New Golden Age of Television
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The New Golden Age of Television refers to the recent era, beginning in the late 1990s and 2000s, marked by high-quality, complex, and critically acclaimed TV series produced across cable, streaming, and broadcast platforms.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural period
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media history era ⓘ television era ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Peak TV era
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Third Golden Age of Television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
ABC series "Lost"
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AMC NERFINISHED ⓘ AMC series "Better Call Saul" NERFINISHED ⓘ AMC series "Breaking Bad" NERFINISHED ⓘ AMC series "Mad Men" NERFINISHED ⓘ Amazon Prime Video NERFINISHED ⓘ BBC NERFINISHED ⓘ BBC series "Luther" NERFINISHED ⓘ BBC series "Sherlock" NERFINISHED ⓘ FX NERFINISHED ⓘ FX series "Atlanta" NERFINISHED ⓘ FX series "Fargo" NERFINISHED ⓘ FX series "The Americans" NERFINISHED ⓘ FX series "The Shield" NERFINISHED ⓘ Fox series "24" NERFINISHED ⓘ Fox series "The X-Files" NERFINISHED ⓘ HBO NERFINISHED ⓘ HBO miniseries and limited series ⓘ HBO series "Curb Your Enthusiasm" NERFINISHED ⓘ HBO series "Deadwood" NERFINISHED ⓘ HBO series "Game of Thrones" NERFINISHED ⓘ HBO series "Oz" NERFINISHED ⓘ HBO series "Six Feet Under" NERFINISHED ⓘ HBO series "The Leftovers" NERFINISHED ⓘ HBO series "The Sopranos" NERFINISHED ⓘ HBO series "The Wire" NERFINISHED ⓘ Hulu NERFINISHED ⓘ NBC series "Friday Night Lights" NERFINISHED ⓘ NBC series "The West Wing" NERFINISHED ⓘ Netflix NERFINISHED ⓘ Netflix series "House of Cards" NERFINISHED ⓘ Netflix series "Orange Is the New Black" NERFINISHED ⓘ Netflix series "Stranger Things" NERFINISHED ⓘ Showtime NERFINISHED ⓘ Showtime series "Dexter" NERFINISHED ⓘ Showtime series "Homeland" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characteristic |
antihero protagonists
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cinematic visual style ⓘ complex narratives ⓘ genre experimentation ⓘ high production values ⓘ increased critical acclaim for TV ⓘ long-form character development ⓘ morally ambiguous characters ⓘ narrative ambiguity ⓘ prestige drama series ⓘ serialized storytelling ⓘ showrunner-driven authorship ⓘ |
| critiquedFor |
content oversupply
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market saturation of scripted series ⓘ viewer fatigue ⓘ |
| drivenBy |
cable television networks
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premium cable channels ⓘ streaming platforms ⓘ subscription-based business models ⓘ |
| enabledBy |
broadband internet
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digital distribution ⓘ on-demand viewing ⓘ time-shifted viewing technologies ⓘ |
| field | television studies ⓘ |
| follows |
First Golden Age of Television
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network era of television ⓘ |
| geographicScope |
United Kingdom
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
global television markets ⓘ |
| hasDebatedStartPoint |
premiere of "Hill Street Blues" in 1981
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premiere of "Oz" in 1997 ⓘ premiere of "The Sopranos" in 1999 ⓘ premiere of "The X-Files" in 1993 ⓘ |
| impact |
competition with cinema for artistic recognition
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fragmentation of mass audiences ⓘ global distribution of TV content via streaming ⓘ greater roles for writers and showrunners ⓘ increased cultural prestige of television ⓘ proliferation of original scripted series ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Peak TV
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prestige television ⓘ quality television ⓘ |
| startPeriod |
early 2000s
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late 1990s ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
cultural studies
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media studies ⓘ |
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