Television
Oct. 9th, 2008 01:00 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ostarellaI've had the TV on for noise value, as usual, but glancing at the various shows that are on... God. There's one called "Top Design", which is a reality/contest show for interior designers. Good Lord, what a bunch of weirdos. Either total prima donnas or boring as hell. Or just plain weird. Then there's "Project Runway" - another r/c for clothing designers. I kinda like that one, because I like to see what kinds of outfits they come up with - but if I see one more of those "mwa mwa" kisses - geez. And then there's a "set" of shows called "Real Housewives of [various cities]". I see nothing real about these plastic bitches. I mean, my God - they think they're so cool and "in" and frankly, I'd run the other way - FAST - before getting involved with any of them.
There are a couple shows I do like to watch - The Closer, Ghost Whisperer, House - where they actually write a story and the actors really act - but mostly if I have it on at all it's just for the human voices. Which is why I'm 90% convinced I should just drop the cable TV and only keep the cable internet. I can't see paying nearly $60 a month when I actually watch maybe 5 hours of television a week. And most of the shows I like I can watch on the 'net or get the DVDs later.
But God, it would be so nice if producers and networks would remember that there are still some viewers who want something *intelligent* to watch...
There are a couple shows I do like to watch - The Closer, Ghost Whisperer, House - where they actually write a story and the actors really act - but mostly if I have it on at all it's just for the human voices. Which is why I'm 90% convinced I should just drop the cable TV and only keep the cable internet. I can't see paying nearly $60 a month when I actually watch maybe 5 hours of television a week. And most of the shows I like I can watch on the 'net or get the DVDs later.
But God, it would be so nice if producers and networks would remember that there are still some viewers who want something *intelligent* to watch...
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Date: 2008-10-09 05:53 pm (UTC)I agree on the bloody reality shows. Writers and actors must be sick of it. They slog away working in a tricky inductry for years and some talentless nork becomes famous overnight just because they act like a knob on a reality show. Yuck. What's wrong with TV. Do they think we've lost interest in drama and comedy and stuff people actually write? Don't even get me started on documentaries. Talk about dumbing down!
One of our all time great grand old men of the BBC Sir David Attenbrough recently attacked the proliferation of rubbish on TV pushing out the quality program. He used to be a BBC boss as well as a famous wildlife presenter and writer. I wish they'd put him back in charge!