...... 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