I have a VPN, so this could definitely work.

That’s all, folks!

This is a pretty bitter and antisocial meme. God forbid that people enjoy a normal social life and live in a community where they have the opportunity to encounter people they care about and connect with them. Do you really prefer an impersonal and anonymous public life?

In my Call of Cthulhu campaign, a character received a cathartic, romantic love letter from his long-distance sweetheart NPC. And then the PC was killed in one shot by a sniper in the next episode before being able to write back.

It’s a lot. The dice are cruel sometimes in high-lethality systems but it’s made a great tragedy for the other party members- they have to share the bad news when they get back to town, and that’s some juicy horror/drama roleplaying.

I’m not seeing Doctor Who on your list yet! You could give that a shot. Many of the series have the world-of-the-week feeling.