Is TV an art form?

On Tuesday, I did a review of my limited experiences at the Montclair Film Festival. One thing that I noticed, especially in Michael Moore’s discussion, was that film makers tend to consider TV negatively. “Small wonder!” you might say. But books certainly are transformed to TV as much or more than they are to the big screen. If literature is an art form, are things derived from it also art forms? Most people associated with the film industry would say films are an art form. So, is TV an art...