From a recent interview with Doonesbury creator Garry Trudeau:
“Back in the late 70s, I created an animated Doonesbury special for NBC. The network declined to order another because of disappointing ratings. The show had 21 million viewers. On an average night, The Daily Show, a huge hit, pulls 1.5 million viewers. It’s a different world.”
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What’s unpleasant about this? The loss of the golden age of enlightened TV- the 70s?! The splintering of collective consciousness into cable channels?
I fail to see that any of the things involved (doonesbury, the daily show, TV…) are emblematic of the human experience.
but maybe I’ve missed a bigger point?
i wondered the same thing as mackey. this seems rather pleasant!