Things that don't stand the test of time
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It matters if there's a general coarsening of what is being churned out. It normalises bad behaviour, bad attitudes and bad language even if you or I choose to watch it or not. I mean whether it's people having sex on TOWIE or the human bear baiting on Big Brother or whatever, it isn't exactly upholding Reithian principles is it? It's cheap TV made to appeal to the lowest common denominator and it crowds out the good stuff.kingstongraham said:
Why would you watch anything other than news and sport as it is being broadcast? If you don't, it doesn't matter how much bad stuff there is that you don't watch.shortfall said:Sure there's still some great programming but it's increasingly drowned out by the likes of Big Brother, soaps, Love Island and Towie.
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Free speech innit.shortfall said:
It matters if there's a general coarsening of what is being churned out. It normalises bad behaviour, bad attitudes and bad language even if you or I choose to watch it or not. I mean whether it's people having sex on TOWIE or the human bear baiting on Big Brother or whatever, it isn't exactly upholding Reithian principles is it?kingstongraham said:
Why would you watch anything other than news and sport as it is being broadcast? If you don't, it doesn't matter how much bad stuff there is that you don't watch.shortfall said:Sure there's still some great programming but it's increasingly drowned out by the likes of Big Brother, soaps, Love Island and Towie.
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Yup.kingstongraham said:
Free speech innit.shortfall said:
It matters if there's a general coarsening of what is being churned out. It normalises bad behaviour, bad attitudes and bad language even if you or I choose to watch it or not. I mean whether it's people having sex on TOWIE or the human bear baiting on Big Brother or whatever, it isn't exactly upholding Reithian principles is it?kingstongraham said:
Why would you watch anything other than news and sport as it is being broadcast? If you don't, it doesn't matter how much bad stuff there is that you don't watch.shortfall said:Sure there's still some great programming but it's increasingly drowned out by the likes of Big Brother, soaps, Love Island and Towie.
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a friend would like to know whether these people on TOWIE are the sorts of people he would like to see having sex and when and where is it on?shortfall said:
It matters if there's a general coarsening of what is being churned out. It normalises bad behaviour, bad attitudes and bad language even if you or I choose to watch it or not. I mean whether it's people having sex on TOWIE or the human bear baiting on Big Brother or whatever, it isn't exactly upholding Reithian principles is it? It's cheap TV made to appeal to the lowest common denominator and it crowds out the good stuff.kingstongraham said:
Why would you watch anything other than news and sport as it is being broadcast? If you don't, it doesn't matter how much bad stuff there is that you don't watch.shortfall said:Sure there's still some great programming but it's increasingly drowned out by the likes of Big Brother, soaps, Love Island and Towie.
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There's probably 40 times as much TV available, but no real increase in the amount of quality TV. Therefore the quality stuff is harder to find and is often swamped by the shite.rick_chasey said:Bahaha. TV has never been better what are you on about?
Where things have massively improved is in the amount of sports coverage which certainly has never been better.1 -
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a friend would like to know whether these people on TOWIE are the sorts of people he would like to see having sex and when and where is it on?shortfall said:
It matters if there's a general coarsening of what is being churned out. It normalises bad behaviour, bad attitudes and bad language even if you or I choose to watch it or not. I mean whether it's people having sex on TOWIE or the human bear baiting on Big Brother or whatever, it isn't exactly upholding Reithian principles is it? It's cheap TV made to appeal to the lowest common denominator and it crowds out the good stuff.kingstongraham said:
Why would you watch anything other than news and sport as it is being broadcast? If you don't, it doesn't matter how much bad stuff there is that you don't watch.shortfall said:Sure there's still some great programming but it's increasingly drowned out by the likes of Big Brother, soaps, Love Island and Towie.
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I think that was her whole point. You might disagree with her but the quality of TV we have now (or lack of) is precisely because people like her have been sidelined in the name of "progress". Overall I think she had a point.Ben6899 said:Mary Whitehouse.
She’d sh1te a brick, if she saw modern media.
Nah she was a fuck1ng prude and pain in the ar$e, mate. Watch what you want, but don't tolerate someone moaning about it and trying to change everything, thinking everyone's on side.Ben
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Sure she was a prude. But presumably you would draw a line somewhere yourself about what's acceptable to be broadcast on mainstream television?Ben6899 said:shortfall said:
I think that was her whole point. You might disagree with her but the quality of TV we have now (or lack of) is precisely because people like her have been sidelined in the name of "progress". Overall I think she had a point.Ben6899 said:Mary Whitehouse.
She’d sh1te a brick, if she saw modern media.
Nah she was a fuck1ng prude and pain in the ar$e, mate. Watch what you want, but don't tolerate someone moaning about it and trying to change everything, thinking everyone's on side.0 -
Absolute tonne of high quality high budget dramas, for a start.Dorset_Boy said:
There's probably 40 times as much TV available, but no real increase in the amount of quality TV. Therefore the quality stuff is harder to find and is often swamped by the shite.rick_chasey said:Bahaha. TV has never been better what are you on about?
Where things have massively improved is in the amount of sports coverage which certainly has never been better.
TV used to be film’s inbred cousin but it is easily is as good as films - you can see this as the better film stars now appear in said TV programmes.
You’re not looking in the right places if you think TV has got worse.
Or you’re just old and things were always better in them days...0 -
I honestly wouldn’t. Put things out with age recommendations and at appropriate times etc, but don’t censor.shortfall said:
Sure she was a prude. But presumably you would draw a line somewhere yourself about what's acceptable to be broadcast on mainstream television?Ben6899 said:shortfall said:
I think that was her whole point. You might disagree with her but the quality of TV we have now (or lack of) is precisely because people like her have been sidelined in the name of "progress". Overall I think she had a point.Ben6899 said:Mary Whitehouse.
She’d sh1te a brick, if she saw modern media.
Nah she was a fuck1ng prude and pain in the ar$e, mate. Watch what you want, but don't tolerate someone moaning about it and trying to change everything, thinking everyone's on side.
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Always puzzled me why scenes of consensual sex are banned but scenes of murder and violence are acceptable. Bizarre that illegal acts can be shown but legal ones not.Ben6899 said:
I honestly wouldn’t. Put things out with age recommendations and at appropriate times etc, but don’t censor.shortfall said:
Sure she was a prude. But presumably you would draw a line somewhere yourself about what's acceptable to be broadcast on mainstream television?Ben6899 said:shortfall said:
I think that was her whole point. You might disagree with her but the quality of TV we have now (or lack of) is precisely because people like her have been sidelined in the name of "progress". Overall I think she had a point.Ben6899 said:Mary Whitehouse.
She’d sh1te a brick, if she saw modern media.
Nah she was a fuck1ng prude and pain in the ar$e, mate. Watch what you want, but don't tolerate someone moaning about it and trying to change everything, thinking everyone's on side.1 -
They’re not banned. You’re just not watching programmes where they show it.ballysmate said:
Always puzzled me why scenes of consensual sex are banned but scenes of murder and violence are acceptable. Bizarre that illegal acts can be shown but legal ones not.Ben6899 said:
I honestly wouldn’t. Put things out with age recommendations and at appropriate times etc, but don’t censor.shortfall said:
Sure she was a prude. But presumably you would draw a line somewhere yourself about what's acceptable to be broadcast on mainstream television?Ben6899 said:shortfall said:
I think that was her whole point. You might disagree with her but the quality of TV we have now (or lack of) is precisely because people like her have been sidelined in the name of "progress". Overall I think she had a point.Ben6899 said:Mary Whitehouse.
She’d sh1te a brick, if she saw modern media.
Nah she was a fuck1ng prude and pain in the ar$e, mate. Watch what you want, but don't tolerate someone moaning about it and trying to change everything, thinking everyone's on side.0 -
Any recommendations?rick_chasey said:
They’re not banned. You’re just not watching programmes where they show it.ballysmate said:
Always puzzled me why scenes of consensual sex are banned but scenes of murder and violence are acceptable. Bizarre that illegal acts can be shown but legal ones not.Ben6899 said:
I honestly wouldn’t. Put things out with age recommendations and at appropriate times etc, but don’t censor.shortfall said:
Sure she was a prude. But presumably you would draw a line somewhere yourself about what's acceptable to be broadcast on mainstream television?Ben6899 said:shortfall said:
I think that was her whole point. You might disagree with her but the quality of TV we have now (or lack of) is precisely because people like her have been sidelined in the name of "progress". Overall I think she had a point.Ben6899 said:Mary Whitehouse.
She’d sh1te a brick, if she saw modern media.
Nah she was a fuck1ng prude and pain in the ar$e, mate. Watch what you want, but don't tolerate someone moaning about it and trying to change everything, thinking everyone's on side.0 -
If you have Netflix sex education is fantastic, best thing I’ve watched in ages.mrb123 said:
Any recommendations?rick_chasey said:
They’re not banned. You’re just not watching programmes where they show it.ballysmate said:
Always puzzled me why scenes of consensual sex are banned but scenes of murder and violence are acceptable. Bizarre that illegal acts can be shown but legal ones not.Ben6899 said:
I honestly wouldn’t. Put things out with age recommendations and at appropriate times etc, but don’t censor.shortfall said:
Sure she was a prude. But presumably you would draw a line somewhere yourself about what's acceptable to be broadcast on mainstream television?Ben6899 said:shortfall said:
I think that was her whole point. You might disagree with her but the quality of TV we have now (or lack of) is precisely because people like her have been sidelined in the name of "progress". Overall I think she had a point.Ben6899 said:Mary Whitehouse.
She’d sh1te a brick, if she saw modern media.
Nah she was a fuck1ng prude and pain in the ar$e, mate. Watch what you want, but don't tolerate someone moaning about it and trying to change everything, thinking everyone's on side.
If you want wall-to-wall sex then sit through chick-flick Bridgeton. One episode is basically just a montage of a couple having sex all over a stately home.
It’s a Sin on 4 is TV of the highest quality, better than anything Hollywood has produced and you get plenty of lad on lad action if that’s your thing.1 -
Seems to be anything targeted at women. Pretty all the programmes my wife watches appear to be seni-pornographic then any blood and gore type thing like GoT or Vikings.mrb123 said:
Any recommendations?rick_chasey said:
They’re not banned. You’re just not watching programmes where they show it.ballysmate said:
Always puzzled me why scenes of consensual sex are banned but scenes of murder and violence are acceptable. Bizarre that illegal acts can be shown but legal ones not.Ben6899 said:
I honestly wouldn’t. Put things out with age recommendations and at appropriate times etc, but don’t censor.shortfall said:
Sure she was a prude. But presumably you would draw a line somewhere yourself about what's acceptable to be broadcast on mainstream television?Ben6899 said:shortfall said:
I think that was her whole point. You might disagree with her but the quality of TV we have now (or lack of) is precisely because people like her have been sidelined in the name of "progress". Overall I think she had a point.Ben6899 said:Mary Whitehouse.
She’d sh1te a brick, if she saw modern media.
Nah she was a fuck1ng prude and pain in the ar$e, mate. Watch what you want, but don't tolerate someone moaning about it and trying to change everything, thinking everyone's on side.
I remember teenage days of having to look for something with a red triangle for any chance of brief nudity.0 -
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rick_chasey said:
My filling it would seem. Ugh
Ditto, a few days ago. It's always muesli that does it for me. TBF, the molar rebuilding job he did with the amalgam did seem rather optimistic at the time, so I wasn't entirely surprised when my muesli felt rather scrunchier than it should have.0 -
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Was fairly happy until today. "tech issues" (=no feed) all afternoon, then loaded last 25km only, then the iPad app crashing every 5 Min and rest of race loading after I had watched 25-20km section. No lost the whole fkg lot and I'm 2 bottles of Lidl's finest Belgian beer down and no race.
Was Es any better?0 -
ES was fine for me although I was about 1km behind at the end (luckily didn't see the spoilers until after my version finished).0
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3D tvs.1
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See also: IMAX theatresPross said:
Yep, 3D cinema never really did it either. Having very unbalanced eyesight (perfect vision in my left eye and very poor in my right) they were always a bit blurred and made me feel sick. It never seemed to add to the experience either.shortfall said:3D tvs.
I watched a really interesting film in one many years ago about the effort to extinguish the oil-well fires in Kuwait after the Gulf War, but the visual effect of the 3D footage on that scale made me quite ill.
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Nonsense. She was an out of date prude-troll when she was alive, banging on about things no-one cared about. She didn't care about quality, all she cared about was that every show should mention the sky-fairy and not have any willies or t1ts in it.shortfall said:I think that was her whole point. You might disagree with her but the quality of TV we have now (or lack of) is precisely because people like her have been sidelined in the name of "progress". Overall I think she had a point.
It's just a hill. Get over it.0 -
Least I wasnt the only one, being a speccy four eyes doesnt help, nor does having bad astigmatism in one eye and generally poor depth perception as a result.Pross said:
Yep, 3D cinema never really did it either. Having very unbalanced eyesight (perfect vision in my left eye and very poor in my right) they were always a bit blurred and made me feel sick. It never seemed to add to the experience either.shortfall said:3D tvs.
Another cinema related thing, those 4D seats, tried it once, ended up turning all the options off as they really distract from the actual film, last few times I went no one used the seats I'd imagine for similar reasons.0 -
Wait. The fourth dimension is time.
What happens at these 4D cinemas? Do you end up in 1970s Alsager?Ben
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If it's just like the ones at Thorpe Park, it's 3D plus the seat shakes, occasionally you get splashed with water or blown with air or (I think) the feeling of something running around by your legs. It's a modern version of that guy who rigged seats up with electric shocks in the 50s for showings of The Tingler. So yes, back in time to the 50s.Ben6899 said:Wait. The fourth dimension is time.
What happens at these 4D cinemas? Do you end up in 1970s Alsager?1 -
Yep, only ever come across it at theme parks where it is fine. I couldn't be arsed watching a proper film with all that though. It's just gimmicks, a good film doesn't need anything over the visuals and sound.0
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