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that it's difficult to avoid the sus-
picion that Franco has a psychic
connection to Ralston making him
privy to his innermost emotions.
What an honor for the brave hiker
to endure such a grand ordeal and
have his unparalleled act of human
resilience reenacted by the most
capable actor for the role.
"127 Hours" doesn't question
the value of a life deprived of its
full faculties - it proves that value
threefold. The film stays true to his
indomitable spirit to its end; in a
final, inspirational scene, we learn
that Ralston enjoys mountaineer-
ing to this day with the help of an
ice pick prosthetic. The film is at
once a commemorative biography
and a pulse-pounding thriller, and
it's not for the weak of heart.
An exodus of
creativity to cable
has reshaped TV
By LINDSAY HURD
Daily Arts Writer
Dear Network TV,
Every year, people bitch and
moan about you consistently fail-
ing to come up with a solid lineup
of new and original shows. To
make matters worse, after this fall
season, you have actuallyrenewed
a majority of these crappy shows.
What's the deal, network TV?
What's with the lack of innovative
content?
Let's face it - the only thing
you know how to do is follow
trends in entertainment. Vam-
pires became popular, you fired
back with "Vampire Dairies."
Searching for the next biggest
talent becomes all the rage so
here comes "American Idol,"
"America's Got Talent" and many
more knockoffs. "Law & Order"
does well and you make 50 spin-
offs, including the latest clone
"Law & Order: LA." Retread-
ing is pretty much the game you
play nowadays, which just plain
sucks.
Maybe you feel jealous? You
used to get all the attention and
now cable and the Internet have
expanded into your turf. The
average viewer has more channels
and media outlets than ever. We
no longer care about the actual
channel our show is on, as long as
we can watch great content. The
old idea that your biggest value is
access for everyone is bull.
The fact is that at least 80 per-
cent of us Americans have more
than five stations at our disposal
and will go where the content is
best. Even your old friend Conan
O'Brien has left you for the green-
er pastures of TBS. You think he'll
be less successful on a smaller
network? Viewers love him and
his personality and will watch
him no matter what station he is
on.
To keep us, you need to create
content people find interesting.
But you seem to be leaving that
up to the cable market. Showtime,
AMC and HBO have such great
shows because of their casts, overt
adult themes, high-paid directors
and cinematic editing - but pri-
marily because the plotlines are
innovative, original and thought-
provoking.
Instead of spending money on
remakes of past shows, why not
try picking up pilots that make
viewers want to think? You don't
need Martin Scorsese or Oscar-
winning actresses; you just need
new ideas and good writing. In
fact, it should be your duty as the
one TV outlet that reaches all
Americans to give us stimulating
ideas that aren't just fat people
losing weight or celebrities trying
to reboot their careers by doing
the cha-cha.
Yes, we have come to expect a
higher quality writing, set design,
acting, etc. from our TV. But isn't
that good for the progression of
culture? For too long, you've been
getting by on what you know will
bring in the ratings and sticking
to that bare minimum. You have
casual viewers, not crazed fans.
These cable and satellite niche
markets are starting to take over
your precious audience. Every
time one of them comes up with
a brand-spanking-new idea for
a show, they take a little more of
your audience away. Think about
it - our generation grew up on
Saturday morning cartoons,
"Saved by the Bell" and "TGIF"
on the networks and learned to
schedule our lives around them.
Nowadays, kids watch channels
like Disney and you networks lit-
erally rerun the same shows on
your channels. To kids, you rep-
resent just another way to get the
same shows they could easily find
somewhere else. It's lazy.
Instead of being the great pro-
viders of cultural you once were,
you're now headed down the path
to mediocrity and boring repeti-
tion. The thrill of watching a set
of shows on any given night on
your channels will soon be lost if
you keep creating shit TV. You'll
lose your importance sooner than
you think. If the CW falls in the
forest but nobody was watching,
who cares?
This, network TV, is a plea for
you to work a little bit harder to
try and stay relevant. By copy-
ing old ideas over and over again,
you're pretty much telling us that
this is the way it's going to be from
now on. And we will leave, have
no doubt about that.
Sincerely,
Everyone
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