I've been a cinephile for 10 years

Traditionally, there is somewhat of a difference in how a television show is made, shot, written, edited, plotted that can be different from a movie.


But there are lots of movies that were made for television, or serialized, that are virtually identical to what gets released in theaters. And in these cases, I think it is weird to define what something is by the medium it is watched on. It's almost a complete irrelevance.


Scenes from a Marriage is a movie


World on a Wire is a movie


Lonesome Dove is a movie


Salem's Lot is a movie


Killdozer is a (very bad) movie


Calling these television, while maybe technically correct, also ignores what a movie actually is. What it looks and sounds and feels like. Which to me is considerably more important than whether or not it was also made to be broadcast on television

It’s also worth mentioning that many TV movies also had theatrical releases. Several of Bergmans, iirc, for example

I've been a cinephile for way too long and I've seen way too many movies.

Time to stop watching movies and get out, experience the world, and... Just kidding.

I'm starting another film. Bye.

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Look, I'm not judging you - after all, I'm posting here myself, but maybe, just maybe, if you spent less time here and more time watching films, maybe, and I stress, maybe your taste would be of some value. Just a thought, ya know.