Who watches regular programming TV these days? Nowadays, it is on-demand, when you want it, at any time from your mobile device. TV set prices are still crashing – after all, they are just a piece of glass. Each family member basically watches what he/she wants, at whatever time it suits them. Death of family movie nights…
An article just highlighted that America now produces 500+ TV shows a year. How can one humanly watch even a fraction of them? Personally, I only watch the ones with some historical background (Vikings, Vinyl, Halt & Catch Fire) or have an interesting but realistic angle (Silicon Valley, Survivor). Supernatural and science fiction stuff are out for me. The only exception is the Game of Thrones, of course…
Shows are so complex now. There are so many sub plots and characters that you probably have to watch it again or read a recap/review to digest all the points that you might have missed. A book I read a long time ago suggest that this actually makes us smarter in the long run – the brain gets to exercise more by trying to keep track to figure out the plot. Compare that to “I love Lucy” from the sixties with only one theme in the whole episode!!! I remember my childhood days in the seventies where the whole world stops every Wednesday at 6 pm. Kids will scream “Ultraman!!!” and we will drop everything to rush to the nearest TV to watch the latest monster our hero will destroy. Ah, life was so much less complicated then…
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