The Ultimate Experience in Entertainment
The Origins of Television’s Consumer Culture
In 1954, Ronald Reagan took on the role of host for General Electric Theater, a CBS anthology series that blended drama with an early form of reality television—showcasing the Reagan family as celebrities living in GE’s pioneering “all-electric” home. According to Tim Raphael’s 2009 book, The Body Electric, this marked the start of a powerful convergence between mass entertainment, corporate interests, and electronic media—a combination that would shape American society for decades to come.
The program promoted the vision of a Consumer Republic, suggesting that the comforts and prosperity found in a fully electrified household were attainable for all, thanks to ongoing technological innovation and economic growth.
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