TV Rant

[DAFFY]

Originally Posted by SoggyFox

heres a top tip to avoid TV anger, stop watching it, works for me.

or you can buy loads of dvd's fawlty towers, spaced ect and have your own version of "uk gold" whenever you want.........after all if you actualy watched tv then they are bound to be repeats

[Marky Mark]

And while we're on the subject.

Most of the programmes seem to synchronise the ad breaks so that you can't even escape by changing channel. Obviously there's good old Auntie Beeb.

I think they do so much recapping to pad out the show.

We watched the John and Richie show episode about Scapa, when they 'discovered' the reason the ships sank, on a Nat Geographic dvd, no adverts, but constant recapping. That was painful.

Roll on Christmas telly

MM

[DAFFY]

Originally Posted by Marky Mark

And while we're on the subject.

Most of the programmes seem to synchronise the ad breaks so that you can't even escape by changing channel. Obviously there's good old Auntie Beeb.

I think they do so much recapping to pad out the show.

We watched the John and Richie show episode about Scapa, when they 'discovered' the reason the ships sank, on a Nat Geographic dvd, no adverts, but constant recapping. That was painful.

Roll on Christmas telly

MM

ah yes, "the great escape", "wizard of Oz" and the "morecombe and wise xmas specials"

[Richard Mason]

Originally Posted by Scuby

Best way to avoid it - don't watch TV!

I watch Top Gear and Spooks, the only things I can find worth bothering with. And i'm rarely in when they're on so end up downloading them anyway.

David

Best way is don't watch commercial tv; I limit my viewing to the ABC (even though it's still a retirement home for failed Marxists) or SBS, the Channel originally set up for the ethnics, although these days, it's more like the original concept of Channel 4 and, I have to admit, it has ad breaks every 1/2 hour now (nev er used to have any) but they are very short and the ads themselves aren't bad either, clever and well produced rather than the usual moronic shouty sh!t.

But commercial channels? No way - crap, low brow dull unimaginative moronic dross.

[Richard Mason]

Originally Posted by Marky Mark

We watched the John and Richie show episode about Scapa, when they 'discovered' the reason the ships sank,

So what was the conclusion? Was it all actually just a protest against British food?

[turbanator]

Originally Posted by Marky Mark

And while we're on the subject.

Most of the programmes seem to synchronise the ad breaks so that you can't even escape by changing channel.

Originally Posted by Marky Mark

I think they do so much recapping to pad out the show.

TBH, I think that the two are related. They all know that we go hopping for something other than Clearasil Ads, so they recap to draw us in to something that we may stumble across and don;t go back to what we were watching.

I do pity the Americans, I first noticed their breaks with original Star Trek, that dates me , every time there is a fade to black (10 mins or so) that's their adds.

So it was Ads - Intro/titles - Ads - 10 mins - Ads 10 mins ... Ads - Credits - Ads

[Finless]

One thing I am truly grateful for with my Sky+ box is the pause facility. I just press the pause at the beginning of every program and read a book or do something for 20 mins. Then I start watching the program and I have usually caught up by the end of the hour.

I just refuse to watch adverts now. At the very least I will turn the volume off.

SWMBO was watching C Street in the kitchen and I really wanted to turn it off whilst I was in there. I was quite cross by the time I escaped.

We've been here before haven't we? Adverts, Soaps, reality TV programs, virtually any program that involves the public .................

[turbanator]

Originally Posted by Finless

We've been here before haven't we? Adverts, Soaps, reality TV programs, virtually any program that involves the public .................

In a similar vein, it seems that Cranberry is the new celeb.
I saw a suggestion on a poster to drink Mailibu with Cranberry; just like TV, get a tired old format - Big Brother, Stars in your Eyes, Millionaire - bung a celeb in and all of a sudden we're supposed to want to watch it.

And another thing ....

WTF do they think that we want to see TV or Soap awards? Would they really like to watch the Diving or IT industry awards? No, they're happy to 'consume' our product i.e. learn to dive, have their network installed without watching the wLAN installer of the year award or caring who Mr. Blutooth 2007 is, so why should I have to watch a load of Corrie, Easties, Emmerdale or Holby 'stars' at an awards ceremony? It's not like they're not on 7 days a week.

[Kirstie]

Originally Posted by turbanator

WTF do they think that we want to see TV or Soap awards? Would they really like to watch the Diving or IT industry awards? No, they're happy to 'consume' our product i.e. learn to dive, have their network installed without watching the wLAN installer of the year award or caring who Mr. Blutooth 2007 is, so why should I have to watch a load of Corrie, Easties, Emmerdale or Holby 'stars' at an awards ceremony? It's not like they're not on 7 days a week.

You don't have to watch it. When have we ever watched an Awards programme/reality TV show/buying a house abroad programme, my sweet?

I hate them as much as you do.

[turbanator]

Originally Posted by Kirstie

You don't have to watch it. When have we ever watched an Awards programme/reality TV show/buying a house abroad programme, my sweet?

I hate them as much as you do.

I know, but it's wasting my licence payer's time and money.