It speaks volumes on the state of daytime television. It's a dumping ground of infomercials and judge programs. Not to mention cheap The View knockoffs.
I feel bad for the children's programming. Merchandising aside, it's got a bad deal. Children's programming is the most viciously overregulated thing out there, you have these various groups with their various agendas breathing down the network and sponsors' necks, in turn they breath down the necks of the show runners, if certain shows can't get a toy line (Green Lantern) or have a toy line that doesn't sell because the price point is too high (Thundercats 2011) it's gone... it gets NO respect unless it's educational, and sometimes barely then. They deserve the award more than anything lately (Judge Programming shouldn't be rewarded)...
and seriously, where are the Daytime Razzies? Maury Povich would get the lifetime achievement Razzie for sucking.
I feel bad for the children's programming. Merchandising aside, it's got a bad deal. Children's programming is the most viciously overregulated thing out there, you have these various groups with their various agendas breathing down the network and sponsors' necks, in turn they breath down the necks of the show runners, if certain shows can't get a toy line (Green Lantern) or have a toy line that doesn't sell because the price point is too high (Thundercats 2011) it's gone... it gets NO respect unless it's educational, and sometimes barely then. They deserve the award more than anything lately (Judge Programming shouldn't be rewarded)...
and seriously, where are the Daytime Razzies? Maury Povich would get the lifetime achievement Razzie for sucking.