TV Today
I feel compelled to point out that television programming has gotten a little weird. Well, you must take into consideration that I go way back to the early days of television broadcasting which were pretty straight-laced---15 minute national news broadcasts, baseball games, Jack Benny, Wagon Train---programming that hardly raised an eyebrow in any parts of the country.
Let's take a look at broadcasting today based on my Direct TV hookup.
Let's start with a few programs that might raise a few eyebrows: porn---“Over 19 and Eager for Sex,” “Shaved - - - - - Likes to Play,” “Oops I - - - - - - My Sexy Boss: Getting - - - - in Business,” “My Hot Roommate Pays Me Rent with Her - - - - -,” “7 Sensual Massage Lesbians,” “Couples' Filthy Sex Tapes: She's a Freak in the Sheets!,” and “Hot Babes Doing Stuff Naked.” These are just a few of the titles in a one-hour slot. Of course, if one wishes access to these programs, he or she must pay a modest fee for the immodest programming.
I assume you noticed I've replaced a few words in the titles with hyphens. Even the titles are embarrassing, and I like to keep Old Art Guy family friendly.
Would I have porn removed from access by the public? Of course not. To each his own and there is the little matter of free speech.
On the other hand, there are at least fourteen channels devoted to religion: “Ricky Branham Ministries,” “Prophetic Witness,” “It Is Written,” “Daily Mass: Olam Daily Mass,” and “Steven Lawson Bible Studies” are but a few of the titles in one time slot. Of course many mainstream channels allot time for local church services.
Children's programming is pretty big. There are at least twenty channels devoted to kiddy viewing: Donkey Hodie, Mickey's Adventures in Wonderland, Big City Greens, and Hamster & Gretel are a few of the series.
Although there are a number of programs related to cars, there were not as many as I thought. A few titles of programs and series available are “MECUM Auto Auctions Indianapolis 2023,” The Cars that Built America, Cars that Rock with Brian Johnson, Counting Cars, American Built, Car Country, and My Classic Car.
In season or not, your yearning to watch your favorite team regardless of the sport can be satisfied by television: Live Racing! East Coast (horse racing), Two Conchs Sports Fishing, College Baseball, Boxing, MLB Baseball, “Liberty @ Mystics” (Professional basketball), World Poker Tour, Pickeball, “2023 PGA Championship,” WNBA Basketball, and Sports Stars of Tomorrow.
Folks, there are a lot of Spanish language channels: I counted seventeen. In addition there are channels which do an additional Spanish language channel. Some of the Spanish programming include the following: “Contacto deportivo,” “Creciendo juntos,” and “Chicas de viaje.”
UFOs are a big subject: UFO Hunters, UFO Files, UFO Conspiracies, UFO Phenomenon, The UFO Witness, “UFOs Declassified: LIVE,” UFOs: The Lost Evidence, UFOs: Uncovering the Truth, and Roswell UFO Secrets are a few of the titles available.
Bigfoot has his share of programming: Bigfoot Captured, Bigfoot Fear in the Woods, Bigfoot Is Real, Finding Bigfoot, “15 Things You Didn't Know about Bigfoot,” Alaskan Killer Bigfoot, Expedition Bigfoot, and several more.
News programming is huge: All the major networks (ABC, NBC, CBS, and FOX) do daily news programs, and they all have channels devoted to nothing but the news, and there are several random unaffiliated channels: News (Tokyo), BBC World News, The First, Newmax, CSP1, CSP2, NASA, Bloomberg TV, and Cheddar News plus several more.
If you want to purchase something using the TV as a source, you're in luck: numerous sales channels such as QVC, Home Shopping Network, GEM Shopping Network, Celebrity Shopping TV, and, of course, there are many more channels available to sell you something---“Shoe Shopping,” “Rechargeable Hearing Aid, No More Batteries!,” and “Emeril Forever Pans” are a few examples.
Movies are plentiful but only a few do not require an additional payment…bummer.
Although sitcoms and dramas are available, only a few are satisfying…hire more writers.
Now let's move on to programs which makes one question why the creators thought that they were good ideas: “I Didn't Know I Was Pregnant,” “Cheaters,” and “Hustlers” are examples. My question is “Why?”
If you avoid the porn channels and soccer channels, you may not run across many programs that will make you go blind. However, you may still have problems finding programs which you find informative or entertaining.
Good luck.
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