This thread (ignoring who it was started by, lol) completely seems to ignore that we recently just ended (or are at the tail end of) what has been dubbed the "New Golden Age" of television - where the medium's ability of storytelling and artistic integrity grew leaps and bounds and evolved the medium to an extent that we've never seen before, causing the influence of television to surpass that of film.
Film is another important landmark to note, as the films of the mid-2000s saw a revival of artistry and auteurism that wasn't seen in the industry since the 1970s.
Modern art, music, film etc are no more inane and empty than their counterparts in the past. People produce crap now, as they did in the past. This fake nostalgia for a time people have not experienced is ridiculous.
Also, this.
