• Enigma@sh.itjust.works
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      1 year ago

      It happened during the 08 writers strike. Reality Tv is cheap to produce and requires minimal writing.

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      I have a feeling it has more to do with low production cost than anything else sadly :/

      milleNNialS Are kiLLiNg cAblE

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        No doubt that’s the main thing but how are there enough people to watch all these channels of garbage?

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          Maybe no one is actually watching, the TV ratings system is crooked somehow, and TV advertisers are getting screwed?