Watching the Emmys tonight highlights just how far broadcast TV has fallen

[dsc]

The show was divided into the four categories this year, and without going into winners, only one category, comedy was dominated by broadcast tv. Four of seven comedy series nominated were broadcast. The drama split was 2 broadcast, 5 cable. One cable channel, AMC, had 2 nominees all by itself. Outstanding movies 0 out of 5. Outstanding miniseries 0 for 2. Outstanding reality competition 3 out of 5. Out of 26 nominees, networks had 9 and 3 of those were reality competition shows.

[Booster]

1. TV executives have needed a wake up call for many, many

years. All they understand is the bottom dollar and they think we will watch whatever crap they put on and people did before cable became such a hit. They do reality shows because they are cheap; plain and simple, but the idiots are losing their audience and they aren't really talented enough to figure out how to compete anymore. Dumb shits.

[global1]

2. The Transition To Digital Has Also Hurt Broadcast TV........

my 85 y/o mother was looking forward to watching the Emmy's but she has the digital converter box on one of her TV's and the other is a digital TV. Neither one had a good signal during the 3 hours of the broadcast. One had 'no signal' for most of the time the other was in and out with pixelation and no signal. Needless to say she was disappointed. Many people have switched to cable or satellite TV.

I prepared her for the conversion and went out and bought the best of antenna's - and her digital still doesn't work well. She lives in a small 3 flat apartment that doesn't have a roof antenna and she can't have one put up on this building as she is a renter.

A friend of mine says that this digital conversion was just a ploy to get people to switch to cable or satellite (Pay TV). The powers at be knew that the transmissions for digital would be 'iffy' at best.

Broadcast or free TV is endangered. Soon we'll be without. Why? There's money to be made - and you know what that means for the average American.

[Pharlo]

6. That, and how many people just didn't bother when the

digital transition went through. I know I didn't. I didn't watch enough television to make the cost of a new antenna worth it. Of course, I may feel differently when the new season of "Frontline" starts. That, or go to the library and streamline it on wifi (I have a dial up connection at home).

[eppur_se_muova]

3. Not to mention that "Outstanding reality competition" is something of a contradiction in terms. nt

[dsc]

5. there are some quite good reality shows on TV

Project Runway and the Amazing Race are actually quite good shows.

[Johonny]

4. Well the football season allows me to see what's on these channels

apparent there is either a deep seated desire in this country to watch crime investigation shows or broadcast TV just has 90 dramas that are all the same show.