And the Next Cancelled Show is...

[Marc]

When a TV network called The Food Network cancels a show named 'The Kitchen', they must be in trouble. i mean what are they going to put on in its place?

"The food delivery service"

 

[The Nightmare Doctor]

Kitchen Sink.

Everything Including the Kitchen Sink, otherwise what are we even doing here?

 

[Owain Taggart]

Everything Including the Kitchen Sink, otherwise what are we even doing here?

Exactly. And in a roundabout way, it would show how chaotic it's all become.

The same thing The Sci-Fi Channel, The Discovery Channel, The History Channel, The Learning Channel, Animal Planet, MTV, and VH1 (among others) all did: Sell out their brand to produce crappy "reality" shows and low-production trash in desperate attempts to stay alive.

Yep, it's called channel drift. Anytime a channel moves away from its core mandate. The ironic thing is that in doing so, I feel they often lose sight of what made people watch in the first place. And then they eventually simply become a zombiefied channel running reruns of all different sorts. And the companies that own them don't shut them down as they still make money via reruns even though they are no longer actually airing new content.

 

[The Salt Umpire]

NAKED AND AFRAID... TO FONDUE

PURGATORY'S KITCHEN

IT'S BACON, BITCH! (Said like "It's Britney, bitch"!)

ROADKILL ROULETTE
DOLLAR MENU REVIEWS
RANDOM LABLELESS CAN CUISINE
THE WEAKEST SAUSAGE LINK

 

[The Nightmare Doctor]

Yep, it's called channel drift. Anytime a channel moves away from its core mandate. The ironic thing is that in doing so, I feel they often lose sight of what made people watch in the first place. And then they eventually simply become a zombiefied channel running reruns of all different sorts. And the companies that own them don't shut them down as they still make money via reruns even though they are no longer actually airing new content.

Ah, of course there's a term for it.

Either way, it depresses the hell out of me because they were all amazing channels in their glory days and now they're all shit.

And I just thought of another one: A&E.

 

[Owain Taggart]

Ah, of course there's a term for it.

Either way, it depresses the hell out of me because they were all amazing channels in their glory days and now they're all shit.

And I just thought of another one: A&E.

Yeah, I know what you mean. I get that it might be tempting for channels to try to get new audiences by attempting to change, but I just find it super frustrating when you find a channel you like, sort of like a home you can keep returning to, but then slowly you feel yourself pushed away because you're considered no longer important. That is depressing.

Our Discovery Channel in Canada held out for a long time, and while that's no longer the case, initially it had produced a daily science (actual science!) magazine show that ran for 20+ years and was successful enough to be sold worldwide, and it was one of those things that helped it stick to its mandate.

Our Space Channel also held out for a long time and was even well-known for its unique Star Trek commercials.

 

[Marc]

Yeah, I know what you mean. I get that it might be tempting for channels to try to get new audiences by attempting to change, but I just find it super frustrating when you find a channel you like, sort of like a home you can keep returning to, but then slowly you feel yourself pushed away because you're considered no longer important. That is depressing.

Our Discovery Channel in Canada held out for a long time, and while that's no longer the case, initially it had produced a daily science (actual science!) magazine show that ran for 20+ years and was successful enough to be sold worldwide, and it was one of those things that helped it stick to its mandate.

Our Space Channel also held out for a long time and was even well-known for its unique Star Trek commercials.

History channel is probably another prime example.

 

[Owain Taggart]

^Yep, they were among the first from that group, from what I remember. Afterall, once History goes, it becomes easier to start dismissing everything else.

 

[The Nightmare Doctor]

Yup, The History Channel was one of the first ones that came to mind when I wrote that list.

 

[DarrenTR1970]

If anyone has an HD antenna, or cable, I would check out 'StoryTV', which rebroadcast all those old History Channel programs.