I think you can also acredit part of this to the low propduction value
of thier Reality TV shows. Prior to reality TV low budget shows really
sucked, not that reality tv doesn't to me. Now they get good ratings ,
enough to pay for the reality TV show plus plenty extra. The extra
cash they get from reality TV gives them breathing room to throw at
other shows.
Adam H
On Sun, 6 Mar 2005 22:26:04 -0500, Jim Davis
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I don't know - it just seems like TV is actually getting better (at least
> parts of it).
>
> We just watched the season premier of "Deadwood" - which was so very ,very
> good. Now I'm watching "Carnivale" which has been unbelievably good as
> well.
>
> Then I got to thinking "How come HBO/Showtime series - pretty much every one
> of them - are SO good? Why can't the networks get it?" "Deadwood",
> "Carnivale", "Six Feet Under", "Huff", etc. They're all really excellent
> despite the fact that they cross genres completely - it just seems like
> whatever subject they try, they succeed in.
>
> Then I got to thinking - at least this year the networks (at least some of
> them) DO seem to be getting it. Shows like "Desperate Housewives" and
> "Lost" are really good. Even some of the tsunami of crime dramas
> ("Numbers", "CSI", etc) are really actually good. "Battlestar Galactica"
> has been surprisingly good.
>
> Even some of the older shows seem to be getting better. The last bunch of
> episodes of "Stargate SG-1" have been some of the best of the show's eight
> year run. "Monk" is another one that's never been better. "Arrested
> Development" is still just as good as always.
>
> I know that we're still glutted with bullshit reality, hackneyed sitcoms,
> derivative knock offs and general crap. But this is the first time in a
> really long time that I actually feel like there's simply too much really
> good stuff on.
>
> Jim Davis
>
>
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