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Post by SharksFan99 on Nov 21, 2017 11:56:35 GMT 10
Sometimes I wonder what the current state of American TV must really be like. Given that there are so many channels available on cable and free-to-air over in the US, it makes me wonder how trashy some of the programs that air over there must be. Of course, we get the most popular shows (e.g Walking Dead, Criminal Minds, Big Bang Theory) and a countless amount of other shows, but there are so many more shows that just don't air over here. There would probably be more shows like "Million Dollar Matchmaker", "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" and "Real Housewives of Beverley Hills", which are complete rubbish. A lot of the channels would probably be full of reality-TV shows.
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Post by #Infinity on Nov 21, 2017 14:25:45 GMT 10
Out here, Netflix absolutely dominates everything, as does Amazon Prime Video. The main reason people nowadays would still watch shows on a television set as opposed to their tablet or laptop is Game of Thrones. Once that show finally ends later this decade, streaming services will proceed to swallow up the entire industry. The two definitive shows of the late 2010s so far are Stranger Things and This Is Us, both of which are stream-exclusives.
Unfortunately, yes, bottom-of-the-barrel reality television shows are still popular, though reality TV is even bigger in the UK. Fox News hasn't gone away, either.
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Post by SharksFan99 on Nov 21, 2017 14:38:48 GMT 10
Out here, Netflix absolutely dominates everything, as does Amazon Prime Video. The main reason people nowadays would still watch shows on a television set as opposed to their tablet or laptop is Game of Thrones. Once that show finally ends later this decade, streaming services will proceed to swallow up the entire industry. The two definitive shows of the late 2010s so far are Stranger Things and This Is Us, both of which are stream-exclusives. Unfortunately, yes, bottom-of-the-barrel reality television shows are still popular, though reality TV is even bigger in the UK. Fox News hasn't gone away, either. That's interesting to hear. I'm surprised television has dropped so much in popularity and relevancy over in the States. In that instance, would I be right in assuming that cable subscriptions must be declining considerably and less people are choosing to get it? If more people are choosing to watch shows off streaming services for their entertainment needs, then I guess it wouldn't make sense for them to continue paying a monthly subscription fee (which can be quite expensive) for cable TV. That may be why a lot of American networks are so reliant on reality-TV, as it may be an effort to try and win back viewers. Just out of curiosity, when do you think streaming services (i.e Netflix, Amazon Prime Video) began to overtake TV in popularity in the US?
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Post by #Infinity on Nov 21, 2017 14:53:09 GMT 10
Out here, Netflix absolutely dominates everything, as does Amazon Prime Video. The main reason people nowadays would still watch shows on a television set as opposed to their tablet or laptop is Game of Thrones. Once that show finally ends later this decade, streaming services will proceed to swallow up the entire industry. The two definitive shows of the late 2010s so far are Stranger Things and This Is Us, both of which are stream-exclusives. Unfortunately, yes, bottom-of-the-barrel reality television shows are still popular, though reality TV is even bigger in the UK. Fox News hasn't gone away, either. That's interesting to hear. I'm surprised television has dropped so much in popularity and relevancy over in the States. In that instance, would I be right in assuming that cable subscriptions must be declining considerably and less people are choosing to get it? If more people are choosing to watch shows off streaming services for their entertainment needs, then I guess it wouldn't make sense for them to continue paying a monthly subscription fee (which can be quite expensive) for cable TV. That may be why a lot of American networks are so reliant on reality-TV, as it may be an effort to try and win back viewers. I think actually, it's not so much that television has declined significantly in the United States – on the contrary, TV shows are much more popular today than they've ever been in the past – it's just that streaming services are quickly emerging as the dominant platform for hosting series. That said, I do expect traditional television to slowly fade away, though it won't totally go the way of the dodo until at least a few decades from now, probably. Frankly, I think streaming services already have overtaken traditional television in the United States, certainly with younger viewers, at least. I get the impression a good deal of Boomers and Silents still watch regular sets, which provide crap like Fox News.
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Post by SharksFan99 on Nov 21, 2017 15:06:41 GMT 10
That's interesting to hear. I'm surprised television has dropped so much in popularity and relevancy over in the States. In that instance, would I be right in assuming that cable subscriptions must be declining considerably and less people are choosing to get it? If more people are choosing to watch shows off streaming services for their entertainment needs, then I guess it wouldn't make sense for them to continue paying a monthly subscription fee (which can be quite expensive) for cable TV. That may be why a lot of American networks are so reliant on reality-TV, as it may be an effort to try and win back viewers. I think actually, it's not so much that television has declined significantly in the United States – on the contrary, TV shows are much more popular today than they've ever been in the past – it's just that streaming services are quickly emerging as the dominant platform for hosting series. That said, I do expect traditional television to slowly fade away, though it won't totally go the way of the dodo until at least a few decades from now, probably. Oh ok. It will be interesting to see how traditional American TV broadcasters (e.g CBS, FOX) adapt to the growth of streaming services. It honestly wouldn't surprise me if the broadcasters' streaming services (e.g CBS All Access) take precedence over the actual channels themselves sometime in the near-future; who knows, it may already be happening. Although, like you mentioned, it's unlikely that television will become completely obsolete until at least a few more decades. I believe there will always be an audience for traditional tv, much like how some people still choose to listen to AM radio. Yeah, FOX News is far from what anyone would call an "unbiased and professional" news service. I've watched the livestream of FOX News on a few occasions and it astounds me how bias the news presentation is.
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Post by Mibblez on Nov 27, 2017 12:11:35 GMT 10
TV won't ever really die. Or at least not for a very long time. It's kind of like how theirs people who say they don't listen to the radio much anymore even though radio in the states is still a pretty high type of ocntent people still go to. TV is the same, theirs still a bunch of people watching it and many more still do. If anything tho I can totally see stresming being the new popular type of way to watch things in the future.
If anything TV will be like the newspaper, mostly older people like us when we get to our parents age using it.
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Post by SharksFan99 on Nov 27, 2017 13:25:05 GMT 10
TV won't ever really die. Or at least not for a very long time. It's kind of like how theirs people who say they don't listen to the radio much anymore even though radio in the states is still a pretty high type of ocntent people still go to. TV is the same, theirs still a bunch of people watching it and many more still do. If anything tho I can totally see stresming being the new popular type of way to watch things in the future. If anything TV will be like the newspaper, mostly older people like us when we get to our parents age using it. I completely agree with you. IMO, TV will always have a loyal audience, even if it does one day become completely irrelevant and is surpassed by streaming services. In regards to TV possibly becoming a past-time for older people, I can definitely see that happening at some point in the future. Kids might one day accuse us all as being "dinosaurs" just for watching a show on TV! 
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Post by tdog on Dec 9, 2017 16:35:29 GMT 10
Fox is a lot less biased then CNN. Liberals just say fox is biased because Fox goes against their beliefs. I'm an independent and you have to understand each network has an agenda. CNN runs actual fake news on the regular because it supports their agenda.
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