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Originally Posted by Yong Fang
I was reading a bit about the new offerings for the 2015-16 year, and it is sad. Except for the Muppets, there is nothing that appeals to me whatsoever. Most new stuff I like now comes from outside the Big Four networks and has been for several years.
It used to be up until 2000 or so that network TV pretty much had a big monopoly. There was cable, but it was small time next to the networks. Not anymore.
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This is true...
I haven't been interested in today's sitcoms since 2000. Today, TV is only in it for the money. Cable seemed to have went through the same scenario...when I was growing-up in the 90's, every station had an identity...MTV still played music (They say
The Real World helped MTV, but I think
Beavis and Butt-head did), ESPN had sports than
SportsCenter, USA was unique because they played reruns of shows (I wish there's a broadcast station that's like that rather than just for one genre), The Family Channel was similar to USA (Though I can care less with the owners Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson), TBS had movies, cartoons, and sitcoms, VH1 played older videos, A&E had British Shows (or so I heard), Bravo was like A&E, AMC had classic films (they still do, but TCM shows more), The Weather Channel was...weather NOT things weather-related, Nickelodeon had balance then with Nicktoons and syndicated shows (I had a dream about
Doug last night where he didn't make it to his graduation ceremony and shut the whole world around him and everyone in Bluffington misses Doug), The Disney Channel showed Disney-related shows...and a few TV specials and concerts, Comedy Central had MST3K and stand-up (this was the pre-
South Park era), TNT showed older cartoons and films, The Learning Channel showed things we can learn about, Sci-Fi Channel was what it name meant, and Cartoon Network had a balance of first-run and older shows too....
Now with stations being cash-cows...this is how the stations are...
MTV, more like NMTV (No Music television), ESPN, more like ESPNews, USA...I wish they'd bring back older shows, Whatever Family Channel...as long as Robertson is alive, It's STILL "Family" Channel, TBS...shows comedies and films...that's it, VH1 sold-out, A&E should just be called E but there's another station called that, Bravo dumbed-down, AMC has less class, The Weather Channel plays more than weather, Nickelodeon is basically The Spongebob Network, The Disney Channel is more like The "Disney Channel" (TCM plays more Disney than this station), Comedy Central has
South Park so they get a pass, TNT is now all drama, The Learning Channel should be TRC The Reality Channel, Sci-Fi is now SyFy and shows less Science Fiction, and Cartoon Network has imbalance. Why?
BECAUSE OF $$$$$
The cash-cows of the last 15 years was reality shows, Spongebob, Scooby-Doo, and The Simpsons! The Almighty Dollar sure brought hindrance to many good quality stations!