|
random thought for the day:
though i do end up watching a lot of programs on Discovery Channel, its been bugging me fore some time that the channel has made a slow progression towards shows about military weapons and machinery of all sorts. I see less and less programming to do with nature, the environment, travel, or archieological history. i don't really see anything resembling the line from that bloodhound gang song "do it like they do on the discovery channel..." the rare, decreasing exceptions are things like major disasters (ancient volcanoes killing people) or animals at their most violent (ie sharks attacking humans). I realise the Discovery Channel and other networks are just going with what makes them a profit and what people seem to want, but i believe its unfortunate. the current programing seems to be all about testosterone and irresponsibility. programs about nature, the environment, world or ancient cultures gives viewers the chance to make a connection between their actions and lifestyle, and the outside world. like, for example, watching a show on a fast ship and then remembering a show on humpback whales from the same area the ship operates and questioning if that ship could harm those whales. i'm not saying technology is bad, machines are bad, etc - i'm saying there needs to be some responsibility instilled with it and what discovery channel was all about was one form of instilling that responsibility. fortunately, i have heard that because the Discovery channel didn't do as well in its ratings in moving towards testosterone-filled irresponsibility compared to other networks that did the same, it will be moving back to more nature and science orientated programming (i won't get my hopes up though).
and whats with the History Channel? why not call it the War Channel? i know there's more to history than war but that seems to be all there is except for shows about shiprecks (more death).
__________________
LEAFS!
|