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.
Instead, headlines focus on tragedies and their painful aftermaths instead of prevention.
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Laura Carno,
Denver Post,
24 Sep. 2025
And although severe natural disasters bring federal relief dollars to areas in their aftermaths, not every major storm that causes flooding qualifies for direct aid from FEMA.
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