1950s Television History

When people envision what television is today it is quite simple: a large screen with HD quality and hundreds of channels which are easy to access. Unbelievably there was a time where television was not like that, where quality was not all that mattered, where viewers only had a certain amount of channels to access. Welcome to Maria Paulercio’s television era, the 1950s. Television has transformed dramatically since the 1950’s from the look to what was produced and put on the air. It had an important role in the lives of those who watched it, but it did not control their lives as it does today. Because television’s look was not that appealing, it made it easy for its viewers to not take over their daily parts of life. The quality was not that great so there was no need to schedule around it. Maria explained that, television viewing was both for individual and social reasons. We watch TV at night with the family, it all depended on what shows were airing. …show more content…
Everyone had something that they had to do, and could not make the time to watch television as we do, it was very hard. My grandmother told mentions that, there were rarely any disputes on TV viewing. We all liked the same show, but our favorite show is a show that perhaps changed America, I Love Lucy. I Love Lucy was adored by many and served as a vocal point on some of the world’s biggest issues. Miranda J. Banks explains that, “I Love Lucy is most often celebrated for five things: 1. Lucy and Ricky’s position as the first interracial couple on television” (244). Even though television viewers of the fifties had a favorite show like I Love Lucy, they did not allow the show to absolutely control their lives. Because there were no disputes of television, it allowed for a peaceful time in households and allowed for more free time with