In a disturbing study released by the Parents Television Council, and highlighted in this Forbes article, the amount of sexual content on prime time network television is absolutely astounding. While most readers of this blog have long recognized the problem, the true extent of the issue is hard to imagine.
How did we get to the point of allowing such content into our homes?
The biggest problem is a lack of well-told stories. We often hear that there will always be an audience for good stories that are well-told. Unfortunately, the networks usually resort to lowest common denominator fare. Thankfully, in the small glimmer of hope, these oversexed shows have generally done nothing to improve ratings.
TV is not vulgar and prurient and dumb because the people who compose the audience are vulgar and dumb. Television is the way it is simply because people tend to be extremely similar in their vulgar and prurient and dumb interests and wildly different in their refined and aesthetic and noble interests.” -David Foster Wallace
In 1954, 74% of American TV households chose to watch ”I Love Lucy” every week. Is it only because there were so few alternative choices? Is it really any wonder why “American Idol” is currently the most watched TV show, routinely beating these oversexed competitors?
Let’s pray that the students at JP Catholic will soon be creating entertaining content that the whole family can once again enjoy.
