A dictionary of Marshall McLuhan’s quotations

The old reveals the new… Old movies advertise the world of difference in the TV medium, i.e., few [old movies] will “work” on TV.
Early tetrad for “Law of Implementation,” from first widely distributed early draft, Laws of the Media with Eric McLuhan (1975), p 281
Quote #3297
Year: 1975
Chapter: Law of Implementation
Compiled by William Kuhns
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