Originally Posted by Pink Knight:
“The seemingly increased volume inbetween programs.”
“The seemingly increased volume inbetween programs.”
Yes this!
Trivial things that annoy you about TV
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Originally Posted by mrsgrumpy49:
“Yes this!”
“Yes this!”
Yes too! Isn't it great to have a remote at the ready?
I go back far enough for our family to have used my little brother as the remote.
To this day I can remember him being ordered to lower the tv, change the channel, or louden (I kid you not) the tv.
When channels show the same films over and over again. Hot Fuzz has been on iTV and ITV2 so many times now, it's ridiculous. It was on last week and it was on yesterday.. In fact barely a month goes by without it being on. They occasionally loan it out to the BBC too!
ITV player on the smart TV. Works for adverts but not the programmes. Cant even forward the adverts. For some reason Foyles war didn't record on the Humax last sunday. Tried to watch it on ITV player and it let us watch the ads but not the programme. In the end watched it on the computer.
Jonathan Ross having his guest sit on the wrong side. It works for Graham Norton but with Mr Ross and his big desk, well this just feels weird and wrong. Please stop it.
Adverts on Sky's Catch-up TV service. I know they can be skipped but they shouldn't even be there considering Sky costs over £70 a month now! 
Originally Posted by RoseAnne:
“When channels show the same films over and over again. Hot Fuzz has been on iTV and ITV2 so many times now, it's ridiculous. It was on last week and it was on yesterday.. In fact barely a month goes by without it being on. They occasionally loan it out to the BBC too!”
“When channels show the same films over and over again. Hot Fuzz has been on iTV and ITV2 so many times now, it's ridiculous. It was on last week and it was on yesterday.. In fact barely a month goes by without it being on. They occasionally loan it out to the BBC too!”
Also, the complementary problem: A film that you want to see but fail to watch or record for one reason or another is the one film that Film4/ITV have decided to show just once.
And one in a similar vein: When they show endless repeats of some films from a series but never show others. (Obviously this depends on what they've bought the rights to but it's annoying, nonetheless.)
People with obnoxiously huge budgets on property programmes. There was a couple on Escape to the Country the other day with a budget of £1.5 MILLION!! 
Originally Posted by GoCompareThis:
“People with obnoxiously huge budgets on property programmes. There was a couple on Escape to the Country the other day with a budget of £1.5 MILLION!!”
“People with obnoxiously huge budgets on property programmes. There was a couple on Escape to the Country the other day with a budget of £1.5 MILLION!!
”
I think I saw that, but apart from the budget, wasn't it a terminally dull programme compared to Location, Location, Location, which it was obviously trying to rip off. The presenter has all the charisma of a wet flannel and the entire production was like an estate agent's video made my amateurs.
Originally Posted by GoCompareThis:
“People with obnoxiously huge budgets on property programmes. There was a couple on Escape to the Country the other day with a budget of £1.5 MILLION!!”
“People with obnoxiously huge budgets on property programmes. There was a couple on Escape to the Country the other day with a budget of £1.5 MILLION!!
”
And did you ever notice how obnoxious they are? Did you know those programs, like most programs today, are 'fixed'? The property purchase is already done and dusted, those yobs just have to walk around two (here in the U.S.) other properties and whine: oh I don't like this, oh I don't like that.
On adverts on pay channels: same here on FIOS. Gobs of money spent each month, and these formerly quality stations, e.g., Sundance and IFC, now have adverts. Also, some programs on On Demand, network ones mostly, won't let you fast forward past the advert.
They own us, you know, cable television does. I quit Amazon, I doubt I could ever quit cable television.
Stupid adverts
Moronic presenters
"What Does This Mean?"
The Great Unwashed who cannot string a sentence together.
Documentaries for the vacuous. I am always ahead of the narrator.
Long hair and beards on men.
"The housemates are in the lounge" I can see that with my own eyes.
"We'll see you tomorrow!" Oh no you won't as only I can see you. You can't see me!
Moronic presenters
"What Does This Mean?"
The Great Unwashed who cannot string a sentence together.
Documentaries for the vacuous. I am always ahead of the narrator.
Long hair and beards on men.
"The housemates are in the lounge" I can see that with my own eyes.
"We'll see you tomorrow!" Oh no you won't as only I can see you. You can't see me!
Originally Posted by GoCompareThis:
“People with obnoxiously huge budgets on property programmes. There was a couple on Escape to the Country the other day with a budget of £1.5 MILLION!!”
“People with obnoxiously huge budgets on property programmes. There was a couple on Escape to the Country the other day with a budget of £1.5 MILLION!!
”
According to Myleene Klass that amount of money wouldn't buy a garage.
Probably a bit specific, but 8 out of 10 cats does countdown annoys me a little. I enjoy the show, but it's the fact they literally play two rounds then jimmy says 'they've been playing in teams so far but let's shake it up a bit' and they play one on one. They've barely been playing two minutes! And it's unfair the one on one is a letters game for one pair, and numbers for the other. Otherwise I love the show but that bit always bugs me.
I also dispise shows that try and force you to tweet their rubbish hash tags. That is so uncool these days, get a grip! Always makes me laugh when the hash tag is stupidly long, it's like the producers haven't got a clue!
I also dispise shows that try and force you to tweet their rubbish hash tags. That is so uncool these days, get a grip! Always makes me laugh when the hash tag is stupidly long, it's like the producers haven't got a clue!
Originally Posted by barbeler:
“Is it just my imagination, or are the ad breaks on Quest and Dave getting longer and longer? If not, they certainly seem it due to the never ending number of charities trying to get you to sign a direct debit. If it isn't those it's the ambulance chasing lawyers and the no-win-no-fee compo fraudsters.”
“Is it just my imagination, or are the ad breaks on Quest and Dave getting longer and longer? If not, they certainly seem it due to the never ending number of charities trying to get you to sign a direct debit. If it isn't those it's the ambulance chasing lawyers and the no-win-no-fee compo fraudsters.”
Originally Posted by RoseAnne:
“When channels show the same films over and over again. Hot Fuzz has been on iTV and ITV2 so many times now, it's ridiculous. It was on last week and it was on yesterday.. In fact barely a month goes by without it being on. They occasionally loan it out to the BBC too!”
“When channels show the same films over and over again. Hot Fuzz has been on iTV and ITV2 so many times now, it's ridiculous. It was on last week and it was on yesterday.. In fact barely a month goes by without it being on. They occasionally loan it out to the BBC too!”
It's a lazy Sunday night in so I decided to put The Mummy on in the background onITV2. It must be on every weekend and also the first break seemed to take longer than the first part of the film they showed.
Originally Posted by RoseAnne:
“When channels show the same films over and over again. Hot Fuzz has been on iTV and ITV2 so many times now, it's ridiculous. It was on last week and it was on yesterday.. In fact barely a month goes by without it being on. They occasionally loan it out to the BBC too!”
“When channels show the same films over and over again. Hot Fuzz has been on iTV and ITV2 so many times now, it's ridiculous. It was on last week and it was on yesterday.. In fact barely a month goes by without it being on. They occasionally loan it out to the BBC too!”
Hot Fuzz and Shaun of the Dead seem to always be on itv. They're good films but talk about overkill.
Also itv channel fav's are Harry Potter ( specifically the Prisoner of Askaban) and Mission Impossible.
Originally Posted by bbclassics:
“Hot Fuzz and Shaun of the Dead seem to always be on itv. They're good films but talk about overkill.
Also itv channel fav's are Harry Potter ( specifically the Prisoner of Askaban) and Mission Impossible.”
“Hot Fuzz and Shaun of the Dead seem to always be on itv. They're good films but talk about overkill.
Also itv channel fav's are Harry Potter ( specifically the Prisoner of Askaban) and Mission Impossible.”
It's fairly clear now that the broadcasters have susssed that we all like a particular type of tv - QI, Top Gear, MTW, Shaun Of The Dead etc - and will quite happily pump it out endlessly for us to occasionally land on whilst surfing in the evening. It works, sometimes it might be a better bet than the mainstream channels for 30 minutes.
Current TV bete noir is the BBC Local weather presenter standing over the west of our region when pointing to the weather over in the eastern areas of it. Come on luv - if the region stretches this far out, at least show us the forecast for it. And whilst you're at it stop sticking your hugely obvious pregnant bump out at the camera. What do you want, a round of applause for managing it?
Originally Posted by SnrDev:
“It's fairly clear now that the broadcasters have susssed that we all like a particular type of tv - QI, Top Gear, MTW, Shaun Of The Dead etc - and will quite happily pump it out endlessly for us to occasionally land on whilst surfing in the evening. It works, sometimes it might be a better bet than the mainstream channels for 30 minutes.
Current TV bete noir is the BBC Local weather presenter standing over the west of our region when pointing to the weather over in the eastern areas of it. Come on luv - if the region stretches this far out, at least show us the forecast for it. And whilst you're at it stop sticking your hugely obvious pregnant bump out at the camera. What do you want, a round of applause for managing it?”
“It's fairly clear now that the broadcasters have susssed that we all like a particular type of tv - QI, Top Gear, MTW, Shaun Of The Dead etc - and will quite happily pump it out endlessly for us to occasionally land on whilst surfing in the evening. It works, sometimes it might be a better bet than the mainstream channels for 30 minutes.
Current TV bete noir is the BBC Local weather presenter standing over the west of our region when pointing to the weather over in the eastern areas of it. Come on luv - if the region stretches this far out, at least show us the forecast for it. And whilst you're at it stop sticking your hugely obvious pregnant bump out at the camera. What do you want, a round of applause for managing it?”
Yes. I mentioned Hot Fuzz but I do really like it, and that's probably why I notice it when it's on. I always end up watching a few minutes of it before forcing myself to change channels or turn off!
Originally Posted by GoCompareThis:
“Adverts on Sky's Catch-up TV service. I know they can be skipped but they shouldn't even be there considering Sky costs over £70 a month now!”
“Adverts on Sky's Catch-up TV service. I know they can be skipped but they shouldn't even be there considering Sky costs over £70 a month now!
”
£70 a month? Surely there are cheaper packages than that?
Quote:
“£70 a month? Surely there are cheaper packages than that?”
“£70 a month? Surely there are cheaper packages than that?”
There certainly are, especially if you phone up and threaten to cancel your subs!!!
Originally Posted by Danno2020:
“Probably a bit specific, but 8 out of 10 cats does countdown annoys me a little. I enjoy the show, but it's the fact they literally play two rounds then jimmy says 'they've been playing in teams so far but let's shake it up a bit' and they play one on one. They've barely been playing two minutes! And it's unfair the one on one is a letters game for one pair, and numbers for the other. Otherwise I love the show but that bit always bugs me.
I also dispise shows that try and force you to tweet their rubbish hash tags. That is so uncool these days, get a grip! Always makes me laugh when the hash tag is stupidly long, it's like the producers haven't got a clue!”
“Probably a bit specific, but 8 out of 10 cats does countdown annoys me a little. I enjoy the show, but it's the fact they literally play two rounds then jimmy says 'they've been playing in teams so far but let's shake it up a bit' and they play one on one. They've barely been playing two minutes! And it's unfair the one on one is a letters game for one pair, and numbers for the other. Otherwise I love the show but that bit always bugs me.
I also dispise shows that try and force you to tweet their rubbish hash tags. That is so uncool these days, get a grip! Always makes me laugh when the hash tag is stupidly long, it's like the producers haven't got a clue!”
And just exactly is doing the same thing every single week "shaking it up a bit" anyway?
The fact that the Sky+ box didn't record Match of the Day on Saturday evening because, presumably, it was called "Match of the Day: FA Cup Highlights" (and I only discovered this after the Sunday am repeat).
It seems to happen a lot on more reality based shows but they spend more time telling you about what is coming up on the episode you are are sat there watching and then re-showing you what they just showed you earlier in the episode (like on those Escape to the Country shows).
How much of actual show is there?
How much of actual show is there?
Originally Posted by SnrDev:
“It's fairly clear now that the broadcasters have susssed that we all like a particular type of tv - QI, Top Gear, MTW, Shaun Of The Dead etc - and will quite happily pump it out endlessly for us to occasionally land on whilst surfing in the evening. It works, sometimes it might be a better bet than the mainstream channels for 30 minutes.
Current TV bete noir is the BBC Local weather presenter standing over the west of our region when pointing to the weather over in the eastern areas of it. Come on luv - if the region stretches this far out, at least show us the forecast for it. And whilst you're at it stop sticking your hugely obvious pregnant bump out at the camera. What do you want, a round of applause for managing it?”
“It's fairly clear now that the broadcasters have susssed that we all like a particular type of tv - QI, Top Gear, MTW, Shaun Of The Dead etc - and will quite happily pump it out endlessly for us to occasionally land on whilst surfing in the evening. It works, sometimes it might be a better bet than the mainstream channels for 30 minutes.
Current TV bete noir is the BBC Local weather presenter standing over the west of our region when pointing to the weather over in the eastern areas of it. Come on luv - if the region stretches this far out, at least show us the forecast for it. And whilst you're at it stop sticking your hugely obvious pregnant bump out at the camera. What do you want, a round of applause for managing it?”
So true.
I like Simon Pegg, but they overdo Hot Fuzz and Shaun of the Dead here in the U.S. too. I started watching the third in the trilogy, The World's End, and was enjoying it. Suddenly, everyone turned into........well, if you haven't seen it, I won't spoil! Here's something I didn't know: The film [Hot Fuzz} is the second in Wright and Pegg's Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy and was preceded by 2004's Shaun of the Dead and followed by 2013's The World's End, each of them featuring a different flavour of Cornetto ice cream.
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