Reality TV

What has happened to all the good TV shows.  Why is it that every time I watch TV the only thing that is on is reality TV.  I remember as a child being so excited for Saturday morning cartoons.  I would wake up early in the morning and drag my blanket to the couch to watch Saved By the Bell.  A few weeks ago I kept my niece for a few days and the shows she was watching just made me think.  Everything she wanted to watch was reality TV.  I remember watching The Cosby Show, Growing Pains and My Two Dads.  They always had a message in the shows, about life or how to be a good person.  There were always lessons you learned walking away from the show that made you feel good.   There are no good shows out there that show the meaning of how to become a good person or right from wrong.  Now kids want to watch reality TV.  Don't get me wrong I watch some reality TV just to get a good laugh, but seriously do people think letting there kids watch the Jersey Shore is going to teach them something.  It's going to teach your child how to make a fool of yourself on national TV and you will get paid to ruin your good name.  I know I read an article a few years back on Lauren Conrad she had a reality show on MTV.  She was saying how it was all staged they even had writers on the show.  I think what this new generation needs is some good wholesome shows and not the reality TV.