Okay, so I saw this headline: “ABC says ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ racked up 6.3 million viewers on broadcast in his late-night return.” At first, I was like, okay, cool. Good for Jimmy. But then I thought, 2049? That’s not that far away! What’s TV even gonna *be* like then?
Will broadcast TV even exist? Will we still have late-night talk shows? Will we even *need* human hosts, or will AI have completely taken over?
It’s wild to think about. I imagine some things will never change – we’ll probably still want to laugh at the end of the day. But the *way* we consume entertainment? That’s gonna be totally different. Maybe we’ll all have personalized AI companions curating our own custom shows. Or maybe we’ll be jacked into the metaverse, experiencing comedy in some completely new and immersive way.
And what about the guests? Will they be real people, digital avatars, or some hybrid of the two? Will celebrity even be a thing? I honestly have no idea, but it’s fun to speculate. One thing’s for sure: the future of entertainment is gonna be a trip.
““The best way to predict the future is to invent it.””
— Alan Kay
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