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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Bixby on November 14, 2023, 06:28:36 PM
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Are they ever going to solve the mystery? Treasure, Vikings, Knights Templar...Romans...Aliens?
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If they did, what would they do for next season?
Did Gilligan ever get rescued? (In the series.)
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I believe Gilligan's Island over Oak Island anything...
So much entertainment is just brain rot these days..need to fill 1000 channels with something to provide 24/7 noise...
Eagler
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They are on the wrong island.
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Are they ever going to solve the mystery? Treasure, Vikings, Knights Templar...Romans...Aliens?
It’s a mystery why people still watch this show,they found a treasure it’s the payday from the history channel.
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aliens erase their memory from season to season.
semp
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and everyone elses
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Easy to keep a reality show going by planting some cheap junk in the dirt and then later "Oh look we found buried treasure!"
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Easy to keep a reality show going by planting some cheap junk in the dirt and then later "Oh look we found buried treasure!"
This is exactly what I was telling a coworker this morning.
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This is exactly what I was telling a coworker this morning.
Most "reality-based " tv trash these days is exactly this in one form or another..and ppl are gullible enough to swallow and follow this junk..
Eagler
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Most "reality-based " tv trash these days is exactly this in one form or another..and ppl are gullible enough to swallow and follow this junk..
Eagler
It's very sad.
When I was a child in the late 80s, and up until the late 90s. History Channel, The Learning Channel, A&E, and Discovery all showed quality programming.
I believe this changed when MTV capitalized on the success of reality television in "The Real World" and others.
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Now they all pander to the lowest IQ.
Very much like Idiocracy.
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It's very sad.
When I was a child in the late 80s, and up until the late 90s. History Channel, The Learning Channel, A&E, and Discovery all showed quality programming.
I believe this changed when MTV capitalized on the success of reality television in "The Real World" and others.
Yeah, I hate it. The problem is, it becomes way more profitable than running a standard show. You don't have to pay actual actors. You don't have to pay talented writers. You don't have to think out and maintain continuity of a plot line over seasons. Just find some tedious people and put them in a situation ripe for real or (usually) faked drama. Then roll the cameras. It's a form of banal voyeurism.
The only thing worse is the Marvelization of cinema. Actual movies are a big risk nowadays. They've gotten so expensive to make. Studios are much less willing to take a risk on a Scorsese or Coppola doing any small edgy stuff like in the 70's. Everything has to be a comicbook franchise with a pretty much established fan base and virtually pre-written script. Heck, the movie is pretty much already storyboarded. Just hand a hack director the comicbook and say, "Film this."
Also with at least half of a movie revenue coming from abroad nowadays, it is better to stick to simple, 2-dimensional plots and carboard cutout good guys and bad guys. Complex movies with subtle dialog and or maybe culturally specific themes don't necessarily translate as easily into Mandarin.
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The purpose of a tv show is to fill the space between commercial breaks.
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The purpose of a tv show is to fill the space between commercial breaks.
20 minutes out of each hour at least for mind numbing ads...
Dvr is worth its weight in gold..Can't watch much stuff I can't zip thru the commercials..
Network television in the evenings is truly a waste of energy...add in every cable news show..you can plug their plugs
Now there is a climate change initiative I could get behind..lol
Eagler
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Commercial breaks back then were shorter too. A 30 minute block during a series will have over 1/3 of it's time for commercials. Its noticeable when you watched a show previously on TV before and watch it again now you will remember that there are parts that were cut out
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Most "reality-based " tv trash these days is exactly this in one form or another..and ppl are gullible enough to swallow and follow this junk..
Eagler
I always said the same thing about American Pickers. I loved the show, but most of that crap had to be planted, too.
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I always said the same thing about American Pickers. I loved the show, but most of that crap had to be planted, too.
I read somewhere from either one of the show staff or someone they visited in the past that a good part of their finds were actually planted to increase ratings. Otherwise it would be a very drawn out and boring show with opening a barn and "nope, all worthless junk. We are leaving."
Show would of otherwise been cancelled halfway through the first season if they wouldnt of had any good action