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You have failed to demonstrate that the quality of television shows has declined over time. There are many excellent current television shows, along with lots o
by jonathansizz 11y ago
You have failed to demonstrate that the quality of television shows has declined over time. There are many excellent current television shows, along with lots of bad shows. But this has always been the case. The difference is that the only old shows that people remember are the good ones; all the old dross is forgotten, whereas with current TV it's there for all to see.
- raarts 11y agoHe never complained about the quality of television shows, just about television. And I concur. The quality of television has gone down a lot. Too many ads, too many channels filled with rubbish. I stopped watching too, and turned to Netflix instead.
- s73v3r 11y agoYes he did. "At one point TV had decent programs." As far as too many channels, it's not like you have to constantly look at those channels.
- tedunangst 11y agoThis seems like an argument that's easily quantifiable. When was television still good? How much quality programming was available to watch then vs now? How much advertising did one sit through to watch ye olde quality shows of yore?
- Retra 11y agoPersonally, I wouldn't say television has declined. I'd say my tolerance for crap has.
- romaniv 11y agoI never intended to "demonstrate" what you're demanding. http://www.nbc.com/schedule http://www.nbc.com/schedule This is what over-the-air TV program looks like these days. What percentage of its broadcast time consists of quality TV shows? (Don't forget to factor in all the ads.) How much of it would you watch, honestly?
- steve-howard 11y agoIf you watch broadcast TV on a regular basis, you get to know the times when it's going to be decent and the times when you might find nothing remotely interesting. It's all on a schedule, and that schedule puts better and more expensive entertainment at a time when more people will be watching. I would say your complaint about quality shows as a percentage of broadcast time is a valid argument for moving TV to more on-demand media (watching a show on Netflix or Hulu vs being on the couch at 9PM on a Thursday). There's still some decent stuff out there. The only thing this doesn't solve is sports programming, which is practically worthless if it's not live and from which NBC makes a fortune as a "premium" football channel.