Not to wax nostalgic, but there are some TV shows that I miss. They were the truly entertaining and had variety in them. At the risk of dating myself, here are a couple of shows that I miss.
The first one is “The Wonderful World of Disney”. When it came on, I would wonder what they would be showing for the evening. Would it be a documentary about some kind of animal? Would it be a mini-show about Daniel Boone? What cartoon would they show? Every week I waited to see what it would be. There was an excitement similar to opening a present and discovering the incredible contents inside.
The second is similar in the sense of expectations. And that was “The Wide World of Sports”. It spanned the globe and there was the “agony of defeat”. Poor guy. I would be glued to the TV in wonder to find out what sport they would be presenting. Could it be downhill skiing? Or possibly would it be gymnastics? No matter what, it was the excitement and anticipation.
Both of those were true entertainment. What happened to those types of shows that were produced purely for the sake of entertaining the audience? Nothing. Shows like that don’t exist. They never did. In my naivety, I only assumed that they did. No, the bottom line is, in fact, the bottom line. They exist to make money. And that is the only reason. If entertainment is a by-product of that, the so be it. But make no mistake about it, if no money is being made, then that show will cease to exist except in the simple mind of a man remembering his childhood. And maybe in reruns.
Don’t get me wrong. I have nothing against making money. It is just an awareness of why there seems to be very low class shows and so many channels. It is to make money. If you are opposed to a certain show because of content, then don’t watch it. If enough people don’t watch it, then it will go away. Why? Because of the moral outrage? No. Because it does not make them money.
That’s all.
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