I’ve been watching Season 1 of The Pitt, and as its reviews said, it’s great drama, and there are lots of episodes. I like shows like this because they’re simulated communities, we come to know the characters, and think about them even when we’re not watching. Before too long we’ll have AI programming that makes these shows like software, the stories assemble around the characters, and then are generated the same way ChatGPT generates the art we call slop, which will someday not be a pejorative the same way sick and junk aren’t negative terms today. So we’ll be able to call up new episodes of The Wire or The Sopranos or The Pitt any time we like. We’d be missing the fun of discussing the latest episode with friends, or maybe we’ll have bot-invented friends too who will simulate having watched the episode you just watched, which leads us to another masterpiece of entertainment, The Matrix. On the other hand, I’ve watched The Wire at least five times all the way through, and even though I know what they’re about to say in a lot of places, I do forget the sub-plots so at least some of it can be new each time. And btw, finally an episode of Silo that’s was surprising that I didn’t see coming. I read the books, so I feel like I should watch the show, but until the latest episode I was uninterested in any of the characters. Finally there’s a plot to think about! #