I Hate PBS

I’m flipping through channels and the local PBS station is showing The Doors: Live in Europe.

So, I check it out for a few minutes and – of course – they interrupt it with a fundraising pitch.

Every time there’s something worth watching on PBS – or at least something that appeals to me – they’re doing a pledge/membership drive. They always promise something along the lines of, “donate money so we can continue to bring you great programming like this.”

But they never show this kind of programming the rest of the year. They only break it out when they have a pledge drive going on. Total bait and switch bs.

 

Not true ... but enjoy Touch Me anyhow.

 

What do you watch on PBS?

 

Almost all their music/concert shows are shown during pledge drives. So if that's all you watch, you better get out your wallet.

 

American Experience is a great weekly show on American history. I'm usually working, but Frontline is also excellent.

My kids watch their children's programming during the day.

Nothing wrong with PBS.

 

Thus my, "bait and switch" complaint.

Don't ask me to give and then not show me anymore music programming until the next pledge drive.

Obviously the music programs bring in the money. That means they're popular with your audience. So give us more.

 

AmEx is pop history, but I always enjoy it... coincidentally, am watching the one on the Donner party now...

 

It is, but it's still better than most History Channel documentaries, many of which ignore the nuts-and-bolts for the juicy stuff.

 

PBS shows music every week with Austin City Limits.

 

PBS showed a Pink Floyd show a couple years ago. Haven't seen it since, but I have had a great fill of Johnny Cash!

 

PBS played Ghostwriter. It can do whatever it'd like.

 

PBS is why I have TiVO.....fast forward....