Will someone please turn on the lights: Why have TV dramas literally become so dark?

By Michael Lallo
Updated September 12 2016 - 2:08pm, first published 1:26pm
Game of Thrones: 'Let me give you some advice, bastard: There's a sale on at Beacon Lighting.'
Game of Thrones: 'Let me give you some advice, bastard: There's a sale on at Beacon Lighting.'
<i>Halt and Catch Fire</i> is one of the most dimly-lit dramas of recent years.
<i>Halt and Catch Fire</i> is one of the most dimly-lit dramas of recent years.
Over the years, <i>Home and Away</i>, and many other Australian dramas, opted for darker lighting.
Over the years, <i>Home and Away</i>, and many other Australian dramas, opted for darker lighting.
A scene from the critically acclaimed HBO drama <i>True Detective</i>.
A scene from the critically acclaimed HBO drama <i>True Detective</i>.

To many fans, Game of Thrones is too dark. Not figuratively – they literally can't perceive what's happening on screen.

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