Some basic questions about television as of today as opposed to yesteryear. Remember when you used to watch television and actually enjoy it. What has gone wrong? When did all these marathons of tv shows come from? Everybody Loves Raymond, House, Psych, Fresh Prince etc. all have been done to death because of these marathons. All day, everyday a lot of these channels just show marathons. Is that just lazy programming or do they not have anything to show? This blog will highlight some of the "bright ideas" that a lot of these tv executives and tv channels have done over the years causing a lot of people to change there viewing habits. Here we go:
Whose bright idea was it to:1) Crunch the end credits at the end. Instead of hearing a tv closing theme song, we get another plug for a show, they've plugged already during the show you were watching!!! I mean you watch a network for an hour or two straight and you literally hear the same promos and plugs for a show after every commerical break. I mean some of tv's great theme songs have been butchered for endless promos for no reason at all. I mean its not like we are living in the stone age. I think people can find where there programming is. This is 2012 and not 1982.
2) Start shows off the clock. Instead of 6 pm, they start 6:15 pm etc. TV Land does this a lot. Now TBS used to do this. Growing up, TBS was really the only channel to do this and after a while you get used to it. I got used to it when they started shows at the top of the hour.If TV Land is going to do this at least SAY your going to do it. At 6 pm, if I flip on TV Land I want to see the beginning of an episode, not the very end. TV Land is really the worst. They start shows all crazy times. Ex. a show may start at 6:53 pm and end at 7:27 pm. What kind of programming is that? TV Land never, never did this before and people liked it. Why did they start this? What's sad is that its not going to stop anytime soon.
3) Create an abundance of Reality TV shows. I mean I watch the occasional reality show but now theres way too many. Believe it or not, I actually watch The Kardashians(thats another story as to why I watch them), The Real World etc. I'm not saying there are not some halfway decent reality shows but they are few and far in between.They are killing Game shows, westerns, soap operas and everything else because Reality TV is taking there spots. Im not saying there isnt a market for it but not at the expense of soap operas, game shows etc., that people have enjoyed for years and even decades.
4) Pop Up Ads during shows. I mean your watching a show and all of a sudden an ad for a show comes on. Its very annoying. And some of them, believe it or not make noise!! The promos actually make noise now!!! How annoying is that???!! You cant even watch a tv show anymore without hearing or seeing pop-up ads. Like I care what time a show is. If I'm a fan of the show, I KNOW what time the show is. Or a novel idea is to actually look it up. Not only that, but some of the promos take up part of the screen of a show your trying to watch.
Sadly, the 4 reasons I mentioned above are why people are changing there viewing habits. There the reason why people hate television right now. These tv executives "bright ideas" are destroying television. What's even worse is that I wouldn't expect anything less.
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
The Good Old Days of the NFL
To me, watching the NFL is fun. I enjoy it very much and on Sundays I just plant myself in front of the tv for 8 hrs. and watch the NFL. Now I know in this day of hearing about how we should eat right and exercise, watching 8 hrs. of football straight for 20 weeks (including playoffs) might not be the healthiest thing in the world to do. But you know how I look at it. I just think its enjoyment and fun. The drama of an NFL game shows you why its the number 1 sport in the world.
With that being said, even though I love the NFL, there are certain things I miss about the NFL. I think thats like that with all things, no matter what it is. It could be sports, television in general, soap operas, game shows, movies, food, strip malls etc. I know people would like things the way they were when they were going up. Who wouldnt want to get a hamburger for 25 cents like in the old days? Who doesnt want the old days of television where there wasnt any reality shows and no end credit crunch or off the clock programming? Or how about the days when there wasnt any computers or I-Pads or I-Phones and people were just as happy without those things?
The NFL has changed. Now, Im not talking about the basics. 7 pts. is still a touchdown, 3 pts. is still a field goal and its still takes 4 downs to get 10 yds. Im talking about the stadiums. I remember growing up and listening to Pat Summerall and John Madden on CBS with that epic CBS theme music. I also miss the days of when Summerall and Madden would do the games from RFK Stadium or Giants Stadium or Veterans Stadium. Sadly, those stadiums are gone and Summerall and Madden are retired. I miss days like that. I mean the Giants still play the Redskins and the Eagles still play the Redskins but its not the same. Now, despite great games and drama and huge ratings, its different. Now, you have graphics and what not all over the screen, more television timeouts and the scores of the games by the second. Remember, "The CBS Sportswire" or "The 10 Minute Ticker"? Those are the only times where you would get updates of the games. Now, its by the second.
Its not just the NFL. Everything has changed. Where you live, where you eat, what you watch are all sky high now. The sports have changed. I watched a documentary of Vince Lombardi, this morning and sometimes I wonder if the NFL was better in the old days with Lombardi at the helm. When Monday Night Football was Cosell, Gifford and "Dandy Don". The days of "Jimmy the Greek". I wonder if the days of Bradshaw and Namath were the best. You know, the good old days of the NFL.
But I wont lie to you. On Feb. 5, I'll be one of the millions watching Super Bowl XLVI. And when people, including yours truly, think and realize why the Super Bowl is so big. We can think of the good old days of the NFL.
With that being said, even though I love the NFL, there are certain things I miss about the NFL. I think thats like that with all things, no matter what it is. It could be sports, television in general, soap operas, game shows, movies, food, strip malls etc. I know people would like things the way they were when they were going up. Who wouldnt want to get a hamburger for 25 cents like in the old days? Who doesnt want the old days of television where there wasnt any reality shows and no end credit crunch or off the clock programming? Or how about the days when there wasnt any computers or I-Pads or I-Phones and people were just as happy without those things?
The NFL has changed. Now, Im not talking about the basics. 7 pts. is still a touchdown, 3 pts. is still a field goal and its still takes 4 downs to get 10 yds. Im talking about the stadiums. I remember growing up and listening to Pat Summerall and John Madden on CBS with that epic CBS theme music. I also miss the days of when Summerall and Madden would do the games from RFK Stadium or Giants Stadium or Veterans Stadium. Sadly, those stadiums are gone and Summerall and Madden are retired. I miss days like that. I mean the Giants still play the Redskins and the Eagles still play the Redskins but its not the same. Now, despite great games and drama and huge ratings, its different. Now, you have graphics and what not all over the screen, more television timeouts and the scores of the games by the second. Remember, "The CBS Sportswire" or "The 10 Minute Ticker"? Those are the only times where you would get updates of the games. Now, its by the second.
Its not just the NFL. Everything has changed. Where you live, where you eat, what you watch are all sky high now. The sports have changed. I watched a documentary of Vince Lombardi, this morning and sometimes I wonder if the NFL was better in the old days with Lombardi at the helm. When Monday Night Football was Cosell, Gifford and "Dandy Don". The days of "Jimmy the Greek". I wonder if the days of Bradshaw and Namath were the best. You know, the good old days of the NFL.
But I wont lie to you. On Feb. 5, I'll be one of the millions watching Super Bowl XLVI. And when people, including yours truly, think and realize why the Super Bowl is so big. We can think of the good old days of the NFL.
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