16 Ways Entertainment Was Really Different, Really Recently
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We all know that we've come a long way with this whole "entertainment" thing. Over 25 years ago, Bart Simpson's butt shocked the world, but today we'd surprised if we didn't see asses in a cartoon.
And this evolution doesn't end at poorly drawn butt cheeks -- for example ...
![ORIGINAL FILMS HAVE BEEN ON A STEADY DECLINE FROM AS EARLY AS 1984. BLOWS IRATED MEIMES T'S about. FE LOVE. T 1 3 e RTBAEAR KID MECI 1984 1994 2004 20](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/9/4/2/594942.jpg?v=2)
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![CRACK The number of digital 3D cinema screens worldwide has gone up from 536 in 2008 to 74.562 in 2015. That is a whopping 2, .840% increase!](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/9/3/2/594932.jpg?v=2)
![The processing power of computers doubles every few years. So does the computing time required to render computer-animated: films. CPU hours required](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/9/3/4/594934.jpg?v=2)
![SACON Television prices have dropped dramatically. This 1957 RCA color TV with 21 a screen was originally S495. Adjusted for inflation that is $4,251](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/9/3/3/594933.jpg?v=2)
![NUMBER OF DCIMARVEL TV SHOWS IN 2001: 1 DESTINED. SMALLVILLE FRIDAYS 8/7 CW NUMBER OF CURRENTLY ONGOING DCIMARVEL TV SHOWS: IH1 E 88 I FIR 12 LICIFER](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/9/4/3/594943.jpg?v=2)
![There is no such thing as the mainstream anymore. Over 66% of all U.S. households watched the most popular TV shows in the 1950s. In 2016, the most](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/9/8/9/594989.jpg?v=2)
![Product placements in movies is at an all-time high. Between 1950-1979, there was an average of 11 product placements per film. That number jumped up](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/9/3/6/594936.jpg?v=2)
![What do the films Furious7, Terminator Genisys 'Gods of Egypt and Warcraft have in common? All these films made over 75% of their money overseas.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/9/8/8/594988.jpg?v=2)
![COMMERCALS NOW MAKE UP A QUARTER OF TV PROGRAMMING. G ADS MOVIES NE TV REALITY SHOWS GAME WAL SHOW In just five years (2009 - 2013) the amount of time](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/9/2/9/594929.jpg?v=2)
![Between 1980 and 2015, movie ticket prices 8%, grew by only less than a dollar. Year Average ticket price In 2016 dollars 1980 $2.69 $7.88 2000 $5.39](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/9/2/8/594928.jpg?v=2)
![CRACKEDCO -7 -77-7 THE ENTIRE ORIGINAL STAR WARS TRILOGY HAD A PRODUCTION BUDGET OF $180 MILLION (ADJUSTED FOR INFLATION). THE FORCE AWAKENS ALONE HAD](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/9/3/5/594935.jpg?v=2)
![Streaming services are now more popular than programmed TV. vThu LoRAx howl mother ROCK HICK PAGEYPRATS AB In a survey of 2,076 Americans, only 45% pr](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/9/2/6/594926.jpg?v=2)
![In 2005 there were 11 instances of a bleeped or muted F*ww in prime-time T.V shows. !@$o* In 2010 there were 276. I Swearing in T.V is rising fast as](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/9/8/7/594987.jpg?v=2)