Belatucadrus Posted December 31, 2017 Report Share Posted December 31, 2017 Now with a plethora of TV channels new years eve arrives and is there anything worth watching or is it mainly bog standard repeats. Back in the day when there where only two or three channels you could guarantee everybody would either be in the pub or watching the Hogmanay show with Moira Anderson and Andy Stewart done up like refugees from a shortbread tin. OK so it was The White Heather Club on steroids and more than a bit crap but it drew a line under the year and filled you with false optimism ( or was it whisky ) about the new year. What do we get now a bloated unfunny quiz for Z list celebs and a concert from a Disco band. Disco being a music phenom that pushed up the daisies decades ago. Gives you the impression that the TV companies can't be bothered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catgate Posted December 31, 2017 Report Share Posted December 31, 2017 Gives you the impression that the TV companies can't be bothered. I get that most of the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanHo Posted December 31, 2017 Report Share Posted December 31, 2017 I can't be bothered either. I now rarely watch TV - I delegate that chore to management who watches all sorts of stuff from films, travel programmes, dramas and mindless rubbish (including the mind blowing grunge-fest like Jeremy Kyle and Naked Dating which she finds hilarious) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belatucadrus Posted December 31, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2017 34 minutes ago, AlanHo said: Jeremy Kyle and Naked Dating OMG When channel hopping I have on occasion encountered these "programs". I have no idea why watching painfully inadequate tattooed dimwits reveal to the world how excruciatingly thick and aggressive they are gets to be Family entertainment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandalph Posted December 31, 2017 Report Share Posted December 31, 2017 RED is on tonight, AGAIN. It must be it's fifth repeat in two week's. Yuk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belatucadrus Posted January 1, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2018 Probably a damning comment on my taste but I still quite like RED, RED 2 however is a huge bore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted January 1, 2018 Report Share Posted January 1, 2018 My TV viewing is similarly very infrequent. It's hardly worth the licence fee but, I suppose if I didn't pay that the wrath of the UK Gestapo would fall upon me. I don't know what "Naked Dating" is - never seen it, never even heard of it but Jeremy Kyle I've glimpsed through channel hopping. What strikes me about that programme every time is the shocking state of the teeth of the people who take part. A high proportion of the "victims" on the stage have either no teeth, far less than the normal number of visible teeth and those that are present vary in shade from deep yellow to black - some with several colours in the same tooth. I don't see people looking like that in my day to day life. Are these of a special breed? Are they indeed human? They are foul-mouthed in all respects verbally, dentally and mentally. How can Kyle bear to be anywhere near the effluvium that emanates from these sewers? The show seems to have a resident psychotherapist, medic, drug counsellor and several other "helpers" why not a dentist? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanHo Posted January 1, 2018 Report Share Posted January 1, 2018 In my case, I have to admit that the TV programmes are worth every penny that I pay for the TV license. Which is the grand sum of £0.00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belatucadrus Posted January 1, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2018 1 hour ago, -pops- said: I don't know what "Naked Dating" is Naked Attraction epitomises lowest common denominator TV in which desperate exhibitionists stand naked in front of the camera and reveal why they have had to resort to this in order to get a friend. The usual explanation is that they are excruciatingly boring but I doubt that gets explained to them by the smirking hostess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catgate Posted January 1, 2018 Report Share Posted January 1, 2018 In my opinion they should find John Logie Baird FRSE , and strap him down in front of a TV set. Then make him watch TV for 36 hours a day (on four sets at once on Sundays). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted January 1, 2018 Report Share Posted January 1, 2018 Thanks for the Naked information. I feel quite sullied now that I have that information. I was honestly completely unaware of its existence until today. Televisual depths have sunk even lower than I had imagined. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted January 1, 2018 Report Share Posted January 1, 2018 I have to both agree and disagree with many of the forgoing posts. I abhor so called celebrities, cooking and baking, Kyle and similar,soaps,strictly come prancing, reality etc etc. However, there have been some superb wildlfe and nature programmes on BBC. I also like one or two of the series that have been on, I also watch the occasional film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandalph Posted January 4, 2018 Report Share Posted January 4, 2018 On 01/01/2018 at 8:53 AM, -pops- said: My TV viewing is similarly very infrequent. It's hardly worth the licence fee but, I suppose if I didn't pay that the wrath of the UK Gestapo would fall upon me. I don't know what "Naked Dating" is - never seen it, never even heard of it but Jeremy Kyle I've glimpsed through channel hopping. What strikes me about that programme every time is the shocking state of the teeth of the people who take part. A high proportion of the "victims" on the stage have either no teeth, far less than the normal number of visible teeth and those that are present vary in shade from deep yellow to black - some with several colours in the same tooth. I don't see people looking like that in my day to day life. Are these of a special breed? Are they indeed human? They are foul-mouthed in all respects verbally, dentally and mentally. How can Kyle bear to be anywhere near the effluvium that emanates from these sewers? The show seems to have a resident psychotherapist, medic, drug counsellor and several other "helpers" why not a dentist? Kyle is yet another person on the Telly that makes his money from other peoples suffering's. We had that American Jerry Springer that made millions out of other peoples misery, now Kyle is following suite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted January 4, 2018 Report Share Posted January 4, 2018 I can't understand what people see in this so called reality stuff. They must be thick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belatucadrus Posted January 4, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2018 1 hour ago, andsome said: They must be thick. See you do understand ! Programs about dimwits for dimwits. I watched celebrity mastermind yesterday, one of the contestants was a reality show "Star" and what a dim glow she produced. Even with a specialist subject of her own choice and the somewhat soft general knowledge questions they feed the celebs she couldn't muster double figures and I could only conclude that if she had ever actually been to school she spent the entire time staring at her own reflection and learnt nothing at all. For example Q What type of British water bird has migrant breeds named Bewick and Whooper and the resident Mute. Her answer ? Flamingo. I could forgive Duck or Goose but Flamingo ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandalph Posted January 4, 2018 Report Share Posted January 4, 2018 Yep, there are really some thick people on these Quiz shows. Especially The Chase. I used to watch it but not on a regular basis. Now I don't even bother putting the box on to watch it at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted January 4, 2018 Report Share Posted January 4, 2018 4 hours ago, Belatucadrus said: See you do understand ! Programs about dimwits for dimwits. I watched celebrity mastermind yesterday, one of the contestants was a reality show "Star" and what a dim glow she produced. Even with a specialist subject of her own choice and the somewhat soft general knowledge questions they feed the celebs she couldn't muster double figures and I could only conclude that if she had ever actually been to school she spent the entire time staring at her own reflection and learnt nothing at all. For example Q What type of British water bird has migrant breeds named Bewick and Whooper and the resident Mute. Her answer ? Flamingo. I could forgive Duck or Goose but Flamingo ? We just could NOT believe the rubbish answers she came out with. Thick as pig sh** comes to mind. The term dumb blond is no where near enough to the mark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted January 4, 2018 Report Share Posted January 4, 2018 The only "quiz" shows I watch regularly are "Only Connect", and "University Challenge" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted January 5, 2018 Report Share Posted January 5, 2018 15 hours ago, Boris said: The only "quiz" shows I watch regularly are "Only Connect", and "University Challenge" We love university challenge, I can usually answer the music questions when it is about classical. We are both too thick to understand only connect, but Victoria Coren Mitchell is well worth looking at if nothing else is on worth watching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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