Any MILITARY CHANNEL fans, or fanatics out there?

[MT2008]

Used to watch the Military Channel when I was younger (and it had a different name), but not so much now. It's partially because I don't use my TV for anything but XBox, but also because their approach to military history and technology bores me.

Oh, and being a grad student in security studies has made me cynical about that kinda stuff.

[Excalibur]

I used to be very excited to watch some of the military and firearms oriented things on that channel, but since I've used the internet very well, searching for vids on specific things aren't really an issue to me. And I can't seem to take the Military Channel seriously anymore and it does get boring.

[S&Wshooter]

Originally Posted by Excalibur

I used to be very excited to watch some of the military and firearms oriented things on that channel, but since I've used the internet very well, searching for vids on specific things aren't really an issue to me. And I can't seem to take the Military Channel seriously anymore and it does get boring.

Average programming for Military Channel:

Programs about the Airforce/Aircraft- 45%

Programs about the Navy/Watercraft- 45%

Programs about World War 2- 5%

Weaponology- 1%

Anything else- 4%

[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.