Not worth a watch

Tom d'Angler · Post by **Tom d'Angler** » Sat Apr 20, 2024 3:14 pm

dewaltdisney wrote: ↑Sat Apr 20, 2024 12:59 pmHunted

Mrs d’A watched this show, despite knowing that it is surely fixed. Mind you, at 53, she still listens to Radio 1 so that tells you everything you need to know about her watching and listening tastes.

There’s no longer anything real about any of theses “reality” shows. They just prey on the lazy.

oz0707 · Post by **oz0707** » Sat Apr 20, 2024 4:41 pm

Come dine with me was a goodun when it was new. They weren't in it to get famous

Tom d'Angler · Post by **Tom d'Angler** » Sat Apr 20, 2024 8:39 pm

Tom d'Angler wrote: ↑Sat Apr 20, 2024 3:14 pm They weren't in it to get famous

That seems to be the way with every show nowadays.

dewaltdisney · Post by **dewaltdisney** » Sun Apr 21, 2024 7:18 am

We watched the first episode of Netflix's Baby Reindeer last night. We will probably drop it as it became grating very quickly with this story about a stalker woman pursuing a hapless bloke. Not for us. I was amazed to read that Fool Me Once on Netflix has the highest streaming numbers with 100 million views. I found it unbelievable and a stupid story. Second with 60 million views is well deserved, The Gentleman, which is excellent. Third was One Day, utterly stupid at 36 million and fourth is Ricky Gervais's live stand-up Armageddon at 13 million. Producers note, apart from thin box ticking these figures show no one is interested in woke shite.

DWD

Tom d'Angler · Post by **Tom d'Angler** » Sun Apr 21, 2024 7:44 am

dewaltdisney wrote: ↑Sun Apr 21, 2024 7:18 am Producers note, apart from thin box ticking these figures show no one is interested in woke shite.

Indeed, although I’m amazed at how many people still watch woke shite. Take Mrs d’A and her sisters as an example; they all watch Strictly, Celebrity Big Brother, BGT, Bake Off, and Eastenders, to name just a few programmes that I would rather poke my eyes out rather than watch. Mrs d’A also listens to Radio, and thinks Idris Elba should be the next James Bond. For someone of her age, I am amazed that she has fallen for all the woke crap. I can understand teenagers and people in their early 20s going along with it because it’s all they have ever known but anyone who was born between 1950 and 2000 can surely remember the days when everything was normal and should hate all this new-fangled stuff. I do think a lot of it is dependent on gender as far more women seem to accept woke stuff.

dewaltdisney · Post by **dewaltdisney** » Sun Apr 21, 2024 8:28 am

Yes, it is this inbuilt psyche that convinces women they are controlled by men, which is true if you are a Muslim I guess. Mrs D can be a bit stupid at times and I have to tell her to stop being an idiot and focus on reality. Idris Elba cannot be James Bond. Bond is a misogynist and I do not think that the producers would want to cast a black man as a misogynist for fear of the backlash. It would be better to have someone light of foot as that is more acceptable in these times. I would think Alan Carr would be along the lines of the actor they would prefer. The Bond franchise is finished as the whole concept just does not sit right anymore.

DWD

Grendel · Post by **Grendel** » Sun Apr 21, 2024 9:24 am

Having read the Bond books I always felt that the filmsadded another level of "unbelievablbility " with all the gadgets and super villain hideouts if that makes sense. Having said that I did enjoy some of the earlier ones. The later ones less so although Daniel Craig did seem to be closer to the real nature of Bond's character. To be pedantic the talk seems to be about 007 rather than Bond . In a lot of people's eyes they are one and the same ( probably in mine to be honest) but 007 is just a number assigned to an agent so could actually be given to a black man , a Chinaman or a woman or even to a dog if they wanted although like dwd I don't think it really matters as I feel it's ran it's course now. They'll still try to milk it with more films though in the same way Disney has done with the Star Wars francise with poor rehashed plots.

Grendel · Post by **Grendel** » Sun Apr 21, 2024 9:26 am

dewaltdisney wrote: ↑Sun Apr 21, 2024 7:18 am Netflix streaming numbers fourth is Ricky Gervais's live stand-up Armageddon at 13 million. Producers note, apart from thin box ticking these figures show no one is interested in woke shite.

DWD

I doubt I even know 13 people who find him funny let alone 13 million...

dewaltdisney · Post by **dewaltdisney** » Sun Apr 21, 2024 9:41 am

He is a Marmite character to many. I thought his TV series Derek, After Life, and Extras were very well done. I can understand that he does touch the boundaries with his stand-up shows. I guess there were 13 million who do enjoy him worldwide, but the maths would support your 1 in 13

DWD

dewaltdisney · Post by **dewaltdisney** » Mon Apr 22, 2024 7:52 am

A friend of mine rang to tell me to watch bit of Britains got Talent as it was amusing. With Mrs D moaning I downloaded Saturday's show and fast forwarded to the time he gave me. There was some women burp singing which the brain dead audience found funny. For starters, it was stage managed as Cowell had already seen her act in the American version and his stupid botoxed face with the customary open mouth of surprise was sickening. The antics of all the judges was absurd overacting. This is not a talent it is someone who burps a lot and makes a poor job of forming words simultaneously. We would never watch this tripe, and this small sample shows how crap this show is. Utter rubbish.

DWD

Tom d'Angler · Post by **Tom d'Angler** » Mon Apr 22, 2024 2:40 pm

dewaltdisney wrote: ↑Sun Apr 21, 2024 9:41 am Utter rubbish.

I’m hoping it will go into the dustbin like X Factor. Mrs d’A watches it avidly, despite admitting that it’s probably a fix. It seems to appeal mainly to women and blokes who aren’t too bright. Same with all the “talent” and “reality” shows. Most things seem to be good for two series at most and then the “contestants” are just people desperate for fame.

The main channels don’t seem to care about the quality of their programmes as long as they get high ratings. For the commercial stations it means they can charge more for advertising and for the BBC it means they can justify the licence fee.

One of the things I like about services like Netflix is that they seem to produce stuff of higher quality and if something is crap they just stop making it.

People vote with their feet with Netflix etc., but we’re stuck with the BBC. I really enjoy some BBC stuff, e.g. David Attenborough and things like that, but I’ve really gone off the rest of it because it’s far too P.C. I don’t even watch Countryfile nowadays because most of the tick-box presenters are dire at… well… presenting.

I can’t remember the last time I watched anything on ITV because it’s either total rubbish or it’s presented by incompetent people. I watched a couple of episodes of the revamped Gladiators because I fancied the deaf reigns-playing bird but the unfunny Bradley and untalented Barney Walsh put me off watching any more.

I’m spending more and more time reading and less time watching television.

dewaltdisney · Post by **dewaltdisney** » Tue Apr 23, 2024 5:11 pm

Here is a link to the BGT snip I was talking about. See how contrived it all is, especially the mock open mouth surprise Cowell pulls Grrrrrrrr https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omDzJNuGQ7k

DWD

Tom d'Angler · Post by **Tom d'Angler** » Tue Apr 23, 2024 6:46 pm

It really is a pile of crap isn’t it…

dewaltdisney · Post by **dewaltdisney** » Tue Apr 23, 2024 7:39 pm

I could really punch his stupid face

And c**t and d*ck too, I mean Ant and Dec.

DWD

Tom d'Angler · Post by **Tom d'Angler** » Tue Apr 23, 2024 7:42 pm