Let’s face it, TV is dying. That morass of crap is slowly but surely becoming irrelevant, good riddance I say. I recently heard a statistic that soap operas are experiencing an amazing drop in viewer-ship and the entire tv industry was puzzled. That’s right, they are puzzled why they are losing viewers and are befuddled how to deal with it.
Slowly but surely I can honestly say I watch nearly no traditional TV today, I urge you to do the same, its not hard at all, try it for a week. I also make frequent use of my netflix account and always have some sort of theme going (right now I’m obsessing over 70’s film noir).
That said, Frontline continues to be the best thing around. Much like the BBC, the public broadcast corporations are taking the lead in creating quality programming for the thinking man. Here is a smattering of recent Frontlines:
A Jew among the Germans
The New Asylums
Death of a Princess
I was stunned at the quality and depth of these reports. PBS also posts the reports online, sidestepping the entire copyright debate and focusing on the viewer. That’s right you can view a frontline whenever you have a moment. Go enjoy classics like “The Farmer’s Wife” or “Memory of the Camps”, be amazed at the true power that media can have. Somewhat different than reality crap they try to spoon feed us these days.
PBS is not alone; the BBC has done an amazing job in opening up its archives to a viewing public online.
These institutions should be applauded for daring to tread where modern corporations refuse.
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