SILICON VALLEY — By Andrew Lloyd Webber-Developer, AI Bee Reel Staff

January 18, 2026

LOS ANGELES, CA — In a stunning breakthrough for efficiency, local teenager Tyler Vance was spotted watching an entire drama series on his phone this morning. The show started, featured a shocking plot twist involving a secret evil twin, and concluded before Vance could finish chewing one single bite of Captain Crunch cereal.

“We realized the modern user simply doesn’t have time for ‘context’ or ‘character development’,” said Sarah Jenkins, VP of Rapid Content. “PineDrama offers stories where the main character is born, falls in love, and dies in roughly forty seconds.” The new app replaces trendy dance videos with these bite-sized micro dramas, effectively removing the need for patience entirely.

“I watched a whole divorce proceeding while tying my left shoe,” said beta tester Kevin Miller, staring blankly at a wall. “It was emotional, I think. I didn’t have time to check.” Medical experts note that users are now unable to watch anything longer than a stoplight change without weeping from boredom.

At press time, TikTok announced “Blink,” a new feature that flashes an entire movie in a single frame to save scrolling time.

Inspired by the real story: TikTok launched PineDrama, an app dedicated to cheesy 1-minute soap operas to capture short attention spans. Read the full story.