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Dumbing Down of TV Shows

Posted by ycandrea 7 years, 4 months ago to Entertainment
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Have you noticed how some TV shows seem very intriguing, interesting and well acted during the first season and then they start introducing leftist/liberal/progressive ideology into the story lines and then the show turns into some uninteresting indoctrinating, nonsense? Maybe I am being too judgmental, but I get so disappointed when the drivel starts. Even shows like Shark Tank are less interesting to me once I realized these people are not real businessmen/women in the true sense because their values are off. Here are a few TV shows I really liked in the beginning until the leftist propaganda started seeping in:

Designated Survivor
Mr. Robot
Berlin Station
The Last Ship

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  • Posted by voodoo59 7 years, 4 months ago
    Not much left on the alphabet networks. I still watch Survivor but mostly stuff like Gold Rush, The Curse of Oak Island, and Bering Sea Gold. I can't watch news on tv for more than an hour because it spikes my blood pressure. I used to watch sports but now only a few college games (you know why!).The vast majority of the new shows are libtard garbage. If I had a better internet connection, I'd cut the cord in a heartbeat.
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  • Posted by voodoo59 7 years, 4 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Jericho -all time favorite
    24- outstanding
    Equalizer - Very interesting. reruns are on now.
    X-Files- One of a kind great!

    Excellent list!
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  • Posted by voodoo59 7 years, 4 months ago in reply to this comment.
    It's a very compelling show that i have watched since day 1.It has taken a few seasons to get here but this is supposedly the last season and "our questions will be answered ".
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  • Posted by ycandrea 7 years, 4 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I love all the shows, (except I never watched BL), at first. I liked X Files all the way through. but did not like the come back special episodes last year. Criminal Minds was very good at first, but then went stale. The original CSI was really good until William Petersen left the show.
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  • Posted by $ allosaur 7 years, 4 months ago in reply to this comment.
    I've seen the first season of The Expanse and The Orville off and on. Both are very good.
    Now you have me thinking of using Netfllix to catch up.
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  • Posted by $ Olduglycarl 7 years, 4 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Shudder to think what the liberal lamestream does with it.
    Probably make everyone "transgender"!!!!!!!!!!!!
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  • Posted by freedomforall 7 years, 4 months ago in reply to this comment.
    It was Shatner's 3rd starring role hit series. I agree he was brilliantly convincing as a crazed neo-con and James Spader as his muse was typically weird- almost typecast for Spader. I think all neocons have mad cow. By comparison the Dems follow a mad cow.;^)
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  • Posted by $ nickursis 7 years, 4 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Game of Thrones reminds me of politics with all the nice stuff stripped off. The Queen is so much like Hillary it isn't funny....only I don't think Hillary naked walking down a road would be as good, except for when the throw all the rotten food at her..
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  • Posted by $ nickursis 7 years, 4 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Used to watch Monty Python and Benny Hill, you have to skew your humor channel to enjoy it, but Monty would never survive in todays PC environment....
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  • Posted by $ nickursis 7 years, 4 months ago in reply to this comment.
    A great show has been "The Curse of Oak Island". Lots of history, engineering and mystery. They keep getting closer and closer...great show. History Channel Tuesdays.
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  • Posted by $ nickursis 7 years, 4 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Indeed, the entertainment reflects the emotional age of the society. Should be considered a natural law....
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  • Posted by $ nickursis 7 years, 4 months ago in reply to this comment.
    That was what happened when Ailes fell tot he mob, and the Murdoch gang moved things around, they became more "mainstream" )i.e moved center. The scandals didn't help, although I still think some were manufactured to get rid of some hosts.
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  • Posted by $ nickursis 7 years, 4 months ago in reply to this comment.
    Dino, if you are interested in Sci Fi, the Expanse is a sleeper hit, and The Orville is downright funny and good.
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  • Posted by $ nickursis 7 years, 4 months ago in reply to this comment.
    The Orville is fun, a little crass, and needing to find it's feet, but has presented some very interesting idea, like a planet where everyone upvotes or downvotes everything, with absolutely no consideration, just "feelings". So appropriate, and a lot like what Gene Rodennberry did with TOS.
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  • Posted by $ nickursis 7 years, 4 months ago in reply to this comment.
    YES Doc! I have been hanging out in some of the FB groups and the war between Trek fans has been intense. I have not watched it for several reasons, one was Axanar, one is the totasl abandonment of canon for politics, and the other is their absolute need to rub social issues in your face (like no one has yet to explain why they HAD to define 2 guys as gay, and it served no purpose to the plot, but they screamed it several times before it started, and then was just a non happening), and the Klingons....oh the Klingons....
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  • Posted by dteselle 7 years, 4 months ago
    Absolutely. So many television series have started strong with really good writers delivering smart dialogue and amusing banter based on intriguing ideas. The X Files, Criminal Minds, CSI, and Boston Legal are good examples. My guess is that they suffer from attrition. The talented writers, having achieved some degree of success and notoriety, take offers to move on to new projects. As a result, the creative team gets mired in mediocrity.
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  • Posted by $ allosaur 7 years, 4 months ago in reply to this comment.
    The trouble with keeping a cat or a dog is both have way shorter life spans.
    I was told when I was a kid that a dog year equals 7 human years.
    What I just checked out on the Internet says simply multiplying 7 against a dog's age isn't as simple as all that, since the first year may 15 years, depending on the breed.
    Depending on the breed? Well, phooey!
    I'll just keep it simple and stick to what I've used all my life.
    7X18=126 human years. Even if that computation is off some for your little Molly dog, congratulations for taking very good care of that dog.
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  • Posted by ycandrea 7 years, 4 months ago in reply to this comment.
    WOW! You love them almost as much as me! My little Molly dog (lhasapoo) is 18 years old and I have to carry her a lot on our walks now. I have to prepare myself for the inevitable. :-(
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  • Posted by marsh113 7 years, 4 months ago
    I gave away my TV 25 years ago. I haven't missed it. I use that time to read and learn. I haven't been happier!
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