When the TV show Neighbours ended, surveyed fans experienced strong grief, loss, and sometimes a lack of closure - implying that strong "parasocial" relationships link TV viewers and favorite shows
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Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0302160
Article Title: When TV neighbours become good friends: Understanding Neighbours fans’ feelings of grief and loss at the end of the series
Author Countries: Australia
Funding: The author received no specific funding for this work.
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When TV neighbours become good friends: Understanding Neighbours fans’ feelings of grief and loss at the end of the series
12-Jun-2024
The author has declared that no competing interests exist.