[BC] The new TV Guide

[WFIFeng@aol.com]

In a message dated 12/25/2005 1:58:54 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
akline at netins.net writes:

> ------ At 01:22 PM 12/24/2005 EST, The Most Honourable WFIFeng at aol.com 
wrote:

"Most Honourable"? I like it! <g>

>>BTW, who else absolutely *despises* the new format of TV Guide? My wife and 
>> I both think it is the absolute pits.
>  
>  The new TV Guide is absolutely worthless.  If I want to read "People" or "
> Soap Opera
>  Digest", I'd go out and buy "People" or "Soap Opera Digest". 

It's good to see that we're not alone. Interesting that you make this 
comparison, as niether of those magazines hold any interest for us, so we're not very 
familiar with their style or content. Confesion: We have picked up an issue 
of People while waiting at a Dr's office now and then, when there was nothing 
else there. (It's better than reading the ingrediencts on a chewing gum 
wrapper, but not by much.)

> I miss the journalism
>  that TV Guide once did--it was about the only place where someone could 
find 
>  insightful writing about the industry, written in a way that would appeal 
to 
> an intelligent viewer (someone outside the industry).

I hadn't thought of that, but you're right. Now and then, I have read 
articles that were interesting & informative. The thing I miss the most, though, are 
the *detailed* listings. Every channel and every program was listed. Most of 
them also included at least a partial description of their content that was 
more than a 10-word sentence. What we have now is virtually useless. It only 
lists from 7-11pm, Mon-Fri. It gives a "generic" *partial* listing of "daytime" 
programming. Worthless. Absolutely worthless.

As someone else mentioned, the only reason we're getting it is because it's a 
gift. I'm going to ask my Dad not to renew it anymore. It's a complete waste 
of his money, now. Even though we watch a lot less TV than most folks, having 
a *useful* TV guide did actually help contribute to increased viewing time, as 
we could easily find programming of interest to us that fell outside of the 
7-11pm time slot! (Talk about vapid.)

> In fact, the writing was so
>  good that one of my college professors strongly encouraged us to use TV 
> Guide  as a primary source for our term papers.

Now that I find fascinating! I'm sure he's totally changed his tune now, 
though.

Thanks to everyone who's posted on this thread. I look forward to more 
insights from my fellow Broadcasters.

Merry CHRISTmas and Happy Hanukkah to one and all!
 *<|:-)  <-- Me with Santa hat

Willie...