Reason Channels TV (and Explains How It Got Good Again)

“What’s on the tube?”

It’s a question asked by several generations of Americans, and
one that now can and should draw more enthusiastic responses than
in years past. Today “television” means more than just a box in the
middle of the living room, and what’s on can vary from some of the
best plotted—or not plotted at all—entertainment to appear before
your eyes.

From zombie apocalypse on cable to political plotting streamed
over the Internet to
videogame contests as they happen, TV is more creative, more
engaging and more varied than in the past. It’s bred shows of

special interest to libertarians, created a new generation of

Web video stars, and turned late night programming into a
must-watch
for political buffs.

While not
every technological marvel survived the depredations of law and
regulators, innovators
and scofflaws drove this revolution in video creativity—and the
results of their efforts are…well…plain to see.

Tune in as Reason takes you on a tour of a TV land that got
really good again.

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