Whois & Analysis for imdb.com

IMDb (an acronym for Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, podcasts, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, plot summaries, trivia, ratings, and fan and critical reviews.

IMDb began as a fan-operated movie database on the Usenet group "rec.arts.movies" in 1990, and moved to the Web in 1993.

Since 1998, it has been owned and operated by IMDb.com, Inc., a subsidiary of Amazon.

A Trip to the Moon, 1902.

The film is considered to be a turning point in narrative and sci-fi film development.

A live television show set and cameras.

A television show – or simply TV show – is the general reference to any content produced for viewing on a television set which is broadcast via over-the-air, satellite, or cable, This includes content made by television broadcasters and content made for broadcasting by film production companies.

It excludes breaking news, advertisements, or trailers that are typically placed between shows.

Television shows are most often scheduled for broadcast well ahead of time and appear on electronic guides or other TV listings, but streaming services often make them available for viewing anytime.

The content in a television show is produced by one of two production methodologies, live taped shows such as variety and news magazine shows shot on a television studio stage or sporting events (all considered linear productions) The other production model includes animation and the variety of film productions ranging from movies to series.

Shows not produced on a television studio stage are usually contracted or licensed to be made by appropriate production companies.

"The Wall of Fame" at Legoland Windsor Resort.

Celebrity is a condition of fame and broad public recognition of a person or group as a result of the attention given to them by mass media.

An individual may attain a celebrity status from having great wealth, their participation in sports or the entertainment industry, their position as a political figure, or even from their connection to another celebrity.

'Celebrity' usually implies a favorable public image, as opposed to the neutrals 'famous' or 'notable', or the negatives 'infamous' and 'notorious'.

Popular culture (also called mass culture or pop culture) is generally recognized by members of a society as a set of practices, beliefs, artistic output (also known as, popular art or mass art) and objects that are dominant or prevalent in a society at a given point in time.

Popular culture also encompasses the activities and feelings produced as a result of interaction with these dominant objects.

The primary driving force behind popular culture is the mass appeal, and it is produced by what cultural analyst Theodor Adorno refers to as the "culture industry".