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New Virgin TLC channel

owl61ukowl61uk Posts: 3,008
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Virgin have had this channel a few weeks now and I have to say that it is absolute dross. More cheap tat TV, surely we have enough of this type of channel.

I would rather have 10/15 quality channels than over 100 channels of tat and constant on loop repeats

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    davetechdavetech Posts: 286
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    Agree we have too many channels of junk - i guess its to make up the numbers etc... and is on the M+ tear so its not gonna be great! for sure
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 399
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    Tier.

    Heil Grammar!
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    Steven L HunterSteven L Hunter Posts: 10,724
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    I thought the program with the coupons was hilarious ring up a supermarket bill of over $600 and only pay 1p and they carry their coupons around the supermarket in 2 massive big folders. I doubt the supermarkets here in the UK would allow such a thing as it's usually limited to so many per transaction.
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    womblerwombler Posts: 858
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    owl61uk wrote: »

    I would rather have 10/15 quality channels than over 100 channels of tat and constant on loop repeats

    Who would be qualified to select the 10-15 quality channels ?
    I agree that there is a lot of channels I consider "tat", but then others will like them, and I am all for choice,
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    The_SmegThe_Smeg Posts: 252
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    most of the channels i had were a waste of time.
    to many showing utter Rubbish n Repeats
    i just drop it all an went back to basic tv size m from tv xl
    think in a long run its best thing to do
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 156
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    davetech wrote: »
    Agree we have too many channels of junk - i guess its to make up the numbers etc... and is on the M+ tear so its not gonna be great! for sure

    Yes mostly rubbish but the Breaking Amish program on Sunday nights is quite interesting.
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    Shaun_MurrayShaun_Murray Posts: 318
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    rossmor32 wrote: »
    Yes mostly rubbish but the Breaking Amish program on Sunday nights is quite interesting.
    Not to mention completely Fake!
    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2221522/Breaking-Amish-More-doubts-TLC-character-admits-divorced.html
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    cy_bonescy_bones Posts: 1,669
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    owl61uk wrote: »
    Virgin have had this channel a few weeks now and I have to say that it is absolute dross. More cheap tat TV, surely we have enough of this type of channel.
    I would rather have 10/15 quality channels than over 100 channels of tat and constant on loop repeats
    Virgin don't make any programmes or run the channels.
    It's hardly a surprise that cheap telly makes up a large volume of the content - it's like that in the rest of the media too...
    The repeats just make up for the fact that TV doesn't shut down overnight like it used to - there isn't enough content to fill 24 hours with first run quality programmes. Even if there was, you would never be able to see everything.
    By repeating the same content it ensures that more people see it when channel hopping.
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    OLD BOYOLD BOY Posts: 2,998
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    cy_bones wrote: »
    Virgin don't make any programmes or run the channels.
    It's hardly a surprise that cheap telly makes up a large volume of the content - it's like that in the rest of the media too...
    The repeats just make up for the fact that TV doesn't shut down overnight like it used to - there isn't enough content to fill 24 hours with first run quality programmes. Even if there was, you would never be able to see everything.
    By repeating the same content it ensures that more people see it when channel hopping.
    Spot on, Cy! The point that was missed in the post you responded to was the fact that even channels such as Sky 1 show programmes that I'm sure most of us are not interested in watching, but occasionally it will have something good on, like 'Fringe'.

    My recordings are made up of programmes over a whole range of channels, but I wouldn't relish the idea of sitting for a whole evening watching any one of those channels live!

    And people still don't get it, do they? The only way to please as many people as possible is to have as many channels as possible. You'd soon know it if VM decided to stop showing a raft of these so called 'dross' channels!
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    big brother 9big brother 9 Posts: 18,153
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    tlc are showimg some good shows
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    OLD BOYOLD BOY Posts: 2,998
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    big brother 9 wrote: »
    tlc are showimg some good shows
    Well, I wouldn't go as far as to say that, but my wife likes them so glad we've got it....;)
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    Shaun_MurrayShaun_Murray Posts: 318
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    big brother 9 wrote: »
    tlc are showimg some good shows

    :eek: Get in that naughty corner...
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    carl.waringcarl.waring Posts: 35,713
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    Steven L Hunter wrote: »
    I thought the program with the coupons was hilarious ring up a supermarket bill of over $600 and only pay 1p and they carry their coupons around the supermarket in 2 massive big folders. I doubt the supermarkets here in the UK would allow such a thing as it's usually limited to so many per transaction.
    It's in the Daily Wail so I don't know how accurate it is ;) but....

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2319150/Jordan-Cox-voucher-vulture-savvy-shopping-meant-mum-got-106-supermarket-goods-just-1-62.html
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    cy_bonescy_bones Posts: 1,669
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    OLD BOY wrote: »
    ...My recordings are made up of programmes over a whole range of channels, but I wouldn't relish the idea of sitting for a whole evening watching any one of those channels live!...
    OLD BOY wrote: »
    Well, I wouldn't go as far as to say that, but my wife likes them so glad we've got it....;)
    Snap on both counts :D
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    OpaqueOpaque Posts: 5,286
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    Steven L Hunter wrote: »
    I thought the program with the coupons was hilarious ring up a supermarket bill of over $600 and only pay 1p and they carry their coupons around the supermarket in 2 massive big folders. I doubt the supermarkets here in the UK would allow such a thing as it's usually limited to so many per transaction.

    The coupons in the US are very different with less restrictions not to mention the doubling of vouchers value when there is a battle between supermarkets in one town, that's the main reason they can get lots for nothing, you don't tend to get vouchers for that much in the UK (ie half the value). It would impossible to do what they do here.
    I didn't know Extreme Couponing was on TLC, I'll have to take a look as from the very quick look I also saw it as being full of rubbish.
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