TV escapes to the internet, Netflix

Samuel Walsh, For the Review

Name a new television show on any of the four major television networks that is generating hype this fall. No?

That might be too specific. Just name a new TV show on the big four networks this fall. Still no? That’s because many new shows are being streamed directly through websites.

The way most young adults are now accessing TV programming is through online mediums.

The goal of the major networks today is not to make a new or original television show, but to create a cult hit. Something people will go online to watch.

The era of people tuning into a random show on “the tube” are all but gone.

Three weeks into the school year, it is very apparent having a TV is not important because everything is available online.

Some shows are becoming available exclusively online.

The most popular of these shows are the ones receiving second chances after networks cancellations. “Arrested Development,” “Community,” and now “The Mindy Project,” have all created new seasons that are shown exclusively on websites, not traditional television channels.

It might seem like it’s just Netflix and Hulu, but now even Yahoo is getting into the online TV streaming game.

While this is great news for TV-less college students, it signals a significant change for TV Networks.

Almost all networks have online sites with full episodes, but now some are taking it further.

Following in the steps of Netflix and Hulu, networks are creating online subscription services that lets users access all of their content.

CBS and HBO have both created new subscription services so people who don’t watch through cable TV can still access all of their content.

Because of this new streaming model, there is now more content than ever.

While Netflix used to only have a couple hit shows like “House of Cards” and “Orange is the New Black,” they now produce a new show what seems like every month.

From the drug-dealer-glorifying “Narcos” to four new Marvel shows in the works, Netflix has more content than ever.

HBO, which has always been praised for the high quality of their shows, has been releasing a lot of average series’ this summer in order to fill up their content menu.

So will we be watching all of our Television content on our computers in two years? We already are.

At the very least, it seems like cable packages and classic TV methods will be an afterthought by the time our younger siblings are in college. Until then, enjoy the last few networks shows while they are still on.