I notice that TV and the entertainment industry had been going downhill lately. It has never been that good, even when I was young, which was the reason why I didn't watch that much TV when I was younger, but it seems like it has gone downhill. You used to have better shows in the 2000s which I can stand, especially on MTV but it seems like about 2006 or 2007, TV has gone south. It might be my age or it might be my moral values.
I just can't stand the garbage they have in the movie and the TV industry, along with video games and even music. The internet has cleaned up pretty well and we are starting to get moral standards on the internet video such as YouTube and Hulu, but it looks like the mainstream media such as the movies and TV have gone downhill.
Every time I flip through the channels, I see something that involves some sort of murder, or some weird Harry Potter type paranormal thing, or some gang related activity, as well as some thing related to family issues and teenage pregnancy. I am sick of this! Where is the innocence of TV where you can sit down and watch something. I don't want to sound like some stodgy old man but I am young and I am getting sick and tired of all the violence, and insanity on TV. I want to watch something where it doesn't have to involve some type of murder or remind you of your economic difficulties or family issues. I want to relax and watch some TV.
The movie industry is doing the same thing - it looks like there is too much Twilight and axe murder type junk - no wonder why we are having some crisis such as Sandy Hook elementary. Sick of this!
The sex and the profanity had dropped in the movies and the TV shows, but we need to do something about violence. The only thing I can think of that is innocent and family friendly is probably football, and even football is starting to become weird. Disney Channel is even start to get in the act with the Wizard of Waverly Place and showing Harry Potter. Disney Channel and ABC Family, along with the Christian networks (when they are not whacked out doomsday nuts) are the only things that actually have some quality TV.
It used to be all about reality TV but now it is some emo garbage that is on the TV or some goth garbage - where is your innocent TV shows. Father's Knows Best is actually a relief when TV was good. The Simpsons and some Family Guy are still pretty decent, but they are getting pretty weird. Family values we need - unless we do lack family.
Of course, if you want your sex and your crud, there is the internet, but the internet seems to become more the mainstream family medium than the TV. The TV needs to be censored - we have families - maybe not '50s level yet but at least clean it up a bit. Maybe at the innocent level of the '80s and the '90s, when it is watchable. I don't care about a murder mystery or some teenager getting pregnant or some person with autism. Boring! I could care less about Operah. Boring! American Idol is probably the only family values on there and who cares - we want good TV.
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