Jeremy Clarkson on One Show

On Thu, 01 Dec 2011 13:00:50 +0100, Martin wrote:

He should be taken out an shot.

LOL. Earlier Dave Plowman referred to you and Deborah Meaden as
"nutters with no brain cells."

See Message-ID: .
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Martin Jay

On Friday, December 2nd, 2011 at 16:28:50h +0000, Martin Jay wrote:

He was obviously joking and I think those who have been jumping up
and down and complaining need to get a sense of humour.

Exactly -- we all need more jokes about people committing suicide
and more jokes about rounding up the troublemakers and shooting them.

Or why not just spray them in the face with pepper spray as that
worked quite effectively in Oakland, CA?

On Fri, 2 Dec 2011 16:10:58 +0000 (UTC), J G Miller
wrote:

On Friday, December 2nd, 2011, at 11:37:45h +0000, Adrian C wrote:

Ye have to be careful broadcasting to the lowest common
denominator demographic.

A simple announcement announcement solves the problem --

"The following program contains material unsuitable
for those less than 16 years old and those who are
intellectually challenged."

Will the intellectually challenged understand the phrase "intellectually
challenged"?

Along with a logo showing a brain in a red warning triangle.

Of course the simple solution is to keep the intellectual
stuff on BBC-2 like it used to be and keep BBC-1 for
meaningless entertainment programs featuring Bruce Forsyth,
Paul Daniels, Tom O'Connor etc.

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Peter Duncanson
(in uk.tech.digital-tv)

On Friday, December 9th, 2011, at 17:22:04h +0000, Peter Duncanson asked:

Will the intellectually challenged understand the phrase
"intellectually challenged"?

Probably not

That was why I suggested such programs should not be on BBC-1.

It worked in the past and the intellectually challenged would
revolt at the mere suggestion of changing stations to BBC-2.

Nowadays the schedule of BBC-2 is filled with mindless entertainment
shows eg Flog It!, Trash to Cash, Escape to the Country,
Strictly - It Takes Two etc.

Of course the really serious stuff has now been moved to the digital
ghetto of BBC-4 on Freeview LCN 9 and the intellectually challenged
rarely get past 6 (ITV-2) so the problem has largely been solved
in that respect.

Digital refuseniks regard anything above "5" on their remote as
"unnatural".

George wrote:
On Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:20:11 +0000, Bill Wright wrote
this:

free speech.

.....a legal fiction.

A convenient concept for this sort of discussion. Basically, who decides
what I am allowed to hear? Me, or someone else?

Bill

"J G Miller" wrote in message
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On Friday, December 2nd, 2011, at 11:37:45h +0000, Adrian C wrote:

Ye have to be careful broadcasting to the lowest common
denominator demographic.

A simple announcement announcement solves the problem --

"The following program contains material unsuitable
for those less than 16 years old and those who are
intellectually challenged."


I thought that was exactly who the programe *WAS* aimed at!

On Friday, December 2nd, 2011, at 17:59:58h +0000, Ian Field exclaimed:

I thought that was exactly who the programe *WAS* aimed at!

In the case of "The One Show", that is indeed the case, although
many viewers potentially in that group change stations for Emmerdale
at 19:00h followed by Consternation Street at 19:30h, and then back
to BBC-1 for Eastenders at 20:00h, which really does feature Easterners.

"Yousef faces another obstacle with the arrival of his cousin Tariq."

Eastenders got a big boost in potential audience when Channel 4 canceled
Brookside.

"Bill Wright" wrote in message
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George wrote:
On Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:20:11 +0000, Bill Wright wrote
this:

free speech.

.....a legal fiction.

A convenient concept for this sort of discussion. Basically, who decides
what I am allowed to hear? Me, or someone else?



The BBC were not even allow us to know that Uganda is developing their own
space programme, they only have to put an Iranian WMD on board and we're all
doomed!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=7CTIIqx8LmU

On Fri, 2 Dec 2011 16:42:35 +0000 (UTC), J G Miller
wrote:
On Friday, December 2nd, 2011 at 16:28:50h +0000, Martin Jay wrote:

He was obviously joking and I think those who have been jumping up
and down and complaining need to get a sense of humour.

Exactly -- we all need more jokes about people committing suicide
and more jokes about rounding up the troublemakers and shooting them.

Or why not just spray them in the face with pepper spray as that
worked quite effectively in Oakland, CA?

Careful. Clarkson's comment has already encouraged 21,000 TV views
and several members of this newsgroup to get out their green crayons.

Although if this is anything like Manuelgate, many of the complainers
won't have seen/heard what they're complaining about.
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Martin Jay

On Friday, December 2nd, 2011, at 20:55:17h +0000, Martin Jay wrote:

Clarkson's comment has already encouraged 21,000 TV views

No such thing as bad publicity, eh?

Should drive up the ratings for the next edition of Top Gear
with people tuning in to see if he is going to make any further
comments on the matter.

It is a win, win, win situation for Clarkson and the BBC.