Underplayed Gems

Independent Network News (US) (1980)

Independent Network News (US) poster
Genre
news program
Country
United States
Length
10 seasons
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

This was a nightly news program that aired on independent TV stations across the US. It provided national and international news coverage for viewers who watched those stations instead of the major networks.

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What happens

The Independent Network News (INN) (later retitled INN: The Independent News and USA Tonight) is an American television news program that aired in syndication from June 9, 1980, to June 23, 1990. The program aired seven nights a week on various independent stations across the United States and was designed to serve those stations in the same manner that the "Big Three" network news programs – ABC World News Tonight, NBC Nightly News and the CBS Evening News – served their affiliates. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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