[Jon]

I assume by self-parody, he means they’re repetitive and increasingly outlandish. He’s entitled to that view but isn’t the same poster a famously a fan of American professional wrestling and James Bond films?

I just don’t understand why someone would be so triggered by programming that don’t interest them but do obviously to other people.

It’s relatively cheap drama, but it would be cheaper for broadcasters not to produce anything and show repeats or something in their place. So they exist mainly because their is an audience albeit declining.