I have been bored by most broadcast TV for years now. Most of the so-called comedy shows are quite boring, as the quality of script has gone down over the years. (Yes, I am biased here, as my late uncle was an Emmy-winning script writer.) So-called news shows often consist of 99% opinion and 1% news. One can quickly get bored by commentators on a network all saying the same basic thing, only with different faces saying those things.
For the past few years, I have found YouTube to be a refreshing diversion from broadcast TV, although the quality of the videos are not up to those on traditional TV networks. It seems that there is a little bit of something for everyone here, albeit with productions of random quality. Often, I find that I am watching shows which were once shown on broadcast TV, as well as regularly scheduled podcasts I find interesting. Yet, I stumble at times into purely amateur videos that I may watch because the creator is interested in the same things in which I am interested.
Lately, I've been watching videos by restaurant reviewers (UA Eats), Cruise Industry Newscasters (La Lido Loca), and Auto Industry people (Car Questions Answered). Please note that I watch a lot more channels than these ones, I just didn't want to list them all. If anything, these days I find that I could go all evening switching between YouTube videos without going back to the traditional broadcasters.
But this leads me to one question:
If I am finding traditional TV boring, what is happening with the rest of us?
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