{
  "id": 3915215,
  "title": "The Hangout: From TV blockbusters to pass the remote",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/the-hangout-from-tv-blockbusters-to-pass-the-remote",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-28T06:53:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/saturday-star/opinion/2026-08-28-the-hangout-from-tv-blockbusters-to-pass-the-remote/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "It was 1992 and television was a very different beast. There weren’t nineteen streaming platforms and six remotes to lose down the side of the couch.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}