Eric P. Metze

television

  • Goodbye Television Stations, Hello Social Networks

    —

    by

    Eric P. Metze
    in

    I grew up watching television, just like everyone else. I’ve always thought of each channel in terms of its own personality or spirit, so to speak. When a station that was once young and vibrant gets strung out on pop rock candy, for example, I see it has an entity that has lost its way,…

  • Everyone Wants to Be Johnny Carson

    Everyone Wants to Be Johnny Carson

    —

    by

    Eric P. Metze
    in

    All late night talk shows (aside from the Daily Show and the Colbert Report) are lame and practically worthless. They’re formulaic, unoriginal, and pander to the widest audience possible. Half of the population has a below-average IQ, so their content has pretty much the same level of complexity. At least the Daily Show and the…