Is it me or is television becoming frighteningly vanilla these days? Sitcoms are now fodder for celebrity magazines. High brow cable networks have succumbed to the lowest common denominator and questionable trends. Look at the Discovery Channel. It's signature show is a father and son team bickering over motor cycle choppers. Don't get me wrong, its not a bad program, but what did we sign up for when clicked on Discovery. How the heck does this program have to do with Discovery - or at least it's implicit message to the viewer - rewarding us with educational content. What happened to all those nature programs with cheetahs and wild nght owls? Ask not the head of programming, but the ad sales team.
Then there is A& E. Probably the worst violater of what was good TV. So much for PBS like entertainment. A&E has shows from mullet Bondsman to episodes dedicated to two teens whose father happens to be a famous football player. These programs may entertain the mass public in the short term, but long term - your reputation is tarnisehd Mr. A&E!. You're blackballed from our bridge club.
Supposedly, the whole idea was to pay for unique special interest programming. But, due to the success of "reality," cable tv now is teetering towards the lowest denominator. Bravo for Bravo, now its looks the E!.
