Today I have access to more than 50 different tv channels mainly due to satellite television. However I must confess that I only really watch about half a dozen of the channels available - and they're the ones that show old movies and old tv re-runs. There's a magic in the old (particularly 50s & 60s) tv shows that I feel is lacking in today's programs. The shows I watched as a child were wholesome family viewing without the need for violence, swearing or sex - all of which is incorporated into many of today's family programs. The fact that decades later many of the old tv shows are still being shown and loved around the world proves, I believe, that there was indeed a time when television was great.