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Color Television — Infoplease.com
Imagine watching an episode of your favorite television show; now imagine it's the early 1950's and you're watching the exact same same show. What is the difference, what is missing? Most importantly, the color! Television, initially a black and white medium received a major upgrade to color production. Color adds an extra dimension of information and entertainment; before color was introduce television viewers had heard but never seen of Lucille Ball red hair. Without color television would the Home Shopping Network, televised fashion show, or color themed sitcoms HGTV's Color Splash thrive and exist.
Television's transition to color faced several challenges. Very similar to the challenges presented by the recent switch to High Definition television. Many people did not have the signals or equipment necessary to reap the benefits of the upgrade to color nor HD. I personally can't imagine watching television without any color. Will day come that the following statement is widely valid, I can't imagine watching television with out high definition.
I can understand what you mean. However, in some productions the use, or lack of color can really add to the experience. In Oh Brother, Where Art Though, they use a washed out, not quite black and white, but not fully color, type of style to it. It really adds to the sense that it was filmed and staged in the past.
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