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    1. Natalie Shure‏Verified account @nataliesurely 8 Aug 2021

      Natalie Shure Retweeted DiscussingFilm

      This is a surprisingly smart take I’ve never heard before! It’s true, the movies that become most central to cultural lexicon are mostly through small screen viewingshttps://twitter.com/DiscussingFilm/status/1424480855729352705 …

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      DiscussingFilm @DiscussingFilm
      James Gunn argues that “movies don’t last because they’re seen on the big screen. Movies last because they’re seen on television. ‘Jaws’ isn’t still a classic because people are watching it in theaters.” (Source: https://bit.ly/3jCstLj ) pic.twitter.com/jf5K8RTeNC
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      Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 8 Aug 2021
      Replying to @nataliesurely

      There's something to this. I mean the canonical status of "It's a Wonderful Life" is due in part to the fact it was out of copyright so easy for public TV to show every year and thus staple viewing.

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        2. Natalie Shure‏Verified account @nataliesurely 8 Aug 2021
          Replying to @HeerJeet

          yes, I’d forgotten about that but it absolutely bolsters the case

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        3. Jim Snell‏ @RealJimSnell 9 Aug 2021
          Replying to @nataliesurely @HeerJeet

          And Wizard of Oz. That was annual viewing. Not having that, I think, has made ET a movie few have seen, relatively.

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        2. JSS‏ @unclejohn1000 8 Aug 2021
          Replying to @HeerJeet @nataliesurely

          How many people have ever seen The Godfather on a big screen?

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        1. David Law‏ @davidkeithlaw 8 Aug 2021
          Replying to @HeerJeet @nataliesurely

          IAWL’s classic status was entirely created by TV - it was a bit of a dud when first released. A lesser “classic” is “You’ve Got Mail” which made lots of money in 1998 but didn’t become part of the collective unconscious until it aired 14 times a week for 20 years.

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        2. Matt O'Brien‏Verified account @ObsoleteDogma 8 Aug 2021
          Replying to @HeerJeet @nataliesurely

          The Wizard of Oz is another good example of this. It wasn’t a huge hit when it came out in 1939, but became a much bigger deal after CBS started showing it annually in 1956

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        3. Brad Lee‏ @Bradford__Lee 8 Aug 2021
          Replying to @ObsoleteDogma @HeerJeet @nataliesurely

          We can even bring up, My Fair Lady, Sunset Blvd, Ace in the Hole, Singing in the Rain, Vertigo, Sabrina into the fold on this. VHS, Laser Disc, DVDs, streaming, brought these all-time greats to the masses who have an appreciation towards film art. Most of these were not hits!

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        1. Kiel Phegley‏ @KielPhegley 8 Aug 2021
          Replying to @HeerJeet @nataliesurely

          My WW2 widow grandmother would loudly complain every year when we watched it, and the crux of her argument was "It was a flop when it came out, you know!"

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        1. Swallower of Souls‏ @BustYoTaco 9 Aug 2021
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          We still just watch on TV even though we could stream easily. That and Christmas Story marathon are traditions!

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        1. Jaymie‏ @jhmi 9 Aug 2021
          Replying to @HeerJeet @nataliesurely

          For whatever reason—and this might be less true today than previously—the crucial point is that “made for TV” and silver screen reruns were qualitatively different.

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