Gloveshot

This is a picture of my grandparents on my fathers side. They passed away about 40 years ago.

Life was much different then, more simple and streamlined. There were only 2 or 3 channels of TV to watch. The networks worked very hard to attract a wide cross section of viewers, but mostly catered to the white middle to upper middle class
male because he represented the largest wage.
If that sounds racist, I apologize for the era, but that was the way it was.

If you look at TV today, with 6 broadcast net-
works, cable and dish superstations, sports, news, and dozens of diy, music, ethnic and religious specialty channels, yes there is a lot of choice, but the pool of the various production talent has been thinned out way to far. There are only so many writers, producers, directors, and actors who have extraordinary talent. Currently, a few have been brought together by luck (or by some other unknown means) to create a few shows of superb quality.

However, this has left a lot of mediocrity to fill a lot of programming blocks. As a result, much of what they produce is of questionable quality. I will allow the thought that some of the future stars (both behind the camera as well as in front of it) are honing their craft in these efforts. But face it, some of them just suck. They will always suck. So why do I have to be bothered with the shit they produce, while trying to find something worthy to view? Could it be because they work cheap?

posted by gloveshot @ 8:16 AM