Has anyone else noticed and become bored and irritated about the subject matter that we are subjected to by the TV. I mean, not only terrestrial TV but also SKY.
I find that it's quite sad that pretty much all the viewing is about property/moving/property developing, followed by cooking shows and shows showing people buying stuff.
I know it's not ALL that's on 24/7, but it really seems as though TV over the past few years has become more and more low-brow.
I mean, for example, Eastenders tries to portray contemporary issues experienced within society. Recently, Boris Johnson appears. I mean, I don't know about you lot but don't you find their portrayals of things like alcoholism and family break down and recently mental health so very trivial?
I like watching TV when I can actually learn something or now that we have pretty screens and HD in most homes nature shows in awesome colour, or sports.
Thing is though, it's nice when sport is showed when it's an international or key match, but not an all day sport-athon like we get now. I know with this particular area (sport on terrestrial) not every viewer wants to watch football or the FA cup 4th round or England v Andorra or the rugby etc etc. So I won't make too big a point about this.
Shows that are popular are just getting annoying such as Top Gear. I am in a minority and will probably get flamed for disliking it, but I just can't stand the way that Jeremy Clarkson has become some sort of 50 year old man's hero and the BBC's all too blatant token voice vs government (not totally, but in some issues).
It just seems like there are very, very few shows which can cater for people with a brain: I'm not saying I'm a genius by any means. However, there is just so much more that can be done with television programming and given that it is such a popular medium can it not be used to make people think and to even show vaguely educational shows.
Things like Panorama and BBC programming just seem so irritating: blatantly in support of the government and somewhat patronising in their delivery. For example the show on crime in Oxford. It just seemed so very irritating how government crime and policing policies were being outwardly supported, yet the presenter attempted to make it seem as though he were impartial. I'm not saying you have to be against the government or critique its policies as such, but it just wears a bit thin. Especially the promoting of CCTV for policing or for speed cameras. I remember another BBC show talking about traffic policing when it was basically showing how insurance evaders / cars involved in crime were all being caught and brought to justice by cameras with links to a huge database. Furthermore, I have noticed many of these 9pm start time shows on the BBC which engage in social problems and crime in the UK and how to address them that the overriding attitude sent out to the public is : we are watching you, but 'if you've nothing to hide or done nothing wrong then don't worry'.
That attitude fills me with disquiet as it justifies more and more vigilance and snooping over the public.
On another note, what is the big attraction to reality TV? Big Brother live for instance: tune in at 2am and see people sleeping. I'm a Z-list celebrity watch me humiliate myself in the jungle. Why? Can they not put something else on instead, or is it just cheaper this way?
Game shows: Deal or No Deal. Another ridiculous show that people go wild for. It just annoys me it's so mindless.
So much TV is mindless, and yes I know I choose to watch TV, but does it not concern anyone else that things are just getting so mindless that it's brain-washing in it's repetitive, low brow ways?
I genuinely feel worried about where TV will go in the next few years.
/Gripe over.
I find that it's quite sad that pretty much all the viewing is about property/moving/property developing, followed by cooking shows and shows showing people buying stuff.
I know it's not ALL that's on 24/7, but it really seems as though TV over the past few years has become more and more low-brow.
I mean, for example, Eastenders tries to portray contemporary issues experienced within society. Recently, Boris Johnson appears. I mean, I don't know about you lot but don't you find their portrayals of things like alcoholism and family break down and recently mental health so very trivial?
I like watching TV when I can actually learn something or now that we have pretty screens and HD in most homes nature shows in awesome colour, or sports.
Thing is though, it's nice when sport is showed when it's an international or key match, but not an all day sport-athon like we get now. I know with this particular area (sport on terrestrial) not every viewer wants to watch football or the FA cup 4th round or England v Andorra or the rugby etc etc. So I won't make too big a point about this.
Shows that are popular are just getting annoying such as Top Gear. I am in a minority and will probably get flamed for disliking it, but I just can't stand the way that Jeremy Clarkson has become some sort of 50 year old man's hero and the BBC's all too blatant token voice vs government (not totally, but in some issues).
It just seems like there are very, very few shows which can cater for people with a brain: I'm not saying I'm a genius by any means. However, there is just so much more that can be done with television programming and given that it is such a popular medium can it not be used to make people think and to even show vaguely educational shows.
Things like Panorama and BBC programming just seem so irritating: blatantly in support of the government and somewhat patronising in their delivery. For example the show on crime in Oxford. It just seemed so very irritating how government crime and policing policies were being outwardly supported, yet the presenter attempted to make it seem as though he were impartial. I'm not saying you have to be against the government or critique its policies as such, but it just wears a bit thin. Especially the promoting of CCTV for policing or for speed cameras. I remember another BBC show talking about traffic policing when it was basically showing how insurance evaders / cars involved in crime were all being caught and brought to justice by cameras with links to a huge database. Furthermore, I have noticed many of these 9pm start time shows on the BBC which engage in social problems and crime in the UK and how to address them that the overriding attitude sent out to the public is : we are watching you, but 'if you've nothing to hide or done nothing wrong then don't worry'.
That attitude fills me with disquiet as it justifies more and more vigilance and snooping over the public.
On another note, what is the big attraction to reality TV? Big Brother live for instance: tune in at 2am and see people sleeping. I'm a Z-list celebrity watch me humiliate myself in the jungle. Why? Can they not put something else on instead, or is it just cheaper this way?
Game shows: Deal or No Deal. Another ridiculous show that people go wild for. It just annoys me it's so mindless.
So much TV is mindless, and yes I know I choose to watch TV, but does it not concern anyone else that things are just getting so mindless that it's brain-washing in it's repetitive, low brow ways?
I genuinely feel worried about where TV will go in the next few years.
/Gripe over.
There are very few programmes out there that i would watch and most of my nights in front of the TV seem to consist of watching House, QI and Mock the Week repeats. I rarely venture into the Terrestrial channels anymore. Im thinking of cancelling my Sky and my TV licence and relying on the internet to provide programs i want to watch when i want to watch them.