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Sion posted:Ditch BBC Parliament, By the way, they spent £20m per year on EastEnders, Casualty, Holby City, Doctors, River City and Pobol y Cwm.
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I was listening to the latest episode of Brooker's So Wrong It's Right. How did I not know about this sooner?
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Mar 22, 2011 23:15
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Pablo Bluth posted:That'd save you £10m a year, but quite frankly, it's value in a democratic society is beyond a simple financial figure. It's the last thing that should be cut. Holby city and Casualty are good in that it's not as over the top as Eastenders. It's still soapy but because each week it's different people with different real problems it comes off as less ridiculous. Eastenders, on the other hand, needs to loving die. Sadly, i think the show will still be on the air when we're all dead and burried. As for the BBC late night stuff. I thought that they more or less just repeated daytime TV shows for the hearing impared to record and watch? Surely it can't be that expensive to show repeats? The 24 hour news can definitely be cut because if you've ever had the misfortune of working in a place that only lets you put the news or sport on the TVs, you'll notice that it simply repeats the exact same information every 15 minutes. There are never any in depth reports and it's usually just the same crap churned out all day. The solution is to record a news broadcast (maybe 30 minutes to an hour) then stick it on iplayer or the red button so that people can access it at any point in the day. If a new development occurs, a new recording goes up.
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Mar 22, 2011 23:25
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Mark Lawson's interview with David Mitchell on BBC Four has been a good watch. It's nearly finished now, but worth a trip to iplayer if you've got a spare hour.
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Mar 22, 2011 23:48
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Pablo Bluth posted:I was listening to the latest episode of Brooker's So Wrong It's Right. Dear god I'm almost sorry I watched that. I can understand Charlie's reaction a bit better now.
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Mar 23, 2011 00:21
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Pablo Bluth posted:I was listening to the latest episode of Brooker's So Wrong It's Right. Ouch, that looked brutal. What did Brooker have to say about it?
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Mar 23, 2011 10:32
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Just wanted to say thanks to whoever recommended State of Play.
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Mar 23, 2011 11:16
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Sion posted:Ditch BBC Parliament. BBC Parliament should relay be spun out as it's own network publicly funded broadcasting what is going on in parliament, committees, Westminster hall, and the lords. With a limited running cometary in captions and voice-over covering who is speaking and on what topic. And do the same for the Welsh assembly and Scottish parliament. no editorial slant just a window on parliament. similar to attending the public galleries or reading hansard.
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Mar 23, 2011 13:33
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Kin posted:Eastenders, on the other hand, needs to loving die. Sadly, i think the show will still be on the air when we're all dead and burried. Why? It's hugely popular and has been a BBC flagship for over 25 years. One of my pet peeves is when people complain about "my license fee being spent on x" just because they don't like it. I'm not British myself (pay a licence fee in Ireland though), but if I were and licence fees were spent just on things I like, the BBC wouldn't be around for very long.
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Mar 23, 2011 13:50
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Mickolution posted:Why? It's hugely popular and has been a BBC flagship for over 25 years. One of my pet peeves is when people complain about "my license fee being spent on x" just because they don't like it. I'm not British myself (pay a licence fee in Ireland though), but if I were and licence fees were spent just on things I like, the BBC wouldn't be around for very long. Because Kin lives in a world of rain, hyperbole and poorly thought out sentences, that's why.
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Mar 23, 2011 14:07
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Mickolution posted:Why? It's hugely popular and has been a BBC flagship for over 25 years. One of my pet peeves is when people complain about "my license fee being spent on x" just because they don't like it. I'm not British myself (pay a licence fee in Ireland though), but if I were and licence fees were spent just on things I like, the BBC wouldn't be around for very long. I have to agree with this, BBC Three is a good example of this (I know there's a lot of good hate for the channel).
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Mar 23, 2011 14:44
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You also have to remember that one of the conditions of the BBC getting all of our lovely licence fee money is that they have to cover areas and audiences which aren't commercially attractive or popular. Which is why you get BBC Alba and BBC Four and BBC Parliament and the shipping forecast and Radio 3 Folk Music awards. If the BBC didn't do that stuff, no-one would.
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Mar 23, 2011 15:03
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Metrication posted:I have to agree with this, BBC Three is a good example of this (I know there's a lot of good hate for the channel). Yeah. BBC3 is awful in my opinion, but it's not really aimed at me. I'm sure a lot of BBC3 viewers would say the same about BBC4, which I watch all the time. Personally, I'd like to see BBC3 a lot less dumbed down, but I don't know the viewing figures so I can't say if it's successful or not.
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Mar 23, 2011 15:07
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Mickolution posted:Yeah. BBC3 is awful in my opinion, but it's not really aimed at me. I'm sure a lot of BBC3 viewers would say the same about BBC4, which I watch all the time. Personally, I'd like to see BBC3 a lot less dumbed down, but I don't know the viewing figures so I can't say if it's successful or not. The difference being though, if BBC3 ceased to exist you could find similar programs on ITV2 etc. If BBC4 ceased to exist that type of channel can't really be found anywhere commercially (except maybe Sky Arts). Therefore BBC3 should be axed long before BBC4 has to be.
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Mar 23, 2011 15:15
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nationalista posted:The difference being though, if BBC3 ceased to exist you could find similar programs on ITV2 etc. If BBC4 ceased to exist that type of channel can't really be found anywhere commercially (except maybe Sky Arts). Therefore BBC3 should be axed long before BBC4 has to be. You've got a point, but doesn't the BBC have a duty to cover as many areas as possible? As I said, I don't know the viewing figures for BBC3, but if it's getting good ratings, then I don't see a problem. The fact that similar stuff is on another channel doesn't mean it shouldn't be there.
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Mar 23, 2011 15:24
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nationalista posted:The difference being though, if BBC3 ceased to exist you could find similar programs on ITV2 etc. If BBC4 ceased to exist that type of channel can't really be found anywhere commercially (except maybe Sky Arts). Therefore BBC3 should be axed long before BBC4 has to be. I wouldn't mind if both of them them were merged together.
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Mar 23, 2011 15:40
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SeanBeansShako posted:I wouldn't mind if both of them them were merged together. That sounds like a recipe for disaster, I reckon. Would probably result in a medium between the two which would please neither sets of viewers.
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Mar 23, 2011 15:43
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nationalista posted:The difference being though, if BBC3 ceased to exist you could find similar programs on ITV2 etc. You will never be able to find minor celebrities investigating aliens or competitions to find Britain's best young butcher on ITV2 
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Mar 23, 2011 16:30
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Mickolution posted:That sounds like a recipe for disaster, I reckon. Would probably result in a medium between the two which would please neither sets of viewers. Oh I dunno, I'd like to see Georgian Snog Marry Avoid.
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Mar 23, 2011 16:31
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I saw Azerbaijani X-Factor once, it was like a skit from Borat.
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Mar 23, 2011 16:33
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Sion posted:Oh I dunno, I'd like to see Georgian Snog Marry Avoid. Marriage, Servitude or Syphilis.
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Mar 23, 2011 16:36
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Sion posted:Oh I dunno, I'd like to see Georgian Snog Marry Avoid. Young, Dumb and living off Elgar.
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Mar 23, 2011 16:39
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Idealth The Clove.
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Mar 23, 2011 16:41
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Two steins of mead and a leg of mutton.
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Mar 23, 2011 16:45
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I enjoy Ideal and I'd seriously watch it and a majority of BBC3 Progamming if they were done in the 18th and 19th century styles.
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Mar 23, 2011 16:48
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There was some decent stuff on it when it started, but I haven't seen anything new there in years that I'd have any interest in. That "Coming of Age" show might be the worst thing I've ever seen. If anything, the parody of it in How TV Ruined My Life (the Kevin Eldon sketch) was toned down because the real thing is beyond poo poo and a parody needs to be somewhat believable to work.
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Mar 23, 2011 17:28
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Mickolution posted:That "Coming of Age" show might be the worst thing I've ever seen. Having seen the trailers for that show, I'm convinced someone found some old scripts for Two Pints of Lager, changed the characters' names and is trying to pass it off as new.
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Mar 23, 2011 18:13
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Rarity posted:Having seen the trailers for that show, I'm convinced someone found some old scripts for Two Pints of Lager, changed the characters' names and is trying to pass it off as new. Well it was written by on one the Two Pints of Lager writers so it wouldn't surprise me.
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Mar 23, 2011 18:17
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Mickolution posted:There was some decent stuff on it when it started, but I haven't seen anything new there in years that I'd have any interest in. Plus, it shows repeats of Doctor Who, which is jolly good if you've only got Freeview and you need something on the telly to keep the small fry entertained while you're cooking dinner.
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Mar 23, 2011 18:48
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Rarity posted:Having seen the trailers for that show, I'm convinced someone found some old scripts for Two Pints of Lager, changed the characters' names and is trying to pass it off as new. It makes Two Pints look like Shakespeare.
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I sort of like the characters in Two Pints. But Coming of Age which I've only seen once made me hate everyone. In the last weeks episode preview 30 seconds into the program. Also, been a long time since I saw a TV program with a joke along of the lines of 'Heh this character is GAY so things aren't the same for them as straight people!'
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Mar 23, 2011 20:18
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That thing where they shipped little wankers off to live with other people was pretty good.
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Mar 23, 2011 20:28
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Rarity posted:You will never <trim> find Britain's best young butcher on ITV2
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Mar 23, 2011 21:07
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Mickolution posted:Why? It's hugely popular and has been a BBC flagship for over 25 years. One of my pet peeves is when people complain about "my license fee being spent on x" just because they don't like it. I'm not British myself (pay a licence fee in Ireland though), but if I were and licence fees were spent just on things I like, the BBC wouldn't be around for very long. Because it's the same trite storylines repeated over and over and over again. You're literally watching a live broadcast from hell that has been running non stop for 25 years. There doesn't need to be 4 loving episodes of it a week.
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Mar 23, 2011 21:23
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Kin posted:You're literally watching a live broadcast from hell that has been running non stop for 25 years. I know it's all opinion and whatever but I can honestly not understand how anyone, anyone, can spend a day in work then come home and sit in front of Eastenders to relax. Every day (nearly). I can't get my head around how after about 2 or 3 weeks you wouldn't just kill yourself.
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Mar 23, 2011 21:38
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SeanBeansShako posted:I sort of like the characters in Two Pints. I enjoyed Johnny's portrayal of a simple biscuit-loving person who was quite nice. But he's dead and everyone else is poo poo.
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Mar 23, 2011 21:45
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Crackerman posted:I know it's all opinion and whatever but I can honestly not understand how anyone, anyone, can spend a day in work then come home and sit in front of Eastenders to relax. Every day (nearly). I can't get my head around how after about 2 or 3 weeks you wouldn't just kill yourself. Life in the UK is depressing enough without the fiction we're turning to get away from it reminding us turned up to eleven.
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Mar 23, 2011 22:19
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SeanBeansShako posted:Life in the UK is depressing enough without the fiction we're turning to get away from it reminding us turned up to eleven. No no, the whole point is that we can feel glad that at least our dad isn't a coke-addicted ex-gangster with rage issues and our mum isn't sleeping with the landlord to pay the rent. It's the most feel good show ever!
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Mar 23, 2011 22:57
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Rarity posted:No no, the whole point is that we can feel glad that at least our dad isn't a coke-addicted ex-gangster with rage issues and our mum isn't sleeping with the landlord to pay the rent. It's the most feel good show ever! That's what Jeremy Kyle is for.
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