Educational TV

What has happened to “real” educational television programs? Now don’t get me wrong. Every now and then something gets aired that has some real content to it, but let’s face it. Today it is all about entertainment value. How many times have you tuned into Animal Planet to see the same program on: Planet’s Most Funniest Animals, Animal Cops, and ridiculous people like the now deceased Steve Irwin or Austin Stevens who get their facts wrong, act like nuts and sell it to unsuspecting viewers. Now I’ll be the first to admit I like the Dog Whisper, but the majority of the people he gets on that show really have no clue about their pets. The information and instructions he gives them are very basic, easy to do, easy to research subjects. Yet they have to call in a televised “professional” get on TV and have their 10 minutes of fame. I used to watch Animal Cops up until they had so many branches of it that it became more ridiculous then CSI. I believe in saving animals from cruel situations, both my dogs came from shelters, and I’ve found homes for many others I’ve worked with. But that’s just it, if you are going to make an improvement DO it. Don’t sit, watch, feel sorry for them, forget about it a few minutes later go on with your life without contributing, repeat. Now Animal Planet isn’t the only one. Take the History Channel, and Discovery channel with their “hypothetical” TV shows. What educational value is there in learning some jack-pot’s theory of aliens in UFOs building the Pyramids? Yeah, they are a mystery, and so are other intelligent life forms. Programs dedicated to the individual subjects describing what we do know with supporting evidence, and a few personal beliefs is fine. Don’t put the two together find some quack-job historian with a few screws loose, then make an hour to two hour program trying to sell the idea. Don’t think I forgot the Discovery channel. They have all the “End of the World”, and “Natural Disasters” programs. The Natural Disasters are my favorites (sarcasm). What happens when this “Mega” volcano blew up, what if this “Mega” flood happened, what if a “Mega” rogue wave hits New York, and my all time favorite (more sarcasm) what if the pressure built up under Yellowstone Park blew up. *Sigh* Entertaining isn’t it? Bottom Line: If we don’t kill our selves, Mother Nature will. Wild ravenous dogs will eat our corpses. Aliens with UFOs will come back and rebuild it all.