We seem to be doing something right, US made movies make hundreds of millions to billions a year out side the US. and dozens of US tv shows are redubbed in other languages to show in other countries. Most of our shows are anything but "cheap" we have some of the highest production values in the world, something that shows in the international intrest in our media.
Actors from around the world come here to find work. And many do very well.
Other countries are doing some fantastic work as well and many production houses even here in the States are multinational.
As for some of your other comments such as attention span etc. I'll mark down to meds? Not to be offensive of course, but at the same time I'll try to assume you weren't trying to be offensive either.
No wasn't trying to be offensive...
Some of the best shows have come out of America, Star Trek & Lost to name but two...
The problem show are ones like Americas Next Top Model and those type which fill just about every channel here on SKY, not exactly quality programming if your honest about it...
So no offence intended, it's just that the quality of TV in the UK has been going downhill for years now and unfortunately most of these shows happen to be made in America...
(that's not to say we don't make crap here in the UK too, cos we sure do...)
The attention span thing comes not from me but various scientific journals and studies that show over 65% of folks in the US (especially the younger generations) lose interest in a show if it runs without a break for more than 8 minutes. But the same can be said about the UK today as well, hence the TV companies getting away with longer and more ad breaks and fewer people complaining about it...
