being able to see the show,”
suggested Mastro. “But now
television has moved away from
the four channels we grew up
with into the hundred zillion
channels we have now. There
is so much product being made
and because so much of it isn’t
on the three networks, the rules
controlling them are looser.”
Mastro’s point was backed up
by the 2017 Emmy Awards in
which only one scripted prime
time network show won an
Emmy. Meanwhile shows like
The Handmaid’s Tale (on Hulu),
Veep (HBO), Master of None
(Netflix), and Atlanta (FX) were
awarded. One thing those
shows have in common is that
people had to pay to see them,
just like with movies.
“So maybe now that people
are paying for all of the enter-
tainment they’re getting in their
home, the idea of paying to see
these people or the shows on
stage may not be so foreign to
them,” added Mastro.
Three things work in The Hon-
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