DANIEL FIENBERG Bringing eyeballs back to broadcast in a major way, the best television show of the fall was a seven-part anthology series that sparked debate about the limitations of star power and whether budget and quality are inextricably intertwined. Although seemingly reset from year-to-year, it’s technically a drama owing to key elements that recurred from last fall, including the wunderkind multi-hyphenate at the story’s center: a producer of the highest level, unbound by the medium’s traditions.

Despite efforts to put restrictions on running time, some installments made a mockery of duration, with one episode running well over six hours — unheard of outside of the realm of Stranger Things .

DANIEL FIENBERG Bringing eyeballs back to broadcast in a major way, the best televis

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