Current TV Plans Its Reinvention: Part MSNBC, Part Discovery Channel, With More Professional Content

it's ok. you can have current and you can turn it into the liberal version of Fox News that you've always wanted.

My generation will just create another outlet for independent media if ya'll are fixin' on taking this one.

LOL. They took our jobbbs! And our network too!

So many idiots, so little time.

Neat! Just used "Flag" and "block" and they work well! Thanks for the tools, CTV!

I hope so.

maybe they'll give it back to us if they can't make any money on it. : )

Do you and Keith Olberbite go tanning together? He is the most tan pudgy man on TV.

They don't want to lose money on a channel.

So , what are you doing here ?

We have a destination, which implies a goal.
You are still in high school, which gives you allowance for an immature posting. Come back if you graduate. You have nowhere to grow but up!!!

I couldn't help but laugh when I read that this channel has 18,000 viewers during primetime. It is also prudent to do research on your enemies. I would consider most of you my political enemies. I had to know how the head-in-the-cloud crowd comes to their ludicrous positions. If money didn't exist and someone didn't have to actually pay for all of your misguided buy well intended programs, I would be all for them. At this moment in time, people only do things for profit.

Thank you for gracing us with your eminence. We are lucky that one as high as you should even grace the humble and lowly halls of Current.

Get over yourself... Nobody is forcing you to be here suffering.

He's a human botnet. Only less intelligent : )

AlGoreRythm is the kind of chode that you can expect to see more of now that current has been equated with MSNBC.

I've worn a frown all week long.

Were you dropped on your head recently?

Respect you're elders.

He's a regular and a good one at that.

if you think these are good things, you obviously don't really care that much about journalism.

I care much more about the truth than I care about 'journalism'.
Journalism as is practiced in the mainstream media is beyond resuscitation.
And yes, I believe KO coming to Current is not just a good thing, it's a great thing.

If great translates to hilarious and embarrassing, then I completely agree.

Are you missing the left portion of your brain?

I guess it depends on the individual or individuals I'm trading comments with.
Without a recent CAT scan I can't tell for sure.
It's likely that out of survival it shuts down when I meet someone that feels their brain is smarter than mine, but isn't, or more likely shuts down when I need to dumb down my conversation with persons whose minds are so narrow they really don't have much of a left or right brain.
Usually they have a large right wing tho!!

you contradict yourself.

You say you want truth...KO brings opinions.
You say the main stream media is broken, but you want one of their biggest clowns to come take the reigns?

You don't know sh*t about the media, or journalism. You just like to hear people you agree with on TV. The only difference between KO and Bill O'Reilly is the color of their ties.

"...you contradict yourself. You say you want truth...KO brings opinions. You say the main stream media is broken, but you want one of their biggest clowns to come take the reigns? You don't know sh*t about the media, or journalism...)"

You don't know me, so you don't know what I know about the media. I do observe that you seem to be semi-illiterate. (" ...take the reins..., not "reigns"), You, not "you". And it's not necessary to use foul language to make your point, if you have one.

Keith Olbermann has never pretended that he is not giving opinion. That is his purpose. It is up to us to educate ourselves - to read and listen to a variety of opinions and compare them to our own knowledge gained from journalistic and other sources. I believe that Keith Olbermann, throughout his career, particularly on MSNBC, has spoken Truth to Power. It is hard to find such opinion on the airwaves, which have been dominated in recent years by the likes of FOX. This is why his loss to MSNBC is so great, and his gain, for CURRENT is so welcome.

First of all, literacy isn't about spelling or grammar, it's about reading comprehension. (and it is you, not You. you is a pronoun.)

That being said, you didn't seem to comprehend any of the points I was trying to make.
I'm not really sure where you fit into the above conversation, as I was replying to a post made by cruzankenny, but you seem to share some of the same delusions about journalism.

Opinions have NOTHING to do with actual, factual journalism. They are just that, opinions. While I'm willing to listen to KO's opinion's on baseball, his commentary on anything else has no more substance than any other talking face on television. I admire that he admits that he is only spewing opinions, but i certainly don't respect him as a journalist.

You're obviously new to Current, which explains a lot. Current used to be a place where people could go and not have to hear any spin, and that's why a lot of people with actual intelligence and a pragmatic worldview used to watch and contribute to it. I can imagine that you'll like all of the new changes to current (such as more reality programming, more misinformed geriatric sycophants chanting rhetoric, and less actual journalism). I hope you feel cool now that you've "discovered" this site after it's ceased to be anything that it used to be.

Wow! So much anger and assumption toward a person you don't even know! So much venom toward Keith Olbermann, for no good reason that I can see. Just because a statement is opinion does not render it invalid, unless it pretends to be hard news. This sort of thing is practiced regularly at FOX, but not at all by KO. I question, therefore, your use of the word "spewing". What purpose does it serve? Are you spewing here?

Because I am following Keith Olbermann to this outlet, I am new to Current, and I must say, not impressed by your welcome. BTW, it is "You", not "you", due to being the first word of the sentence, "You contradict yourself."

"his gain for current is so great" Yeah maybe for the advertising dept. You don't know anything about Current. You've been here 18 hours! A lot of us long time members feel our quaint little community has just been ripped apart. Current Tv was once a beautiful place for debate & conversation. Now it's joined the mainstream & will be the same as all the other bullshit on tv & the web. It will become unrecognizable to those of us who've been around awhile very soon. I love the old current & I don't like the fact we now have a left version of Glenn Beck along with all his groupies.

"This sort of thing is practiced regularly at FOX, but not at all by KO."

You should keep your cards closer to your vest honey. To say that KO has any more integrity than any of those other buffoons only paints you as ignorant.

As for the welcome, I don't welcome anything that has to do with the mainstream media to current. That includes their biased (one way or the other) and politically motivated opinions (which is essentially verbal vomit).

You are correct in that I don't know you. I don't really want to know you, and I'm glad that I don't.

Have fun with your new channel, just know that it USED to stand for something.

I did not expect to find such vitriol here, especially from someone who doesn't understand the use of commas or capital letters. "Verbal vomit?" Look in the mirror.

this is the internet. you're imediate shot @ mi grammer showz that u kno that i'm rite and are mad at me. u dont kno ne thing about current, but u red a book 1 time.

Grow up. I thought "grown ups" watched MSNBC. The reason you're getting vitriol is because you've just gotten here and some people are pissed because current is changing into the liberal version of FOX News, which sheeple like you are super stoked about.

Current TV was independent media. It is no longer such a thing.

I'm glad we can keep this discourse on an intellectual level.
You are correct that I don't know about shit and how it relates to journalism. The subject matter never interested me. Different strokes for different folks.
I'll admit that KO's opinion means more to me than Bill O'Reilly's because his opinion is usually backed by untwisted facts. When Mr. O'Reilly chooses to use the truth to back his opinions; maybe I'll be watching him-but he won't be on FOX anymore if he stoops so low as to use the facts.

The term "sheeple" would not be used by someone who didn't belong to an ideological collective himself. It is odious to accuse others of accepting everything at face value, or being in a herd, and engaging in collective behavior, simply because you don't agree with them.

My shot at your grammer was because you felt so free to use the "s" word in your first response. Anyone who claims to know as much as you do might be expected to be more meticulous in posting, and therefore, opens himself to such critiquing.

OK, I get it. The reason you're here, is because you seem to have a need to feel superior. You belong to the first generation of Current participants. Perhaps you believe that Current should freeze at a particular favorite point in time of yours, and those who come after must be, by their very nature, lesser beings. That's fine. Enjoy it.

I am not interested in your childish rantings. I have come to Current because I have admired Keith Olbermann's work at MSNBC and wish to keep in touch with his opinions. Since that causes you such pain, you are free to stop responding. Current will evolve well or poorly, depending on many factors. If Keith Olbermann does as well for Current as he did for MSNBC, then they will flourish. It may not please you, but the nature of life is change.

sorry...LOL... "grammar". At least I catch my own errors.

You can watch whatever the hell you want. It's kinda impossible to have an intellectual conversation with someone who just criticizes your words and doesn't listen to your message. I'm honestly just pissed at current for bringing in KO. It's not a good fit. If you don't understand that, you never will. I could care less how little you know about a whole variety of subjects.

It really doesn't matter anyways. This channel is dead. It used to be about the viewers, now it's about profits and KO.

Opinions on any mainstream media outlet don't matter to me. They aren't reality. They're rhetoric. They divide and confuse the ignorant people that listen to them.

Current didn't used to air garbage. Now it's going to be all about garbage.

It'll be ok though. My generation founded current and if you take it away we'll just come up with something better. Someone will adopt their old programming model and it will be successful, however KO will just get fired again for being a clown.

I win either way.

Apparently some people don't accept change easily or gracefully. I found most of the posters on this site enjoy discussing different viewpoints, but it's obvious some are more rigid than others.
They need their world and world view to remain static and in doing so they obviously harbor resentment and a selfish view of 'owning' something because they have squatted there for a longer time than others.

you still don't seem to understand why older users are not excited about the changes, and you never will because you have no point of reference.

yes, change is good. however, current is changing into a liberal version of Fox News. when given a choice between those two things i'll take old current every time.

...pretty sure you "herded" your way over here from msnbc.

baaahh..(that's what i hear when you speak)

The natives are restless. LoL. Welcome to current. Just keep in mind you're entering an established community & there are some of us that are worried that KO might be our Christopher Colombus.

We are the "Indians"

haha. i'm picking up what you're throwing down.

that's a pretty good analogy for what's going on.

"......pretty sure you "herded" your way over here from msnbc.
baaahh..(that's what i hear when you speak)..."

Pretty sure, are you? Actually, I have not left MSNBC, because they still have Rachel Maddow (Don't even bother criticizing her; it will fall on deaf ears). I have some ideas about certainty for you, from people who are considered respectworthy by any "side" of the political or philosophical spectrum:

Certainty? In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes.
Benjamin Franklin

Certitude is not the test of certainty. We have been cocksure of many things that were not so.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

Dogmatism and skepticism are both, in a sense, absolute philosophies; one is certain of knowing, the other of not knowing. What philosophy should dissipate is certainty, whether of knowledge or ignorance.
Bertrand Russell

Doubt is not a pleasant condition, but certainty is absurd.
Voltaire

Thanks for the welcome, floydyboy. I have no axe to grind about Current. I was attracted to the TV Channel when I heard KO was to be taking a role on it. I didn't know there was a forum, and I'm not sure that I even want to be a regular on it. I am confounded by the amount of perjorative word-slinging, particularly on the part of the person who keeps calling me a sheep. I don't see much positive point to it.

cool story bro...

I have some pics of Olbermann in the tanning booth...you wanna see 'em?

I would have taken someone as old as you for a lyre player.

kiss and make up boys ;)

You can also contribute news as well.

Click on 'New and Rising' stories.

Stories do not rise to the front page until people start commenting on them or vote them up.

You're right. Patience, Shirley, patience. I have faith that Keith will bring the news up to speed. And, we can all start doing more cross postings. I believe we have a real opportunity here to be on the ground floor of something really exciting. HAOLP has been around for six years - an eternity in internet years. And this site has something more than HAOLP - it has video production possibilities. This could be really fun!

Obvious staff member of Current TV.

ReMarker is an obvious employee. What kind of an idiot leaves a post like that?

Is this his first day posting things on the internet? Almost every site has spell check. His learning curve shows his complete lack of knowledge.

That doesn't sound very fun to watch.....but then again I don't care for reality TV.

We have this american life , more reality based than those faces of reality you have listed . And more insightful . MTV would do that , so pitch it to THEM .

Snark, it was Thanks for playing.

I love the nasa channel !

Best comment I have found on this article so far. Thank you.

We don't need people like you. Go back into your cave.

Reading a little further, received the GREAT NEWS that Current is already available in the Channel Store, under Newscaster. Fab!

Re: Current on Roku. Read further and found that you surely must have found it by now. Had been watching the Protesters in Cairo, but the streaming on ALJazeera become impossible to watch.

You've been a lib idiot since the 60's, huh? Have you saved the world yet, or have you helped destroy the world through the funding of ridiculous government programs?

Couldn't agree with you more, kerriberri. The interactive aspect of it is what really appeals to me. Plus, they seem hungry for talent. There may be big opportunities just waiting to be explored.

Agreed; allowing participation/reciprocation of info is key to keeping the ethos of Current alive.

i feel that you are completely wrong.

current was never meant to be an MSNBC. It was meant to be the anti-MSNBC, Fox News, CNN.

you wouldn't know though, because you were probably on a different bandwagon at the time.

My comments here and the ones I posted on KO coming to Current really stated that I do not want it to become MSNBC. But money is money and nothing operates for free. My hope is that KO coming over does not change Current into something that it is not. Real news will be televised by the people on the street uploading content. Current needs to stay at the forefront of this change to information dissemination.

i hope that it doesn't change too, but by removing their Viewer Created Content, they've already made a pretty big change.