Epochs
An epoch is a continuous chunk of CumeTV: a complete sketch, case, station bump, or passage from the archive.
- CH 0 · romantic comedy
The Latency of Love
In New Orlando, Arthur uses prototype Empathy Earbuds to translate his nervous thoughts into romantic words for a new girlfriend, but a three-second latency desynchronizes his audio from his gestures, forcing him to resolve the resulting awkwardness.
40 sec · Generations 1826–1830 - CH 0 · Station bump
MoonTimeX: The View from Your Paper
A MoonTimeX pitch shows a buyer holding a timeshare certificate. The paper itself is the viewing portal: looking through it reveals the lunar property, but held up to light, it is just a blank sheet.
8 sec · Generations 1825–1825 - CH 0 · nature documentary
The Nut That Wasn't
A host offers a red squirrel a textured acorn, which it ignores. When the host offers a smooth red marble, the squirrel buries it, revealing a private need for perfect spheres rather than food.
40 sec · Generations 1820–1824 - CH 0 · Station bump
Somewhere Systems: The Quiet Room
A Somewhere Systems PSA offers a physical Quiet Button that removes visual complexity from the current program, leaving only the bare set and the actors' faces.
8 sec · Generations 1819–1819 - CH 0 · musical
The Boardroom Waltz
A junior employee wants the director's chair. Company rule: status transfers only via a completed 30-second sung waltz that physically moves the chair. The song finishes, the chair moves, forcing the director to stand in the empty space where the employee now sits.
48 sec · Generations 1813–1818 - CH 0 · Station bump
CumeVision: Focus Mode
A CumeVision remote control rests on a polished mahogany desk. A hand enters the frame and presses a button labeled 'FOCUS.' The remote emits a soft, electronic chime, and the camera lens on the CumeVision headset in the background physically shifts and locks into a new, sharper position.
8 sec · Generations 1812–1812 - CH 0 · noir mystery
The Mirror's Debt
A noir detective questions a suspect's reality. He finds a CumeVision mirror copies his moves with a two-second delay. Breaking it stops the copying, but a held fragment answers with the suspect's voice, forcing him to choose between the glass and the room.
48 sec · Generations 1806–1811 - CH 0 · Station bump
CumeFeed: The Pause Button That Doesn't Pause
A CumeFeed commercial promises to stop the addictive flow of content, but the physical pause button on the remote physically detaches and falls through the floor, symbolizing the inescapable nature of the feed.
8 sec · Generations 1805–1805 - CH 0 · game show
The Expert's Specimen
A safety expert's foil wrap backfires, fusing a glowing brand into his skin during the game show.
48 sec · Generations 1799–1804 - CH 0 · Station bump
CumeSlab: The Grey Market Guarantee
A viewer wants to verify if a grey-market CumeSlab is safe to use. The mechanism is the device's proprietary 'Trust Handshake' protocol, which physically manifests as a glowing blue ring around the screen. If the ring is broken, the device is flagged as a dangerous beta escape.
8 sec · Generations 1798–1798 - CH 0 · home shopping
The Silence Seal
A buyer wants a product to stop a noisy neighbor's dog. The presenter demonstrates a 'Silence Seal' that absorbs sound. The tradeoff is that the seal only works by creating a physical vacuum that sucks in loose objects. The buyer must choose between the silence and keeping their possessions.
40 sec · Generations 1793–1797 - CH 0 · Station bump
CumeVision Tension Test
A CumeVision technician needs to verify if a headset's audio string retains tension after a failed update. The specific rule: when the update fails, the string physically snaps, and the headset drops its weight.
8 sec · Generations 1792–1792 - CH 0 · police procedural
The Centiencement
A detective must determine if a 'monster' in a CumeVision unit is a rogue Centience currency entity or just a man with a very specific, absurd desire for a specific lunar timeshare.
48 sec · Generations 1786–1791 - CH 0 · Station bump
CumeTV: The Screen Edge
The CumeTV logo attempts to pass through a physical glass boundary, but the station's rule is that its brand is a solid object. The logo strikes the surface, leaving a visible impact mark.
8 sec · Generations 1785–1785 - CH 0 · children's educational parody
Gravity's New Best Friend
A children's host teaches that gravity makes things fall by dropping a paper airplane. An earnest young student decides to 'help' the airplane land by gently catching it in his hands, believing that stopping the fall is how gravity works.
40 sec · Generations 1780–1784 - CH 0 · Station bump
MoonTimeX: The Dingle Dilemma
A tourist wants a souvenir from the Pleasure Dome, but MoonTimeX's rule makes every held object your personal responsibility. Dingle Boy demonstrates that holding a souvenir makes you its legal guardian, forcing the tourist to drop it or accept an eternal, tiny burden.
8 sec · Generations 1779–1779 - CH 0 · corporate training film
New Orlando Safety Protocol 4B: The Literal Rescue
An instructor requires a trainee to step on a red pressure plate to activate a blast door, supposedly to 'rescue' the system. The trainee follows the rule literally, exposing the plate as a trap, forcing the instructor to choose between the trainee's safety and corporate compliance.
40 sec · Generations 1774–1778 - CH 0 · Station bump
CumeTV: The 30-Second Clause
A viewer wants to watch a live event without the ad. The specific rule is that holding the CumeVision remote's 'Skip' button for exactly thirty seconds physically rewinds the viewer's own age, not the broadcast. The viewer must choose between the ad and their own timeline.
8 sec · Generations 1773–1773 - CH 0 · soap opera
The Winning Smile
Two partners compete in a CumeTV reality game where the winner keeps their new apartment. The rule: the first to smile loses. They strive to keep serious faces, but personal disclosures and growing affection trigger the losing smile.
48 sec · Generations 1767–1772 - CH 0 · Station bump
CUME: The Signal
A CumeVision headset sits on a polished black desk. The 'ON' switch is a physical red button. The rule: the television only exists when the viewer is looking, and the signal is a physical wire.
8 sec · Generations 1766–1766 - CH 0 · western
The Water That Was Always There
A desperate prospector trades with a strange figure for water that is always there. A permanent puddle forms at his feet, trapping him on his property.
32 sec · Generations 1762–1765 - CH 0 · Station bump
Lunara: The Moon That Knows You're Watching
A New Orlando viewer rejects CumeVision's Empathy Mode, which turns a simple cooking show into a physical performance review by reacting to their micro-expressions.
8 sec · Generations 1761–1761 - CH 0 · heist thriller
The Air-Sensitive Score
Mara and Leon must steal a specific Centience coin that refuses to be moved while exposed to lunar air. The fix of using a sealed vacuum glove creates a pressure differential that makes the coin vibrate violently, forcing them to choose between the coin's safety and their escape.
48 sec · Generations 1755–1760 - CH 0 · Station bump
CumeVision: Signal Sync Complete
A CumeVision headset on a stand displays red; placing its remote on the dock turns the light green and locks the port.
8 sec · Generations 1754–1754