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Message: <blockquote data-quote="sniffles" data-source="post: 2766569" data-attributes="member: 30035">It's not entirely true that there are no writers for "reality" shows. They are scripted almost as much as regular scripted tv (which just confirms why the "reality" label is so false). But that said, I'm still inclined to agree with Psionicist. I am perpetually frustrated that tv shows linger on and on, far beyond the point where they are fun for me to watch anymore, just because the networks think they can milk a few more advertising dollars out of them. But I don't blame just greed. It isn't greed; it's profit. Without profit, tv might not exist. And I wouldn't like that.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /> I think some of the blame does lie with the viewers. If people would stop watching the shows that were once good but aren't anymore, instead of hanging on because they watched all the previous episodes, the general quality might improve.  The networks are all obsessed with syndication rights, and the idea that you can't syndicate anything that doesn't have at least 48 episodes in the can, so that's another factor in the mix. It would be nice if syndication packages could include multiple shows in a sort of anthology format, so shows that didn't last as long could still get into syndication. Then the networks might be more willing to let them die a natural death in first-run instead of keeping them on life support forever.</blockquote>

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