Mission Accomplished. They’ve gotten gay marriage in a dozen states and public approval up over 50%. They did what they set out to do.
I guess this would be good news if I watched TV. Network television is so bad these days that a couple “gay” shows are the least of its problems. Its headed off to the graveyard.
Overall, some 38 programs, many first season ones, were cancelled or finished their run.
That is a massive number.
From some of the prelimaries, it looks like many of their replacement next season will also be short lived.
One problem is that they try to develop ‘weekly’ programs based on themes that would better lend themselves to 3-6 hour mini-series. Many of those themes just do not have enough substance to become weekly series for 22 or so episodes.
I watched Fox’s The Following. It was okay, but how many times can the main female character and/or her son get kidnapped and freed in one season? It was at least 4 for each this season.
Don’t count your chickens. They could be back in full....bloom in new shows this fall. You never know.
Perhaps a little less OVERTLY gay. But LGBT shall continue to be painted in a positive and upbeat manner, as just one of those “minor” variations of character that makes the story “interesting”.
And no network that carries “entertainment” and a good many that carry “historical” documentaries, will disavow the agenda that has been heaped upon our heads like burning coals.
Cool!
wish modern family would get thrown off.
TV gets some testosterone back however. 24 will be making its return to Fox.
best way to watch tv is buying dvd’s of what you want, and watching it when you want. commercial free. not paying outrageous monthly bills for a ton of channels you never watch or hardly watch.
news? i get more news on the internet, faster than tv. who hardly covers anything important. news today is infotainment. and “et” and “the insider” and crap like that are just shills for whatever they’re promoting.
Coincidence? Or is there no "there" there... :-)
//RedPlum sends
What about the show Glee that one targets our teens with queers all over the show..LETS SEE THAT ONE GO...
The show I'll miss is CIS:NY...
Most people in the USA are straight and white.
They may talk a good game about how “accepting” they are, but when they select their entertainment in the privacy of their own homes they find gay and extreme ethnic activities uncomfortable.
The show execs will sooner or later have to take heed of the market.
There might technically be fewer ‘gays’ on tv next year, but I’m sure tv will be as gay as ever.
Seriously, spend a month exclusively watching dvd’s of old shows... “Have Gun Will Travel,” “The Untouchables,” “Sea Hunt,” “Mission: Impossible,” “Combat,” “Dragnet,” “Gunsmoke,” etc., then go back and turn on current network fare again. You’ll quickly realize how pathetically faggoty American culture has become. It’s a sick, perverted joke, what this once-great country has come to.
Meanwhile, two of the big TV stories of the past year: “The Bible” and “The American Bible Challenge” (aka, “Are You Holier Than a Fifth Grader?” ;) )
I guess I’m thick. Why are all you people commenting about TV, when you don’t even watch it?
There is something strange about people who don’t watch TV.
I liked Smash, but the gay thing is just overdone.
I loved Southland, until John Cooper, my favorite character, turns out to be gay. (actually the character he portrayed would NEVER have been gay, but the writers made him gay anyway).
I do watch some network shows, but mostly I watch cable (Direct TV) channels. SyFy, NGO, History, TLC, BBCA, FoxNews, CSPAN, ....I was going to list them but as I was making my list I realized it was too long to list.
I watch car shows, auctions, political shows, Zombie shows, survival shows, nature shows, Alaska shows, gold shows, action/adventure shows, some music shows/concerts etc., movies and more.
I don’t watch soaps, comedies, sports other than NFL football and NASCAR sometimes, lawyer shows, sit coms, cheesy dramas, old passé TV shows.
As far as a little B&W TV goes, I wouldn’t watch TV either. Just like I don’t listen to music on an 8 transistor portable radio anymore. I watch TV on my LARGE HDTV with home theater surround sound Bose speakers. If a show isn’t in HD, it isn’t worth watching. I would rather watch paint dry in HD than watch any non HD or B&W programs.
So, I feel sorry for those of you non TV people. You don’t know what you are missing. There is sooooo much choice of things to watch (or listen to any kind of music), that you don’t have to watch any type of show you don’t want to.
TIVO lets you watch TV commercial free. Lets you watch your shows when you want to, not necessarily as they are aired. What’s not to LOVE?
You non TV people must be a bunch of old Fuddy Duddies. I might think some of you might be my father, but then he’s DEAD and I don’t think they have computers in Hell.
corksuckers are not profitable. With aids... they have a short shelf life.
LLS
***Network TV shows exist to deliver eyeballs to commercials,****
WE HAVE A WINNAH!
Years ago I read an article on why some shows were being cancelled. The article went into poor scripts, plots, bad actors, subject matter, and on and on.
Finally at the last they said that the real jury on whether a show was renewed was.....the families with the Neilsen Ratings boxes in their houses.
As long as they keep Modern Family, I don’t care.