... and overcome the constraints of a national broadcast. Another positive for TV is networks such as HBO which have done away with constraints altogether. Since HBO has its own in house productions and doesn't rely on advertising (viewers pay to have access to it) it gives its own productions much more time to develop into there potential. This is in sharp contrast to that of major networks that are on a daily basis competing for viewers and advertising dollars. Shows on major networks have been cancelled after one episode. This is a major hang up for TV as art. Composition art can only be viewed in its entirety. A film isn't judged by individual scenes, but from its beginning to end; the sum of its parts. The upper right portion of the Mona Lisa has never undergone significant study. A television program can only be critiqued from its "New Season" ...

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