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I was sitting there the other night watching a bit of t.v, Eastenders to be specific. The same old things happen night in night out and it just hit me that there should be more excitement within these soaps and other programmes. Would it just be hilarious if Mark Fowler was just about to serve one of the old members of Albert Square and just looked at the stool and said 'screw this love get it yourself'. Then cause havoc by running around like a mad man throwing his banana's and melons at other cast members while the production team are just astonished.
The news readers do not show feeling about the subjects they just tell it how it is, no personal thoughts involved at all. It would make it all that little bit more interesting if something like 'Tony Blair has just has decided too go to war' (or something like that) then the reader says 'what the hell is that big eared freak doing now, I'd like to fire a missile up his...?!!!' *bemused views nationwide* imagine the looks on people's faces. No doubt most of us would burst up into laughter (not about the whole war bit and people dying bla bla).
2DTV gets away with quite a lot of offensive material, maybe because it's in cartoon form? The Alistar Mcgowin thing takes it to a certain limit but then stops when it reaches the barrier. Hey I'm always wishing they would just have a pop a few people they know they can't and see the reactions then.
Another one is Countdown ... when does that show ever get exciting? When the words form something remotely rude? I'm waiting for Carol to just look at one of the sum's and say '**** this, how interesting is this, working out a bloody sum. You contestants look like a pair of retarded monkeys that have been tested on that little bit too much. the audience is about as spontaneous as my bacon sandwich and quite frankly I've had enough.' **Carol throws the cards at the contestants and storms off. This would have me in hysterics, it would be the greatest broadcast of all time. It's what your not expecting to hear but have always wondered what would happen if....
The gardening shows always seem to have false laughter in somewhere when you know people are just pi55ed off! When there is rain and like only a few hours to go they seem to laugh it off, why don't they voice their opinion? It would make much more interesting viewing than watching Charlie Idon'tbelieveinbra's Dimock digging some hole of mud. Or them bitching about another member of the team to the camera man and then stirring things up a little bit. Cause mayhem in the house, ruin the lovely surprise someone had set up and just generally have a balls up.
It's what we need more of what people are really thinking and not staying in the boundaries. I'm not saying that people should be abusive to others ... well maybe it would be funny. It's just the people we see on television never seem to say what they feel they just put on an act to 'please the viewers'. I count down the days until some just gets so frustrated the make absolute havoc infront of millions, it would boost the ratings after all!
The news readers do not show feeling about the subjects they just tell it how it is, no personal thoughts involved at all. It would make it all that little bit more interesting if something like 'Tony Blair has just has decided too go to war' (or something like that) then the reader says 'what the hell is that big eared freak doing now, I'd like to fire a missile up his...?!!!' *bemused views nationwide* imagine the looks on people's faces. No doubt most of us would burst up into laughter (not about the whole war bit and people dying bla bla).
2DTV gets away with quite a lot of offensive material, maybe because it's in cartoon form? The Alistar Mcgowin thing takes it to a certain limit but then stops when it reaches the barrier. Hey I'm always wishing they would just have a pop a few people they know they can't and see the reactions then.
Another one is Countdown ... when does that show ever get exciting? When the words form something remotely rude? I'm waiting for Carol to just look at one of the sum's and say '**** this, how interesting is this, working out a bloody sum. You contestants look like a pair of retarded monkeys that have been tested on that little bit too much. the audience is about as spontaneous as my bacon sandwich and quite frankly I've had enough.' **Carol throws the cards at the contestants and storms off. This would have me in hysterics, it would be the greatest broadcast of all time. It's what your not expecting to hear but have always wondered what would happen if....
The gardening shows always seem to have false laughter in somewhere when you know people are just pi55ed off! When there is rain and like only a few hours to go they seem to laugh it off, why don't they voice their opinion? It would make much more interesting viewing than watching Charlie Idon'tbelieveinbra's Dimock digging some hole of mud. Or them bitching about another member of the team to the camera man and then stirring things up a little bit. Cause mayhem in the house, ruin the lovely surprise someone had set up and just generally have a balls up.
It's what we need more of what people are really thinking and not staying in the boundaries. I'm not saying that people should be abusive to others ... well maybe it would be funny. It's just the people we see on television never seem to say what they feel they just put on an act to 'please the viewers'. I count down the days until some just gets so frustrated the make absolute havoc infront of millions, it would boost the ratings after all!
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I was sitting there the other night watching a bit of t.v, Eastenders to be specific. The same old things happen night in night out and it just hit me that there should be more excitement within these soaps and other programmes. Would it just be hilarious if Mark Fowler was just about to serve one of the old members of Albert Square and just looked at the stool and said 'screw this love get it yourself'. Then cause havoc by running around like a mad man throwing his banana's and melons at other cast members while the production team are just astonished.
The news readers do not show feeling about the subjects they just tell it how it is, no personal thoughts involved at all. It would make it all that little bit more interesting if something like 'Tony Blair has just has decided too go to war' (or something like that) then the reader says 'what the hell is that big eared freak doing now, I'd like to fire a missile up his...?!!!' *bemused views nationwide* imagine the looks on people's faces. No doubt most of us would burst up into laughter (not about the whole war bit and people dying bla bla).
2DTV gets away with quite a lot of offensive material, maybe because it's in cartoon form? The Alistar Mcgowin thing takes it to a certain limit but then stops when it reaches the barrier. Hey I'm always wishing they would just have a pop a few people they know they can't and see the reactions then.
Another one is Countdown ... when does that show ever get exciting? When the words form something remotely rude? I'm waiting for Carol to just look at one of the sum's and say '**** this, how interesting is this, working out a bloody sum. You contestants look like a pair of retarded monkeys that have been tested on that little bit too much. the audience is about as spontaneous as my bacon sandwich and quite frankly I've had enough.' **Carol throws the cards at the contestants and storms off. This would have me in hysterics, it would be the greatest broadcast of all time. It's what your not expecting to hear but have always wondered what would happen if....
The gardening shows always seem to have false laughter in somewhere when you know people are just pi55ed off! When there is rain and like only a few hours to go they seem to laugh it off, why don't they voice their opinion? It would make much more interesting viewing than watching Charlie Idon'tbelieveinbra's Dimock digging some hole of mud. Or them bitching about another member of the team to the camera man and then stirring things up a little bit. Cause mayhem in the house, ruin the lovely surprise someone had set up and just generally have a balls up.
It's what we need more of what people are really thinking and not staying in the boundaries. I'm not saying that people should be abusive to others ... well maybe it would be funny. It's just the people we see on television never seem to say what they feel they just put on an act to 'please the viewers'. I count down the days until some just gets so frustrated the make absolute havoc infront of millions, it would boost the ratings after all!
The news readers do not show feeling about the subjects they just tell it how it is, no personal thoughts involved at all. It would make it all that little bit more interesting if something like 'Tony Blair has just has decided too go to war' (or something like that) then the reader says 'what the hell is that big eared freak doing now, I'd like to fire a missile up his...?!!!' *bemused views nationwide* imagine the looks on people's faces. No doubt most of us would burst up into laughter (not about the whole war bit and people dying bla bla).
2DTV gets away with quite a lot of offensive material, maybe because it's in cartoon form? The Alistar Mcgowin thing takes it to a certain limit but then stops when it reaches the barrier. Hey I'm always wishing they would just have a pop a few people they know they can't and see the reactions then.
Another one is Countdown ... when does that show ever get exciting? When the words form something remotely rude? I'm waiting for Carol to just look at one of the sum's and say '**** this, how interesting is this, working out a bloody sum. You contestants look like a pair of retarded monkeys that have been tested on that little bit too much. the audience is about as spontaneous as my bacon sandwich and quite frankly I've had enough.' **Carol throws the cards at the contestants and storms off. This would have me in hysterics, it would be the greatest broadcast of all time. It's what your not expecting to hear but have always wondered what would happen if....
The gardening shows always seem to have false laughter in somewhere when you know people are just pi55ed off! When there is rain and like only a few hours to go they seem to laugh it off, why don't they voice their opinion? It would make much more interesting viewing than watching Charlie Idon'tbelieveinbra's Dimock digging some hole of mud. Or them bitching about another member of the team to the camera man and then stirring things up a little bit. Cause mayhem in the house, ruin the lovely surprise someone had set up and just generally have a balls up.
It's what we need more of what people are really thinking and not staying in the boundaries. I'm not saying that people should be abusive to others ... well maybe it would be funny. It's just the people we see on television never seem to say what they feel they just put on an act to 'please the viewers'. I count down the days until some just gets so frustrated the make absolute havoc infront of millions, it would boost the ratings after all!
Let's think about what you've just said there. Eastenders has quite clearly established it does not exist to serve you as a comedy; it is there to make you cry your bleedin eyes out. News is there to tell you what's going on. How it does that is up to them, but as some shows have recently demonstrated, adding humour to news is probably not the greatest of ideas.
And why are YOU watching Countdown? When did it ever get exciting, exactly? Hopefully you only come across it because someone else was watching it, or you've flicked onto it in sheer boredom.
Anyway, to sum up, you just seem to want some anarchic sort of humour to briefly amuse you. If you get that, it'll either be rubbish and poorly executed, and so it won't amuse you, or it will become successful, and so will be copied by every other TV show and programme on the box, and so will become regular, unfunny, and then people will generally get angry at the lack of quality available. This could lead to an even more disastrous standard of TV than is on today, and THAT would be a very, very bad thing for the nation at large. Now, you don't want that to happen, now, do you?
And why are YOU watching Countdown? When did it ever get exciting, exactly? Hopefully you only come across it because someone else was watching it, or you've flicked onto it in sheer boredom.
Anyway, to sum up, you just seem to want some anarchic sort of humour to briefly amuse you. If you get that, it'll either be rubbish and poorly executed, and so it won't amuse you, or it will become successful, and so will be copied by every other TV show and programme on the box, and so will become regular, unfunny, and then people will generally get angry at the lack of quality available. This could lead to an even more disastrous standard of TV than is on today, and THAT would be a very, very bad thing for the nation at large. Now, you don't want that to happen, now, do you?
Heh, great post. Maybe Alan Hansen would finally admit that it was good defending and stop moaning just to look 'ard on the T.V.
I was just using my imagionation... seriously you think I believe this will happen :P `
imagionation
:P lol ok stop laughing at the illiterate fool now please... im-ag-in-at-ion
Woo Hoo!
:P lol ok stop laughing at the illiterate fool now please... im-ag-in-at-ion
Woo Hoo!
Nice post Al.
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Man, Countdown is brilliant! I like Richard Whiteley, I think he is so funny!
"God dammit, did I just say that aloud?"
And Carol Vorderman is nice!
"Gah! Must stop releasing my thoughts... I erm mean, these lies! Lies I tell you!"
*Stands and watches everyone stare at him*
Erm....
*Runs*
"God dammit, did I just say that aloud?"
And Carol Vorderman is nice!
"Gah! Must stop releasing my thoughts... I erm mean, these lies! Lies I tell you!"
*Stands and watches everyone stare at him*
Erm....
*Runs*
Mark Fowler going mad would be funny.
Good stuff.
:)
Good stuff.
:)
What drugs are you on man?
I want some!
I want some!
Santa left them for me, so you may have some if you've been good this year... I'm not sure what they are called though, probably available on the internet somewhere...
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