The entertainment industry s response to the pandemic resulted in some great TV and a sitcom by Norman Wilner on December 13th, 2020 at 10:00 AM 1 of 3 2 of 3
The weight of COVID-19 has touched every aspect of human behaviour, up to and including the way we make TV shows. And it’s not just a question of how a given show is produced, but whether that show will even acknowledge the pandemic affecting its production.
Some series are incorporating the coronavirus into their narratives NBC’s
Superstore and the Vancouver-filmed
The Good Doctor (which continued shooting while two cast members tested positive in real life), ABC’s Grey’s
The year’s most compelling COVID TV shows
The entertainment industry s response to the pandemic resulted in some great TV. And a sitcom By Norman Wilner
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NBC s Connecting. was the first network sitcom to tackle the pandemic. It lasted four episodes.
The weight of COVID-19 has touched every aspect of human behaviour, up to and including the way we make TV shows. And it’s not just a question of how a given show is produced, but whether that show will even acknowledge the pandemic affecting its production.
Some series are incorporating the coronavirus into their narratives – NBC’s Superstore and The Good Doctor, ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy – while others, like CBS comedy The Unicorn, aren’t acknowledging it but just happen to have a lot more scenes taking place outdoors this year.