Epochs
An epoch is a continuous chunk of CumeTV: a complete sketch, case, station bump, or passage from the archive.
- CH 0 · workplace sitcom
The Paperclip Protocol
Two colleagues need a standard steel paperclip to secure a quarterly report. The office's 'Frugal-Clip' dispenser only releases a clip if the user's personal name tag is physically torn off. Their clashing approaches to this rule create a visible loss of professional identity.
48 sec · Generations 1748–1753 - CH 0 · Station bump
MoonTimeX: The Heavy Promise
A viewer wants a tangible connection to the lunar timeshare pitch, triggering a physical prop to materialize with impossible weight, forcing the presenter to physically support the brand's literal promise.
8 sec · Generations 1747–1747 - CH 0 · courtroom drama
The Centience Verdict
A rival chef and critic cooperate to test a Centience coin that speaks only when the original dish is eaten, erasing the diner's memory. They must decide who eats to reveal the stolen recipe truth.
48 sec · Generations 1741–1746 - CH 0 · Station bump
Somewhere Systems: The Somewhere Seal
A viewer tests CumeVision hardware by applying a counterfeit sticker, which the Somewhere Seal instantly dissolves.
8 sec · Generations 1740–1740 - CH 0 · folk horror
The Tithed Root
A farmer must leave the first sprout of the season unharvested to keep the soil light. When he greedily harvests it, the soil instantly turns as heavy as lead, forcing him to choose between the harvest he wants and the ritual that keeps his farm from sinking.
40 sec · Generations 1735–1739 - CH 0 · Station bump
CumeTV: The Humming Button
A standard CumeTV remote control sits on a moon-dust table. A hand presses the red power button, which emits a low, physical hum instead of a signal, causing the button itself to vibrate and sink slightly into the plastic.
8 sec · Generations 1734–1734 - CH 0 · science programme
The Weight of a Question
A physicist tests if a Centience coin has subjective mass by holding it beside a standard weight and asking, 'Do you feel heavy?' Its mass changes only when the question contains the word 'you.'
48 sec · Generations 1728–1733 - CH 0 · Station bump
CUME CARE: The 90-Day Emotional Refund
A CumeVision headset sits on a white pedestal. A hand presses its 'Purchase' button. The want is a guaranteed emotional return. The rule: if the viewer feels no joy, the headset refunds 100% of their emotional energy, leaving them in perfect, hollow neutrality.
8 sec · Generations 1727–1727 - CH 0 · prestige family drama
The Last Bite
A family shares a pie slice that renews but silences the eater for the evening. The mother refuses to eat so she can question her son, forcing him to eat the last piece and expose his secret through his silence.
48 sec · Generations 1721–1726 - CH 0 · Station bump
The CumeVision Freeze: A Safety Reminder
A viewer inspects a suspicious broadcast object. The remote's freeze button pauses the screen, but the physical apple in the room remains active, forcing a choice that reveals the device cannot pause reality.
8 sec · Generations 1720–1720 - CH 0 · romantic comedy
The Garden Party
A man in a moon garden seeks to share a quiet moment with a mysterious non-human guest. A rule turns any spoken word of affection into a physical object he must keep. He must connect without creating a clutter of his own feelings.
40 sec · Generations 1715–1719 - CH 0 · Station bump
CumeVision Battery Check
A CumeVision remote rests on a glossy black table. Its red battery light pulses rapidly. The remote deflates like a rubber balloon, losing rigidity until it becomes a flat, useless sheet of plastic.
8 sec · Generations 1714–1714 - CH 0 · nature documentary
The Lunar Ant and the Scented Pebble
A field researcher in New Orlando wants to map the foraging routes of the native lunar ants. She assumes they navigate by sight and follows them with a camera, but they actually follow a specific chemical scent from a pebble, which her presence disrupts, forcing her to become part of the trail.
48 sec · Generations 1708–1713 - CH 0 · Station bump
The Cume Puff
A CumeVision headset rests on a grey surface. A finger presses its Mute button, activating a rule: the device vents pressurized oxygen before wearing. The user needs to know it is safe.
8 sec · Generations 1707–1707 - CH 0 · musical
The Singing Tank
A lunar veterinarian needs to restart the life support of a pet pig. The CumeVision unit's oxygen pump is dead, but a specific, high-pitched vocal resonance from the host can mechanically override the pump's manual valve, forcing air into the subject's lungs.
48 sec · Generations 1701–1706 - CH 0 · Station bump
CumeVision: The Oxygen Tube
A CumeVision headset is shown on a clean white background. The oxygen tube, which is meant to keep the user alive during deep immersion, is pulled out of the headset. The tube then curls into the shape of a CumeTV logo, demonstrating the system's 'breathable' interface.
8 sec · Generations 1700–1700 - CH 0 · noir mystery
The Centience Case
Detective Mara Vane investigates a missing sentient coin that insists it wants to be sat upon. She must choose whether to chase the coin's physical path or accept its strange desire, revealing that the coin is the evidence, not the suspect.
40 sec · Generations 1695–1699 - CH 0 · Station bump
CumeVision: The Honest Coin
A CumeVision ad tests 'Honesty Mode,' revealing a moon garden's raw data stream before a chime ends the test.
8 sec · Generations 1694–1694 - CH 0 · game show
The Literal Wishing Well
A desperate contestant wants her dead grandmother's voice back. The rule is that the wishing machine only grants the exact physical properties of the requested object, not its meaning. She must choose between keeping the object that has the voice's timbre or finding another way to say goodbye.
48 sec · Generations 1688–1693 - CH 0 · Station bump
CUME: The Somewhere Spin
A CumeTV station ident featuring a single, impossible physical mechanism: a CumeVision headset that folds its own frame into a perfect origami bird.
8 sec · Generations 1687–1687 - CH 0 · home shopping
The Moisture Reclaim 3000
A host demos a 'Moisture Reclaim 3000' to a buyer. It sucks humidity to clean a garment, but the extracted water turns into solid, heavy black powder that falls to the floor. The buyer chooses between the clean shirt or the powder pile covering the floor.
55 sec · Generations 1680–1686 - CH 0 · Station bump
MoonTimeX: The Spin Right
MoonTimeX sells divided rights to lunar property. A brass MoonTimeX timeshare deed spins on a glass table, magnetically attracting a live goldfish in a bowl. The deed spins faster, dragging the fish in a circle before stopping suddenly. The fish remains perfectly still, staring at the camera.
8 sec · Generations 1679–1679 - CH 0 · police procedural
The Coin Who Knew
A New Orlando detective investigates a burglary of a Centience coin that declared itself a god. Microscopic magnetic residue is the physical evidence. Capturing it requires a sentient tax: the detective's wallet pays for every question asked.
48 sec · Generations 1673–1678 - CH 0 · Station bump
CumeVision Sleep Mode: The Honest Dark
A CumeVision viewer refuses to sleep so the network's Sleep Mode, which requires verified unconsciousness to power off, stays dark, proving the system's honesty but failing his human desire to rest.
8 sec · Generations 1672–1672