Are they trying to dumb us down?

festive said:
I can't remember when was it saturday night put the TV on, fcks sake, it was a choice of Masked Singer on one side and equally brain dead tv across normal channels.

Even during the day, today i thought id try and watch something of interest whilst waiting for room service, but no, it was some bargain thing, Kirsty's brain dead tv on channel4 Desperate Women or whatever and or Sky News Dramatise anything and everything.

I remember when i was a lad we had open university and school and childrens programs most of them including sesame street you could actually learn something.

I am impartial to the odd tiktok perusal and many of my people i follow there are educational, one is a chippy cutting angles for roofing, something ive always admired, each short transmission has been fantastic on how he cuts his angles, tips shortcuts etc.

Now considering how many people are out of work, why o why don't we have something like this available tv channels dedicated to it? We are in competition with the rest of the world, we pay more taxes than we ever have yet its never been so sh.t. (lets keep it from hammering Boris yes we know he's a bellend).

Any ideas why this is happening?
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Some good points there. mainstream tv is finished I think.
 
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The next time you look to have something banned or cancelled or negated because you cant be arsed doing the math and figuring **** out for yourself, pat yourself on the back and congratulate yourself for encouraging this ******.

I'm looking at anyone who has complained about "misinformation".

Dangerous idiots.
 
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BlueLoo said:
The next time you look to have something banned or cancelled or negated because you cant be arsed doing the math and figuring **** out for yourself, pat yourself on the back and congratulate yourself for encouraging this ******.

I'm looking at anyone who has complained about "misinformation".

Dangerous idiots.
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see @andy11
.4 Too much american TV
 
I watch a bit of sky news at around 10 then see the papers, thats it, I watch no other TV at all.

I watch a DVD with my evening meal and a glass of wine
 
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When the current Mrs Dork first moved in she was very much a soap addict. I asked her to not watch any of them for at least 6wks & we'll fill that time with other things.

I have problems with people whose lives revolve around their telly schedule, I always have & always will. I don't mind the special events like motorcycle races, cup finals, Wimbledon finals, motorcycle races, Grand Nationals, Olympics, motorcycle races & motorcycle races etc, but I refuse to have to drop everything or plan my life to be sat in a certain chair because Emmerdale Square is on at 7.30.

When she stumbles across a soap these days she agrees with me on just how brain numbingly ridiculous they are.

I actually understand the need to tie in the demographics of the audience to the advertiser, it's just that I have very little in common with folk who find most prime time TV entertaining.
 
When I went for a job, I needed to talk to my college Dean to ask him to confirm my exact qualifications.

We chatted a while and he told me how he despaired that, if the course I did was A-Z, the current one was A-C with bits missing and the decline was not abating.
 
securespark said:
Did she agree with that, or did she find it odd and controlling?
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She now finds the addictive need to be sat in front of the tellyvideo at a certain time, like a good little citizen, very odd & very controlling.

Although I suspect she gets her primitive emotions tugged by secretly watching Strictly Cum Pornhubing when I'm out of the house . . . .
 
andy11 said:
1. The eradication of the Christian religion
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It has become more irrelevant yes. Decent folk don't need 2000 year old teachings to tell them that liars murderers and thieves are bad.

andy11 said:
2. The introduction of the welfare state
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All walks of life have benefitted from government handouts. I wonder - do you think crime increases when benefits are reduced? It certainly keeps foodbanks and charities busy.

andy11 said:
3. The decline of the institutions of marriage and the family
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Bring back subservient women and chain them to the sink. How dare they have a career, an education and the right to vote. :rolleyes:

andy11 said:
4. Foreign influences such as communism, islam and American television
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Only the weak minded and the gullible need refer to the above.

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5. Relaxation of law enforcement
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Lol, when did that happen?

andy11 said:
6. Drugs
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Yes, alcohol has caused a lot of violence, crime and is a strain on every nations' resources. I bet andy11 is a boozer.
 
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I'm certain the BBC is trying to suck my skull dry on a sunday when i sit down to relax and the rest of Earth-TV isn't much better.
This is why i cherish my Netflix subscription and won't give a flying fig when they make the BeeB a subscription channel.
Having said that, you can find a few gems in the schedule. Waldemar J. has a series on BBC4 about the Impressionists which is worth watching again (as i subscribe to his YouTube channel where it was shown before xmas. )
Monty Don recently wandered around the Adriatic looking at gardens which never fails to enlighten and St David of Attenbrough can always be relied upon to make a nature programme watchable, though i'm damned if i can see anyone filling his hiking boots when he finally goes to his eternal rest.
It's a shame John Craven doesn't do more on Countryfile as the new generaton make me want to rip out my own eyeballs and stuff them in my ears when they begin to prattle their NewAge Liberal/progressive nonsense.
All in all i've ended up like my grandpa now i'm 'of an age'.
Stuff it. Where's me pipe n' slippers. I've just got time to sink a pint o' brown n' mild before the English attempt their bi-annual rampage through the Heathen Scots in Edinburgh.
 
OddsBodkin said:
I'm certain the BBC is trying to suck my skull dry on a sunday when i sit down to relax and the rest of Earth-TV isn't much better.
This is why i cherish my Netflix subscription and won't give a flying fig when they make the BeeB a subscription channel.
Having said that, you can find a few gems in the schedule. Waldemar J. has a series on BBC4 about the Impressionists which is worth watching again (as i subscribe to his YouTube channel where it was shown before xmas. )
Monty Don recently wandered around the Adriatic looking at gardens which never fails to enlighten and St David of Attenbrough can always be relied upon to make a nature programme watchable, though i'm damned if i can see anyone filling his hiking boots when he finally goes to his eternal rest.
It's a shame John Craven doesn't do more on Countryfile as the new generaton make me want to rip out my own eyeballs and stuff them in my ears when they begin to prattle their NewAge Liberal/progressive nonsense.
All in all i've ended up like my grandpa now i'm 'of an age'.
Stuff it. Where's me pipe n' slippers. I've just got time to sink a pint o' brown n' mild before the English attempt their bi-annual rampage through the Heathen Scots in Edinburgh.
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Can you quote some of the nonsense from Countryfile?
 
Munroast said:
WARNING WARNING- Americanism alert

see @andy11
.4 Too much american TV
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Yes, time to quit with the daft Americanisms already!

Suddenly we are all "guys" and the one that sounds daftest is people being "called out" all the time.

We used to laugh at the insincere "have a nice day" from US shopkeepers, etc - we have now imported something similar where we're constantly being told to "enjoy the rest of our day".

The pronounciation of 'debris' has suddenly changed feom "daybree" to "duhbrees".

I'm not anti-American - far from it. I have always enjoyed my trips there and the country has a lot going for it.

You're good to go!
 
Dork Lard Pure Blood said:
I asked her to not watch any of them for at least 6wks & we'll fill that time with other things.
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Dork Lard Pure Blood said:
When the current Mrs Dork first moved in she was very much a soap addict. I asked her to not watch any of them for at least 6wks & we'll fill that time with other things.

I have problems with people whose lives revolve around their telly schedule, I always have & always will. I don't mind the special events like motorcycle races, cup finals, Wimbledon finals, motorcycle races, Grand Nationals, Olympics, motorcycle races & motorcycle races etc, but I refuse to have to drop everything or plan my life to be sat in a certain chair because Emmerdale Square is on at 7.30.

When she stumbles across a soap these days she agrees with me on just how brain numbingly ridiculous they are.

I actually understand the need to tie in the demographics of the audience to the advertiser, it's just that I have very little in common with folk who find most prime time TV entertaining.
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There's a very subtle subliminal message in there telling me what she should be watching with you :)
 
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