Both 'Avengers: Endgame' and 'Game of Thrones' have bridged the movie-TV nexus, writes blowryontv -- the gap between serializing TV storytelling and blockbuster movie-making
Two pop-culture juggernauts,"Avengers: Endgame" and"Game of Thrones," nearly collided this weekend -- the first with a record-shattering box-office performance, the latter with a much-anticipated episode of its final season likely to turn many viewers into an emotional wreck.
These franchises have more in common, however, than just their sci-fi/fantasy/comic-book origins. Each has bridged the movie-TV nexus -- the gap between serializing TV storytelling and blockbuster movie-making -- in conquering their respective media.Marvel brought the episodic nature of TV to the multiplex, across a Marvel Cinematic Universe consisting of 22 movies spanning nearly 60 hours.
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