After watching Tim Robbins speech or rather listening to it, I must admit that it did remind me of the speech given by Edward Murrow. They are basically saying the same thing- Please stop showing crap television! I really like the fact that Tim Robbins gave this speech at the National Broadcasters Association because those are the people that needed to hear it.
I do not care for reality TV and I think the television community has gone overboard with it. The only reality TV show that I consume is American Idol and I must say that I only catch it when it’s on. I do watch Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader… I am not sure if that is a reality show or game show… I’m going with game.
Most of the programs listed today are crap. Survivor is so unbelievable to me. I tried to watch it once and I can not believe that they are doing what they do. I think it is all staged and it makes the contestants look really bad. Recently, Fox started a new reality show called Moment of Truth. I am not surprised that it did not last because it was terrible. It broke up marriages, tore apart families, and humiliated people just so they could make a few thousand.
Television needs to re-vamp their listings and go back to what they know is good. It might be more expensive to produce but it is better for society. But… they didn’t listen to Murrow just like they probably won’t listen to Robbins. So if television goes down the toilet… they have no one to blame but themselves.
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Isn't it sad that apparently the industry's reaction to his speech was, "so what?"
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