It seems almost all of the "discovery" networks have lost there sense of direction as it were and have been totally consumed by the reality trend. Other themed networks are not doing any better.
The HISTORY channel has precious little "history” while I enjoy Pawn Stars, it doesn't strike me as a particularly appropriate show for History channel. The rest of the line-up is worse, American Pickers, Only in America with Larry the Cable Guy, American Restoration et al. None of which have very much to do with History. I mean would it kill them to schedule a special on Henry VIII or the Spanish American War?
THE LEARNING CHANEL has completely gone into the toilet, I don’t even watch that channel anymore with crap programming like Say Yes to the Dress.
The FOOD NETWORK is just as bad with a slew of shows like CUPCAKE WARS and DINERS DRIVE-INS AND DIVES, FOODNETWORK CHANLEGE.
DISCOVERY channel did air the very excellent Killing Bin Ladin, but those shows are few and far between. I SHOULDN’T BE ALIVE is a very good show, but if I were a program director for the ANIMAL PLANET, I would think it would belong on DISCOVERY.
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neonhaze
13 years ago
You are spot on. I remember in the early days of TLC they did have more educational/documentary programs. But then I also remember during the daytime they had all of those baby shows, I guess they still do, but now it seems like TLC has totally shifted to reality.
The history channel? don't even get me started on that. History International does a decent job. but The History Channel is a joke.
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