I don't think their acronym really applies any more

[yendi]

TLC has signed a deal to broadcast the Miss America Pageant.

What the fuck? What, exactly, does one learn from the Miss America Pageant?

Seriously. I mean, Nip/Tuck will tell you more about plastic surgery, Ugly Betty will offer better insight into fashion, and House will teach more about anatomy. What, exactly, are people expected to learn here? Or has The Learning Channel gone the way of such "our name is no longer an acronym" terms as "Entertainment and Sports Programming Network" and "Music Television?"

Comments

[eh-notsomuch.livejournal.com]

I must quote The Boondocks, when Huey called his cable company: "Hello, I'm watching BET - Black Entertainment Television? There are no black people on it and it's not entertaining."

[yendi]

Heh. I still remember flipping around the dial a few years ago, and landing on Jason Goes to Hell on BET.

[ckd]

They're now just "The L Channel".

As in L on their forehead.

[yendi]

Heh. Pretty much my reaction to them. Frustrating, since sister channel Discovery is still pretty damned good.

[mfree.livejournal.com]

The Lameness Channel

or

The Loser Channel

or my personal favorite

The Leering Channel

[auryn29a.livejournal.com]

And Sci-Fi! Oh wait, that's not an acronym. Still...wrestling??? I'm still annoyed about that.

[emilytheslayer.livejournal.com]

Or when the Cartoon Network was showing Saved By the Bell for a while. The hell?

[zarq.livejournal.com]

Workout Tips (http://www.forbes.com/health/2005/08/24/missamerica-fitness-health-cx_sy_0824feat_ls.html)?

How to fight Internet Predators (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/07/24/miss_america_fights_internet_predators/)?

Alcohol Use Prevention (http://www.madd.org/news/0,1056,11493,00.html)?

Ultimate Betrayals and Unconditional Love (http://www.amazon.com/Miss-America-Day-Betrayals-Unconditional/dp/0972829857)?

Or maybe just "How to Fill Out a Swimsuit (http://www.missamerica.org/compete2004/photos/three/full/ad1.jpg)"

[yendi]

Man, who knew how useful Miss Americas could be?

[zarq.livejournal.com]

Well, "useful" is a relative term. :)

[alladinsane.livejournal.com]

Dont forget TV Land's movie orgy madness and "Extreme Makeover: home Edition" addition...

[yendi]

I hadn't realized that TV Land had joined the list of channels with no identity anymore. Sad.

[unquietsoul5.livejournal.com]

It's because pre-packaged stuff that doesn't require them to do original programming or actual effort/research is just easier to get, especially a fluff-filled thing like a beauty contest. Someone else does all the work, they pay a small fee, and the viewers lose a few thousand brain cells as they rake in the dough from the advertisers.

Who needs work, research, etc when you can let some pre-packaging hype artist take all the financial risks?

[concordantnexus.livejournal.com]

Reasons why I stopped watching television over a decade ago include....\\

Seriously tho, when you watch TV once in a blue moon like I do, the freeze frame every few years showed that TLC was on the 'lets dumb it down until everyone will watch us' path from the getgo.

[chorus-of-chaos.livejournal.com]

Why, they will learn how to binge and purge, to be anorexic, how to wear your swimsuit to best show of your implants, why brazilian waxes are a requirement, and all other kinds of STUPID SHIT.

[jdotmi.livejournal.com]

They could pump the entire college scholarship angle.

Of course, the only thing I watch on TLC is Property Ladder.

I don't have a TV

[kenakari.livejournal.com]

...but I've seen this downward spiral in the quality of the shows being offered on TLC. Then again I lost interest in most television programming when Tech TV died and G4 screwed its corpse.

Re: I don't have a TV

[yendi]

I'm embarrassed to say that I've started watching G4 again, only for Ninja Warrior, which is so damned good. Even if it belongs on ESPN or GSN.