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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Neocon who wrote (21039)	8/9/2001 6:44:36 AM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 82486

Karen, no response to my last post to you? My dear Neo, I didn't know you cared. <g> I made reference to it in a post to Christopher. Doesn't that count? I was too busy trying to save Christopher's kids from your grandmother to duly thank you for your contribution. The fact that a good portion of popular entertainment will aim somewhat low does not, however, over- ride the fact that massive amounts of money are going into promoting objectionable product, product that would not sell nearly so well without the promotion...... When I first read the post in question, I clipped the above and started to question it, then stopped because I wasn't sure I really had much value to add. You seem to be separating in your disdain the promotion of the junk from the junk itself. I see the promotion just part of the implementation. Karen

To: Neocon who wrote (21039)	8/9/2001 7:09:49 AM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 82486

Here are a couple of clips from the Post's TV column along the lines of yesterday's movie discussion. <<Howard Stringer, former president of CBS and now chairman and CEO of Sony Corp. of America, doesn't see the reality craze as necessarily escalating the decline and fall of Western civilization. "The disturbing thing or the encouraging thing, depending on your point of view, about the audience for 'Survivor' and 'Big Brother' is that it's a smart audience," Stringer says. "This generation has seen more television and movies than any generation in history. They've seen it all, and so their search for some novelty is endless.">> <<The new season is about a month away. A fleet of new shows awaits. Old pals such as "Friends" and "Frasier" and "Everybody Loves Raymond" prepare to be embraced anew. But what if there is no embrace? What if everybody doesn't love Raymond? A major dropoff in viewing could panic the networks further. They desperately want and need to hang on to every viewer they've got. It's possible that the whole balance of power in prime time could change, with reality shows moving in like an invading army to disrupt even the most seemingly secure old favorites. Of course, the schedules already include some reality shows, new or returning. The success of "Survivor" forced all networks to explore unscripted territory. But that has also meant a dramatic lowering in program quality, a gruesome rebuke to people who think television couldn't get any worse. The ugly truth: Oh yes it could. >> washingtonpost.com