Matinee at the Bijou
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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.
How it feels
The series recreates the moviegoing experience of 1930s and 1940s America. Each episode includes trailers, a cartoon, short subjects, a serial cliffhanger, and a feature film.
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What happens
Matinee at the Bijou is a television series that premiered nationally on PBS in 1980. It recreated the American moviegoing experiences of the 1930s and the 1940s, with trailers, a cartoon, one or more selected short subjects, a cliffhanger serial chapter "to be continued," and a tightly edited feature presentation. The 90-minute series ran for five consecutive first-run seasons, each consisting of 16 episodes, and continued on PBS for three subsequent years in reruns. The series was an independent production from Bijou Productions, Inc., of Medford, Oregon. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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