On the MZTV website I was interested in the "Television in Quotes" exhibit because it seems like various quotes would be an interesting way to gain insight into the culture of television.
"The T.V business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs" -Hunter S. Thompson
Hunter Thompson points out the worst aspects of television, regarding it as a superficial wasteland which brings out the worst in people. I wouldn't disagree with his perspective, I'm sure "the industry" and all of its competition has led good people to be led astray. Most of the other quotes in the exhibit express a similarly negative viewpoint on television.
http://www.megaloradio.com/audio/Buck_Rogers_1939_04_05_Gyro_Cosmic_Relativator_01.mp3
I listened to Buck Rogers in the 25th Century: Gyro Cosmic Relativator. It was interesting the way advertisements were presented, they didn't sound pre-recorded like advertisements of today. The radio host spoke in them and the boy who was chosen to speak the advertisement stumbled over his words at one point, not something which would have happened in a pre-recorded ad. The way they started the Buck Rogers segment was also cool, they sound effects they used made it sound like some sort of rocket. The characters also heavily relied on physical descriptions which was interesting because without that the story would not have the same effect. I sort of wish this form of entertainment was still popular, it seems humanity's sense of imagination and creativity would be heightened.
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