Oh Lord, won't you buy me a...
... cup of coffee?
... football jersey?
... used book from BN.com?
... hybrid Camry?
... John Deere mower?
... HD TV?
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The times are changing. How do I know? Because of network TV. Years ago, CSI became, and still is to some degree, one of TVs biggest hits. Then every network followed suit with crime dramas. Spinoffs of CSI appeared more frequently than a pimple on a teeneger. And then came new crime dramas. And another, another, another and another. Finally, a few years later and here we are. New shows have come and made an impression, which should quiet the crime drama spinoffs. Such new COMEDY shows such as The Office, 30 Rock and How I Met Your Mother has brought comedy back to network primetime TV.
Now, don't get me wrong, CSI, the original, is still good and worthy of TV time. So are all the Law and Order shows. But that's about it. I am happy that networks see the new trend is comedy - not crime dramas and thankfully, no more reality.
My one gripe is the continuing success of Deal or No Deal. Since this is a hit, and continues to be one, expect to see a flood of boring, pointless TV game shows. Those game shows will take up valuable time from great comedies that will never get the time of day to make it.
... football jersey?
... used book from BN.com?
... hybrid Camry?
... John Deere mower?
... HD TV?
***********************
The times are changing. How do I know? Because of network TV. Years ago, CSI became, and still is to some degree, one of TVs biggest hits. Then every network followed suit with crime dramas. Spinoffs of CSI appeared more frequently than a pimple on a teeneger. And then came new crime dramas. And another, another, another and another. Finally, a few years later and here we are. New shows have come and made an impression, which should quiet the crime drama spinoffs. Such new COMEDY shows such as The Office, 30 Rock and How I Met Your Mother has brought comedy back to network primetime TV.
Now, don't get me wrong, CSI, the original, is still good and worthy of TV time. So are all the Law and Order shows. But that's about it. I am happy that networks see the new trend is comedy - not crime dramas and thankfully, no more reality.
My one gripe is the continuing success of Deal or No Deal. Since this is a hit, and continues to be one, expect to see a flood of boring, pointless TV game shows. Those game shows will take up valuable time from great comedies that will never get the time of day to make it.
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