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Bottle episodes of television—episodes that take place on a single set, with minimal production fanfare—began in the 1960s as shortcuts. Showrunners had locked budgets, and if they wanted to set aside a chunk of funds for the grand finale, they had to find ways to cut corners mid-season. Most of the shows that first produced bottle episodes were camp classics of science fiction: Star Trek, The Twilight Zone, the original Dr. Who. These shows often blew out their funding on glowing lights and metallic costumes... Читать дальше...

Under President Barack Obama, Americans saw how divided government leads to crisis-wracked governance, with the Republican Congress roadblocking presidential appointments (particularly in the courts) and playing a game of chicken with the debt ceiling that risked sending the country into default. Now, under President Donald Trump, Americans are seeing that unitary government also leads to crisis-wracked governance, with the Republican Congress unable to coalesce around an agenda.