[LibertarianLiz]

I think that the advent of services like Netflix will also add to the decline of the television empire. My hubby never saw Lost when it was originally on. We started watching the show, via Netflix, a few weeks ago. It has been long enough for me that I am enjoying seeing it again, and he hasn't abandoned it yet. I think that people, like hubby and I, are starting to like the opportunity to see an entire series, without having to wait for the network to air the next one. Where there are large spans of time when no new programming is on, and you have to wait to get back to the program you had been watching.

Plus, the shows themselves are not, in large part, very appealing to me or my husband. I think the only new show that we have watched this season is Sleepy Hollow. The landscape has changed, Hollywood needs to understand this. Perhaps they are getting the message, as House of Cards actually won a big award yesterday.

[woodbutcher1963]

Not only House of Cards, but when was the last time a network TV show won the Emmy for Best Drama?
All I can remember for the last several years has been: Breaking Bad, Madmen, and The Soprano’s. Best drama actor and actress nominations are almost all from cable shows now.

The only thing on regular TV are sitcoms. Even many of those nominated now are on cable.

What is left on network TV, reality shows and lame sitcoms.
The only good sitcom on TV is Big Bang Theory. Prior to that was The Office.

[PrincessB]

Sites like Netflix and HULU are also willing to license international TV shows and subtitle them. There are great Latin American shows and Asian shows out there. I will probably check out The Voice tonight, maybe the premiere of one or two shows I watched last year, but I’m not to excited about the Fall season of American television. I am anticipating to foreign shows set to premiere mid-October, though.