BBC closes loophole for whiny freeloaders

[Arkless Electronics]

How the BBC will enforce this I've no idea, granted they could restrict access to BBC apps and services but as mentioned there are countless ways in today's techy world to watch whatever one chooses without going through the normal methods...
I can watch a movie that is still showing in the cinema without having to look over my shoulder for the piracy police and all the money Hollywood tries to throw at stopping people doing so mostly goes to salaries and bogus organisations, think the same will happen here with money going to top brass or the feet on the ground knocking at people's doors

Indeed there are For the 2 hours a week or so of telly I have any interest in watching there is no way I'm buying a licence! Especially with such dumbed down to lowest common denominator celebrity this celebrity that shite! Even the so called science and nature output is dumbed down to CSE failure level these days...

[Arkless Electronics]

Only youtube so far but the BBC found it important enough to comment on This is what the worlds coming to http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/articl...mature-content and it needs stamping out!

[JohnJo]

Indeed there are For the 2 hours a week or so of telly I have any interest in watching there is no way I'm buying a licence! Especially with such dumbed down to lowest common denominator celebrity this celebrity that shite! Even the so called science and nature output is dumbed down to CSE failure level these days...

Yes, I struggle to find something to watch and I'm far from an academic. Even radio content seems to be at odds with what I consider entertaining. Looks like there's only radio 3 left to go to...don't know how I'll get on there as I'm not naturally a classical lover. Tbh I thought it was just me becoming an old fart so it's good to hear other people struggling with celebrity xyz and endless pandering to certain minority issues.

[Macca]

It is a wet, windy Saturday evening and an Englishman with a less-than-full social schedule might well decide to spend it being entertained by his public service broadcaster, to which he is paying ten bob a day.

So what is on offer tonight?

1800 Pointless Celebrities (not what you think, it's a game show. With celebrities)
1850 Strictly Cum Dancing
2015 National Lottery: Family Reunion. (I've no idea what that is but it sounds really, really bad).
2110 Casualty
2200 BBC News (worth noting that the reason both left and right wingers feel the BBC news coverage is biased in favour of the other, is because it is actually biased in favour of the BBC. Yes! All makes sense now doesn't it?)
2200 Marvel Avengers Assemble (film 2012) Now I've not seen this, it does have Robert Downey Jnr in it, and if I can kill enough brain cells with alcohol between now and the start time I might just be mildly entertained by it. The fact that I could probably buy the DVD off of eBay for my fifty pee is pertinent, though.

What about BBC2?

1820 The Great British Bake off (not what you might hope, it's about cooking)
1850 Proms Extra (something to do with that classical music I think)
1930 Greece with Simon Reeve (will be as dull as ditchwater based on his previous form. Why do these travel docs no longer tell you interesting facts about the places they feature, and instead spend the whole show talking with people who do mundane jobs. 'So what's it like to drive a taxi in Karachi?'. Like we care.
2030 Dad's Army. (Odd that despite its hundreds of highly paid execs the BBC is still unable to work out why this was proper telly and why what they do now is complete shite).
2100 War Horse (film 2011) see Marvel Whatevers above
2315 Hunky Dory (film 2011)

Is there really ten bob's worth there? Especially when we already paid for Dad's Army forty years ago. I say no.

[JohnJo]

It is a wet, windy Saturday evening and an Englishman with a less-than-full social schedule might well decide to spend it being entertained by his public service broadcaster, to which he is paying ten bob a day.

So what is on offer tonight?

1800 Pointless Celebrities (not what you think, it's a game show. With celebrities)
1850 Strictly Cum Dancing
2015 National Lottery: Family Reunion. (I've no idea what that is but it sounds really, really bad).
2110 Casualty
2200 BBC News (worth noting that the reason both left and right wingers feel the BBC news coverage is biased in favour of the other, is because it is actually biased in favour of the BBC. Yes! All makes sense now doesn't it?)
2200 Marvel Avengers Assemble (film 2012) Now I've not seen this, it does have Robert Downey Jnr in it, and if I can kill enough brain cells with alcohol between now and the start time I might just be mildly entertained by it. The fact that I could probably buy the DVD off of eBay for my fifty pee is pertinent, though.

What about BBC2?

1820 The Great British Bake off (not what you might hope, it's about cooking)
1850 Proms Extra (something to do with that classical music I think)
1930 Greece with Simon Reeve (will be as dull as ditchwater based on his previous form. Why do these travel docs no longer tell you interesting facts about the places they feature, and instead spend the whole show talking with people who do mundane jobs. 'So what's it like to drive a taxi in Karachi?'. Like we care.
2030 Dad's Army. (Odd that despite its hundreds of highly paid execs the BBC is still unable to work out why this was proper telly and why what they do now is complete shite).
2100 War Horse (film 2011) see Marvel Whatevers above
2315 Hunky Dory (film 2011)

Is there really ten bob's worth there? Especially when we already paid for Dad's Army forty years ago. I say no.

Only things I'd be interested in would be the program on Greece if it was about its fabulous ancient history but of course it will be a witless modern social commentary bent on fuelling someone's agenda and dad's army.

Maybe "real TV" like dads army has had its time and will never be equalled or eclipsed - like classic rock. Guess we should just enjoy our repeats.

[Macca]

Maybe "real TV" like dads army has had its time and will never be equalled or eclipsed - like classic rock. Guess we should just enjoy our repeats.

That is pretty much my thinking too. The tide went out a long time ago and isn't coming back.

[Arkless Electronics]

That is pretty much my thinking too. The tide went out a long time ago and isn't coming back.

Call me an intellectual snob... but.. here's my take on it. Professional bean counters and target audience study groups etc are increasingly being used to try and get the highest possible viewing numbers, and sod the quality of the contents because the people the output is aimed at don't quite have the same concept of quality as you or I
TV, especially at peak viewing hours is disproportionately viewed by a demographic of women, the yoof, and the erm... the intellectually challenged, often the Venn diagram will show a massive overlap here! (and no not all women before I'm accused of misogyny!). It's the same demographic that makes The Sun and The Star, on-line bingo, Mills and Boon novels, computer games and "fun" "apps" so popular and lucrative for those who make them. As a result of their intense research the BBC works out that in order to get the greatest number of people viewing they need to do "Get me out of celebrity cake baking on ice factor" type shite....
The revolution will not be televised.

[Joe]

The revolution will not be televised.

It will be, but it will be presented by Ant and Dec. 'I'm a situationist, get me out of here' is the working title.

I once overheard some BBC types on the train from London to Bristol, talking about a forthcoming natural history programme about penguins. They were arguing about whether to use as a final shot a scene of a baby penguin all by itself looking lost and abandoned in the icy wilderness. One bloke pointed out that in fact it hadn't been abandoned, as its mother was only a couple of feet away, and that to depict it in the way suggested was emotionally-charged dishonesty. Don't know what conclusion was reached, as I nodded off.

[JohnJo]

I once overheard some BBC types on the train from London to Bristol, talking about a forthcoming natural history programme about penguins. They were arguing about whether to use as a final shot a scene of a baby penguin all by itself looking lost and abandoned in the icy wilderness. One bloke pointed out that in fact it hadn't been abandoned, as its mother was only a couple of feet away, and that to depict it in the way suggested was emotionally-charged dishonesty. Don't know what conclusion was reached, as I nodded off.

Tell me no more Joe, please.

[JohnJo]

demographic of women, the yoof, and the erm... the intellectually challenged, often the Venn diagram will show a massive overlap here!

You really are a charmer Jez