Saturday's show took aim at another reason for this crack-up: the overwhelming supply of big-budget programming that has emerged in the age of Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime.
Will high-profile scholarship players at big-budget programs in the Southeastern Conference, the Big Ten and the Pacific-12, or anywhere else, risk their scholarships, and sacrifice television appearances and possible pro careers, by taking a stand against the enormous machine that runs intercollegiate athletics?
Unlike traditional defense-related companies, ManTech is fairly sheltered from budget cuts and the uncertainties surrounding big-budget weapons programs.
Such services offer big-budget, original programming similar to HBO shows for monthly fees that are substantially cheaper than cable TV packages.
Netflix today announced that it will release a second season of Lost in Space, the big-budget sci-fi program that debuted in April.
Google is closer to launching its own video streaming service, which would offer big-budget network TV programming without a cable or satellite subscription.
As with the rest of the state, North Texas has focused its conservation efforts on landscaping, the use of big-budget advertising campaigns, and replacement programs for water-using appliances and lawn-watering equipment.
"If Obama offers a big, budget-busting program next year, it will more likely be seen as fair than irresponsible," Jonathan Alter writes in Newsweek.
It had gone into decline from its late-90s, big-budget peak because MTV had phased out music programming in favor of non-stop reality TV.
On the same day as Apple's big announcement for original programming, Bloomberg reported that Google has canceled plans for big-budget scripted shows on YouTube.
