[MD] What "moral revolution" is called for by the MOQ?

[Horse]

Hi Platt

pholden at davtv.com wrote:
> Quoting Horse <horse at darkstar.uk.net>:
> 
>> Hiya
>>
>> craigerb at comcast.net wrote:
>>> [Case] 
>>>> Receivers do not require licensing transmitters do.
>>> Unless you're British:
>> But for just 50 pence (about 80 cents) a day we get probably the best 
>> broadcasting company on the planet - the BBC. It's not perfect by a long 
>> way but there's no advertising, good TV and Radio programs and an 
>> excellent web site amongst other facilities. Cheap at several times the 
>> price. I'm more than happy to pay such a small price for such an 
>> excellent service. Now if they could just forget about the ratings crap 
>> it would be nigh on perfect.
> 
> You mean you have to pay to listen to Big Brother? Orwell is rolling in his
> grave, poor chap.
> 

Well, comparing the Quality of the garbage that gets shipped in from the 
  USA and the much higher Quality programming which the BBC produces, 
give me Big Brother any day (not the reality TV show crap). Most of the 
US stuff is aimed at the lowest common denominator and the problem there 
is that you get the lowest common denomination. There are a few US 
produced things which aren't too bad but most of it really is dire and 
it seems to be little more than filler in between the ads. Your program 
producers also seem to try and turn anything vaguely popular into a 
soap. God help us if that's the future of TV! At least the Beeb does 
provide a large amount of good comedy, documentary, satire, music, plays 
etc. and doesn't seem overly concerned about upsetting some with 
unpopular or different points of view. And they also have the advantage 
that they don't need to worry about if and/or when they might upset some 
company which pays the bills through advertising. That's where the real 
problem lies with advert sponsored TV such as you have in the US.
So thanks but I'll stick with Big Brother, no ads and high Quality 
programs and you can keep the programs which don't offend the precious 
corporations.

Horse