Study says boomers don't like what's on TV

Associated Press ^ | 11-19-06 | DAVID BAUDER

[Tall_Texan]

Judging from the commercials I see, Gen X and Gen Y can't get enough of watching MORONS. That, or people who's priorities are so out of alignment that they are willing to center their entire lives around a particular beer, truck, etc.

We're told that companies spend millions in focus group testing before showing us ads like the two morons in the Sonic commercials or the Geico caveman seeking therapy. So who is it that thought these ads were brilliant and what mental institution do they come from?

[GoLightly]

I think I watched that a few times. Guess it didn't make a very big impression on me. lol

[Checkers]

"Except for "South Park," I don't watch any current shows on TV. "

Yep.

At least while "24" and "The Shield" are on hiatus.

[ConservativeStatement]

Maybe I will check out the movie. I did see the cast listing. I wouldn't necessarily limit the possibilities to the rating on IMDB but it is a terrific resource for info.

[Killborn]

There are some gems. But for the most part, there isn't too much I'd watch. There are serveral channels and its shows that are strictly off-limits.

Good Lord! A cartoon I like just turned anti-Bush! Real smart @$$holes.

[Rastus]

Well, that's the problem. The commercials are completely misrepresenting the show. They are trying to sell it to teenage girls, and it is a gritty noir show. It is far from stupid.

[SuziQ]

But, as a boomer, I can only say that most shows on TV are just plain silly for any age.

Ain't it the truth? Just the past couple of years we've found some TV shows worth watching with our teenage and young adult kids. We watch "24", "House", "Bones", "CSI", and when we can remember they're on, "Eureka" and "Monk". This the most TV we've watched in YEARS!

When the kids were little, they watched some educational shows, but we NEVER got them into the habit of sitcoms and crap like that. Most of them were either way too silly, or way too mature for their ages. The main thing was, we didn't want them thinking that the smart-aleck attitudes of the kids they saw was acceptable behavior.

[hedgetrimmer]

House is a great show if you're all for people killing themselves so their organs can be harvested. In China, the government would've done it for them.

[LukeL]

I am 21 and find my self watching Leave it to Beaver, Andy Griffith, and Little House on the Prarie more then anything on the alphabet networks. I think many people just want to watch things which remind us of simpler times even if we didn't expiercne them.

[Rastus]

At least they're not bringing his comic-book leftism to the screen.

Yeah. I would not have been able to hang with the guy if he had been outright stealing necklaces in that one episode. The fact that they turned out to be stolen to begin with, and he was returning them to their rightful owners, made it okay. I think the show espouses a fairly conservative viewpoint. At least, I don't remember being offended by it before. And, in an interview, Allison said she thought a lot of the show's success owed to the fact that it has a strongly pro-America, pro-values message to it. I'm not in the habit of disagreeing with the lovely Miss Mack. ;)

When are they ever in class, or did I miss something?

I think they mentioned that the school was closed down due to the events of Dark Thursday or Dark Tuesday or whatever it was.

[SuziQ]

I forgot about "Heroes". Our kids got into that, and have gotten us interested. It's what we watch on Mondays since "24" isn't back on yet.

[Rastus]

Good Lord! A cartoon I like just turned anti-Bush! Real smart @$$holes.

What was it?

[Vicki]

I think it is the main networks ABC, NBC and CBS where the programming is the worse. Mindless and lazy that is what Hollywood has become. They either use old plots or violence and sex to try to be entertaining.

[TheBigB]

I think the show espouses a fairly conservative viewpoint. At least, I don't remember being offended by it before. And, in an interview, Allison said she thought a lot of the show's success owed to the fact that it has a strongly pro-America, pro-values message to it. I'm not in the habit of disagreeing with the lovely Miss Mack. ;)

Nor am I. If you remember the storyline last year that had Lex running against Jonathan for the state senate seat, they never mention parties even once. However, it was obvious that Lex was the big-business, anti-environment Republican, while Jonathan was the pro-environment Democrat. It wasn't overt, though.

I think they mentioned that the school was closed down due to the events of Dark Thursday or Dark Tuesday or whatever it was.

Oh, okay. That makses sense.

[TheBigB]

HEROES rocks! :)

[Rastus]

Nor am I. If you remember the storyline last year that had Lex running against Jonathan for the state senate seat, they never mention parties even once. However, it was obvious that Lex was the big-business, anti-environment Republican, while Jonathan was the pro-environment Democrat. It wasn't overt, though.

I guess it was because I knew Schneider is a Republican in real life that I missed those implications. I haven't rewatched it on DVD, so it may be more obvious to me.

[LukeL]

The only show I watch that is on broadcast is Law and Order SVU and CI. Other than that it is History Channel and TV Land, plus Monk.

[TheBigB]

He is? I didn't know that. Good for him. :)

I'm still waiting for Allison's MAXIM layout, and you know it's coming. ;)

[SuziQ]

Yeah, what YOU said!