Quarantined Americans are uniting over a new age of water-cooler TV

nypost.com:

The past month has seen Americans adopt unthinkable new behaviors. Obsessive handwashing is as habitual as morning coffee. Wearing a face mask is the new black.

And our most affectionate position is standing 6 feet away from friends and neighbors. But one big change isn’t that new at all.

In fact, it’s a retro throwback to more innocent, cellphone-free days: Water-cooler TV is back. It’s hard to believe, but 30 years ago, 21.7 million people plopped themselves on the couch to watch the series finale of “Alf.” This year’s Oscars only managed to pull in 2 million more viewers than a comedy about an alien puppet.

Now, while the world has grown more physically distant, we are once again united by our glowing boxes of light. Previously sagging