oldtimer Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 It certainly is, but I'll leave it to you to figure out the difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richieb Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 49 minutes ago, oldtimer said: Broadcast licenses were awarded and continued on the basis of complying with a certain amount of "public service," as an FCC requirement. Calling them a "loss leader" is not very accurate in a business sense of the word. For those of us who still watch the Big Three nightly news broadcasts, I see little evidence of them doing the public a “service”. They appear as nothing more than that particular networks political view in a “lite” dosage. And they certainly have become a great conduit for Big Pharma selling their wares to the Nightly News targeted audience. Might that be their “public service”? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geezin' Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 33 minutes ago, oldtimer said: It certainly is, but I'll leave it to you to figure out the difference. You believe I haven't? Damn............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 Determinism is an easy out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 10 minutes ago, richieb said: For those of us who still watch the Big Three nightly news broadcasts, I see little evidence of them doing the public a “service”. They appear as nothing more than that particular networks political view in a “lite” dosage. And they certainly have become a great conduit for Big Pharma selling their wares to the Nightly News targeted audience. Might that be their “public service”? Why then do you watch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 TV Party TV party tonight TV party tonight TV party tonight TV party tonight We're gonna have a TV party tonight All right! We're gonna have a TV party, all right Tonight! We've got nothing better to do Than watch TV And have a couple of brews Everybody's gonna hang out here tonight All right! We'll pass out on the couch, all right Tonight! We've got nothing better to do Than watch TV And have a couple of brews Don't talk about anything else We don't want to know We're dedicated to our favorite shows That's Incredible! Hill Street Blues Dallas Fridays We sit glued to the TV set all night And every night Why go into the outside world at all It's such a fright We've got nothing better to do Than watch TV And have a couple of brews TV news shows What it's like out there? It's a scare You can go out if you want We wouldn't dare We've got nothing better to do Than watch TV And have a couple of brews Don't talk about anything else We don't want to know We're dedicated to our favorite shows Saturday Night Live Monday Night Football Jeffersons Vega$ I wouldn't be without my TV for a day Or even a minute I don't bother to use my brain any more There's nothing left in it We've got nothing better to do Than watch TV And have a couple of brews Wait a minute My TV set doesn't work It's broken What are we gonna do tonight? This isn't fair We're hurtin' We've got nothing left to do Left with no TV And just a couple of brews What are we gonna talk about... I don't know! We're gonna miss our favorite shows No That's Incredible! No Hill Street Blues No Dallas No Fridays No TV party tonight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richieb Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 1 hour ago, oldtimer said: Why then do you watch? One hell of a question and one I ask myself nearly each broadcast. Habit and aids in dinner time digestion- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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