Mr. Pop History – It’s still here and still relevant and still delivers the largest TV audiences for advertisers. Its biggest threat now – is the Internet. But that’s another thought.

Here’s a quote from 1984. It’s from Michael Mann, then executive producer of “Miami Vice.”

“If network TV doesn’t move into the ’80′s and become more relevant, they’re going to find all their viewers switching to cable before they know what hit them.”