Recently in class we read and discussed the article "The Televisionary" in the article it talked about a man named Philo T. Farnsworth. According to this article back in the 1910's he originally created the first television which is nothing like today's televisions. Unfortunately Farnsworth was not recognized as the creator until later in the 20th century. His product was stolen by a bigger corporation, which improved his idea and turned it into a product for the public.
Television was originally in black and white and the screen was as big as a today common laptop computer screen. It had what is now know as basic cable, only a few channels by major companies like NBC and ABC. Over the years more and more stations and shows appeared on TV, like the Ed Sullivan Show and many other late night shows that would be live. These shows would showcase famous people, or up and coming famous people. Think about it as an early version of Saturday Night Live.
Live shows like that grew into prerecorded shows which would be filmed, edited and aired later. This was the development into modern television. Almost all shows are prerecorded to be aired later after many edits. Television has only gotten better after the decades it has been around. Some of the greatest shows ever from the past are being topped by many shows like, The Office, Breaking Bad, and How I Met Your Mother. Television will only get better and better as time goes on.
- Andrew Bennett
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