Blooper reels, once common in comedy films, are fading from cinema partly due to the rise of dramatic post-credit epilogues and the shift from DVDs to streaming platforms, experts say.
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Brittney Melton,
NPR,
30 Mar. 2026
Television would seem to be a medium well suited to epilogues.
The pianist and vocal coach Bénédicte Jourdois, NYFOS’s associate artistic director, assisted with the accompaniments and with the stage patter, of which there is always a fair amount.
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Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2026
Classic wing accompaniments like celery, carrot sticks, ranch, and blue cheese are always welcome on the side.
The finales begin April 23 with the Season 2 ender of CBS’ Matlock reboot starring Kathy Bates and run through May 27 with another classic-series reboot, Hollywood Squares.
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Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
30 Mar. 2026
The victory continued a trend of strong play in series finales.
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Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
29 Mar. 2026
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