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December 7th, 2009, 11:07 AM | #11 |
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good debate
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I grew-up watching a lot of American comedy shows & police dramas & actions movies through the late 60s and into the 70s & beginning to mid 80s. Also, during that period I also watched British stuff. I'm Scottish. Which was better? Through the late-sixties, American stuff was better. The comedy show Hogan's Heroes was one of my favorites. In the 70s British TV was really gaining ground with the likes of the Sweeney & investigative journalism like World in Action - which has an Iconic opening sequence, I think, both musically & visually. In the 80s I think British TV was better to a point in time were I'm not sure, mid-80s maybe? America still had some great comedy shows, Like Soap but basically I gave up watching TV. I had started my first business by then & had no time. Later in the 90s I heard a lecture by a prominent professor of Media studies warn about the dangers of 'cheap TV' by which he was warning us about 'Reality TV' & how it would destroy TV as we had grown-up understanding it. It doesn't matter if it is 24 people living in a house with CCTV or your neighbors re-decorating your house while you do theirs - it's still the same - cheap & nasty. There was a clip of the local version of 'Britain's got talent' (No. It hasn't.) posted on the net. It showed this teenage girl, who had dreamed all her life to be a singer. Sadly, she did not have the voice to be a singer. While it was filmed beforehand & the local 'judges' (of talent ... ???) got tore into her like frenzied sharks feeding. The end result? She's in F. tears. That's bad enough but did they really need to air it on TV? No. But they did. Prime time, too. She was a child. 17. - Go on destroy her dreams in public, that's human compassion. Not only shown on TV but ended up on the net. I only saw it because someone sent it to me, I still do not watch TV. They thought like a lot of people that it was funny. TV is rubbish these days. And as Ned's Atomic Dustbin used to sing, Kill your Television Kiwi
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December 7th, 2009, 05:20 PM | #14 |
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My generation literally grew up with the very best in television but I generally avoid it these days with several exceptions as it seems we have quantity rather than quality. The popularity of "reality television" still puzzles me but I'm very delighted to witness countless classics be it comedy or drama on DVD.
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As a result of British TV showing hour upon hour of mind numbing rubbish, I no longer watch TV. If there is a programme I'm interested in watching I'll view it via the BBC's iPlayer.
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December 7th, 2009, 07:26 PM | #16 |
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We still get some good stuff on TV. Not as much as we used to, but it's still there.
Last year the BBC put out a series over five nights called Criminal Justice - excellent and compelling. It also has another series of linked dramas called The Street, which is sometimes good, sometimes so-so and sometimes astonishing, the final episode of the second series which starred Johdi May was genuinely edge of the seat stuff for most of its hour running time and a large part of it was two people having a conversation through an almost closed door. It was almost to the standard of Dekalog (for those that know their Kieslowski). Channel 4 put out a four part drama set during the Civil war called The devil's whore, again excellent. I haven't even mentioned Dr Who. Despite the Saturday teatime "scare the children" slot giving an indication of the target audience there have been some superb episodes - The girl in the fireplace, Silence in the library and particularly Blink. There are other examples. I agree that overall standard of terrestrial televison has definitely declined but the gems are still out there, at least on the BBC and C4. I can't see ITV in its current form ever producing something to rival Jewel in the Crown or Harry's Game again though. |
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I wouldn't be willing to nail my colours to the mast and claim that US TV is/was better than UK TV, or vice versa. Both countries have, and still do, produce some excellent stuff, and both have produced absolute dross. We also get a bit of a false perspective as only the "best" US shows tend to be aired over here in good old Blighty.
I'm with 'jawbone' to a certain extent in that it's easy to look back at the "the good old days" (not the TV show of that name, I hasten to add!) and just remember the highlights. TV was also more of an "event" as there was a lot less choice and no direct competitors such as VHS or DVD. In addition, we'll look back at a period of 10 or 20 years, then compare it to the last 1 or 2 years ... which is hardly fair! I took at look at the BBC listings for 14th December 1985 (picked at random). Evening viewing ... 5.20 The Krankies 5.50 Noel Edmonds Late Late Breakfast Show 6.40 Bob's Full House 7.15 Juliet Bravo 8.05 Only Fools & Horses This was followed by The News, a film I've never heard of, 75 minutes of International Show Jumping, and another film which certainly hasn't lodged in my memory! Hmmm ... I wonder why I used to go to the pub so often in the 80's? For those who are interested, nostalgic or bored, have a browse at the following ... http://tvlistings.thetvroomplus.com/ It makes for depressing reading, and the rose tint rapidly fades from the glasses! |
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I am just going to put my rose tinted spectacles on for a second.
Dad's Army Porridge Only Fools and Horses Red Dwarf (up to series V) Monty Python Fawlty Towers Rutland Weekend Television The Two Ronnies Open all Hours Morecambe and Wise Black Adder Ripping Yarns The Day Today The Fast Show One Foot in the Grave The Benny Hill Show The Last of the Summer Wine (first 7 series, original cast) Rising Damp The Rise and Fall of Reginald Perrin Softly Softly UFO World at War Tales of the Unexpected The Prisoner The Avengers The Sweeney The Champions |
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December 7th, 2009, 10:53 PM | #19 |
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Both British and American TV have produced excellent shows as well as heaps of putresecent crap to help fill the hundreds of satellite channels now available. I tend to spend more time watching DVD's these days than TV as it happens, Sky+ is a useful tool to try and ensure I don't miss the few programmes I still want to watch.
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TotU was good too Loved the world at war - downloaded recently from usenet UFO - brilliant, but dated now, again leeched from usenet Only fools and horses, my eyes are welling now What do we have today ? Having said that graham norton and sharon tate were on this evening |
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