FAMST 101C Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Television Consumption, Directv, Netflix
Document Summary
Origins of binge-watching traces back to videocassettes and dvds. Routine choice for many viewers due to streaming services: full-season release. Contrasts with old network weekly release strategy. Introduced bingeing because every episode is available at once. Gives viewers another layer of control over their media consumption. Broadcast tv is "dead" according to steiner because of this. "idiot box" - characterizing the programming offered by the broadcast networks during the classical era. Companion to "couch potato" - unsophisticated tv viewer. Stand-alone episodes not involving continuing characters or situations: black mirror. One of the most popular anthology series. Premiered in 2011, has run for 5 seasons so far. Was originally a british series that aired on the channel 4 network. Offered on satellite service direct tv for 2 seasons. Then, acquired by netflix and later commissioned for later seasons. Bigger budgets and more episodes per season. Typically downbeat and pessimistic premonitions about our technologically dominated world.
