In article >, says...
> Subject: Cornbread (pic)
> From: jmcquown >
> Newsgroups: rec.food.cooking
>
> On 1/9/2019 7:03 AM, Janet wrote:
> > [quoted text muted]
> > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Televi...gdom#Channels_
> > and_channel_owners
> >
> > Janet UK
> >
> Does it really matter? The point is quality programming.

If UK commercial companies (funded by selling advertising time)
produce quality programming with good acting etc.... why doesn't the
USA?



Janet UK

On Wednesday, January 9, 2019 at 5:43:19 PM UTC-6, Janet wrote:
>
> If UK commercial companies (funded by selling advertising time)
> produce quality programming with good acting etc.... why doesn't the
> USA?
>
> Janet UK
>
Because they think the American public is dumber than a box of rocks and can't
maintain an attention span longer than 30 minutes. They think if it's not
anything any better than stupid comedy shows, reality and competition as well as 'talent' shows then we won't sit still to watch.

UGH.

On 2019-01-09 6:57 p.m., wrote:
> On Wednesday, January 9, 2019 at 5:43:19 PM UTC-6, Janet wrote:
>>
>> If UK commercial companies (funded by selling advertising time)
>> produce quality programming with good acting etc.... why doesn't the
>> USA?
>>
>> Janet UK
>>
> Because they think the American public is dumber than a box of rocks and can't
> maintain an attention span longer than 30 minutes. They think if it's not
> anything any better than stupid comedy shows, reality and competition as well as 'talent' shows then we won't sit still to watch.
>

I have seen lots of good programming on Netflix and HBO. It's the
networks that seem to have trouble with developing good shows.

On Wednesday, January 9, 2019 at 6:04:52 PM UTC-6, Dave Smith wrote:
>
> I have seen lots of good programming on Netflix and HBO. It's the
> networks that seem to have trouble with developing good shows.
>
I don't have Netflix and HBO is not one of the premium channels I have selected
in my DirecTV premium line-up. Whenever they have the free HBO/Showtime/Cinemax
etc. week-ends I check to see what's airing and usually nothing that outstanding.

On 2019-01-09 6:43 p.m., Janet wrote:
> In article >, says...

>> Does it really matter? The point is quality programming.
>
> If UK commercial companies (funded by selling advertising time)
> produce quality programming with good acting etc.... why doesn't the
> USA?


There have been some good American programs. I think maybe the problem
is that they wear them out by running them season after season until
they eventually die of old age. Many of the good British shows that I
have seen were short lived and quit while they were ahead.

On Wednesday, January 9, 2019 at 6:43:19 PM UTC-5, Janet wrote:
> In article >, says...
> > Subject: Cornbread (pic)
> > From: jmcquown >
> > Newsgroups: rec.food.cooking
> >
> > On 1/9/2019 7:03 AM, Janet wrote:
> > > [quoted text muted]
> > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Televi...gdom#Channels_
> > > and_channel_owners
> > >
> > > Janet UK
> > >
> > Does it really matter? The point is quality programming.
>
> If UK commercial companies (funded by selling advertising time)
> produce quality programming with good acting etc.... why doesn't the
> USA?

It does. It's not to Jill's taste, but there's lots of good stuff. A
lot of it comes out on premium cable channels, but there's some on
broadcast television.

Cindy Hamilton

On 1/9/2019 6:43 PM, Janet wrote:
> In article >, says...
>> Subject: Cornbread (pic)
>> From: jmcquown >
>> Newsgroups: rec.food.cooking
>>
>> On 1/9/2019 7:03 AM, Janet wrote:
>>> [quoted text muted]
>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Televi...gdom#Channels_
>>> and_channel_owners
>>>
>>> Janet UK
>>>
>> Does it really matter? The point is quality programming.
>
> If UK commercial companies (funded by selling advertising time)
> produce quality programming with good acting etc.... why doesn't the
> USA?
>
> Janet UK
>
>

How the heck should I know? I don't work in the entertainment industry.
I am not an actor or someone who produces television shows. There are
some really good quality shows on American PBS. I just happen to enjoy
some of the dramatic shows produced in the the UK. I have no idea why
you have a problem with that.

Jill