playlist Podcast is back and teamed up on this episode with The Talkhouse to discuss an increasingly common issue with popular, binge-worthy TV shows. This episode is inspired by a recent essay called “Stranger Things” and the Problem of Plotblocking, written by indie filmmaker Andrew Matthews (“Zero Charisma“) for the site. 

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The more TV shows use cinematic ideas and stories — either literally with a reboot or remake, or something more indirectly paying homage à la “Stranger Things” — it may appear these disparate mediums are merging interchangeably.

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