Almost none of these modern "great" TV series would be tolerable in a theater setting—no talking, no phone—even broken up into two-hour chunks. Too much filler,

Almost none of these modern "great" TV series would be tolerable in a theater setting—no talking, no phone—even broken up into two-hour chunks. Too much filler, too much repetition, simply not enough substance. They're OK at home because people can tune out and screw around on their phones or play Switch or go put away some dishes so they're not paying close attention to the whole thing—very few of them are improved by an actual, close watch for their entire runtime, but they're good if your attention is dipping in and out while you do other stuff.