Steven Johnson

Steven Johnson argued how television had not dumbed down audiences, as most media outlets would tell you, but made them smarter as they are now trained to follow complex story arcs and made to remember more details than before.

He coined it the "Sleeper Curve." He said the true test of the "Sleeper Curve" is not the effect it had on the higher-quality shows but on junk.

I chose a clip from a show called "Xavier: Renegade Angel". A show I considered dreck for one reason: the poor quality of its animation. But once I paid attention, i noticed its clever wordplay and its biting satire. Due to the speed it delivers both, it requires strict attention and multiple viewings to gather it all. So this is a new entity for the "sleeper Curve"; quality wrapped in junk.

- Alan Lira