04-12-2010, 09:20 PM
it's all about the money.
everybody wants a piece, and there are no standards to ensure good programming...
maybe if the FCC, or Congress, or whatever body in charge, mandated that a weekly series needed to have at least 38 new episodes per year, the quality would pick up... so much TV is based on grabbing your attention, and if it doesn't work, bail. the stars want to grab the big bucks up front, and the networks are always jockeying for position. If shows required such a huge commitment to make it on the air, the overall quality would have to improve, or non-network TV would grab even more market share. Look at all the old classics that are still around in syndication. I do think the actors deserve a better deal on syndication, as it their performances that ultimately determine the show's success in syndication. Tie the sports and other high profile events to the success of regular programming; not who pays the most for the rights, w/ the league getting a certain percentage of the ad revenue. A lot of brain rotting TV would be eliminated.
everybody wants a piece, and there are no standards to ensure good programming...
maybe if the FCC, or Congress, or whatever body in charge, mandated that a weekly series needed to have at least 38 new episodes per year, the quality would pick up... so much TV is based on grabbing your attention, and if it doesn't work, bail. the stars want to grab the big bucks up front, and the networks are always jockeying for position. If shows required such a huge commitment to make it on the air, the overall quality would have to improve, or non-network TV would grab even more market share. Look at all the old classics that are still around in syndication. I do think the actors deserve a better deal on syndication, as it their performances that ultimately determine the show's success in syndication. Tie the sports and other high profile events to the success of regular programming; not who pays the most for the rights, w/ the league getting a certain percentage of the ad revenue. A lot of brain rotting TV would be eliminated.