What are some of the advantages of live television and why do you think it was the prevailing format during TV’s first decade? What are its disadvantages? How is “liveness” (or the illusion thereof) used by TV today?
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Category: TV Aesthetics
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Window on the World
How was early television figured as a “window on the world,” according to Lynn Spigel? Do you think television fulfills (or is portrayed as fulfilling) a similar role today? Take a look at this early broadcast and describe its aesthetics. How is the viewer positioned or addressed? How do the formal elements of this program compare to contemporary television?