How did people share about shows before /tv/?
>>215603119You talked to them irl.
>>215603119We passed around recommendation lists at the local gloryhole
>>215603257>irlWhat's that?
>>215603119Didnt.
We didn't, talking about shit you saw on tv was not normal. You talked about family, your job or the weather.
>>215603119Blockbuster
>>215603119Believe it or not, but sharing your thoughts with strangers isn't a necessity for maintaining the human form.
>>215603278Where’s that?
>>215603119They had to meet at midnight in the forest
I remember about a thousand centuries ago the Showcase Revue played Kids at 11pm one Sunday night.The next day at high school it was the only thing everyone was talking about.
Good shows were conspicuous by their absence. You knew when a Good Thing was on, because it was one of the three Good Things on that week. Three if you were lucky. The rest of the time it was anodyne shit for housewives and pensioners. It is so much better now, and I won't hear otherwise. Not after all the fucking game shows and soap operas I had to watch in my youth.
>>215603257?????
>>215603119Geocities
You go to work or school and talk about whatever was on tv previous evening
>>215603119They spoke about them at work or school. Ever heard the term, "water cooler show"? It described a show that people couldn't wait to discuss in the office the next day and if you hadn't watched it you would feel left out. I feel like Game of Thrones was the last of that ilk. I don't work in an office anymore though so maybe there still some happening and I just don't know about them.
>>215603289It’s when you larp as a normie
>>215603119The television and film industries since their inception have had dedicated teams for marketing and disseminating information and promotional products to the masses. That is literally what their business model is built on. Posters in public places, articles in newspapers and magazines (which were widely read back then) television featurettes / interviews with stars and directors, film review shows, commercials, even things like parodies or answers to quiz show questions keeps the culture alive. Sometimes a movie or show would have a societal impact - "hard hitting" - and be discussed on the news even, or debated in parliament. Analogue media was also more interactive than you give it credit for, people would regularly write letters to celebrities or newspapers and more often than not (eventually) recieve a response. You literally just need to catch a small snippet of this info to then contribute to a wider discussion with friends. The internet has invented NOTHING new, it's just sped everything up
