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Gadget Show Appalling Tonight ...... Again
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I have just turned off The Gadget Show after less than ten minutes this evening. It used to be a good show but this evening there is yet another BS challenge. The Gadget Show's ratings can't be holding up broadcasting this nonsense and I presume its only a matter of time before Channel Five axes it. Turkeys voting for Christmas etc etc.
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I want a phone that, errr ummm, makes calls as cheaply as possible!
And as for the review of 3D TV on a show that isn't even in HD on a HD channel it's laughable!
'It's better because this group had a higher heart rate than the other group' :rolleyes:
Why bother with informative opinions when you can just strap someone up to a heart monitor?
My heart rate goes through the roof when watching The X Factor, but that's not a good thing!
me too.
Its just a bit like listening to the kids playing in the bedroom.
some annoying noise in the background and nothing of consequence.
Fine if you want more techie stuff...
Here u go
General nerdery
http://revision3.com/tekzilla/minecraft
Home theatre nerdery
http://revision3.com/hdnation
Networking/linux etc nerdery
http://revision3.com/hak5
Build nerdery
http://revision3.com/tbhs
I mean really, this guy builds his own cnc machine.
More general build gadget nerdery
http://revision3.com/systm
TGS is what it is, and has been for at least a couple of years now. At this point, if it was going to be cancelled it already would have been. Given it now seems to be on roughly 40 weeks of the year, it's a much fairer assumption that Five like it for some reason. The only logical reasons being it gets in viewers, attracts advertisers and/or makes them money (or at least, ends up costing less in net terms than the possible alternatives). Given that supposition, it's not going anywhere.
Jon
and Friends is on Channel 4 loop .......so your " quality TV " arguement is still just a loud , presenter self masturbatory fun fest ......oh and includes the odd gadget.
Yea i'm sure polly could just read this review on the telly. http://www.anandtech.com/show/3949/oczs-fastest-ssd-the-ibis-and-hsdl-interface-reviewed/1 to make you happy. Like it or not it wouldn't work. The criticisms tend to be based on some fantasy of what they could be doing instead, when the economics just don't work.
Absolutely Gorgeous woman
In this episode wearing a dress, and definitely in tight jeans and boots....
Same with suzi and those legs!
It seems whilst the naysayers are clearly unimpressed with the show in it's present state, they haven't stopped watching either. And that's all Channel Five are worried about.
I agree the show could be a lot better, but it's not as bad as people are making out. The reviews need to be more thorough and some of the sillier challenges need to be cut back and replaced with more tech.
Beyond embarrassing.
How many other shows rate projectors? I thought it was interesting if only for it being a demonstration of a real world reaction test by a normal person. People who get upset by it are afraid others are too dim to just take it for what it is. Its not definitive, but so what, are you running to the store to buy things off the gadget show recs anyways? Its just a gadget porn show.
Last week deleted the whole episode of gadget as it was a whole stupid challenge again its boring
It use to be great show and they ruined it last series with constant challenges
I'd like to see Suzi and Pollyanna do that !!
But...I didn't like Suzi's hair this week !
Don't remeber the HDMI test,what was that?
If the Gadget Show was doing so terribly, why is it constantly renewed and averages two series' a year ?
Maybe because, as has been said, people continue to watch it even though they hate it.
Here's a thought though, for all the people who apparently hate it so much - STOP WATCHING. That way, the ratings might then go down and you might actually get your wish and the show might be cancelled, or buried in a late night slot somewhere.
Although I imagine if it was buried in a late night slot, you'd still go out of your way to record it just so you could whine about it the next day ..
I also like the more serious stuff like the rev3 podcasts mentions earlier plus the "twit" streaming from leo laporte, but the gadget show gives tech a uk slant and presents it to the ordinary joe public who may then go on to the more serious stuff available on the internet.
Just enjoy the gadget show for what it is; top gear for gadgets!!
I just can't believe in this multi channel age that the uk doesn't have it's own "tech tv" channel though