On with the show

Posted on May 28th, 2008 by Tom Mitchell

After high-end, high-cost and high-pressure network television production came of age, George Burns, who first made his name as a touring perfomer with with his wife, Gracie Allen, lamented the end of vaudeville: “There’s no place to be lousy anymore,” the Old Media legend said.

Looking back, George Burns appreciated the often miserable process of trotting out on stage in front of small, sometimes hostile audiences, trying out fresh material night after night, and polishing the act until it was ready for the big time. Playing in Peoria. Sound familar? It’s what we’re doing every day in New Media.

Today, TV is combining with digital technology in the same way that vaudeville acts from the stage adapted to radio, and radio morphed into TV…

Now I think we’re back where we started. In vaudeville. Being lousy.

But we’re getting there. So on with the show!

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