|
||||||||
Trivial things that annoy you about TV |
![]() |
|
|
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
|
|
#1426 |
|
Inactive Member
Join Date: Oct 2016
Posts: 45
|
Retire it ?
It's part of the game now, Virgo's place in TV history is assured, you can't uninvent a great catchphrase, it will destabilise the Matrix........you muppets !! |
|
|
|
|
Please sign in or register to remove this advertisement.
|
|
|
#1427 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 11
|
I can't stand international sporting events like the Olympics or the World Cup, where BBC and ITV start their "how many famous people can blag a free holiday for 2 weeks under the guise of being 'pundits'"
Also, Warwick Davis. |
|
|
|
|
|
#1428 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Honiton, Devon
Posts: 1,922
|
Quote:
My answer to the question would be, "The cue ball will continue along its present course, according to the laws of Newtonian mechanics, until such time as it makes contact with another ball, a cushion, or falls into a pocket, the third possibility being the most likely, as otherwise the situation would be unlikely to have called for the question to be asked." |
|
|
|
|
|
#1429 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 2,377
|
Quote:
Newtonian mechanics? Have they replaced Kwik-Fit fitters? And when does the ball, not falling in the pocket, stop in this analysis? Cos if you've perfected perpetual motion you need to get that patented!
It is possible that the ball could be heading straight towards the pocket at sufficiently low velocity that indeed the only reason it stays out is that it comes to rest before it falls in, but I don't think I've heard a "Where's the cue ball going" exclamation from Virgo in such an instance. It would sound pretty daft. Even more daft than it normally does. |
|
|
|
|
|
#1430 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Nov 2013
Posts: 549
|
Quote:
John Virgo asking "where's the cue ball going?" after every other shot.
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() As mentioned, it's become a somewhat Virgo catchphrase - it usually raises a collective giggle from the crowds watching matches live when it happens and the ref has to tell them to pipe down
|
|
|
|
|
|
#1431 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Dec 2008
Posts: 2,645
|
Advertising of yoghurts
Remember in the old days when they used to advertise yoghurt to everyone, based on its taste? Now it seems it can only be advertised as a 'good bacteria' digestion aid for young mothers on the go! and women who like to do twirls in fields (judging by how many times this appears) Along with the pop science (contains bacterium digestibarium!) there's always an annoying cutesy tag line, "great for tums, mums and full of yum" or something just as infantile. |
|
|
|
|
|
#1432 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 3,889
|
Quote:
John Virgo asking "where's the cue ball going?" after every other shot.
|
|
|
|
|
|
#1433 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Oct 2012
Posts: 942
|
Quote:
Now it seems it can only be advertised as a 'good bacteria' digestion aid for young mothers on the go! and women who like to do twirls in fields (judging by how many times this appears
94) During menstruation, women's blood turns blue, and they like to wear tight white trousers and engage in a variety of extremely energetic activities whilst laughing maniacally and pointing their bottoms at any passing camera. |
|
|
|
|
|
#1434 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 11,685
|
The fact that both Eggheads and Countdown even exist and that they have been ruining early evening television for what feels like several decades.
|
|
|
|
|
|
#1435 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Mar 2016
Posts: 1,430
|
How long some advert breaks are.
|
|
|
|
|
|
#1436 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Honiton, Devon
Posts: 1,922
|
Quote:
The fact that both Eggheads and Countdown even exist and that they have been ruining early evening television for what feels like several decades.
Ruining early evening TV is quite a charge for a programme that finishes at 15.00 and for another that takes up just half an hour on one of the 100 plus channels currently available on Freeview alone. |
|
|
|
|
|
#1437 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
Posts: 1,054
|
Quote:
John Barrowman putting on a Scottish accent when talking to Scottish people and then going back to American when talking to a non-Scot or addressing the viewers.
He's always been very open about this, that when he goes back to Scotland, he tends to end up falling back to his Scottish accent, often without realising.. |
|
|
|
|
|
#1438 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 1,461
|
Quote:
Things I learned from TV adverts:
94) During menstruation, women's blood turns blue, and they like to wear tight white trousers and engage in a variety of extremely energetic activities whilst laughing maniacally and pointing their bottoms at any passing camera. ![]() ![]() ![]() Also when they advertise nappies the baby's urine is blue or purple. I'd be straight down to A&E with the nipper
|
|
|
|
|
|
#1439 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 11,685
|
Quote:
The fact that people are allowed to watch who make baseless, ignorant, stupid comments about it on DS!
Ruining early evening TV is quite a charge for a programme that finishes at 15.00 and for another that takes up just half an hour on one of the 100 plus channels currently available on Freeview alone. |
|
|
|
|
|
#1440 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Up North
Posts: 718
|
Jeremy Paxman not telling us the answer to the interrupted question at the end of University Challenge.
|
|
|
|
|
|
#1441 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Up North
Posts: 718
|
On Final Score when the pundits discuss at length something which only they can see on their television monitor. It's Television, it shows pictures and if they cannot show us the pictures about which they are effusively speaking they should shut up instead of being so obviously superior to the rest of us who haven't paid mega bucks to have 44 soccer matches live screened into our homes.
|
|
|
|
|
|
#1442 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Up North
Posts: 718
|
On early morning TV when the weather forecaster refers to 'tomorrow' meaning 'today' as they show the recording made at 9.00pm the previous evening.
|
|
|
|
|
|
#1443 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 371
|
Quote:
He's always been very open about this, that when he goes back to Scotland, he tends to end up falling back to his Scottish accent, often without realising..
Then I start loudly informing the television that he's a ****en mock Jock bawbag and if he tries that pish roond here ah'll ****in' nut him, ah ****in' swear tae God, square ****en go ya chancin' hoor. |
|
|
|
|
|
#1444 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 11,685
|
This constant talk about "box sets", when they're just a series of programmes that haven't been anywhere near a box.
|
|
|
|
|
|
#1445 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Oct 2012
Posts: 942
|
Quote:
This constant talk about "box sets", when they're just a series of programmes that haven't been anywhere near a box.
|
|
|
|
|
|
#1446 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Up North
Posts: 718
|
BBC News cutting short interviews so they can show promotions for up-and-coming BBC Dramas, Soaps etc.
|
|
|
|
|
|
#1447 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Up North
Posts: 718
|
Promoting trailers for Panorama and similar programmes as 'news'.
|
|
|
|
|
|
#1448 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Jan 2015
Posts: 393
|
Quote:
Jeremy Paxman not telling us the answer to the interrupted question at the end of University Challenge.
Also: switching on the TV, any time, day or night, and it's always in the middle of an ad break. Plus: The rolling credits at the end of a great programme being squashed into the corner so the upcoming programme can be advertised. So disrespectful. |
|
|
|
|
|
#1449 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 9,644
|
Quote:
YES! That drives me potty!!!
Also: switching on the TV, any time, day or night, and it's always in the middle of an ad break. Plus: The rolling credits at the end of a great programme being squashed into the corner so the upcoming programme can be advertised. So disrespectful.
|
|
|
|
|
|
#1450 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 1,044
|
Quote:
The American format of recapping every 5 minutes what we have just seen and showing what is coming up.
This was spoofed by Mitchell & Webb in the Gift Shop Sketch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MFtl2XXnUc |
|
|
|
![]() |
|
All times are GMT. The time now is 17:56.




