I would think that if there were aliens in the vicinity that advanced we would have picked up EM transmissions from them by now. I believe there is life out there but one thing that troubles me is why haven’t we picked up their version of survivor or dancing with the stars. Or have we............
EM transmissiona decohere within a few light years.
The SETI project has been looking for signals from nearby stars that exhibit some non-random content that could be, for example, TV transmissions. The reruns of "I love Lgrzbyliy", "I dream of Jaxcryghie", "Grysbypwn's Island", and "Leave it to Bzaqqrytir" collected to date are apparently hilarious enough that they are keeping them to themselves so far.
“I believe there is life out there but one thing that troubles me is why haven’t we picked up their version of survivor or dancing with the stars. Or have we............”
Perhaps human affairs ARE their version of the entertainments you cite. I recall a sci-fi short story titled “The Trouble With Bubbles.”
I should have known it was a Philip K. Dick story:
“The Trouble With Bubbles” is a 1953 science fiction short story by Philip K. Dick. The story is set in a future where mankind has attempted to reach other intelligent lifeforms through space exploration, and found nothing. In light of this yearning to connect with other lifeforms, people can buy a plastic bubble known as a Worldcraft, the tagline of which reads “Own Your Own World!”. The owner of the Worldcraft is able to create a whole universe, controlling all the variables inherent to its development. Within the universe, lifeforms just like humans exist....
It’s well worth a read...
I think they found out that EM turns into background noise at around 5 LY distance from its origin point.