JamesSmith
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Dear Guys:
In a strange bout of nostaligia, I was thinking there was wonderful simplicity, when years back, there was just three networks. That being, ABC, CBS, and NBC; okay, okay, you could include PBS, maybe.
Back than, they all started their new seasons the same week, they all started pretty much the same time, you knew when the new episodes were out and you knew when it rerun season. The new seasons started after labor day, and pretty much ran to March/April. Than it was rerun summer.
But know you have to jump over forty plus some channels to find what you're looking for. You have to go to Nickelodeon to see Penquins of Madagascar, you have to go to SCIFI Channel to record StarGate Universe, you have to pop over to TVLand to see Bonanza. You get the picture.
But now, the networks don't even rerun right. They keep switching the times, so you can't keep all the schedules right.
Ahh. There was a simplicity when there was just three networks, and a little bit of everything for everyone. Now everything is demographically done, specialized, and rated.
What do you guys think? Am I being too overly simplistic? Remember in this "golden age" few people had VCR's.
James
In a strange bout of nostaligia, I was thinking there was wonderful simplicity, when years back, there was just three networks. That being, ABC, CBS, and NBC; okay, okay, you could include PBS, maybe.
Back than, they all started their new seasons the same week, they all started pretty much the same time, you knew when the new episodes were out and you knew when it rerun season. The new seasons started after labor day, and pretty much ran to March/April. Than it was rerun summer.
But know you have to jump over forty plus some channels to find what you're looking for. You have to go to Nickelodeon to see Penquins of Madagascar, you have to go to SCIFI Channel to record StarGate Universe, you have to pop over to TVLand to see Bonanza. You get the picture.
But now, the networks don't even rerun right. They keep switching the times, so you can't keep all the schedules right.
Ahh. There was a simplicity when there was just three networks, and a little bit of everything for everyone. Now everything is demographically done, specialized, and rated.
What do you guys think? Am I being too overly simplistic? Remember in this "golden age" few people had VCR's.
James