What triggers the TV ending
The TV ending triggers when the station runs out of park stories because you keep showing it the station itself. The first headline is a joke about the television being on television. From there the reports fold inward until only one of you is real.
You do not need to wait for a specific event in the park. The route works from the start of a run as long as you keep the lens on the screen.
What to photograph
The television in the middle of the park. Frame the screen itself, not the crowd around it. If a figure walks into the shot, wait for a clean view and take the photo again.
Step-by-step route
- Find the television in the center of the park and point the viewfinder at the screen.
- Photograph the TV repeatedly. The headlines move through The TV is... ON TV?, The news is the news, TV and a TV and a TV, and Only one of us is real.
- When the boss tells you to go film people, ignore him and keep photographing the screen.
- Continue until the signal decays and the TV ending card appears.
Common mistakes
Including a person in the frame can send the run toward a crowd-based ending. The TV route wants the screen as the subject, so keep the shot tight and wait for the pavement to clear if necessary.
Do not follow the boss's instructions. The route depends on refusing to give the station a normal park story.
How to confirm the ending
The card reads TV Ending, ending 3 of 12, with the tagline "you looked so deep into the tv that it looked back". The final broadcast is the confirmation that the recursion has run its course.
Headlines to watch for
These are the on-screen captions that tell you the route is on track. If the TV stops using them, the run has moved to another story.
The TV is... ON TV?Why do you keep filming the TV?!Only one of us is real
See also
- All 14 Say Cheese! endings — the full list and recommended order
- Reverse Ending route — they turned the camera around and made you the story
- Breaking News Ending route — when the news ran out, the station made its own
- Eyes Closed Ending route — you stopped watching and the panic had nowhere left to go
- How Say Cheese! chooses your ending — route families and the last-photo prompt
- How to start a run — controls, camera, and your first photo
- Camera and TV guide — how a photo becomes a headline