http://www.webtvwire.com/can-online-video-solve-social-tv-issues-surely-television-was-never-a-solitary-hobby/ The Business of Internet Television and Video Fri, 19 Oct 2012 08:46:31 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.webtvwire.com/can-online-video-solve-social-tv-issues-surely-television-was-never-a-solitary-hobby/comment-page-1/#comment-151548 RobM Tue, 05 Jan 2010 04:31:16 +0000 http://www.webtvwire.com/?p=11264#comment-151548 In terms of social aspects of television, reality tv is the ultimate extent of this phenomenon, I would argue. Anyone can sit motionless and comfortable in their homes and vicariously see "real-world" individuals thrown into impossibly difficult situations, all risk-free. No need to ever know these people in reality, but you can "socialize" with them via TV viewing. In terms of social aspects of television, reality tv is the ultimate extent of this phenomenon, I would argue. Anyone can sit motionless and comfortable in their homes and vicariously see “real-world” individuals thrown into impossibly difficult situations, all risk-free. No need to ever know these people in reality, but you can “socialize” with them via TV viewing.

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