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  Not really. Most of the stuff that you think of as an original idea came from some story long before any of us were ever thought of. Humanity has been recycling the same basic stories since the beginning
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  Most of the innovation in concepts took place in two big bursts, first in the 1950s -- talk shows, the sitcom, live sports -- and then the 2000s -- prestige TV, reality shows, niche programming.  I was around in the 80s, and I can assure you, everyone thought TV had totally run out of ideas then.  In normal times, the cutting edge is in small budget work, and right now, that means Internet video.