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[Alex_UK]

Really bad news, Forces TV channel is closing down on 30th June.

That is bad news, although I don't watch it very often I do record the odd show. Seems they're moving back to their core role as a military charity. https://rxtvinfo.com/2022/forces-tv-is-closing

[Macca]

I hope someone else picks up their shows, the good ones anyway, I'm not going to miss 'Surgical Spirit.'

Now we're pretty much going to be reduced to just ITV4 and Talking Pictures for proper telly.

[struth]

I hope someone else picks up their shows, the good ones anyway, I'm not going to miss 'Surgical Spirit.'

Now we're pretty much going to be reduced to just ITV4 and Talking Pictures for proper telly.

Nichola McAuliffe was scary

[Macca]

Not as scary as the fact that show ran for seven series. It's so bad I can't even watch a couple of minutes of it.

Funny how some shows have improved with age, I mean 'Return Of The Saint' was crappy back in 1979 (except for the theme tune and opening title sequence ofc) yet still, compared to modern shows, it's not that bad. But I'd rather watch the 'Woke Cops With Issues' modern BBC shite than sit through an episode of 'Surgical Spirit'.

[Macca]

Just to clarify I would never watch 'Woke Cops With Issues' either unless you were to put a gun to my head and force me to make a choice.

[struth]

Just to clarify I would never watch 'Woke Cops With Issues' either unless you were to put a gun to my head and force me to make a choice.

not worth paying the licence fee.. i buy what i want on file and have prime etc free stuff (mostly guff) as back up. ive my dvds on hdd and my blurays too. at least what i watch is good to me irrellevent how often i watch it. thats the proof of a good show or film to me.

[Macca]

Actually saying that I did watch one episode of something terrible when I visited my mother. A serial killer was on the loose, as usual, and the woke cops with issues had to track him down.

Lots of mediocre actors saying serious things in serious tone of voice. Strong female cop who shows her fragile side but only to emphasise how professional and capable she is to overcome it.

The problem with these things is I don't care about the people who are being murdered and I don't care about the people trying to catch him as they are all so one-dimensional. I end up rooting for the serial killer to carry on and do some more murders.

[Macca]

not worth paying the licence fee.. i buy what i want on file and have prime etc free stuff (mostly guff) as back up. ive my dvds on hdd and my blurays too. at least what i watch is good to me irrellevent how often i watch it. thats the proof of a good show or film to me.

yes, repeated watching is the true test. I've got loads of DVDs but I find it more fun to watch things that are broadcast, makes it more special somehow than picking something from a library, whether it's physical on a shelf or on a streaming service. I will end up going that way, though, as broadcast TV just gets worse and worse.

[struth]

yes, repeated watching is the true test. I've got loads of DVDs but I find it more fun to watch things that are broadcast, makes it more special somehow than picking something from a library, whether it's physical on a shelf or on a streaming service. I will end up going that way, though, as broadcast TV just gets worse and worse.

im opposite. hated being tied to a time to watch summat. used to record everything but that was tiresome too as it often didnt appear for whatever reason. tennis player split his shorts so we are staying with this sort of shit. your program youve been waiting for all week will be crammed into a tight schedule at some other time where you'll miss it.

[Macca]

im opposite. hated being tied to a time to watch summat. used to record everything but that was tiresome too as it often didnt appear for whatever reason. tennis player split his shorts so we are staying with this sort of shit. your program youve been waiting for all week will be crammed into a tight schedule at some other time where you'll miss it.

I have occasionally taped a programme then when I come to watch it, it's a totally different programme from what was advertised. That's annoying, it only seems to happen on the crappier cable channels though.

Even worse are programmes with the same name as something good, or crappy remakes that keep the same name. You tape 'The Taking of Pelham 123' and when you come to watch it find out it's the dismal John Travolta version. Or you tape 'UFO' only to discover that it's a documentary series with the same name and not the classic 1969 show you were hoping to see.