"Pete C." > wrote in message
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>
> notbob wrote:
>>
>> ..... and it is The Travel Channel!
>>
>> Actually, it may be the future of all tv. You realize what TTC is doing,
>> don't you? It's training people to be their own travel celebrity. You
>> provide the travel, camera, dialogue, etc, and they pay you. They will
>> even
>> train you ...TTC Academy.
>>
>> I think I just saw one of the new TTC's travel celebrities. Everything
>> was
>> "epic" and "fantastic" and... well, here's an example. The guy was
>> flying
>> in a USCG C130 and asked the pilot the distance they were traveling.
>>
>> TTCT (TTC twit): How far are we flying?
>> Pilot: Twelve hundred miles.
>> TTCT: Twelve... hundred... miles! Unbelievable!!
>>
>> With such gripping dialoge as that, how can it miss?
>>
>> IOW, the networks are subing out their content to rank amateur hacks!
>> Let's
>> cut to the bottom line. No producers, no directors, no writers, no
>> staff,
>> just content from some DIY'er who fancies himself a celebrity host. If
>> the
>> camera work is good, sign 'em Dano. So, what's my point? If it's
>> working
>> for TTC, how far behind can the Food Network and the rest of TV be? Not
>> far, I'm sure.
>>
>> So, here they come, an army of fresh-off-Youtube DIY'ers who will work
>> for
>> little money, probably no benefits or residuals, and supply all their own
>> everything. It's a dream come true. I can see the Food Network now.
>>
>> The Wonderful World of Cottage Cheese
>> Poughkeepsie After Hours
>> What's In That Wastebasket?
>>
>> OTOH, it may be a marked improvement over what FN has been offering, so
>> far.
>> At least until illegal Aliens learn to speak English. :\
>>
>> nb
>
> Wow, public access with commercials...

Not just that, it's on a channel you pay to watch. They can sell you their
station, their products, and their other shows, and it costs them next to
nothing. They can also repeat it three times a night and countless times a
week. Talk about budget t.v. and half the watchers are drawn to sending in
their own contributions so they watch and watch to see if their face pops
up. Ugh

Cindi