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

[pholden at davtv.com]

Quoting Horse <horse at darkstar.uk.net>:

[Platt]
> > You mean you have to pay to listen to Big Brother? Orwell is rolling in his
> > grave, poor chap.
> > 

[Horse] 
> 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.

Far be it for me to defend the quality of U.S. television. It truly is a 
vast wasteland. Come the moral revolution, the lowest common denominator
will no longer prevail because through education and tough love, there won't
be a lower denominator. But, that's a ways off. If you like Big Brother's TV
more power to you. As for me, no thanks. With their good stuff comes their
propaganda stuff that I would just as soon live without.

 




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