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I wonder why they don't try a grown people's spin-off network that's intelligently programmed, with news, public affairs, quality sitcoms (think Frank's Place, Linc's and such) and decent dramas.
supposedly that is why TV-1 was created. i am not sure it is in all markets but i do find myself watching that more often. in my neighborhood the channel is bfore BET.
I thought TV-1 was more a direct competitor to BET than a spinoff, but that their programming still appeals more to the over-30 crowd. At any rate, I reeeealllly wish I could get TV-1 because from what I hear from my friends who get it, I'd love it.
I know that BET has the jazz station, and a gospel station, if I'm not mistaken, so maybe a spinoff for 30-plus is in the works, but that still does nothing for the "low-budget MTV" status that BET is now. I mean, I can say that I hate BET because it's mindless, repetitive, misogynistic, etc. but I hate MTV for all the same reasons. It's just worse because that's the only outlet where I can see the hip-hop & R&B videos I like and see more than 1 brown face onscreen in an 8-hour time span.
I think it would be nice and reasonable for Viacom to create a "black counterpart" (for lack of a better phrase) system like what they already have with MTV-MTV2-VH1-VH1 Classic. But it probably won't happen, because I doubt that they'd be willing to take a chance on such an ambitious programming sceme for a black audience. It's just that BET really isn't all that relevant anymore as it was originally intended (as a catch all "black station") because we've outgrown that, but what it's becoming (a teenybopper video station) isn't really necessary now that white audiences are listening to hip hop so hard. BET is trying to do too much, but is doing too little at the same time.
(can you tell I've been thinking about this for minute?) lol..
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