"I disagree about television. I think the quality of scripted TV programming - not the reality crap - is far superior than anything in the 80s or 90s. Plus, there a lot of free alternatives to pop culture. No one is forced to watch TV."
Maureen, there are surely some shows that are better scripted now than in prior decades. However is anyone watching them? If so, are they watching too much TV and ignoring reality (but absorbing soundbites)? How much quality do you see below? Last weeks cable rankings (no Jersey Shore, which usually wins). 1 Pawn Stars 2 Pawn Stars 3 Swamp People 4 WWE Entertainment (WWE Raw) 5 WWE Entertainment (WWE Raw) 6 MONSTERS, INC. 7 American Pickers 8 GAME OF THRONES 9 SpongeBob 10 LEGEND OF KORRA 11 NBA Basketball 12 SpongeBob 13 IN PLAIN SIGHT 14 NCIS 15 PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR 16 REAL HOUSEWIVES ATLANTA 17 NCIS 18 Big Bang Theory 19 Big Bang Theory 20 Army Wives 21 NCIS USA 22 SpongeBob 23 Family Guy 24 Family Guy Last weeks broadcast TV ratings 1 American Idol 2 Modern Family 3 American Idol 4 Two and a Half Men 5 VOICE 6 2 Broke Girls 7 VOICE:RESULTS SHOW 8 GREY'S ANATOMY 9 MIKE & Molly 10 NCIS 11 How I Met Your Mother 12 Once Upon A Time 13 Dancing with the Stars 14 SURVIVOR: ONE WORLD 15 New Girl 16 DON'T Trust The B-APT 17 Amazing Race 20 18 Big Bang Theory 19 DANCING W/STARS RESULTS 20 Glee 21 Biggest Loser 13 22 Revenge 23 Rules of Engagement 24 OFFICE 25 Bones J - Ninety percent of politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation. - Henry Kissinger ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:350305 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
