http://remote.lohudblogs.com/2008/02/19/in-defense-of-pbs/ The T.V. Blog Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:25:40 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://remote.lohudblogs.com/2008/02/19/in-defense-of-pbs/comment-page-1/#comment-20605 Mindy Thu, 21 Feb 2008 03:26:06 +0000 http://remote.lohudblogs.com/2008/02/19/in-defense-of-pbs/#comment-20605 The story is about Federal (non)funding of PBS, and its proposal of a fix for the network's problems--giving much more money for programming--is the only reasonable suggestion if one wants to restore quality to the thing. PBS now seems to produce very little in comparison to the pre-packaged programming that it purchases: those who suffer are us, the audience, in particular, the audience who can't afford cable. However, Congress doesn't care: all those reps have cable galore. Let PBS drop dead, or, better, push it out the window. ("I'm trying! I'm trying!" says the new chairman appointed by Bush.)As for nudity: as a veteran of the JFK era, I can promise you that if network television permitted R-rated scenes back then, "standards" wouldn't have stood a chance. And history, getting it right? Give me a break: "Hogan's Heroes" anyone? The story is about Federal (non)funding of PBS, and its proposal of a fix for the network’s problems-giving much more money for programming-is the only reasonable suggestion if one wants to restore quality to the thing. PBS now seems to produce very little in comparison to the pre-packaged programming that it purchases: those who suffer are us, the audience, in particular, the audience who can’t afford cable. However, Congress doesn’t care: all those reps have cable galore. Let PBS drop dead, or, better, push it out the window. (“I’m trying! I’m trying!” says the new chairman appointed by Bush.)As for nudity: as a veteran of the JFK era, I can promise you that if network television permitted R-rated scenes back then, “standards” wouldn’t have stood a chance. And history, getting it right? Give me a break: “Hogan’s Heroes” anyone?

]]> http://remote.lohudblogs.com/2008/02/19/in-defense-of-pbs/comment-page-1/#comment-20458 Charlene Wed, 20 Feb 2008 02:41:32 +0000 http://remote.lohudblogs.com/2008/02/19/in-defense-of-pbs/#comment-20458 I happen to like PBS. They have good concerts on there and NO Reality TV which i just hate. I do miss Joy of Painting with Bob Ross. He was so awesome. "Yeah lets make some happy little trees with some titainum white and Van Dyke Brown" Best show I ever watched on PBS was Frontier House. Just loved it and wish they would repeat it. I happen to like PBS. They have good concerts on there and NO Reality TV which i just hate.
I do miss Joy of Painting with Bob Ross. He was so awesome.
“Yeah lets make some happy little trees with some titainum white and Van Dyke Brown”
Best show I ever watched on PBS was Frontier House. Just loved it and wish they would repeat it.

]]> http://remote.lohudblogs.com/2008/02/19/in-defense-of-pbs/comment-page-1/#comment-20439 erika Tue, 19 Feb 2008 22:43:23 +0000 http://remote.lohudblogs.com/2008/02/19/in-defense-of-pbs/#comment-20439 HA! Very well said... PBS totally gets the shaft these days. HA! Very well said… PBS totally gets the shaft these days.

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