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[[File:Apollo 11.jpg|thumb|The Apollo moon landing on television. ([[DW]]: ''[[Day of the Moon]]'')]] | |||
'''Television''' was a system that allowed people to view broadcast plays, news, drama and comedy. | '''Television''' was a system that allowed people to view broadcast plays, news, drama and comedy. | ||
By the early [[1950s]] the sets were already highly developed, although advances would continue to be made. [[The Wire]] tried to regain a physical body by using an [[Alexandra Palace]] television transmission of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, but the [[Tenth Doctor]] managed to trap her in a video cassette. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Idiot's Lantern]]'') | By the early [[1950s]] the sets were already highly developed, although advances would continue to be made. [[The Wire]] tried to regain a physical body by using an [[Alexandra Palace]] television transmission of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, but the [[Tenth Doctor]] managed to trap her in a video cassette. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Idiot's Lantern]]'') | ||
In [[1969]], according to the [[Eleventh Doctor]], half a billion people watched the [[Apollo 11]] [[The Moon|moon]] landing on television. ([[DW]]: ''[[Day of the Moon]]'') | |||
By [[1998]], television had become interactive thanks to technology introduced by [[I2]]. ([[MA]]: ''[[System Shock]]'') By the early [[21st century]], they were also [[hologram|holographic]], capable of 3-D broadcasting. ([[NA]]: ''[[Cat's Cradle: Warhead]]'') | By [[1998]], television had become interactive thanks to technology introduced by [[I2]]. ([[MA]]: ''[[System Shock]]'') By the early [[21st century]], they were also [[hologram|holographic]], capable of 3-D broadcasting. ([[NA]]: ''[[Cat's Cradle: Warhead]]'') | ||
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[[Category:Entertainment]] | [[Category:Entertainment]] | ||
Revision as of 22:42, 16 June 2012
Television was a system that allowed people to view broadcast plays, news, drama and comedy.
By the early 1950s the sets were already highly developed, although advances would continue to be made. The Wire tried to regain a physical body by using an Alexandra Palace television transmission of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, but the Tenth Doctor managed to trap her in a video cassette. (DW: The Idiot's Lantern)
In 1969, according to the Eleventh Doctor, half a billion people watched the Apollo 11 moon landing on television. (DW: Day of the Moon)
By 1998, television had become interactive thanks to technology introduced by I2. (MA: System Shock) By the early 21st century, they were also holographic, capable of 3-D broadcasting. (NA: Cat's Cradle: Warhead)
In the far future, television was still a popular pastime,. Violent television was much more common than before in such places as the planet Varos and in the Fourth Great and Bountiful Human Empire. (DW: Vengeance on Varos/Bad Wolf) Other human nations, such as the New Earth Republic, liked to watch shows from old Earth. (DW: Synthespians™)
