I just finished streaming the latest season of “The White Lotus.” And “House of the Dragon,” “The Peripheral,” “The Crown,” “Andor,” “The Rings of Power” and too many more. What a change from May 1961, when Newton Minow , chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, called television a “vast wasteland.” Or 1992, when Bruce Springsteen sang “57 Channels (and Nothin’ On).”
Many shows exist only because computer-generated imagery can create otherworldly landscapes and gravity-defying creatures. Like it or not, Silicon Valley owns Hollywood. Well, not literally, but clearly today’s Hollywood wouldn’t exist without Silicon Valley’s streaming technology and high-end graphics. As these two industries continue to merge, which will become more dominant driving society and culture?
Lincoln, Douglas and Netflix
