[CS-FSLUG] Television

[Christopher Rose]

I don't totally agree. I say this for if the cable companies start losing 
large numbers of customers (moral christian and concerned non-christians 
alike), they might want to re-examine what is on television. Thankfully, the 
FCC is starting to take a greater interest in what is on television and have 
started to say "hold up" on some of the programming. Indeed, it may be 
possible to petition the FCC to tell the various television stations that 
certain types of programming (regardless of what the station may make from 
airing it) is inappropriate. Indeed, I'd be in favor of an e-mail or snail 
mail petition to the FCC on this. 
 
In Christ, 
Christopher 
 
 
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "R. Thompson" <ron.t at sasktel.net> 
Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2004 00:08:51 -0600 
To: "A Christian virtual Free Software and Linux Users Group." 
<Christiansource at ofb.biz> 
Subject: Re: [CS-FSLUG] Television 
 
> On Sat, 2004-09-18 at 22:42, Christopher Rose wrote: 
> > I can not help but wonder what it is that is happening to America. 
<snipped> 
> >  Indeed, many of the so-called "cartoons" that I see on television these 
days  
> > probably would not have gotten past the censors when I was a child. 
> > I firmly believe that if I can not receive it on my rabbit ear antenna,  
> > I probably am better off not watching it.   
>  
> 	Rabbit ear antennae help filter the corruption out of television 
> programming? 
>  
> >  My personal suggestion, and this may hurt some, is to REJECT cable 
television.  
> > Yes, it means giving up the high speed cable internet,  
> > In fact, I do not usually turn on the television unless I am going to 
watch  
> > "SuperBook", "Veggie-Tales" or perhaps "Adventures in Odyssey" with my 
2yo.  
> > Otherwise, the television general remains off. I can assure you that this 
does  
> > have an effect on those around you. Sadly, my nieces and nephew do not 
like  
> > spending time at my place because they can not watch "Spongebob" or 
"Powerpuff Girls"  
> > on television (or anything on cartoon network for that matter). Oddly 
enough,  
> > this does not bother me, as at least my son is growing up without a need 
to watch  
> > cartoons and he isn't exposed to all the garbage that the cable companies 
are trying  
> > to sell us as entertainment. 
>  
> 	I don't think that the cable companies alone are responsible for what 
> makes it on TV.  But I suspect that they make be playing a part.  Years 
> ago there were the Neilson ratings, which kept track of the popularity 
> of programs.  With digital cable, I suspect but don't know this for 
> sure, that the cable companies have an automated equivatlent to the 
> Neilson ratings, by collecting data on the numbers of digital cable 
> boxes tuned to any particular program at any time.  Having digital 
> cable, the programs we select then would be also be counted.  Not being 
> on digital cable would mean we'd have no vote (not that we knew we were 
> voting).  If morally upright people in large numbers were to switch off 
> cable and replace it with 'rabbit ears' then the more acceptable 
> programmes would then appear to be that much more unpopular and more 
> likely to be cancelled (to be replaced by something more appealing to 
> the amoral viewers). 
>  
>            My thoughts, 
>  
>                   Ron T. 
> >  
> > Pax, 
> >  
> > Christopher 
> >  
> >  
> >  
> >  
> > The "Cat" is out of the bag, Grey Cat Linux 
> >  
> > <center><a href="http://www.greycatlinux.myweb.nl"><img 
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> --  
> Ron G. Thompson, |^| 
> Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada 
> www.petomai.org   ron at petomai.org 
> "Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as doves to their window?" Is 
> 60:8 
>  
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