>> There will be several answers, [...], through new media (e.g. games) that look a lot like shows but are more interactive Some genres will not be replaced so

>> There will be several answers, [...], through new media (e.g. games) that look a lot like shows but are more interactive Some genres will not be replaced soon by games. The archtypes of How I Met your Mother are the same as in Friends, and they serve to appease our loneliness and self worth. The 'entertainment' TV Shows and Movies are our fantasies coming real in front of our eyes. While action movies are clearly replaced, fantasies on the Social level are a tougher problem we are a long way from solving.