Adjusting with our Antennas
What was watched and the way it watcehd on TV has presented a significant impact on the medium's influcence over time. Join the lifelong television enthusiast identified as the frequency BAF in a journey through various decades of that medium where the reception came from the antenna. The episodes cover shows, genres, personalities and how not just antennas but how audiences have received them through the airwaves over time.
Produced by Benjamin Fronczek
Our Theme Song: Good Ol Days - 2024 Remaster by Beat Mekanik is licensed under a Attribution 4.0 International License.
Adjusting with our Antennas
Too Short for a Show, Too Long for a Film
With movies already being shown on television, especially those made exclusively for the small screen, the miniseries soon evolved with a limited number of episodes airiing consecutive evenings or weeks. BAF explores the very first telecast of one in the United States in 1973 titled The Blue Knight based on a book of that title. The formula of converting memorable books to miniseries continued with RIch Man, Poor Man then Roots showing historical realities. Holocaust, Shogun, The Thorn Birds, and Lonesome Dove each in their own format and tone provided insight into periods of time, cultures, and conflicts. The miniseries proved a format ideal for the number of hours necessary to share specific stories and messages.
