Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Regarding a NETWORK of 1976

Chayefsy's prophetic vision of television's future included draconian corporate oversight, evaporating audience share, dumbed-down escapist fare and shows starring real people. In place of "newscasters," he saw bombastic, editorializing, divisive, larger-than-life personalities. And Jane felt deja vu.

* special thanks to LB for sharing+transferring article to Jane.

More Anon. bye.

OMG post script
In 2000, the film was selected for preservation  in the United States National Film Registry by the The Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." Oh My Gawd (i.e. OMG).