Problems with TV

While I agree that there is plenty about TV that sucks today, I would also have to say that some of it is actually entertaining and worth watching. But lets start with what sucks about TV. First off, like a lot of people said, there is way too much advertising going on. While the commercials are obviously the worst form there are countless other ways they slip in even more advertising. Take a show like "Friends" or something, watching that show is like watching a 22 minute long advertisement. You're lead to want their clothes, their apartments, their furniture, etc., etc. It is one big distraction that leads you to desire things that you probably can't afford. Not to mention how depressing it is when you compare your life to theirs. Another reason TV sucks today is that so few have all the power over what is being aired and made. While we, the American people, have to suffer through it. It is an elitest's field, its not what you know but who you know. It seems like it would be very hard to break into this business. That is the trouble, individuals that could help change and improve television can never get anywhere to make a difference. Maybe if their was a better public forum where artists could broadcast their work we would get a more varied content and better material to watch. Public Television is certainly not the answer. The last reason TV sucks is its lacking of a good music television station. What happened to Mtv? Now I am not saying it was perfect back in the early and mid ninties, but it was a whole hell of a lot better than it is today. I remember when they actually played videos, and not only videos, good, quality videos. Not only were the videos better the shows they played were better as well. Three examples: Beavis and Butthead, Sifl and Olli, and Liquid Television. I'd lke to see a music channel that is not trying to sell the latest shitty album to a bunch of teenagers. Some good things about TV, Adult Swim, Stewart, Colbert, and The SImpsons. Oh, and Tim Gunn.