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8. In my view cable has ruined television

Reply to kemah (Original post)

Tue Jun 12, 2012, 10:10 AM

Jun 2012

Most of these shows on cable are 'reality' shows which are aimed at the lowest common denominator. TV has always had a fair amount of junk but there is just more of it these days. Cable News Channels are no better. I think the days when we had the three networks plus PBS with news people like Walter Cronkite, John Chancellor, David Brinkley, McNeil-Learer & Frank Reynolds were much better.

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