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Post by chad on Jan 9, 2021 20:20:48 GMT
Well the one thing lockdown as really bought home to me is just how utter crap Saturday Night TV is
Catchphrase. The Masked Singer ( this one really takes the biscuit)The Voice Family Fortunes. Ant and fuckin Dec. Who do they aim these programs at 8year olds
Rant over
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Jan 9, 2021 20:22:07 GMT
Trouble is we have that many channels now the programmes don’t have to be any good to get on the box. Utter dog shit all of em
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Post by henry on Jan 9, 2021 20:58:34 GMT
The same stuff year after year, and now with remote audience.
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Post by danceswithclams on Jan 9, 2021 21:25:00 GMT
It's fucking garbage, but then again, I can't ever remember a time when it wasn't fucking garbage.
Perhaps it's just more evident what a pile of shite it is now that we've got nothing better to do than watch it.
Oh to be at the pub 😔
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Post by iancransonsknees on Jan 9, 2021 21:32:23 GMT
It's fucking garbage, but then again, I can't ever remember a time when it wasn't fucking garbage. Perhaps it's just more evident what a pile of shite it is now that we've got nothing better to do than watch it. Oh to be at the pub 😔 It's damning what the majority of the country will tolerate. Saturday night TV is geared toward the bovine herd. |
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Post by supersimonstainrod on Jan 9, 2021 21:51:42 GMT
BBC4 Has some decent content.
F*ck popular tv,treat yourself to a good book.....
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Post by chad on Jan 9, 2021 22:06:13 GMT
BBC4 Has some decent content. F*ck popular tv,treat yourself to a good book..... That’s exactly what I’m doing mate The Mrs is watching the shit on television |
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Post by thevoid on Jan 9, 2021 22:11:49 GMT
I think someone's made a cock up in the scheduling department at W, they've put something else on other than the The Catherine Tate Show tonight. Heads needs to roll.
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Post by lordb on Jan 9, 2021 22:15:24 GMT
I don't have regular telly anymore
Don't have Freeview, Sky or Virgin.
Saturday night TV schedule isn't going to entice me back
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Post by iancransonsknees on Jan 10, 2021 8:46:58 GMT
This is the best thing on Saturday night TV. The last ever series is on currently.
All you lucky bastards that have never seen it before, there's all 7 previous series to watch on iplayer.
Everyone harps on about Sopranos, Breaking Bad etc. It's easily as good as any of them.
Astonishingly you find yourself rooting for the French police.
It's like a cerebral Sweeney.
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Post by conzdad on Jan 10, 2021 11:49:48 GMT
Its the repeats that do my head in as well.Showing something that was on a couple of nights earlier. I just leave the TV to the missus and the shite she watches and spend more time on the laptop watching stuff on YouTube etc.
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Post by chuffedstokie on Jan 10, 2021 16:12:25 GMT
Pulp Fiction has been on twice a night every night all week! as decent a film as it is that's going some.
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Jan 10, 2021 16:20:03 GMT
Pulp Fiction has been on twice a night every night all week! as decent a film as it is that's going some. Was it on ITV4? They constantly repeat films for weeks on end. I did watch The Hangover last night, after not watching it since it came out, thought it was brilliant |
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Post by alsagerstokie on Jan 10, 2021 17:01:04 GMT
When I say it I mean it. I genuinely don't watch TV. It's crap.
I lie actually I guess I do in a sense. I watch Youtube.
Take away a good Attenborough doc Springwatch or a Simon Reeve doc and I think TV is shit.
I do occasionally look to see what's on like I did last night and I thought. It's looks terrible.
That's why personally I don't give it anytime. I can't sit for too long in front of a screen either I don't like it so I busy myself with other things. In Lockdown it's keeping active with exercise or Acoustic Guitar or I'll do some quizes keep my knowledge up.
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Post by chuffedstokie on Jan 10, 2021 18:35:03 GMT
Pulp Fiction has been on twice a night every night all week! as decent a film as it is that's going some. Was it on ITV4? They constantly repeat films for weeks on end. I did watch The Hangover last night, after not watching it since it came out, thought it was brilliant Think it was Film 4. Bit like tonight with The Italian Job. F4 and F4+1. |
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Jan 10, 2021 18:37:04 GMT
Was it on ITV4? They constantly repeat films for weeks on end. I did watch The Hangover last night, after not watching it since it came out, thought it was brilliant Think it was Film 4. Bit like tonight with The Italian Job. F4 and F4+1. Sod the Italian Job when’s The Ipcress Files on, now that’s classic Caine! |
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Post by chuffedstokie on Jan 10, 2021 18:41:19 GMT
Think it was Film 4. Bit like tonight with The Italian Job. F4 and F4+1. Sod the Italian Job when’s The Ipcress Files on, now that’s classic Caine! Tinker, Tailor, Soldier was on last night, that was worth the effort. |
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Jan 10, 2021 18:43:47 GMT
Sod the Italian Job when’s The Ipcress Files on, now that’s classic Caine! Tinker, Tailor, Soldier was on last night, that was worth the effort. Nearly watched that but was a bit groggy and just wanted some easy watching. Is it any good? I recorded it in any case |
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Post by chuffedstokie on Jan 10, 2021 18:47:50 GMT
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier was on last night, that was worth the effort. Nearly watched that but was a bit groggy and just wanted some easy watching. Is it any good? I recorded it in any case It's OK I quite enjoyed it, keeps you interested enough to want to find out who the mole is in the circus. |
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Post by chuffedstokie on Jan 10, 2021 22:03:21 GMT
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier was on last night, that was worth the effort. Nearly watched that but was a bit groggy and just wanted some easy watching. Is it any good? I recorded it in any case Night Manager on Beeb4 now, I can watch it from the start this time. 😀 |
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Post by LL Cool Dave on Jan 11, 2021 0:09:04 GMT
I like the Masked Singer.
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Post by chad on Jan 11, 2021 9:02:51 GMT
I like the Masked Singer. There’s always one 😊😊 |
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Post by mutters on Jan 11, 2021 11:25:07 GMT
I have thought for years that the breweries sponsored Saturday night TV in order to ensure you went out and had a few beers / wine etc
Doesn't look like much has changed
The other thing that gets me is you can tell how little is invested into programmes these days, the vast majority, seem to be following people around in some way shape or fashion ala reality tv
No story, no thought, just a fly on the wall programme in different scenarios
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Post by dutchstokie on Jan 11, 2021 11:41:21 GMT
I like the Masked Singer. There’s always one 😊😊 I'll see your Masked Singer and raise you "The perfect Pooch" Lord give me strength !   |
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Post by Pretty Little Boother on Jan 11, 2021 22:53:22 GMT
Bring back "Big Break".
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Post by essexstokey on Jan 11, 2021 23:14:30 GMT
Casualty
The wheel
both good
If you didn't see the first episode back 2 weeks ago of casualty it was emotional and very well done on covid
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Post by dirtclod on Jan 11, 2021 23:59:03 GMT
Have a friend who used to work for one of the major networks here in the US. He said that Friday and Saturday nights were historically viewed as "trash" nights because so many people went out to experience the "real" world. It was a good night to "experiment" with different types of programming, run re-runs and to give the "weaker" programs a last chance. Well that's all changed - subscription TV and Covid have ensured that.
But Network TV is dying over here. Advertisements are going to be the last straw that kills it. Among my circle of friends, that's their first bitch when the subject of "network" TV comes up. I can live without hearing about the latest pill every 5 minutes - "Hi! I'm Tom...and I have a small penis and bad skin..." "Hi, I'm Nancy and I have frequent diarrhea and I'm depressed..." ad nauseum (literally)
Local TV news just parrots what already hit the internet 5 hours ago. Our phones have better/more accurate weather apps. Then it's 4 hours of fake "reality" TV and attention-seeking singing/dancing gits. Every time a Kardashian farts or some producer wants to push a social agenda, it's another show. I even joked that I'm thinking of moving to Alaska, since it seems everybody up there gets their own TV Show. "Well...it's 20 below out there, but using all of our skills, we can survive this journey to the liquor store and back safely."
And don't even get me started on CNN, MSNBC and FOX ... "news."
So once their ad-revenue fails them, they'll try to sell us "licenses" - sound familiar to you guys?
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Jan 12, 2021 9:00:59 GMT
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Post by mattyd2 on Jan 13, 2021 14:59:40 GMT
The Masked Singer...Just what the fuck, though ogling Rita Ora does make it slightly pleasurable.  |
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Post by mattyd2 on Jan 13, 2021 15:07:23 GMT
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