The time line was an awesome part. I loved the animation of the whole thing. I think it's cool that the first person ever on television was William Taynton, a 24 year old office boy who was paid to sit in front of the camera. I also find it interesting that Charles Francis Jenkins was fined by the US Federal Radio Commission broadcasting the first commercial in 1930. Well, now look where we are! Thanks, Charles. In 1946, the World Series was broadcast for the first time. Sesame Street debuts on television in 1969, and Saturday Night Live began in 1975. I love looking at these different facts and thinking about how far we've come. It kind of bothers me that the time line stops in the 1970's. A whole lot happened after that that's worth knowing. I only hope that future generations will be able to explore this stuff when they are growing up. I pray that they don't lose sight of the original inventions and the imaginations that it took to design these masterpieces. I know that I frequently take them for granted. I also pray that my children, like Marilyn Monroe, do not turn their noses up to the possibilities that lay before them!
My favorite part though, had to be the wall of quotes! 1) I loved the animation on the page. I think it was set up fantastically and artfully! 2) I love just sitting online and looking up things that famous people said, so to be able to see all the quotes regarding television made this just an awesome site! :) My favorites are:
"Television is a triumph of equipment over people, and the minds that control it are so small that you could put them in the navel of a flea, and still have enough room beside them for a network president's heart." - Fred Allen
"It's hard not to believe TV; it's spent so much time raising us." - Bart Simpson
"At it's best television can instruct and inspire. At it's worst, television will make you want what you do not need, and vote for men who are not what they seem." - Bob Shanks
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