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In Reply to: RE: I completely agree with your assessment of ... posted by Mike K on September 8, 2009 at 08:36:28
>>We have to remember: tv, radio, newspapers, magazines are sales
media first and foremost. Their supposed use or mission to
convey information or entertainment is but a thin veneer for their
real purpose. <<
In fact, for decades it was a decent content model: Free access to programming in return for viewing advertising. And it remains, in principle at least, a decent idea. You don't need to love television programming to agree that (eg) network news has had some great moments. That's free, ad-supported content protected by well-established (and in many media, still existing) editorial standards (specifically, a clear divide between editorial control and business interests). Of course that only ever applied to news; entertainment programming of decent quality has always relied for its existence on occasional high-minded producers and executives.
But my point is that your characterization, while it may describe the prevailing situation fairly well, is a little too cynical historically. Organizations with sound principles can still create principled content. It doesn't happen as often as I'd like, but it happens.
That said, I too find television nearly unwatchable. I despise commercials, which means that model I just defended works poorly for me. I often start watching something I'm interested in, turn the channel when a commercial comes on, then fail to find my way back to the show. The result: I just sit there flipping channels until I'm stupid.
Jim
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Hey Jim,
WHy not just record shows and skip through the commercials?
While some shows are now putting the adds in the show, you can skip most if not all the commercials.
But the point is well taken that content pretty much blows...except for niche stations.
I guess I'm just an old-school TV guy. I've got one of those DVR boxes, and I use it to record shows--sometimes. But sometimes I still just feel like seeing what's on TV. That's when I get into trouble.
So it's not logical. I should just record my favorite shows and watch 'em later. Maybe I'll try to do that more. But old habits are hard to break.
Best,
Jim
Ok I get it. The good old days. Remember when you could flip the channels at the top of the hour to find a show and still catch the beginning of TBS that started at 5 minutes after the hour?
Most every dvr records live tv as its playing so you can pause it, rewind, etc.
Next time you just turn on the tv to watch a show, try pressing pause.
Then go do some review stuff (like how about the Cary caa1 amp I am interested in no reviews on it) or place a phone call or fix some dinner.
If you can kill about 10-15 minutes you can just start watching and skip through all the commercials pretty much right up until the end.
But if you flip the channel you are screwed as the recorded part is erased, and the new channel is recorded.
Of course I could also just hit the record button, then go ahead and flip through channels.
It's hard to be smart when the goal is mindlessness. But I'll give it another try.
Best,
Jim
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