What Will the 'Slow TV' Phenomenon Look Like If It Comes to the U.S.?

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A rather strange programming phenomenon is sweeping Europe: slow TV, which bypasses quick edits and montages in favor of leisurely paced windows into the world.

The biggest splash has been made in Norway by a documentarian named Thomas Hellum, whose work includes such milestones as a 134-hour documentary on a cruise ship and an 18-hour show about salmon fishing, which (between them) have attracted some 3.2 million viewers. You can make jokes about how there's probably not a lot to do in Norway, but here's the thing: that's actually most of the people in Norway.

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