bush_cheney2004 Posted October 15, 2011 Report Posted October 15, 2011 Christ, do you know anything about Canada? For someone that spends so much time posting on this forum, you would think you would have a clue by now. The entire purpose of the CBC was to stem the tide of American media influencing Canadian culture. Yes, it's been discussed ad nauseaum in many threads. Somebody in Canada must be consuming "American media" without a gun placed to their head. Since nearly our entire population lives along the Canada-US border, when people received radio and television signals over the air, it was deemed necessary to have an outlet for Canadian media to protect our national identity and thus our sovereignty. It's not crapping on the United States, it's a geographical reality. I read that woeful tale years ago...this site has/had a nice summary. Seems that more Canadians preferred American media...still do. CanCon rules won't stop free choice and neither will bitching about American media domination. Compete or become irrelevant. Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
bush_cheney2004 Posted October 15, 2011 Report Posted October 15, 2011 its true, without the cbc we'd be american No...I'm an American...and we don't have the CBC! Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
olp1fan Posted October 15, 2011 Report Posted October 15, 2011 Yes, it's been discussed ad nauseaum in many threads. Somebody in Canada must be consuming "American media" without a gun placed to their head. I read that woeful tale years ago...this site has/had a nice summary. Seems that more Canadians preferred American media...still do. CanCon rules won't stop free choice and neither will bitching about American media domination. Compete or become irrelevant. dur, american tv shows are superior to any countries however you have shitty coverage of hockey ... which is why we need cbc every saturday night and playoff night cbc rules Canada Quote
bush_cheney2004 Posted October 15, 2011 Report Posted October 15, 2011 dur, american tv shows are superior to any countries however you have shitty coverage of hockey ... which is why we need cbc every saturday night and playoff night cbc rules Canada Maybe that's the problem...there is more to life than just hockey. Diversify. Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
olp1fan Posted October 15, 2011 Report Posted October 15, 2011 Maybe that's the problem...there is more to life than just hockey. Diversify. hockeys so much a part of canada.., you don't understand because there is no 1 sport in america that unites your country sure baseball and football are huge but it doesn't unite your whole country Quote
Vineon Posted October 15, 2011 Report Posted October 15, 2011 Maybe that's the problem...there is more to life than just hockey. Diversify. The real question is, is there more to being Canadian than just hockey? Quote
olp1fan Posted October 15, 2011 Report Posted October 15, 2011 The real question is, is there more to being Canadian than just hockey? yes, like bashing the U.S Quote
cybercoma Posted October 15, 2011 Report Posted October 15, 2011 dur, american tv shows are superior to any countries however you have shitty coverage of hockey ... which is why we need cbc every saturday night and playoff night cbc rules Canada Remember Fox's glowing puck? hahahaha Quote
bush_cheney2004 Posted October 15, 2011 Report Posted October 15, 2011 The real question is, is there more to being Canadian than just hockey? Yes, and more than just being !American. Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
bush_cheney2004 Posted October 15, 2011 Report Posted October 15, 2011 Remember Fox's glowing puck? hahahaha We sure do....FoxTrax was a technical adventure for the Americans...helped to make up for all those boring fights. http://www.ieeeghn.org/wiki/index.php/First-Hand:Recollections_of_the_development_of_the_FoxTrax_hockey_puck_tracking_system Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
olp1fan Posted October 15, 2011 Report Posted October 15, 2011 Remember Fox's glowing puck? hahahaha yes, americand had trouble seeing the black puck lollll Quote
Boges Posted October 15, 2011 Report Posted October 15, 2011 are you comparing these to the entertainment provided by the CBC or.....? better comparators: magazines, hobbies, concerts, internet porn, CDs, sports events.... if the govt must be obliged to fund one source of entertainment, why not all? They don't provide any entertainment. Quote
olp1fan Posted October 16, 2011 Report Posted October 16, 2011 They don't provide any entertainment. havent you seen the tudors? theres cursing and nudity its hardcore Quote
Battletoads Posted October 16, 2011 Report Posted October 16, 2011 I'd rather the government start but cutting spending that has no tangible benefits, say those billions in corporate handouts to profitable foreign companies. Quote "You can lead a Conservative to knowledge, but you can't make him think."
MiddleClassCentrist Posted October 16, 2011 Report Posted October 16, 2011 CBC has a funding of over $1.5 billion/year that is over 30,000 of our tiny radio stations. That is one radio station per 1000 people on the funding of the cbc for a year. While I think that organizations such as the CBC are important JC local community radio stations and federal and international media networks for community programming and news be it independent media local media or major news stories or segments are all things we should not loose sight of, we need to understand that we need multiple sources of media and many inputs and shares of information to insure that we have reliable information community based information and trusted news sources and people of experience so we can raise the creme and have the best programming resources available. If you donate to a local media outlet you are helping, and in many cases these are charitable organizations thus a tax deduction. I would prefer that the money go to support grassroots media projects. I do believe that CBC has a place. I like how the commentary gives each side a fair response in politics rather than typical left or right wing media. I often wonder why is it that all right wing media has the obvious bully mentality anyways? Is it that bullies are more likely to be right wing and respond well to the behaviour? Quote Ideology does not make good policy. Good policy comes from an analysis of options, comparison of options and selection of one option that works best in the current situation. This option is often a compromise between ideologies.
blueblood Posted October 16, 2011 Report Posted October 16, 2011 dur, american tv shows are superior to any countries however you have shitty coverage of hockey ... which is why we need cbc every saturday night and playoff night cbc rules Canada FSN, versus, and NBC, and more significant tv deals every contract negotiation. Have you seen the ratings for the winter classic? Same league as college football. Then there was the gold medal game, highest rated sporting event in more than a decade except for the super bowl. They have pretty good coverage if you ask me. Oh and tsn completely obliterates CBC for hockey coverage. Trade center anyone? Just wait till tsn eventually gets full playoff coverage. Let the CBC die, for an organization always peering into other's books and not letting their own be shown. Stay classy CBC!!! Quote "Stop the Madness!!!" - Kevin O'Leary "Money is the ultimate scorecard of life!". - Kevin O'Leary Economic Left/Right: 4.00 Social Libertarian/Authoritarian: -0.77
Topaz Posted October 16, 2011 Report Posted October 16, 2011 pay for it? Canadians already do but if it HAD to come out my wallet, I couldn't afford it! I'm already paying $120 monthly for my satellite and I can't watch my provincially gov't QP either! perhaps the government could make a list of the people who rather watch SunTV and take their $$ and subtract it from CBC. Quote
olp1fan Posted October 16, 2011 Report Posted October 16, 2011 FSN, versus, and NBC, and more significant tv deals every contract negotiation. Have you seen the ratings for the winter classic? Same league as college football. Then there was the gold medal game, highest rated sporting event in more than a decade except for the super bowl. They have pretty good coverage if you ask me. Oh and tsn completely obliterates CBC for hockey coverage. Trade center anyone? Just wait till tsn eventually gets full playoff coverage. Let the CBC die, for an organization always peering into other's books and not letting their own be shown. Stay classy CBC!!! NBC is crap as is versus, sorry... TSN is good! Quote
William Ashley Posted October 16, 2011 Report Posted October 16, 2011 pay for it? Canadians already do but if it HAD to come out my wallet, I couldn't afford it! I'm already paying $120 monthly for my satellite and I can't watch my provincially gov't QP either! perhaps the government could make a list of the people who rather watch SunTV and take their $$ and subtract it from CBC. The government doesn't own sun why should it pay for it? Quote I was here.
segnosaur Posted October 16, 2011 Report Posted October 16, 2011 Those that would sell off the CBC don't care about Canada having the ability to define its own culture. You are of course assuming that culture is something that can be 'defined' and set by the government through organizations like the CBC. It is my opinion that 'culture' is something that is built from the ground up, through the entertainment choices made by individuals. Regardless of what the CBC broadcasts, 'culture' is defined by what we Canadians choose to actually watch/read/listen to, and given the generally low CBC ratings, what it shows is not reflective of "Canadian Culture". Yes, there are some that may moan about brainless American pulp like "Jersey Shore" and "American Idol" being shown in Canada, but if that's what Canadians want to watch, then such imports are part of our culture. Quote
Shwa Posted October 16, 2011 Report Posted October 16, 2011 You are of course assuming that culture is something that can be 'defined' and set by the government through organizations like the CBC. It is my opinion that 'culture' is something that is built from the ground up, through the entertainment choices made by individuals. Regardless of what the CBC broadcasts, 'culture' is defined by what we Canadians choose to actually watch/read/listen to, and given the generally low CBC ratings, what it shows is not reflective of "Canadian Culture". Yes, there are some that may moan about brainless American pulp like "Jersey Shore" and "American Idol" being shown in Canada, but if that's what Canadians want to watch, then such imports are part of our culture. Not quite. CBC Mandate ...the programming provided by the Corporation should:i.be predominantly and distinctively Canadian, reflect Canada and its regions to national and regional audiences, while serving the special needs of those regions, Some of the top rated shows nationally in the country are on the CBC. This doesn't include the viewership of regional or specialty shows like the Doc channel or CBC news. Quote
scribblet Posted October 16, 2011 Report Posted October 16, 2011 Not sure about selling it, as the radio portion does serve a lot of communities. IMO they should cut back the funding, they don't have a g.d given right to tax payer money. Quote Hey Ho - Ontario Liberals Have to Go - Fight Wynne - save our province
Shwa Posted October 16, 2011 Report Posted October 16, 2011 Not sure about selling it, as the radio portion does serve a lot of communities. IMO they should cut back the funding, they don't have a g.d given right to tax payer money. Yes they do, by law in fact. You really are striking out a lot lately aren't you scribblet? Quote
scribblet Posted October 16, 2011 Report Posted October 16, 2011 Our law, is not 'god given', it's given by man... striking out again huh Quote Hey Ho - Ontario Liberals Have to Go - Fight Wynne - save our province
Shwa Posted October 16, 2011 Report Posted October 16, 2011 Our law, is not 'god given', it's given by man... striking out again huh "...a swing! ...and a miss." "Scribblet really whiffed on that one Buck." "He sure did Dan." Our rights, are not 'god given', they are given by man. Quote
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