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Feel-good US TV shows fell from nearly half to 10%

Original: En los 90 casi la mitad de las series US eran “feel‑good”; hoy apenas supera el 10%. Victoriano Izquierdo analizó 1 958

Victoriano Izquierdo analysed 1,958 TV series, including 600 Spanish ones, and 3,600 films to measure how many qualify as feel-good, defined as conveying peace, love and hope. Using Claude Opus 5.5 to classify plots via Wikipedia synopses, he found nearly half of 1990s US series were feel-good, while today the share barely exceeds 10%. The findings are drawing attention to how much darker television tone has become over three decades.

Why now: The sharp documented decline in hopeful, feel-good television is a striking cultural shift that resonates with current debate about darker media.

Victoriano IzquierdoClaude Opus 5.5US televisionSpanish television

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• En los 90 casi la mitad de las series US eran “feel‑good”; hoy apenas supera el 10%. Victoriano Izquierdo analizó 1 958 series (600 españolas) y 3 600 películas usando Claude Opus 5.5, clasificando por sinopsis de Wikipedia si transmitían paz, amor y esperanza. Lo hizo desde su… · cachicamostudios · 2

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