New Golden Age of Television
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The New Golden Age of Television refers to the recent era, beginning in the late 1990s and 2000s, marked by high-quality, complex, and critically acclaimed TV series produced across cable, streaming, and broadcast platforms.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New Golden Age of Television canonical | 1 |
| Peak TV era | 1 |
| Third Golden Age of Television | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: New Golden Age of Television Context triple: [Golden Age of Television, relatedConcept, New Golden Age of Television]
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A.
Golden Age of Television
The Golden Age of Television was a period in the late 1940s through the 1950s marked by high-quality, live dramatic programming and innovative storytelling that helped define early American TV.
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B.
On Television
On Television is a critical work by sociologist Pierre Bourdieu that analyzes how television shapes public discourse, culture, and power relations.
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C.
Halt and Catch Fire
Halt and Catch Fire is a critically acclaimed drama television series about a group of innovators navigating the early personal computing and internet boom of the 1980s and 1990s.
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D.
Imagine Television
Imagine Television is the television production division of Imagine Entertainment, known for developing and producing a wide range of scripted and unscripted TV series.
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E.
A Golden Age
"A Golden Age" is the autobiography of legendary British rower Sir Steve Redgrave, chronicling his life and record-breaking Olympic career.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: New Golden Age of Television Target entity description: The New Golden Age of Television refers to the recent era, beginning in the late 1990s and 2000s, marked by high-quality, complex, and critically acclaimed TV series produced across cable, streaming, and broadcast platforms.
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A.
Golden Age of Television
The Golden Age of Television was a period in the late 1940s through the 1950s marked by high-quality, live dramatic programming and innovative storytelling that helped define early American TV.
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B.
On Television
On Television is a critical work by sociologist Pierre Bourdieu that analyzes how television shapes public discourse, culture, and power relations.
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C.
Halt and Catch Fire
Halt and Catch Fire is a critically acclaimed drama television series about a group of innovators navigating the early personal computing and internet boom of the 1980s and 1990s.
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D.
Imagine Television
Imagine Television is the television production division of Imagine Entertainment, known for developing and producing a wide range of scripted and unscripted TV series.
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E.
A Golden Age
"A Golden Age" is the autobiography of legendary British rower Sir Steve Redgrave, chronicling his life and record-breaking Olympic career.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (87)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural period
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media history era ⓘ television era ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Peak TV era
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linked to:
New Golden Age of Television
Third Golden Age of Television ⓘ
linked to:
New Golden Age of Television
|
| associatedWith |
ABC series "Lost"
ⓘ
linked to:
Lost (TV series)
AMC ⓘ AMC series "Better Call Saul" ⓘ
linked to:
Better Call Saul
AMC series "Breaking Bad" ⓘ
linked to:
Breaking Bad
AMC series "Mad Men" ⓘ
linked to:
Mad Men
Amazon Prime Video ⓘ BBC ⓘ BBC series "Luther" ⓘ
linked to:
British TV series "Luther"
BBC series "Sherlock" ⓘ
linked to:
Sherlock
FX ⓘ FX series "Atlanta" ⓘ FX series "Fargo" ⓘ
linked to:
Fargo (TV series)
FX series "The Americans" ⓘ
linked to:
FX series The Americans
FX series "The Shield" ⓘ
linked to:
FX network series The Shield
Fox series "24" ⓘ
linked to:
Fox television series 24
Fox series "The X-Files" ⓘ
linked to:
The X-Files
HBO ⓘ HBO miniseries and limited series ⓘ HBO series "Curb Your Enthusiasm" ⓘ
linked to:
Curb Your Enthusiasm
HBO series "Deadwood" ⓘ
linked to:
television series "Deadwood"
HBO series "Game of Thrones" ⓘ
linked to:
Game of Thrones
HBO series "Oz" ⓘ
linked to:
TV series "Oz"
HBO series "Six Feet Under" ⓘ
linked to:
Six Feet Under
HBO series "The Leftovers" ⓘ
linked to:
The Leftovers
HBO series "The Sopranos" ⓘ
linked to:
The Sopranos
HBO series "The Wire" ⓘ
linked to:
The Wire
Hulu ⓘ NBC series "Friday Night Lights" ⓘ
linked to:
TV series "Friday Night Lights" (2006–2011)
NBC series "The West Wing" ⓘ
linked to:
The West Wing (TV series)
Netflix ⓘ Netflix series "House of Cards" ⓘ
linked to:
House of Cards
Netflix series "Orange Is the New Black" ⓘ
linked to:
Orange Is the New Black
Netflix series "Stranger Things" ⓘ
linked to:
Stranger Things
Showtime ⓘ Showtime series "Dexter" ⓘ
linked to:
Dexter
Showtime series "Homeland" ⓘ
linked to:
Homeland
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| characteristic |
antihero protagonists
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cinematic visual style ⓘ complex narratives ⓘ genre experimentation ⓘ high production values ⓘ increased critical acclaim for TV ⓘ long-form character development ⓘ morally ambiguous characters ⓘ narrative ambiguity ⓘ prestige drama series ⓘ serialized storytelling ⓘ showrunner-driven authorship ⓘ |
| critiquedFor |
content oversupply
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market saturation of scripted series ⓘ viewer fatigue ⓘ |
| drivenBy |
cable television networks
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premium cable channels ⓘ streaming platforms ⓘ subscription-based business models ⓘ |
| enabledBy |
broadband internet
ⓘ
digital distribution ⓘ on-demand viewing ⓘ time-shifted viewing technologies ⓘ |
| field | television studies ⓘ |
| follows |
First Golden Age of Television
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linked to:
Golden Age of Television
network era of television ⓘ |
| geographicScope |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
global television markets ⓘ |
| hasDebatedStartPoint |
premiere of "Hill Street Blues" in 1981
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premiere of "Oz" in 1997 ⓘ premiere of "The Sopranos" in 1999 ⓘ premiere of "The X-Files" in 1993 ⓘ |
| impact |
competition with cinema for artistic recognition
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fragmentation of mass audiences ⓘ global distribution of TV content via streaming ⓘ greater roles for writers and showrunners ⓘ increased cultural prestige of television ⓘ proliferation of original scripted series ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Peak TV
ⓘ
prestige television ⓘ quality television ⓘ |
| startPeriod |
early 2000s
ⓘ
late 1990s ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
cultural studies
ⓘ
media studies ⓘ |
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