On 2018-12-04 10:57 a.m., wrote:
> On Tuesday, December 4, 2018 at 8:40:45 AM UTC-6, Jill McQuown wrote:
>>
>> I saw this on PBS on 'America's Test Kitchen' a couple of days ago.
>> They tasted shrimp burgers all up and down the North and South Carolina
>> coast and settled on the shrimp burgers from the Shrimp Shack on Saint
>> Helena Island (where I live).
>>
>> Jill
>>
> Right now, for the month of December, my local PBS station is going through
> it's tired and worn out membership drive. Most all their regular programming
> goes out the window while they do the membership push. For about 30 days
> I don't even turn on that channel as what they air is garbage, at least
> it is to me.
>

>
Same here! All that Irish clog dancing, screaming Irish sopranos and
syrupy tenors, and pensioned-off rock bands from the 60s.
Why the hell they think we want to watch that stuff again and again
beats me!

graham wrote:

> On 2018-12-04 10:57 a.m., wrote:
> > On Tuesday, December 4, 2018 at 8:40:45 AM UTC-6, Jill McQuown wrote:
> >>
> >> I saw this on PBS on 'America's Test Kitchen' a couple of days ago.
> >> They tasted shrimp burgers all up and down the North and South Carolina
> >> coast and settled on the shrimp burgers from the Shrimp Shack on Saint
> >> Helena Island (where I live).
> >>
> >> Jill
> >>
> > Right now, for the month of December, my local PBS station is going through
> > it's tired and worn out membership drive. Most all their regular programming
> > goes out the window while they do the membership push. For about 30 days
> > I don't even turn on that channel as what they air is garbage, at least
> > it is to me.
> >
>
> >
> Same here! All that Irish clog dancing, screaming Irish sopranos and
> syrupy tenors, and pensioned-off rock bands from the 60s.
> Why the hell they think we want to watch that stuff again and again
> beats me!


Because the demographic for public broadcasting (at leaat in the US) is 60++ ... thus the vapid Brit murder mysteries, cookery shows, armchair travelogues, etc....

US public broadcasting should not get *one* penny of public funding, public broadcasting would thus be empowered to improve itself...or die in the process.

--
Best
Greg

On 2018-12-05 5:26 a.m., GM wrote:
> graham wrote:
>
>> On 2018-12-04 10:57 a.m., wrote:
>>> On Tuesday, December 4, 2018 at 8:40:45 AM UTC-6, Jill McQuown wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I saw this on PBS on 'America's Test Kitchen' a couple of days ago.
>>>> They tasted shrimp burgers all up and down the North and South Carolina
>>>> coast and settled on the shrimp burgers from the Shrimp Shack on Saint
>>>> Helena Island (where I live).
>>>>
>>>> Jill
>>>>
>>> Right now, for the month of December, my local PBS station is going through
>>> it's tired and worn out membership drive. Most all their regular programming
>>> goes out the window while they do the membership push. For about 30 days
>>> I don't even turn on that channel as what they air is garbage, at least
>>> it is to me.
>>>
>>
>> >
>> Same here! All that Irish clog dancing, screaming Irish sopranos and
>> syrupy tenors, and pensioned-off rock bands from the 60s.
>> Why the hell they think we want to watch that stuff again and again
>> beats me!
>
>
> Because the demographic for public broadcasting (at leaat in the US) is 60++ ... thus the vapid Brit murder mysteries, cookery shows, armchair travelogues, etc....
>
> US public broadcasting should not get *one* penny of public funding, public broadcasting would thus be empowered to improve itself...or die in the process.
>
Then how would you improve Fox? No public money there and it is
appallingly bad.

On 5 Dec 2018 graham wrote:
>On 2018-12-05 GM wrote:
>> graham wrote:
>>> On 2018-12-04 itsjoannotjoann wrote:
>>>> On December 4, 2018 Jill McQuown wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I saw this on PBS on 'America's Test Kitchen' a couple of days ago.
>>>>> They tasted shrimp burgers all up and down the North and South Carolina
>>>>> coast and settled on the shrimp burgers from the Shrimp Shack on Saint
>>>>> Helena Island (where I live).
>>>>>
>>>>> Jill
>>>>>
>>>> Right now, for the month of December, my local PBS station is going through
>>>> it's tired and worn out membership drive. Most all their regular programming
>>>> goes out the window while they do the membership push. For about 30 days
>>>> I don't even turn on that channel as what they air is garbage, at least
>>>> it is to me.
>>>
>>> Same here! All that Irish clog dancing, screaming Irish sopranos and
>>> syrupy tenors, and pensioned-off rock bands from the 60s.
>>> Why the hell they think we want to watch that stuff again and again
>>> beats me!
>>
>> Because the demographic for public broadcasting (at leaat in the US) is 60++ ... thus the vapid Brit murder mysteries, cookery shows, armchair travelogues, etc....
>>
>> US public broadcasting should not get *one* penny of public funding, public broadcasting would thus be empowered to improve itself...or die in the process.
>>
>Then how would you improve Fox? No public money there and it is
>appallingly bad.

Um, you must have more than 100 other channels, oh dim bulb.

graham wrote:

> On 2018-12-05 5:26 a.m., GM wrote:
> > graham wrote:
> >
> >> On 2018-12-04 10:57 a.m., wrote:
> >>> On Tuesday, December 4, 2018 at 8:40:45 AM UTC-6, Jill McQuown wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> I saw this on PBS on 'America's Test Kitchen' a couple of days ago.
> >>>> They tasted shrimp burgers all up and down the North and South Carolina
> >>>> coast and settled on the shrimp burgers from the Shrimp Shack on Saint
> >>>> Helena Island (where I live).
> >>>>
> >>>> Jill
> >>>>
> >>> Right now, for the month of December, my local PBS station is going through
> >>> it's tired and worn out membership drive. Most all their regular programming
> >>> goes out the window while they do the membership push. For about 30 days
> >>> I don't even turn on that channel as what they air is garbage, at least
> >>> it is to me.
> >>>
> >>
> >> >
> >> Same here! All that Irish clog dancing, screaming Irish sopranos and
> >> syrupy tenors, and pensioned-off rock bands from the 60s.
> >> Why the hell they think we want to watch that stuff again and again
> >> beats me!
> >
> >
> > Because the demographic for public broadcasting (at leaat in the US) is 60++ ... thus the vapid Brit murder mysteries, cookery shows, armchair travelogues, etc....
> >
> > US public broadcasting should not get *one* penny of public funding, public broadcasting would thus be empowered to improve itself...or die in the process.
> >
> Then how would you improve Fox? No public money there and it is
> appallingly bad.


Fox is a private entity and offers a quality product, graham...US public broadcasting offers puerile leftist cant, and thus has to suckle at the public teat...


--
Best
Greg

On 2018-12-05 6:27 p.m., GM wrote:
> graham wrote:
>
>> On 2018-12-05 5:26 a.m., GM wrote:
>>> graham wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 2018-12-04 10:57 a.m., wrote:
>>>>> On Tuesday, December 4, 2018 at 8:40:45 AM UTC-6, Jill McQuown wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I saw this on PBS on 'America's Test Kitchen' a couple of days ago.
>>>>>> They tasted shrimp burgers all up and down the North and South Carolina
>>>>>> coast and settled on the shrimp burgers from the Shrimp Shack on Saint
>>>>>> Helena Island (where I live).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Jill
>>>>>>
>>>>> Right now, for the month of December, my local PBS station is going through
>>>>> it's tired and worn out membership drive. Most all their regular programming
>>>>> goes out the window while they do the membership push. For about 30 days
>>>>> I don't even turn on that channel as what they air is garbage, at least
>>>>> it is to me.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> >
>>>> Same here! All that Irish clog dancing, screaming Irish sopranos and
>>>> syrupy tenors, and pensioned-off rock bands from the 60s.
>>>> Why the hell they think we want to watch that stuff again and again
>>>> beats me!
>>>
>>>
>>> Because the demographic for public broadcasting (at leaat in the US) is 60++ ... thus the vapid Brit murder mysteries, cookery shows, armchair travelogues, etc....
>>>
>>> US public broadcasting should not get *one* penny of public funding, public broadcasting would thus be empowered to improve itself...or die in the process.
>>>
>> Then how would you improve Fox? No public money there and it is
>> appallingly bad.
>
>
> Fox is a private entity and offers a quality product,

Now I know you are off your rocker!

On 2018-12-05 1:22 AM, graham wrote:
> On 2018-12-04 10:57 a.m., wrote:

>> Right now, for the month of December, my local PBS station is going
>> through
>> it's tired and worn out membership drive.Â* Most all their regular
>> programming
>> goes out the window while they do the membership push.Â* For about 30 days
>> I don't even turn on that channel as what they air is garbage, at least
>> it is to me.
>>
>
> >
> Same here! All that Irish clog dancing, screaming Irish sopranos and
> syrupy tenors, and pensioned-off rock bands from the 60s.
> Why the hell they think we want to watch that stuff again and again
> beats me!

It seems that any time there is something of interest on PBS it turns
out to be one of their begathons. They roll out some of the old
favourites and then say that if you want to see more fine programming
like FITB, pledge now. Whether or not you call in and pledge, that will
be the last time you see it until the next begathon.