What a special feeling when you bond with a TV show. And I’m not talking small returns like getting your weekly dose of laughs or escapism. I mean the awe-inspiring, mind-bending, occasionally even cathartic kind. To be honest, it’s only happened a handful of times in my life.
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The other night I had a long call with a close friend who is working abroad – one of those long-distance Skype check-ins where both have so much to say yet both struggle to have a fluent conversation. I don't know, maybe it's the 'laptop' effect – the feeling that you're either conference calling or being interviewed instead of having a chat. Anyway, one point of anxiety was his imminent date with a friend of a work colleague's partner. This prompted a length digression into single life and the games we play.
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