> The show didn’t just entertain; it created a shared cultural experience.
This is what was lost to streaming for the most part. There are no televised events, outside of sports, that I’m aware of that connects people together. Personalised entertainment makes it hard to have a water cooler discussion about the sopranos or some dumb commercial for Budweiser or whatever. The last vestiges of this are meme movies like the Minecraft movie or maybe old franchises like fast and furious. There’s really very little left that connects disparate people together in terms of media.
cookie_monsta•9mo ago
I think most platforms have recognised this and now release an episode per week to get that common cultural experience back. I great plenty of discussion about last night's episode of white lotus or last of us.
I wouldn't be getting to nostalgic about the old days of tv. Remember how it was to miss am episode and have to wait for the repeat? Or be sick in bed for days and bored with literally nothing to watch/binge?
mnky9800n•9mo ago
I’m not nostalgic about it I don’t think. I think the limited amount of available media channeled people into what was available creating a collective experience. My point is that this doesn’t happen anymore.
mnky9800n•9mo ago
This is what was lost to streaming for the most part. There are no televised events, outside of sports, that I’m aware of that connects people together. Personalised entertainment makes it hard to have a water cooler discussion about the sopranos or some dumb commercial for Budweiser or whatever. The last vestiges of this are meme movies like the Minecraft movie or maybe old franchises like fast and furious. There’s really very little left that connects disparate people together in terms of media.
cookie_monsta•9mo ago
I wouldn't be getting to nostalgic about the old days of tv. Remember how it was to miss am episode and have to wait for the repeat? Or be sick in bed for days and bored with literally nothing to watch/binge?
mnky9800n•9mo ago