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TV: L.A. in Prestige Comedies
HBO’s Togetherness aired its last show over the weekend. It’s an example of a genre that’s been called “prestige comedies.” And in prestige comedies, LA seems like a particularly depressing place.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readHBO’s Togetherness aired its last show over the weekend. It’s an example of a genre that’s been called “prestige comedies.” And in prestige comedies, LA seems like a particularly depressing place. Despite its sandy beaches, gorgeous vistas, and year-round good weather, the LA of shows like Togetherness, Love, The Comeback and BoJack Horseman is a pretty awful place filled with existential despair… and traffic. What’s driving this West Coast dreariness?
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3 of 5The Rich-Poor Longevity Gap, Smart Fabrics, and Poet Robots- 0:00The Poor Live Longer in Los Angeles
- 9:09Smart Fabrics
- 18:01TV: L.A. in Prestige ComediesYou’re reading this
- 27:25'A Murder Over a Girl'
- 42:37Poet Robots