Is the Travel Channel finally going to get it right?
Oct 18th, 2005, 11:06 AM
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 242
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Is the Travel Channel finally going to get it right?
I was watching Tony Bourdain's show last night and there was a commercial for Globe Trekker. They're bringing it back to the Travel Channel and it will be airing on Saturday nights at 10 p.m. Maybe they've finally realized that viewers want to see travel shows on the Travel Channel. Anything travel related is better than those monster truck and Vegas poker shows!
Oct 18th, 2005, 11:45 AM
#2
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 3,959
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
"Globe Trekker is back where it belongs", according to Travel Channel.
Actually I'm sorry to see it go from PBS to a commercial station. While it's true for all TV shows, it's especially true for Globe Trekker: episodes are far more enjoyable without commercial interruptions.
Also, unfortunately I think Ian and the other GT hosts/producers will be toning down their narratives to accomodate the new viewership. The heart and soul of GT is (or at least was) its sometimes brutal honesty, e.g. seeing first-hand how 40 years of embargoes and sanctions have affected Cuba.
Actually I'm sorry to see it go from PBS to a commercial station. While it's true for all TV shows, it's especially true for Globe Trekker: episodes are far more enjoyable without commercial interruptions.
Also, unfortunately I think Ian and the other GT hosts/producers will be toning down their narratives to accomodate the new viewership. The heart and soul of GT is (or at least was) its sometimes brutal honesty, e.g. seeing first-hand how 40 years of embargoes and sanctions have affected Cuba.
Oct 18th, 2005, 11:46 AM
#3
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 25,050
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I agree they have improved. I like Tony Bourdain, and I really like Cash Peters, who is on just before Bourdain. If I never again see another show about Vegas bathrooms it will be far too soon. However last week I tuned in and they had yet another poker show. The Vegas garbage might never go away completely, but at least they are on the right track.
Oct 18th, 2005, 12:08 PM
#4
Join Date: Jun 2004
Posts: 1,986
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
You know, I don't mind if they show Poker, or Vegas shows, or "world's most haunted . . ." or whatever, sometimes. I just get frustrated when they show 12 hours straight of something like that. I like Vegas and enjoyed some of the shows on it, but enough is enough. I like other places more! Why can't they actually throw travel into the mix on a regular basis, and only show the other types of shows as occasional things, rather than a Saturday marathon of ghost stories?
