As the times developed and progressed, traditional television had fallen behind, and the arrival of phones and computers had considerably reduced people's need for TVs. Of course, some TVs had taken another path: gaming TVs, designed specifically for game consoles, with excellent picture quality and refresh rates. But there was no denying that television had declined considerably in its original role-broadcasting programs-and no longer attracted the attention it had when it first emerged.
Some people had even sounded its death knell, saying that the end of television would inevitably come. But just as life always found a way, television's end had not arrived. Although some of its functions were gradually being replaced, it had not vanished altogether. It was like when television first appeared: people always thought radio and newspapers would be phased out by TV, yet newspapers and radio had unexpectedly survived.
It was hard to say how long they could survive. After all, when the virtual AI Ai-chan first appeared, people online had posted pictures saying that Ai-chan would cover Hatsune Miku with a white sheet. Yet Hatsune Miku was still around, while Ai-chan had already been declared dead.
Still, television's decline was plain to see. In the past, a single black-and-white TV could bring an entire village together to watch, but now a TV could sit at home without anyone watching it.
Whatever the case, television was still television, and it always had its own audience. Although far fewer people watched TV than before, there were still people who did, which was perfectly normal. So Farfetch'd's nervousness was understandable.
After checking the information with the TV station's staff, Farfetch'd was taken to the designated contestant area. Heath and Cynthia could not enter and could only take seats in the audience outside. Heath did not mind, though. After