Quote Originally Posted by Xelbair View Post
1) remove nostalgia-glasses
2) take into account that you've been probably watching only good shows from back then, while skipping all crap
3) ????
4) PROFIT!

same thing as with music industry - we keep saying that music got worse etc etc but in fact we only remember really good bands from the past and compare them to generic crap.
It's actually objective fact that pop music, in all genres, is becoming more melodically homogenous and restrictive. That being said, it's ridiculous to pretend like despite a wide variety of quality it's impossible to say that the industry is improving or getting worse, just because there are both good and bad shows. Look at the rise of American television, where the last few decades have seen an absurd improvement in the quality of writing and production values of cable shows. You just can't say that it's the same as it's always been, because it's manifestly not.