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trof

(54,274 posts)
Fri Dec 14, 2012, 07:26 PM Dec 2012

The "Arts and Entertainment" channel. A&E. Oh my.

Arts?
Not so much.
Entertainment?
Possibly for the redneck viewers and redneck voyeurs.

"Duck Dynasty"
A family of bearded men who evidently made a fortune from their unique duck calls.


A&E sucks.
Major.

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BlueJazz

(25,348 posts)
1. When A&E first came on the scene I thought it was great. Now it seems like a...
Fri Dec 14, 2012, 07:32 PM
Dec 2012

,,combination of boring crap and hillbilly entertainment.

avebury

(11,190 posts)
5. Reality TV shows are the 21st Century version of the
Fri Dec 14, 2012, 08:23 PM
Dec 2012

citizens going to the Colosseum for entertainment except people get to watch from their homes. It appalls me how much reality TV some of the people I know watch.

It is all part of the dumbing down of American society


LongTomH

(8,636 posts)
11. Ding, Ding, Ding! We have a winner!
Fri Dec 14, 2012, 11:19 PM
Dec 2012

That's exactly what the PTB want! Reduce everything to the lowest common denominator. Dumb down the populace so they can only vote Republican and shop at Wal-Mart.

wyldwolf

(43,891 posts)
14. There was a late 70s early 80s soft porn channel called Escapade...
Tue Dec 18, 2012, 07:00 PM
Dec 2012

... they called themselves 'The Action Adventure Channel.'

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