There was a time when people didn’t have a choice for what they watched on tv. They had to watch whatever was on or nothing. Now you can watch almost anything. Some things you can only watch if you’re willing to pay for it but still, you have a lot of options. You have endless options, more than you probably have time to watch. And yet there are still people who throw a fit that shows and movies are made that don’t appeal to them. It’s so easy to not watch the thing you dislike and pick something else, but some people still want everything made with them in mind. Some people are never happy with anything they watch.
The bit about people “throwing a fit” seems like a clue that you’re exaggerating and judging people as being wrong without getting what they’re saying. Because it’s pretty obvious that this is both the best and worst time for television. Best because there’s more good stuff than ever by a lot. Worst because who has time to sort through hundreds of shows that mostly either suck or aren’t to your taste?
I’ve been recommended several shows that I deeply disliked, so it’s not like just because there’s so many options, you can just randomly turn something on and you’ll love it, as this argument seems to suggest is likely. The only real complaint here is that there’s too much crap to sort through and it’s a valid complaint. But honestly I don’t see a lot of people complaining about that. It’s mostly about cancellations or writing being bad. Which making a huge quantity certainly doesn’t help with.