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Doesn't change the fact that pre-big media and home video comparisons are skewed...
When the networks were dominant due to there only being 3 networks, shows would garner huge ratings people had limited choices (the other 2 networks)...look at the numbers for the 'Who shot JR?' episode of Dallas or the MASH finally...when the networks were the only game in town...it takes Super Bowl level events to get those kinds of numbers now with the introduction of 150 additional channels (choices)...Gone With the Wind didn't worry about NFL, NBA or home video or Netflix or TV for that matter. ..it just isn't a fair or useful comparison or tool to compare that era to the current world we exist in.
The population has increased 2.5 times since then. {nm} Jan 02, 22:26
And there are so many other options for entertainment...radio and television were new technology in the 30's. {nm} Jan 02, 22:46
There were no televisions in the 1930s. There were a few test broadcasts but no residential TV until after WWII {nm} Jan 02, 22:52
A film lover today can see almost any movie they want and NEVER have to go to a movie theater to do it. {nm} Jan 02, 22:50
Entertainment is always changing. Before film it was live theater. Jan 02, 23:04
Right idea, wrong reasoning Jan 03, 07:07
You can make a comparison, but it's not going to give the information people making those comparisons want... Jan 03, 07:57
Doesn't change the fact that pre-big media and home video comparisons are skewed... Jan 03, 10:48