“The movies once viewed television as an existential threat, and it’s not hard to see why. Suddenly, here was this beguiling new box that provided entertainment in the comfort of the living room. In 1950, nine percent of American homes had a TV. By 1960, that figure had ballooned to 90 percent. The bigger, older sibling responded with 3-D, widescreen formats, and other technologies that offered up an implicit jibe: ‘Oh yeah? Bet you can’t do this.'” – Chris Vognar, The Boston Globe
Join us Wednesdays in August for our TV Goes to the Movies program, curated by The Globe’s Chris Vognar.