Nearly everyone watched The Simpsons, for instance. It was more reliable than Game of Thrones ever was.
More truth and fewer media bubbles. The “WMDs in Iraq” lie was a huge understanding, and not everyone believed it, just enough. Now you can do that more easily with some social media accounts and algorithms. People just choose their own news.
I remember when return of the Jedi was broadcast for the first time on public tv, the next day 100% of the kids were playing light sabers at school. It was the original dub so we had some names wrong (Yan solo and for some reason Z6PO) , and being kids in sure most of the plot had gone over our heads but man, those lightsaber battles 🤌
The shared experience of Television and Movies.
Nearly everyone watched The Simpsons, for instance. It was more reliable than Game of Thrones ever was.
More truth and fewer media bubbles. The “WMDs in Iraq” lie was a huge understanding, and not everyone believed it, just enough. Now you can do that more easily with some social media accounts and algorithms. People just choose their own news.
I remember when return of the Jedi was broadcast for the first time on public tv, the next day 100% of the kids were playing light sabers at school. It was the original dub so we had some names wrong (Yan solo and for some reason Z6PO) , and being kids in sure most of the plot had gone over our heads but man, those lightsaber battles 🤌