I would offer this analysis...the History Channel is killing network TV show options. No weird shows, no gay characters, just plain historical themes. I suspect the networks are in desperation mode right now and trying to figure an angle out to trip up the situation. At present time, you could bring the Beverley Hillbillies, and actually have a four-star hit on your hands.
History channel is full of reality shows in prime time these days. I liked it a lot more when it was about history, although I watch Swamp People every week. Troy and Liz are my favorites.
Its a bit of a stretch to call their reality shows history.
IMHO, Duck Dynasty is the funniest show on TV right now, and its ratings show it.
The humor is clean. And it's the only TV show I can remember in which most episodes end with the family around the dinner table, with one of the men saying grace.
I would offer this analysis...the History Channel is killing network TV show options. No weird shows, no gay characters, just plain historical themes. I suspect the networks are in desperation mode right now and trying to figure an angle out to trip up the situation. At present time, you could bring the Beverley Hillbillies, and actually have a four-star hit on your hands.
The History Channel’s agenda is more subtle, particularly in its representation of Biblical events. Their aim is to use ‘science’ to plant seeds of doubt into nominal believers who are not fully grounded in their faith.
In my area, we have a station called MeTV (Memorable Entertainment). They show all the old Westerns (Gunsmoke, Rifleman, Big Valley), Leave it to Beaver, etc. OK, we're Old Fuds, but all those we know who do still watch TV have this station on their list and often mention how the shows got across a moral point, and mirabile dictu, without gratuitous violence and the other tricks used today.
Don’t forget “Duck Dynasty,” a non-scripted show on A&E. That’s one of the most brilliant shows on today. It’s one of the few shows that ends with the family at the dinner table saying a prayer.
I personally have been taking advantage of internet subscriptions that can get me foreign TV shows. I have become a boder-line addict of the Korean mini-series/weekend series shows. There is a great respect for the elderly and family. Some of the best characters are the parents and grandparents. Religion isn’t demonized. Sex is rarely a main component of the plot (even in romances) and hardly ever depicted. Some of the issues seem more “real” or relatable to me than what I see on American TV. The good female characters are awesome compared to what we get stuck with here. They are intelligent, feminine, staunch in their principles, and depending on the plot, can shoot, sword fight, or high-kick their way out of any situation.