What are we watching? A lot of junk, I'd say. Do they think everyone out there in the TV viewing audience is a teenager? Well, we are not. All you seem to find on tv is "Reality" shows (the cheapest to produce) and the same shows repeated in slightly disguised form--"Law and Order" and its various recreations that are on almost every night(as well as re-runs on another network) and "CSI Miami" or New York or wherever!
We need more creative programming and better program directors. How about a mystery show that doesn't tell you who did it right from the start, but one that keeps you glued to your seat to the end trying to figure it out! ( Anyone remember "Perry Mason"?)Well, yes --the audience out there can think and figure things out!!! Also, how about some really funny comedies that don't use bathroom humor(so childish and uncreative), but real humor that comes from really talented writers!
There is a fairly new show on that I believe shows some really creative writing--The Big Bang.
It's different and quite funny, without resorting to bathroom humor or body parts.
I remember Seinfeld's monologues--at the beginning or end of the show--he talked about ordinary everyday things that people do, and it was funny.
I think the people who choose the shows have to do a better job or get new people to do it.
For instance, I know of a gentleman who is very clever at choosing hit comedy shows. He has predicted the success and failure of every comedy program he has seen from just the first episode(the pilot) or sometimes only the first part of the first show. He picked "The Simpsons" from a small segment that was originally shown on the Tracy Ulmann show. He slated it for sucsess from the first time he saw it on her show. He seems to understand what is really funny and which shows will work as well as which ones wont. If a network had him choosing comedies they'd have ratings through the roof.
Well that's all for now What do you think ?
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