Proof That I'm Not The Only One Who's Sick of Crap TV - Herbie J Pilato

A few days ago Yahoo published an article about Leave It To Beaver actor Tony Dow who now makes his living as a sculptor The article mentions how Dow decided to retire from acting after a young 28yearold TV executive asked him during an audition if knew how to do comedyI offered my opinion about this in the quotCommentaryquot for this article and have since received a whopping 1500 quotthumbsupquot in response along with 62 additional worded replies amp8211 and those numbers continue to grow This is clearly representative of how increasingly weary audiences are becoming with the lack of quality in new television programming It39s a sad state amp8211 but according to those quotthumbsupquot and with wonderful networks like The Hallmark Channel GMC and INSP there is hope So let39s keep the momentum goingamp8230and growingMeanwhile below is the comment I posted followed by a particularly interesting quotreply commentquot from a fellow reader as well as a link to the original article itselfAnd please feel free to add your comment not only to the Yahoo article but here too at this Classic TV Blog at MediaBizBloggeerscomHJP quotThat response from that TV executive asking Dow if he39s ever done comedy before is so typical of the reasons why there is so much crap on TV today The people running the networks have no clue as to what true quality programming isand what39s required to bring it offquotFellow Reader in Reply quotI work in the Entertainment field The main reason Herbie39s statement is TRUE is because the industry has turned into aamp8230caste system based on cronyism The days where you get hired based on you merit and hard work are behind us now are the days who you are born to and who you know They depend on focus groups and polls rather than taking a chance on talentquotLink to the original article httpnewsyahoocombeavsbrothertonydownowabstractartist160313770htmlbcmt1348333737080dad816b2c14d4b8f9e400b34cfd27961ampampbcmtsuugccmtcontainerbHerbie J Pilato is an actorwriterproducerexecutive who has worked for Syfy AampampE TLC Bravo The Discovery Channel Universal Warner Bros and Sony The author of a number of acclaimed classic TV tiein books The Bionic Book Life Story The Book of Life Goes On The Bewitched Book Bewitched Forever The Kung Fu Book of CaineThe Kung Fu Book of Wisdom and NBC ampamp ME My Life As A Page In A Book Herbie J is also the Founder and Executive Director for The Classic TV Preservation Society a nonprofit organization dedicated to closing the gap between positive TV shows and education wwwClassicTVPSblogspotcom the Creative Director for Erie Street Entertainment a TV production company that is geared toward scififantasy and familyoriented material wwwErieStreetEntertainmentblogspotcom and the President of PopCulture Consultants an entertainment consulting firm wwwPopCultureConsultantsblogspotcom He appears frequently on TV in shows like the TV Guide Channel39s new series 100 Moments That Changed TV and Entertainment Tonight He has performed on daytime soaps like General Hospital and The Bold and The Beautiful as well as classic TV shows like The Golden Girls and Highway to Heaven Herbie Jamp8217s new book TWITCH UPON A STAR THE BEWITCHED LIFE AND CAREER OF ELIZABETEH MONTGOMERY will be published in November by Taylor Trade Publishing To preorder the book click on this link httpsrowmancomISBN9781589797499 andor for more information please email hjpilatoyahoocomRead all Herbie J39s MediaBizBloggers commentaries at Herbie J39s Classic TV CornerCheck us out on Facebook at MediaBizBloggerscomFollow our Twitter updates MediaBizBloggerThe opinions and points of view expressed in this commentary are exclusively the views of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of MediaBizBloggerscom management or associated bloggers MediaBizBloggers is an open thought leadership platform and readers may share their comments and opinions in response to all commentaries

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