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Message: <blockquote data-quote="John Crichton" data-source="post: 943077" data-attributes="member: 4779">Okay, not looking to start a Star Wars specific debate here at all.  I need to say that while there are many folks who hate or simply don't like the new Star Wars films, there are still many people who love them.  I don't think films like Star Wars should be considered because they are such a different animal.  When I see another film trilogy followed by another film trilogy then I'll be ready for that conversation.So, in short, I believe that there are an equal if not more amount of older Star Wars fans that like the new trilogy compared to those that don't.  The folks who don't like it are typically more vocal...Back to TV:  I really worry about TV.  I don't really blame reality TV or the viewers.  Sure, the studios have found a low-cost money maker but it won't last forever.  We already see the trend of shows that have to keep doing more and more immoral and stupid things to get ratings.  Another problem is something many of us have been talking about for months: the crummy ratings system.  There has been a fairly convincing amount of evidence that has been compiled that shows the holes in the current ratings system.  Not that this will solve all the problems but if a more accurate system was in place these networks could get a better idea of who their viewship is for their genre shows.* sigh *</blockquote>