Viewer Direction Advised
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Twenty-one year old Ben is on a journey - to follow his TV-obsessed dad and explore how television consumption has evolved from one generation to the next. As Ben enters his final year of university (studying Media Production), he decides to find out if his love of TV will ever be as deep rooted as his dad’s. While TV of Marshall’s era brought together an entire household, Ben is from a time where he can watch what we wants, when we wants and where we wants. With camera in hand, Ben follows his father from coast to coast as they meet some of TV’s most influential figures, trying to make sense of the rapidly changing world of TV . . . and each other. Where we once had appointment viewing, we now have total independence. At one time, television had the power to bring together an entire nation. Today, it can barely bring together a household. Has the individualization of how we watch television fragmented us as a culture? This is a film about the small screen - made for the big screen.

2019 · 1h 27m
Starring Norman Lear, Christopher Knight, Tom Cherones
Director Benjamin Ross Kaplan

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  • Norman Lear
    Self
  • Christopher Knight
    Self
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    Tom Cherones
    Self
  • M‌C
    Mark Cendrowski
    Self
  • Joel Zwick
    Self
  • D‌J
    David Jacobs
    Self
  • L‌P
    Lex Passaris
    Self
  • Peter Bonerz
    Self
  • A‌K
    Asaad Kelada
    Self
  • Barry Williams
    Self
  • Susan Olsen
    Self

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Viewer Direction Advised

Documentary

Twenty-one year old Ben is on a journey - to follow his TV-obsessed dad and explore how television consumption has evolved from one generation to the next. As Ben enters his final year of university (studying Media Production), he decides to find out if his love of TV will ever be as deep rooted as his dad’s. While TV of Marshall’s era brought together an entire household, Ben is from a time where he can watch what we wants, when we wants and where we wants. With camera in hand, Ben follows his father from coast to coast as they meet some of TV’s most influential figures, trying to make sense of the rapidly changing world of TV . . . and each other. Where we once had appointment viewing, we now have total independence. At one time, television had the power to bring together an entire nation. Today, it can barely bring together a household. Has the individualization of how we watch television fragmented us as a culture? This is a film about the small screen - made for the big screen.

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Studio
Gravitas Ventures
Released
2019
Run Time
1 hr 27 min
Rated
NR
Region of Origin
United States
© 2018 Raemax Inc

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English
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English (United States) (AAC)

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English (United States) (CC)

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Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.
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