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Originally Posted by Torplexed
The irony is that 15-20 years ago when THC, TLC, A&E and Discovery were first being broadcast (you know, back before they went completely moonbat on us), people were predicting that these niche channels would be the end of public broadcasting. Seems hilarious now. At least I can still get decent science and history programming on PBS, although the pledge, beg and grovel drives are still a pain. THC on the other hand, has degenerated into The Hysteria Channel and the others aren't far behind. They're just playing to the lowest common denominator for ratings purposes at this point.
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When garbage programming gets higher ratings than everything else it tells us something about ourselves. Balloon boy stories or garbage reality TV get higher ratings than anything that could actually educate us or inform us of what's happening in the world. It's pretty sad when you think about what is says about our society.