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It's symptomatic of the general decline in television across the last couple of decades. MTV - when was the last time you saw a music video? History - Apparen
by douche 9y ago
It's symptomatic of the general decline in television across the last couple of decades.
MTV - when was the last time you saw a music video?
History - Apparently "History" now includes bizarre religious crackpottery, ancient aliens, and idiots buying and selling things in Las Vegas.
A&E - "Arts and Entertainment" is apparently all about terrible people and Honey Boo-Boo.
Discovery - Remember science and wildlife documentaries? Neither does the Discovery Channel.
TLC - ugh. Dwarfs and tattoos and people with way too many children.
SyFy - We can't even spell anymore, and SHARKNADO!
- humanrebar 9y agoI don't actually watch the "channel", but The Expanse is produced by SyFy and is excellent. And, yeah, Duck Dynasty and Cake Boss are nowhere near where A&E and TLC were when they launched, but they are family-centered sitcoms, more or less, in a time with a lack of those. I won't defend Honey Boo Boo or that sort of thing, though. Anyway, Disney is now the company of Star Wars and Marvel, not just Mickey and princesses. If companies want to take a risk and change their brand, I guess it's their right. There's tons of content out there if we don't like it.
- ewheeler 9y agoTechnically, The Expanse is financed and produced by Alcon Television Group, which is a division of Alcon Entertainment. Certainly having SyFy on board for US broadcast distribution is a big boon for the series, but I suspect a lot of the series' excellence is due to Alcon and not SyFy
- metaphorm 9y agoMTV - Viacom History - A&E networks (subsidiary of Hearst and Disney) A&E - take a guess Discovery - Discovery Communications TLC - Discovery Communications SyFy - NBC this is called "race to the bottom" and also "media collusion".