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ELI5: Why is it that movie actors are more highly respected/ recognised than TV series actors?

Whenever people talk about actors, the usual big names come up like Johnny Depp, Brad Pitt, Cameron Diaz, etc. 



You never really hear much about actors/ actresses from long running TV shows, like 'Lost' or 'Grays Anatomy'. Obviously, I don't mean the some what more cheesy day time TV shows like 'Bold and the Beautiful' or 'Days of our Lives'.
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It's an old bias that was much more pronounced in the past, and "Movie Stars" wouldn't be caught dead on TV (unless they were so big that their appearance was an event, John Wayne on "I Love Lucy" for example).

Movies are "Art".  They spend months, if not years producing a 2 hour "masterpiece" with a famous director in luxurious locations.

TV shows are slop, pounded out quickly, for mass consumption by Joe 6 Pack.  Made by nonames who are at the mercy of advertisers and network restrictions.  TV isn't special, like a movie is.

This bias is diminishing, as movie actors like Alec Baldwin, Kevin Spacey, Laurence Fishburne, and Jeff Goldblum have taken TV roles.