Comments on: The TV Schedule Is Feast or Famine http://popculturecurmudgeon.com/2009/10/feast-or-famine/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed Pop culture news and analysis Wed, 23 May 2012 04:41:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Jean http://popculturecurmudgeon.com/2009/10/feast-or-famine/comment-page-1/#comment-1207 Jean Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:05:02 +0000 http://popculturecurmudgeon.com/?p=1368#comment-1207 I agree, Jen. Having worked in television, I know they used to make somewhat logical choices regarding programming - trying to pull viewers from similar shows, or programming for the exact opposite audience. Nowadays, tho, I have a funny feeling there isn't any logic applied to anything in the television industry. Except for whatever logic gets them to the bottom line. And the networks are long overdue to overhaul their tendency to program to the lowest common denominator! My problem night this season is Thursday. My DVR records two channels, and I have two VCRs set up to record as well. So I can, if pushed, record four and watch a fifth channel live (although my choices on the VCR and live are limited to the analog channels my cable provider sends out). So I DVR Vampire Dairies and Supernatural (watching SPN live, of course) on CW, and Bones and Fringe on Fox, and VCR FlashForward and Grey's. I haven't quite gotten to the point of divorcing Grey's - but it's getting close. I do love FlashForward tho! I've been watching Bones live, and I may have to change to FF. :) I agree, Jen. Having worked in television, I know they used to make somewhat logical choices regarding programming – trying to pull viewers from similar shows, or programming for the exact opposite audience. Nowadays, tho, I have a funny feeling there isn’t any logic applied to anything in the television industry. Except for whatever logic gets them to the bottom line. And the networks are long overdue to overhaul their tendency to program to the lowest common denominator!

My problem night this season is Thursday. My DVR records two channels, and I have two VCRs set up to record as well. So I can, if pushed, record four and watch a fifth channel live (although my choices on the VCR and live are limited to the analog channels my cable provider sends out). So I DVR Vampire Dairies and Supernatural (watching SPN live, of course) on CW, and Bones and Fringe on Fox, and VCR FlashForward and Grey’s. I haven’t quite gotten to the point of divorcing Grey’s – but it’s getting close. I do love FlashForward tho! I’ve been watching Bones live, and I may have to change to FF. :)

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