Annoying things on TV

ZombieCake

Well-known member
Anyone else annoyed by the music used on the 'can't be arsed to cook properly' Gousto TV advert?  I'm assuming it's all about microwaving stuff as the tune used is Enola Gay by OMD, which was about a plane of the same name that really annoyed a lot of people in Hiroshima.
 

grahams

Well-known member
I cancelled my TV licence 7 years ago and disconnected my TV from my satellite dish so nothing much annoys me. That has saved me enough money for a cheap holiday and I have the satisfaction of knowing that I'm not contributing to BBC/C4 nonsense. All sweetness and light in this household.
 

sinker

New member
ZombieCake said:
Anyone else annoyed by the music used on the 'can't be arsed to cook properly' Gousto TV advert?  I'm assuming it's all about microwaving stuff as the tune used is Enola Gay by OMD, which was about a plane of the same name that really annoyed a lot of people in Hiroshima.

Load of old wazz. And, people being like sheep, fall for the hype. And don't get me started on the DJ who thinks she is an accomplished musician just because she can tap a few buttons in the correct order  :LOL:

 

crickleymal

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The thing that annoys me is when they can't get the accompanying images right. I was watching a programme about American railways and they showed an image of a GWR pannier tank.
 

tony from suffolk

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Bargain Hunt. Bloody thing always seems to be on when I settle down for my lunch. People buying absolute tat, then selling it at auction, usually for a loss; Irritating presenters. Having spent time in the USA, I have a huge aversion to adverts and only watch commercial TV programs I've recorded so I can wizz through the blessed things.
 

Paul Marvin

Member
Lets go about the Sh*T like love island and strictly FFS. best of all we then have the same sh&T from other countries as well, are people really that uneducated as to be entertained by such garbage ?  :cry: :confused:
 

2xw

Active member
Paul Marvin said:
Lets go about the Sh*T like love island and strictly FFS. best of all we then have the same sh&T from other countries as well, are people really that uneducated as to be entertained by such garbage ?  :cry: :confused:

Hehe I'm a scientist and I watch stuff like love island and Gogglebox etc. I get paid to think I'm not going to do it in my spare time ;)
 

Fulk

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I dislike the way that science programmes (in particular) drag things out, beating about the bush in order to fill their allocated 60 minutes when they could have got to the grist of the matter in 20 or 30 minutes. Also thumbs up to Tony fS re ads.
 

Laurie

Active member
Fulk said:
I dislike the way that science programmes (in particular) drag things out, beating about the bush in order to fill their allocated 60 minutes when they could have got to the grist of the matter in 20 or 30 minutes. Also thumbs up to Tony fS re ads.
Last night's Kilogram programme (BBC 4) was good.
 

rhychydwr1

Active member
Fulk said:
I dislike the way that science programmes (in particular) drag things out, beating about the bush in order to fill their allocated 60 minutes when they could have got to the grist of the matter in 20 or 30 minutes. Also thumbs up to Tony fS re ads.

It is the same with crime programs which last for 3 or more episodes.  If they cut out the padding they could be reduced to just one episode.

Crimewatch live is another example this morning.  Five minutes on fitness exercise for coppers.  Show us more criminals.  There might be one in my street.
 

Paul Marvin

Member
2xw said:
Paul Marvin said:
Lets go about the Sh*T like love island and strictly FFS. best of all we then have the same sh&T from other countries as well, are people really that uneducated as to be entertained by such garbage ?  :cry: :confused:

Hehe I'm a scientist and I watch stuff like love island and Gogglebox etc. I get paid to think I'm not going to do it in my spare time ;)
 

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Mark

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One day years ago, our telly stopped working (something to do with going digital) never bothered with one since.

Last weekend Wendy and I stayed in a nice little holiday cottage in the lakes, in the middle of nowhere, with no phone signal and no internet, it did however have a huge wall mounted tv, which we were intrigued by.

Turning it on and flicking through maybe 150 channels, it made me realise we probably did the right thing

The TV Licensing people keep sending us warning letters, asking us to tell them, we don't need a TV licence, but why should we have to tell them (it also says they might come round and check anyway)

F**k em

 

sinker

New member
Mark said:
Turning it on and flicking through maybe 150 channels, it made me realise we probably did the right thing

You did, by and large, do the right thing.  :)
There is some EXCELLENT content out there, especially for geeks like me, but it nothing that you can't get / find out / learn elsewhere and it is far, far outweighed by the tidal waves of dross that go with it.
Some of this dross is just awful, some of it is actually dangerous; witness the several cases of 'celebrities' having nervous breakdowns or taking their lives after being booted off some reality show.

 

AR

Well-known member
Mark said:
The TV Licensing people keep sending us warning letters, asking us to tell them, we don't need a TV licence, but why should we have to tell them (it also says they might come round and check anyway)

F**k em

Yes, it's down to them to prove you've got a TV and no licence if they want to take you to court! Going back a long way, I remember a guitar shop I used to frequent in Bradford had no end of trouble with them over a dedicated video player they had - there was no receiving equipment in it, just a screen directly wired to the video player, but would the licensing lot accept that?
No, they kept threatening the shop owner with prosecution even after he took the back off it in front of one of their minions and asked them to point out where the receiver was - the owner ended up saying, "right, take me to court and I'll get a TV repairer to testify that this device is incapable of receiving broadcast signals, then I'll be hitting you for costs". They never did take him to court but still kept sending nasty letters...
Then of course there were the alleged detection vans - completely fake, just a vehicle with a dummy aerial on top that they'd drive around an area then knock on the doors of all the houses that didn't have a licence.
 

Paul Marvin

Member
Must say I used to really struggle to find something to entertain me but I bough  Amazon Fire Stick and can choose from lots of stuff that floats my boat . Good thing we take the stick away with us and still got our preferred channels  (y)
 

MarkS

Moderator
The TV license chat reminds me of an amusing episode when a TV licensing chap turned up to our rented flat, which came with a TV that we never used. The conversation went along the lines of:

"No, we didn't have a TV license because we don't watch TV."
"It's a bit suspicious that you have a TV in the living room."
"It's not ours. It was there when we moved in."
"It's a bit suspicious that you have a TV in the living room."
"We don't watch TV. We didn't put the TV there"
etc.

Eventually he left and we heard nothing more.
 

Paul Marvin

Member
we had a b&W license until recent, my brother is in the TV business and he said as long as one is registered you wont get bothered , we never did but my wife got the jitters after about 25 years  :LOL:
 

PeteHall

Moderator
Paul Marvin said:
we had a b&W license until recent, my brother is in the TV business and he said as long as one is registered you wont get bothered , we never did but my wife got the jitters after about 25 years  :LOL:

I've got no TV licence and never have, because I don't have a TV (or watch TV on any other devices) and never have. Other than a reminder to fill out a form on the Internet every couple of years, I've never been "bothered" by them.

Prior to emails, they did send fairly aggressive looking letters, nobody ever turned up at the house. Mind you, if they had, I'd have told them to come back with a police warrant before trying to enter.
 

andrewmcleod

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PeteHall said:
Prior to emails, they did send fairly aggressive looking letters, nobody ever turned up at the house. Mind you, if they had, I'd have told them to come back with a police warrant before trying to enter.

They wouldn't bother; the vast majority of their convictions rely on offenders self-incriminating themselves in writing during a visit, I believe. They will always go for the low-hanging fruit; no point wasting time on someone who knows they don't _have_ to let them in, don't _have_ to talk to them, don't _have_ to prove anything...

Interesting statistic: more than 10 times more women than men are convicted of failing to have a TV licence, mostly because they are more likely to open the door...
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/tv-licence-fee-women-convictions-b1763192.html
 
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