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On Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at 4:16:23 AM UTC-6, wrote:
On Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at 4:45:05 AM UTC-4, Mike Collins wrote:

There are still good programmes on terrestrial TV.

Does "terrestrial TV" mean that it arrives via a buried cable?

No, it means it doesn't arrive via a satellite dish.

John Savard

On Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at 8:21:00 AM UTC-4, Quadibloc wrote:
On Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at 4:16:23 AM UTC-6, wrote:
On Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at 4:45:05 AM UTC-4, Mike Collins wrote:

There are still good programmes on terrestrial TV.

Does "terrestrial TV" mean that it arrives via a buried cable?

No, it means it doesn't arrive via a satellite dish.

I already figured that, but does he mean that it arrives via cable or via radio-wave broadcast?

On Wed, 25 May 2016 03:55:46 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

On Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at 10:33:43 AM UTC-4, peterson wrote:

I disagree. The quality of scripted television has never been higher.

In your opinion.

Obviously. Hardly an isolated or rare one, however.

On Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at 10:16:39 AM UTC-4, peterson wrote:
On Wed, 25 May 2016 03:55:46 -0700 (PDT), wsnell01 wrote:

On Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at 10:33:43 AM UTC-4, peterson wrote:

I disagree. The quality of scripted television has never been higher.

In your opinion.

Obviously. Hardly an isolated or rare one, however.

In your opinion.

On Wed, 25 May 2016 15:06:17 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

On Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at 10:16:39 AM UTC-4, peterson wrote:
On Wed, 25 May 2016 03:55:46 -0700 (PDT), wsnell01 wrote:

On Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at 10:33:43 AM UTC-4, peterson wrote:

I disagree. The quality of scripted television has never been higher.

In your opinion.

Obviously. Hardly an isolated or rare one, however.

In your opinion.

No. My view of TV quality is an opinion. My observation that many
others share that opinion is a fact.

On Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at 4:47:57 PM UTC-6, Chris L Peterson wrote:
On Wed, 25 May 2016 15:06:17 -0700 (PDT), wrote:
On Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at 10:16:39 AM UTC-4, peterson wrote:
On Wed, 25 May 2016 03:55:46 -0700 (PDT), wsnell01 wrote:
On Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at 10:33:43 AM UTC-4, peterson wrote:

I disagree. The quality of scripted television has never been higher.

In your opinion.

Obviously. Hardly an isolated or rare one, however.

In your opinion.

No. My view of TV quality is an opinion. My observation that many
others share that opinion is a fact.

Interesting. Of course, there _seems_ to be so little of it around that even
were that true, it might be irrelevant.

Of course, memory makes the past look better than it was. People remember shows
like "Playhouse 90" but not that they were far from typical television fare in
their time.

John Savard

On Wed, 25 May 2016 16:10:47 -0700 (PDT), Quadibloc
wrote:

On Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at 4:47:57 PM UTC-6, Chris L Peterson wrote:
On Wed, 25 May 2016 15:06:17 -0700 (PDT), wrote:
On Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at 10:16:39 AM UTC-4, peterson wrote:
On Wed, 25 May 2016 03:55:46 -0700 (PDT), wsnell01 wrote:
On Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at 10:33:43 AM UTC-4, peterson wrote:

I disagree. The quality of scripted television has never been higher.

In your opinion.

Obviously. Hardly an isolated or rare one, however.

In your opinion.

No. My view of TV quality is an opinion. My observation that many
others share that opinion is a fact.

Interesting. Of course, there _seems_ to be so little of it around that even
were that true, it might be irrelevant.

So little of what?

On Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at 5:50:49 PM UTC-6, Chris L Peterson wrote:
On Wed, 25 May 2016 16:10:47 -0700 (PDT), Quadibloc
wrote:

Interesting. Of course, there _seems_ to be so little of it around that even
were that true, it might be irrelevant.

So little of what?

Scripted television.

John Savard

On Wed, 25 May 2016 17:04:51 -0700 (PDT), Quadibloc
wrote:

On Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at 5:50:49 PM UTC-6, Chris L Peterson wrote:
On Wed, 25 May 2016 16:10:47 -0700 (PDT), Quadibloc
wrote:

Interesting. Of course, there _seems_ to be so little of it around that even
were that true, it might be irrelevant.

So little of what?

Scripted television.

I was recently reading that there are currently something like 600
scripted TV programs airing in the United States. The article was in
the context of the problems faced by TV reviewers, who are no longer
able to come close to reviewing everything that airs.

I've started being very selective, rejecting shows that are no doubt
enjoyable and that a few years ago I would have watched. I still spend
more time watching TV than I'd really like, despite limiting it to
what I'd describe as shows of very high quality- superb writing and
acting.

On Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at 6:47:57 PM UTC-4, peterson wrote:
On Wed, 25 May 2016 15:06:17 -0700 (PDT), wsnell01 wrote:

On Wednesday, May 25, 2016 at 10:16:39 AM UTC-4, peterson wrote:
On Wed, 25 May 2016 03:55:46 -0700 (PDT), wsnell01 wrote:

On Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at 10:33:43 AM UTC-4, peterson wrote:

I disagree. The quality of scripted television has never been higher.

In your opinion.

Obviously. Hardly an isolated or rare one, however.

In your opinion.

No. My view of TV quality is an opinion. My observation that many
others share that opinion is a fact.

No doubt some others share your opinion about "TV quality," but it is your -opinion- that such people are not rare or isolated.