Evolution of Television

Whether people enjoy it or not, television has evolved into something new. Statements that used to be frowned upon ten or twenty years ago are now being flaunted around as common slang. But let's face it, America, just like a student in a classroom, gets bored from time to time and it is up to prime time entertainment to get us excited again. I remember sitting on my couch watching the Emmys with my parents. The centerpiece music performance by Lonely Island and a list of guest appearances was a little short of what we would call "appropriate." The medley of Akon's "I Just Had Sex" and Lonely Island's "It's Not Gay In A Three Way" was a crowd favorite but was utterly inappropriate. Is it bad that you can't even let your young aged children watch television any without picking out a slang term? Television has to keep up with the pace of an average high school when it comes to comedy, and with drama series, you have to take that extra step to attract more fans. Television producers have to do what they have to do to make money. Sure, I don't always agree with what they choose. But that's not my choice. I remember hearing a comedian once say, "I'm not going to guess what your personal line of decency is, I cross my own from time to time. It's how I know I still have one."