Why is an actor ‘in’ a movie but ‘on’ a show?

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Why is an actor ‘in’ a movie but ‘on’ a show?

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Movies evolved from photography (cameras, film). Objects are “in” a photograph. Television evolved from radio (broadcast, commercials). A song is “on” the radio, “on” the air. Those conventions predate movies and TV and I’m guessing they are carryovers

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