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When the pandemic hit last year, plenty of television programmes attempted to fill the pause in production with Zoom episodes. While this might have seemed like a good idea at first, the net result was dozens of identical-looking shows – often with the actors failing to resemble their own characters – making the same tedious “you’re on mute” joke over and over again.
But some shows managed to figure out a smarter way to keep going. One Day at a Time and Black-ish turned to animation to get things done. It allowed for a Covid-safe working environment, with actors operating remotely, and the end results were – if not up there with the best episodes – at least an interesting diversion.