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Again, the fact that this show is even on while shows like Masterpiece Theater on PBS, or any number of shows funded by the BBC that hire top rate actors and brilliant screen writers to bring truly great works of literature and art to television must struggle to get funding, is a testament to the decline of a medium that had such a great ability to bring good to the world, only to be misused for commercial gain alone, with no other thought given than will people watch this and will advertisers pay to get their commercials on during this half hour.
I am glad that there are still some producers and filmmakers that are concerned with creating content that they can be proud of, not because of its commercial success, but because it was a truly great piece of filmmaking or informative television or simply brilliantly funny.
I am all in favor of TV as pure entertainment but I prefer my entertainment to show at least a little more imagination and talent. Even a good comedy or pure silliness like Monty Python is better then this so called reality television. My answer to them is Click. (The sound of my TV shutting off) And CLICK (the sound of me turning on a reading lamp). At least my local library is still offering stimulating entertainment.
As long as we all keep showing up to watch, like north bound rubberneckers slowing down to see that accident in the south bound lane, the TV producers will keep dishing out even worse television. We are just a step away from a 24 hour network of a surveillance camera on a street corner with breaks every 5 min for 30 sec. Commercial spots.
Have you ever watched a young child (1-2 years of age) watching TV? They go about the room interested in just about anything except the TV while the show is on but as soon as a commercial spot comes on they are riveted to that screen. Maybe in their innocence they are sending us a message: that it is time to just turn off the TV and do something - anything - thn just kill time until the next 30 sec. Commercial Spot trying to convince us to do our part as good consumers.
Imagine there's no TV; it's easy if you try.
Wow is this off the topic of Portrait Painting?!
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