What's with television shows these days?

There are multiple shows on the air that are a great watch these days, but get horrible ratings. And they keep bringing shows on the air that just plain suck - "Cavemen" for instance. And how is it that, "Dancing with the Stars" is doing so well and "Chuck" is doing so bad? It doesn't make sense to me, but everyone has their own taste. Don't get me wrong, I watched a part of one season of "Dancing with the Stars", but you've seen one star dance, you've seen them all.

Maybe the issue is that there is no possible way to know what people are actually watching. Ratings are a mere statistical analysis of the 25,000 people selected to participate in the Neilsen ratings (www.neilsenmedia.com) that are selected to approximate the actual population in age, race, status, etc. That's right, this group of analysts proclaim that 7 Million viewers (random number) watched "My Name is Earl" last night compared to the 12 Million that watched "Cave Men." But, they only know for certain that a majority of the 25,000 people that have agreed to be monitored by the aforementioned research group were actually watching "Cavemen"... the statistics are just that, STATISTICS.

My First Opinion Post

My family and I flew one of the smallest airlines we've ever been on; have you ever heard of Frontier Airlines? They were so small that the people who checked our bags in were also the people at the gate when we were boarding. I'm not sure if this is a good or bad thing as it just seemed like they worked in their own time and at their own pace, which was slow. I'll have to admit, though, the flight was rather enjoyable and the flight attendants were pretty pleasant. While my children were crying, one of the flight attendants was nice enough to purchase the in-flight movie for them, which calmed them down immediately, and seeing my frustration and pain he also gave me a Jack to go with my Coke. I also met some pretty cool people, or single-serving friends as they were called in the movie Fight Club, and we discussed things such as religion, sports, and life. Its awesome how much you can open up to someone you hardly know when flying on a plane.