• @[email protected]OP
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    3 months ago

    Apparently most NBC affiliates refused to air it because aside from simply promoting the upcoming fall schedule, it heavily endorsed the then-new streaming service Peacock. They saw that as a potential means of leading viewers away from them.

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      33 months ago

      Which makes sense from the standpoint of a traditional broadcast business, but if 2020 proved anything was true, it was that streaming services are the new king. Traditional broadcast TV is the horse-drawn carriage business in an automobile world.

      I sent this to a friend of mine who is a huge fan of 30 Rock, and he was unaware of it too. So I will thank you again on his behalf: this was much appreciated! Thank you!

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        Traditional broadcast TV is the horse-drawn carriage business in an automobile world.

        “We make horse buggies and the first Model T just rolled into town.”
        “We’re dinosaurs…”
        “We don’t need two metaphors. That’s bad writing. Not that it matters.”

        EDIT: Is that last line there also another “Studio 60 vs. 30 Rock” joke?