After getting TV again, and despite still thinking that in the high end, we are living in the golden age of TV, I can't help but notice that the old complaint that most TV sucks, is still true for a lot of it.
For examples, channels like E and MTV, many of their hosts are unattractive and have little if any charisma, the sets are often like living rooms at best, and many videos have "effects" that must have cost upwards of $13 to produce.
What with that? A decent set need not be expensive, the world is brimming with people who want to be on TV, many of them pretty and pleasant, and there are surely lots of hot-shot computer guys who'd love to put in their resume that their videos are on TV, even if they're not well paid.
My lovely friend Sally worked for a local TV station almost twenty years ago, and with barely any training at all, she made a music video which was better than a lot of what I see on MTV.
I find that despite living in the US, I find television from the UK (and Japan, though I can't understand most of it) is much more enjoyable than what is shown in the US (with very few exceptions).
ReplyDeleteHey this is Sally Kragh Andersen. Thank you for the compliment. Regarding music videos my favrite one is Fatboy Slim starring Christopher Walken. So cool and not a singel pornstar in it. He is even wearing close!!!
ReplyDeleteYou can watch it at dailymotion.com
I find that despite living in the US, I find television from the UK (and Japan, though I can't understand most of it) is much more enjoyable than what is shown in the US (with very few exceptions).
ReplyDeleteI don't know about Japan, but the UK produces just as much crap as the U.S. from what I've seen.
If nothing else, it seems that all the other countries import (buy) the ideas for all the crap shows US invent, Big Brother, Wheel of Fortune, Survivor, etc.
ReplyDeleteBig Brother was I think originally Dutch, but the U.S. has a lot to answer for when it comes to Wheel! Of! Foooorrrrrtune!
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