Originally Posted by Mr Sirs:
“NIGHTSHIFT - Like you I am fed up with this rubbish. Last night for example we were served up an interview from the 1980s/1990s with Jim White and a.n. other interviewing (the late) Bob Holness (of Blockbusters). Time and time again the clips are so dated they are unwatchable. As you say, the "flyovers" are crap too.
DIFFERENT TIMES - Not quite as straightforward as +30 mins. allowing for Scotland Tonight - the programmes are either on before or after ITV start times, and Great British Views is a catch up as this was screened by ITV recently. Bit of a mix to say the least, but to give them credit what a welcome relief to Nightshift!”
“NIGHTSHIFT - Like you I am fed up with this rubbish. Last night for example we were served up an interview from the 1980s/1990s with Jim White and a.n. other interviewing (the late) Bob Holness (of Blockbusters). Time and time again the clips are so dated they are unwatchable. As you say, the "flyovers" are crap too.
DIFFERENT TIMES - Not quite as straightforward as +30 mins. allowing for Scotland Tonight - the programmes are either on before or after ITV start times, and Great British Views is a catch up as this was screened by ITV recently. Bit of a mix to say the least, but to give them credit what a welcome relief to Nightshift!”
How the hell "nightshift" is deemed watchable is beyond me - if its interviews from the 80's or programming the picture is "stretched" and you can tell how crap the quality is - there is many faults with this show - one repeat of programmes of yesteryear (most of it seems like of the old Scottish programming - oddly yet I have never seen that many Grampian shows been repeated on that programme? - Flyovers ie Dundee (announcer we are flying over Dundee for the 500th time - Error 1 Tayside House has gone 2 Tay Bridge has been altered - but any updated ones?? of course not - yet they had some playing on STV+1 before the new update)
AAH so thats what they are doing I was under the impression it would be a + so many mins obviously not and I do hope they aint going to be putting their "shorts" on more during that time either.
I wonder why the sudden stop (even if its one week)? Very odd yet if you look at ITV they still keep Jackpot247 on - I hope STV uses this time during the night wisely with at least decent programming than the usual guff they put on




, or unable to pay the presenters for their overtime for doing the shows in a midst of cutbacks?? (guessing here), I welcome at least programming back on during the night but STV have got along way before they can gain confidence back in its viewers - ie actually completing programming that has been shown on ITV than throwing them around.
(oh yes another thing may as well add - STV North studio has a LIVE background - what does the Dundee studio get? Basic background picture they flicker about with "sunny" by default but by night just same pic with lights on - why no LIVE background for us?? .. plank camera in Dundee City Square or somewhere in Fife looking over River Tay but I presume we are not budgeted for much since well its a 5 min bulletin)
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