Originally Posted by Vericacious:
“I go along with your general argument, if not some of the detail, but (and I've been pointing this out in threads such as this for a long time now) the problem isn't the choice for Christmas, but the lack of suitable commissions- the lack of commissions generally, such is the lack of spend on frontline entertainment- throughout the year from which Christmas shows can be drawn.
If people are happy to sleepwalk through the rest of the year with evenings made up of the likes of soaps, The One Show, Police, Camera, Action, DIY SOS, an hour of Watchdog, Rip Off Britain, Masterchef etc, rather than pushing for light entertainment, situation comedy and popular returning drama, what can you expect at Christmas ?”
I did say I wouldn't be back on this thread till Easter, but can I just offer this post, and the one that it quoted, a big round of applause.
If the rest of the year, on the whole, is dire, how can we expect better at Christmas?