My New Year Resolution - Goodbye Television

In message , Pyriform
wrote
Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
'Thought for the day' can be, err, thought provoking. Do you listen
to it carefully?

Frequently. The only thought it provokes in me is to wonder why so much
airtime is given to a bunch of God-bothering idiots.

I too sometimes listen and wonder how some of our religious leaders
achieved such a high status in society with their child like
understanding of the real world.


--
Alan
news2005 {at} amac {dot} f2s {dot} com

"Pyriform" wrote in message
...
Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
'Thought for the day' can be, err, thought provoking. Do you
listen
to it carefully?

Frequently. The only thought it provokes in me is to wonder why so
much
airtime is given to a bunch of God-bothering idiots.



Whilst they probably think the same about the crap you listen too...

"Pyriform" wrote in message
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Steven Fletcher wrote:
snip

We all posses that ability. The difference though is that some
of us
are more intellectual than others in their choice of programming
and
what they consider as entertaining.

Oh I see. You are an "intellectual", and find the current range of
programming on offer fails to meet your exacting requirements.

World in Action
Disappearing World
This Week
In depth documentary series like 'The World at War'
Man Alive

(and that is just for starters!)

So
explain how you were better served in the past. Perhaps you feel
that
there has been nothing with quite the depth and range of "The
Ascent of
Man" from the 1970's (we might even agree about that - Robert
Winston is
certainly no Jacob Bronowski). Or perhaps you feel that comedy lost
its
way after "Fawlty Towers", or that drama reached a pinnacle with
"The
Forsyte Saga". Just saying "it's all crap now" makes it look as
though
you lack any analytic capabilities and are in fact just some old
fart
banging on about how things aren't what they used to be.


It's not just the presenter but the style and technical quality that
are at issue, yes there are some great presenters now but many
programmes are an insult to anyone with more than a few brain cells
due the fact that programmes 'have to be accessible to all' (aka
dumbed down to the lowest level)...

:::Jerry:::: wrote:
"Pyriform" wrote:
Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
'Thought for the day' can be, err, thought provoking. Do you listen
to it carefully?

Frequently. The only thought it provokes in me is to wonder why so
much airtime is given to a bunch of God-bothering idiots.

Whilst they probably think the same about the crap you listen too
[sic]...

Which crap would that be?

Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Pyriform wrote:
'Thought for the day' can be, err, thought provoking. Do you listen
to it carefully?

Frequently. The only thought it provokes in me is to wonder why so
much airtime is given to a bunch of God-bothering idiots.

So much 'airtime'? On weekday R4 FM it's about 5 minutes out of some
19 hours broadcasting. Even the shipping weather forecast gets more
air time...

It always feels like a substantial and particularly pointless fraction
of *my* R4 listening! And I'll hear nothing said against the Shipping
Forecast - it's the National Lullaby.

"Major ChrisB" wrote in message
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":::Jerry::::" wrote in message
reenews.net...

snip

So you only like watching the crap programmes then, no wonder you
don't have time for 'British shows', as you call them!..

I love great TV shows but for me a great TV is a great drama like a
CSI or
LOST, an entertaining comedy like My Name Is Earl and The Office.

As I said, you like watching crap, you wouldn't know great drama or
comedy if it hit you in the face - IMO of course.


I have virtually no interest in watching yet another british cop
show with
some former eastender on ITV.


True, but then it's becoming more like a life-style soap than a cop
show these-days... :~(

:::Jerry:::: wrote:
As I said, you like watching crap, you wouldn't know great drama or
comedy if it hit you in the face - IMO of course.

Whereas your idea of great drama is 3 channels of full frame
parliamentary coverage. Or was that your idea of great comedy?

"Pyriform" wrote in message
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:::Jerry:::: wrote:
As I said, you like watching crap, you wouldn't know great drama
or
comedy if it hit you in the face - IMO of course.

Whereas your idea of great drama is 3 channels of full frame
parliamentary coverage. Or was that your idea of great comedy?


If there were but one channel (or even the 5 terrestrial we have) you
comment might have some worth, but with digital TV channels numbers
getting close to three figures your comment is nothing but worthless.

:::Jerry:::: wrote:
"Pyriform" wrote
Jerry:::: wrote:
As I said, you like watching crap, you wouldn't know great drama or
comedy if it hit you in the face - IMO of course.

Whereas your idea of great drama is 3 channels of full frame
parliamentary coverage. Or was that your idea of great comedy?


If there were but one channel (or even the 5 terrestrial we have) you
comment might have some worth, but with digital TV channels numbers
getting close to three figures your comment is nothing but worthless.

As I recall the original discussion, it related to Freeview. I think
you'll find the number of channels there is somewhat more limited.

"Pyriform" wrote in message
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:::Jerry:::: wrote:
"Pyriform" wrote
Jerry:::: wrote:
As I said, you like watching crap, you wouldn't know great
drama or
comedy if it hit you in the face - IMO of course.

Whereas your idea of great drama is 3 channels of full frame
parliamentary coverage. Or was that your idea of great comedy?


If there were but one channel (or even the 5 terrestrial we have)
you
comment might have some worth, but with digital TV channels
numbers
getting close to three figures your comment is nothing but
worthless.

As I recall the original discussion, it related to Freeview. I
think
you'll find the number of channels there is somewhat more limited.


Even so, there are more then 5 and I could have my 3 Parliament
channels quite easily by just making the 'couch potatoes' use proper
shops...