Mediagazer: When Did the Networks Become So Obsolete? (Mali Perl/The Wrap)

8:00 AM ET, August 2, 2010

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When Did the Networks Become So Obsolete? — There's been a lot of talk over the last few years about the Golden Age of Television, much of it by people who make their living either creating or writing about TV. I'm always wary of anything that's being heralded that way because it usually means put …

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