Ignoring the actual product, I posted the colors red and yellow. (This graphic just happened to have both in it). Tv in the early days was about who was a communist (red) and who wasn't. I posted the yellow because tv was also about which stations weren't afraid (Not yellow) to push the envelope and go against popular opinion or governmental ideas.

Thus far, what have you learned that was particularly interesting, surprised you and was new information?

Interesting: I learned that when radio was first being used for the military, people that were also experimenting with radio would call in false orders on military channels.

Surprised me: I was surprised that Westinghouse, now a popular tv company, was around in the 1930s and were a big name back then also.



New information: I learned that the first baseball telecast was in 1939 and was actually a college game. I thought baseball wasn't popular enough to make it to tv until after WWII.

Old vs New

The old show that i watched was The I Love Lucy Show. The new show I watched was The King Of Queens. There is a lot that has changed in television. In the I love Lucy Show, Ricky always down talks Lucy because she is the woman, and that kind of view was stereotypical of the era the show took place. The clothing is completely different ofcourse. Now, in The King of Queens, Carry talks back to Doug and they call each other names and such. The women all wore dresses, and men were in suits (in the old shows). In the newer show (king of queens), doug was wearing sweats and a t shirt and Carry was wearing a sweatshirt and jeans. Also, Lucy always had make up on her face, whereas Carry is occasionally seen without make up.