I don’t know that I would say “as intended” but it is better than live TV, especially in the educational department. Neil Degrasse Tyson’s yt channel is better than anything on the discovery channel these days. Countless podcasts are better than anything on the history channel. I don’t think they even try to do history anymore. They just air pawn stars reruns 24/7.
fluffykittycat@slrpnk.net 2 weeks ago
I remember a time when the discovery channel, the science channel, and Animal Planet actually had stuff worth watching. I’m pretty sure they’ve replaced it all with garbage reality TV since the business model of cable is basically filling the airwaves so Boomers don’t realize they’ve been paying for something they aren’t watching anymore and finally get around to calling to cancel.