Underplayed Gems

The Big Story

The Big Story poster
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 anthology series dramatizes real stories about brave journalists. Each episode honors a specific reporter and newspaper for their work.

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What happens

The Big Story is an American dramatic anthology television series that presented stories about courageous journalists. It was broadcast on NBC from September 16, 1949, to June 28, 1957, and it was syndicated thereafter. By the beginning of the 1956-1957 season, the program had honored reporters from 236 newspapers in 170 cities. Its integration of film with live elements "created and pioneered a 'realism' concept in television production". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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