Previously, it was all about cinema. Yet the twenty-first century has increasingly seen fans and critics alike switching their preference to long-form TV, where the stories, characters and talent are now centred. As the pioneering HBO shows proved, you can go much deeper in (for example) a rich, rewarding 16-hour series than you can in a 90-minute blockbuster. The experience of watching an addictive, smartly-written, well-acted, top-level series is like immersing yourself in a great novel rather than dipping into a short story. The trend has been embraced by the big media companies: Virgin, Sky and Netflix offer thousands of hours of viewing, and Amazon recently launched its own streaming service - this is the preferred method of viewing for a generation.

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Chris Roberts has written about film and TV for The Guardian, Uncut, Empire and Total Film, and has interviewed everyone from Martin Scorsese and Woody Allen to 24 star Kiefer Sutherland and Boardwalk Empire star Steve Buscemi. His previous books for Carlton include Scarlett Johansson: Portrait of a Rising Star and Heath Ledger: An Illustrated Biography.

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