Milo Ventimiglia Explains the Power of Broadcast TV: ‘I’m Not Afraid of It’
06.06.2022 - 19:09
/ variety.com
Emily Longeretta It’s no secret the TV landscape is changing. In fact, it’s all TV journalists can talk about — the amount of content and the endless way to consume it. But sometimes, it’s about going back to where it all started: broadcast TV.“I think it’s about the accessibility.
If you have rabbit ears on TV, you can watch broadcast,” says Milo Ventimiglia, who has had great success through his career, most recently leading six seasons of “This Is Us,” which wrapped its final season in May.“The good thing about broadcast TV is it’s literally for everybody. Maybe you can’t dive deep into some real-life situations and subject matters that we all understand are happening because of standards and practices, but at the same time, you can still tell great stories and the quality can still be high,” the actor told Variety. Ventimiglia knows it firsthand.
He rose to fame in more than 30 episodes of the CW’s “Gilmore Girls” before landing the leading role of Peter Petrelli on NBC’s “Heroes,” appearing on 70 of the drama’s 77 episodes. Then in 2016, he joined “This Is Us,” as Jack Pearson, a part that earned him three lead actor Emmy nominations.“I’ve done well on broadcast several times. I’m not afraid of it,” he says.
“It’s funny how many actors become afraid of a long contract or a show that maybe they won’t be able to curse in or show nudity or other adult subjects. I’m not afraid of it. I think it’s good.
I think it’s great to work. It’s great to have a job with storytelling of all different kinds. It also doesn’t diminish it because you can curse and show violence and show adult situations on a streaming platform or a cable network — it doesn’t mean because you can’t, the show’s any less than.
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