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Created:: August 29, 2008
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American TV/Big Screen. Why does it suck so bad anymore?

Posted: Sep 14, 08 2:33am

This isn't new news as its been this way for years. We have cable and satellite companies funneling shit entertainment into our homes for premium pricing.

I generally don't watch much TV at all. This weekend due to weather i have watched more then usual. I have like 90 gazillion channels on Dish Network and i can scan through them and not find a single thing new and entertaining. Even my mainstay educational programs are mostly reruns that i've watched 7 times already.

I saw one good movie this summer *The Bucket LIst* and it didn't rate that high among viewers. I don't care for clones of Batman so i won't pay to see the record breaking one this season by how much money it took in.

I personally think cable and sat should be ala carte. I would be willing to pay 50 cents per channel if i could pick what i wanted only. Then again my bill would probably be 5 bucks a month if i can actually find 10 stations worth watching.

Whats your opinion on this subject and the lack of creativity/ingenuity of people who make our video entertainment for us all the way from writers to actors?

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BadFrog

Posted: Sep 14, 08 5:31am

Dumped Dish parsee ...re-ordered as a new customer and got all HD Gold.Platinum, pay movies and locals and dropped pricing by about $50/month.

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KelleyA

Posted: Sep 14, 08 12:33pm

I agree that movies suck these days (loved the bucket list by the way). We try & see more of the UK/Australian or European movies when we can but they are obviously not common or easy to come across here. We find these movies much more interesting & it's so good to see actors who have human flaws - not perfect teeth or sculptured bodies, & they show a few wrinkles here & there.

To be quite frank though I watch a fair bit of TV of an evening unless I'm going out. I find it relaxing & just pure entertainment - it's the time of day when I just don't have to think about everything that's going on in our lives or the world.

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