Technology Changing TV

Will TV Lead Toward Niche Programming?

By
Relationship Advice Expert April Masini

Q: Dear April Masini,

My son keeps me up-to-date on all the new technology and websites he thinks I'll be interested in. The last one he told me about was Joost, an almost online TV with more channels and more customization. Since nearly all people with a television in their room also have a computer, will the nature of TV dramatically change when these sites gain acceptance?

Sincerely,

Teched-Up TV 

A:

Dear Teched-Up TV,

An old joke on the editorial phrase, all the news that's fit to print is -- all the news that fits we print! Well, television is the same way. And there's so much space now because of technology, that everything is suddenly a show to be bought, sold, or broadcast for free. Cable channels were just the tip of the iceberg because computer internet television has created even MORE outlets for viewing. 

Eating contests have become a sport because we have too many cable channels and not enough shows to fill the time slots! Seriously. that, and because they are cheap to produce, are the only reasons. 

As you can see, if you peruse any night's television programs, there's more junk on television than ever before. In fact, reality television is a whole new genre of television, making stars out of "civilians" who have never taken an acting class or acted in a play -- let alone tried out for a television drama or comedy. And then there's D-list actor shows where has been actors make up regular TV time -- for instance, Flavor Flav, Danny Bonaduce, Hulk Hogan, and all the has-beens on Celebrity Fit Club. If there weren't so many television channels, these actors would be interior decorators and realtors. Instead, they've got a second shot with this new D-list genre.

And THEN ... as if that isn't enough, are all the surgery candidates who find themselves on television, naked and cut open because they want new breasts, or liposuction or rhinoplasty -- and have decided to go public by having their surgery and recovery on television. 

Poker has become a popular sport because we have too many cable channels and not enough shows to fill the time slots! Seriously. that is the only reason. Poker is just another one of these phases where there's time to fill and the definition of "entertainment" gets stretched again! 

April Masini -- nicknamed "the new millennium's Dear Abby" by the media, is author of the best-selling books Date Out Of Your League and Think & Date Like A Man, the two (just released) step-by-step dating and relationship manuals, Ideas for a Fun Date and Romantic Date Ideas, and the critically acclaimed dating and relationship online magazine www.AskApril.com.

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