Re: Down the crapper
By: Timesoarer to Mr. Cool on Mon Oct 12 2015 21:44:16
Ti> Don't forget what happned to the MTV Channel.... SUCKS now.. Is there any
Ti> channel that follows a theme anymore? I dumped my premium channels.. Only
Ti> like Game of Thrones will re-subscribe when it comes back on in April. Got
Ti> to love on demand won't let you skip commercials but at least they are
Ti> short.
Unfortunately, the channels are only interested in the profit margins of each
show. That means that if the space between cost and revenue is larger for the
cheap shows, like reality television, they'll go for the cheap-o crap every
time.
On the same token, what they all realized early on in the reality-show craze of
the late 90s and early 00s is that you can not only get away with all that
throwaway stuff, but you can also pad out the margins a little bit more by
having shows that are liked a little bit by a HUGE number of people as opposed
to shows that are beloved by only a lot of people. So, instead of in-depth
historical series on History, you get the false, stay-til-after-the-commercials
drama of shows like Ice Road Truckers or Pawn Stars.
(I'll admit to watching Pawn Stars, myself, though I'm under no illusion that
it's great television.)
So, this is what caused all of the themed channels to go to broad-based
schlock.
-J
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