Any MILITARY CHANNEL fans, or fanatics out there?

[Jcordell]

Another inevitable fact of living in the Modern World.

Given time, advertsing pressure and demographics the good cable channels will eventually devolve into showing mediocre crappy (i.e. cheap) programming designed to appeal to the lowest common denominator.

Actually most of the United State's entertainment media shows middling fluff at best and not very often. Most of the time it's just crap. And the time it takes for the channels to slide into the muck is getting faster and faster.

Seems like it took a good ten or twelve years for A&E to end up in the sewer. The Military Channel lost it in about two or three years from when it started up.

It's all about profit. Shit makes money and shit is cheap to make. Seems like the whole fucking world has learned that lesson. But what the hell as long as we have Facebook right?

[mjp28]

Originally Posted by Checkman

Another inevitable fact of living in the Modern World.

Given time, advertsing pressure and demographics the good cable channels will eventually devolve into showing mediocre crappy (i.e. cheap) programming designed to appeal to the lowest common denominator.

Actually most of the United State's entertainment media shows middling fluff at best and not very often. Most of the time it's just crap. And the time it takes for the channels to slide into the muck is getting faster and faster.

100% correct. It's about making quick money and not risking a lot more money to make more expensive quality TV.

Sadly the rise of "reality TV" has ruined many channels. Stick a mic and camera in front of some unknown idiots and roll.....and there is a market for it, low cost filler. Hot dogs vs steak.

A few might be OK, most stink.