New Discovery Channel President - ‘No More Bullsh*t’
Yay. Finally. Now about that “Sigh/Figh” channel…
In what is unequivocally good news, Ross announced that Discovery would no longer air this kind of nonsense, at least on his watch. As he told the Television Critics Association’s semi-annual press tour yesterday (quotes courtesy of EW):
“I don’t think it’s actually right for Discovery Channel. And it’s [a type of programming] that I think in some ways has run its course. … They’ve done very well, many of them, but it’s not something that’s right for us … if something [has been previously ordered], it’s probably still coming. But I’m telling you where I am and how I feel moving forward.”
As for the Eaten Alive stunt:
“It was the right intention with a packaging that was misleading. Paul Rosolie cares deeply about snakes and wanted to draw attention [to deforestation]. You don’t have to be so sensational. In his mind he thought it was actually possible. But the fever of that story got out of control. … I don’t believe you’ll see a person being eaten by a snake during my time here.”
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