Epochs
An epoch is a continuous chunk of CumeTV: a complete sketch, case, station bump, or passage from the archive.
- CH 0 · children's educational parody
The Sharing Station
A cheerful host teaches a young guest that sharing a limited resource requires counting and division. The guest earnestly applies the math to a tangible prop, leading to a literal physical split that forces a cooperative choice to save the demonstration.
48 sec · Generations 1666–1671 - CH 0 · Station bump
Next Week Tonight with John Zanzibar: The Unboxing Channel Premiere
A corporate promo for a new channel where unboxing is a legal requirement, turning the act of opening a package into a high-stakes procedural event.
8 sec · Generations 1665–1665 - CH 0 · corporate training film
Standard Operating Procedure: The Centience Pouch
An instructor teaches a trainee to secure a Centience coin in a fabric pouch. The trainee's literal compliance triggers the coin's anxiety, forcing a visible choice to release it or not.
40 sec · Generations 1660–1664 - CH 0 · Station bump
Somewhere Systems: The 30-Second Reset
A CumeVision user misses a mandatory ad by focusing on a real-world object. The system forces a full sensory reset, erasing current context to restore premium status.
8 sec · Generations 1659–1659 - CH 0 · soap opera
The Soap Opera of Moisture
A couple in a sterile lunar apartment wants normal intimacy, but Centience currency coins demand physical contact to 'trust'. The husband's attempt to show love triggers the coins' wetting reflex, forcing a choice between his privacy and the coins' comfort.
40 sec · Generations 1654–1658 - CH 0 · Station bump
CumeVision: The Signal Anchor
CumeVision users often lose the 'anchor' of a broadcast if they turn their heads too fast. This bumper shows a small, branded silver anchor falling from a CumeVision remote to a desk, visually 'pinning' the station's logo to the frame.
8 sec · Generations 1653–1653 - CH 0 · western
The Water Ledger
A drought-stricken town ritual lets the water ledger's holder control the last well. A newcomer bets their name memory against the elder's deed. The elder accepts, transferring authority and erasing the newcomer's identity.
40 sec · Generations 1648–1652 - CH 0 · Station bump
CUME: The 100% Guarantee
A promotional bumper for a new CumeTV drama that promises viewers a '100% guaranteed emotional experience.' The visual turn occurs when the guarantee is applied to the promo itself, creating a meta-loop of corporate assurance.
8 sec · Generations 1647–1647 - CH 0 · heist thriller
The Safe That Listened
A crew cracks a Centience coin vault by matching the coins' mood with rhythmic taps, but the leader's lullaby calms them enough to open it silently.
40 sec · Generations 1642–1646 - CH 0 · Station bump
Somewhere Systems: The Air is Billable
A viewer wants fresh air in a Somewhere Systems lobby where oxygen costs credits.
8 sec · Generations 1641–1641 - CH 0 · workplace sitcom
The Audit of Shared Socks
New Orlando logistics colleagues refuse to confess before signing an audit form that rejects their ink, trapping the crate in procedural deadlock.
55 sec · Generations 1634–1640 - CH 0 · Station bump
CUME: The Heavy Switch
A viewer wants to stop a persistent static hum in their CumeVision. The station's rule: the static is physically anchored to the receiver's base. The only way to silence it is to manually flip the 'Ground' dial, which requires lifting the entire 50-pound modular headset unit.
8 sec · Generations 1633–1633 - CH 0 · courtroom drama
The Weight of a Whisper
A lunar miner seeks compensation for a lost hearing implant. The court must test her claim using a Centience coin that allegedly 'heard' her distress. If the coin's collective memory verifies the incident, she wins her hearing back; if not, she remains in silence.
40 sec · Generations 1628–1632 - CH 0 · Station bump
CumeVision: The Oxygen Tube
A CumeVision unit is mounted on a clean white studio background. The device has a headset, a remote, and a long, translucent oxygen tube. The bump's mechanism is that the oxygen tube is the physical tether to the broadcast signal, and its length determines the viewer's immersion level.
8 sec · Generations 1627–1627 - CH 0 · folk horror
The Sock Census
In New Orlando, borrowing a single sock requires returning an identical hue by midnight. A woman needing a pair for an interview finds her return sock fused to her skin, forcing her to choose between the interview and the ritual.
48 sec · Generations 1621–1626 - CH 0 · Station bump
MoonTimeX: The Dingle Boy Guarantee
A customer tests a MoonTimeX lunar timeshare balcony. Sponsor jester Dingle Boy guarantees it won't collapse, though its material turns brittle under a specific rhythmic applause. The customer's skepticism activates the rule.
8 sec · Generations 1620–1620 - CH 0 · science programme
CUME Variety: The Literal Weight of a Wish
A subject wishes for a coin to become heavy. The CUME Wish Engine translates the vague desire into a literal, physical mass of 10kg. The coin's weight becomes the only variable in the demonstration.
40 sec · Generations 1615–1619 - CH 0 · Station bump
MoonTimeX: The Dimple Deposit
A viewer wants a lunar timeshare, but the specific MoonTimeX rule requires a biological deposit. The mechanism is that the company's scanner reads a customer's unique facial dimple as a security token. If the customer smiles, the dimple vanishes, and the deal is void.
8 sec · Generations 1614–1614 - CH 0 · prestige family drama
The Perfect Slice
A mother wants to share a moon-grown peach with her son. A Centience coin refuses to pay for the cut, forcing a division that reveals a hidden resentment about who is expected to serve.
48 sec · Generations 1608–1613 - CH 0 · Station bump
CumeTV: The Moon Is Listening
A CumeTV ident where the network's primary broadcast source is revealed to be the moon itself, specifically the New Orlando Lunar Region, establishing the channel's connection to its physical and fictional home.
8 sec · Generations 1607–1607 - CH 0 · travel programme
The New Orlando Stone Path
Presenter takes a lunar stone path that transfers a specific memory per step; she chooses to stop, keeping her history but altering her.
48 sec · Generations 1601–1606 - CH 0 · Station bump
MoonTimeX: The Dingle Discount
A customer wants to verify if their lunar timeshare contract qualifies for the Dingle Boy discount, which requires them to be in a state of corporate jocular distress.
8 sec · Generations 1600–1600 - CH 0 · cooking demonstration
The Salt that Listens
Two rival chefs must prepare a shared dish. A specific cooking step (cooking) changes an ingredient (salt) into a listening entity, forcing a choice about whether to trust the food's feedback before the final tasting.
55 sec · Generations 1593–1599 - CH 0 · Station bump
CUME: The Unbox
A viewer's CumeVision headset emits a tiny cardboard box. The rule: the device only stops transmitting when the box is physically sealed. The viewer chooses to tape it shut, ending the broadcast with a crisp snap.
8 sec · Generations 1592–1592