Terrestrial TV aaaarrrrrgggghhhh

[Loosehead]

What's happenned to terrestrial TV? it's wall to wall total sh1t! Soaps, cookery, bloody gardenning, naffing decorating programs and that sanctimonious fake Dr bloody Gillian Bloody mcKeith and worst of all the mind numbing tedium of big brother, Id rather hammer a rusty nail through my foot than watch that tosh! They've even turned The Bill into a soap. I dunno what I'd do without UK Gold! I remember when the BBC at least used to have decent programs, I feel sorry for the poor sods who have to watch the 4 terrestrial channels. Rant over!

[Pinotage]

Foyles War

Life on Mars

Hotel Babylon

the Poliakof season

last weeks Afternoon Plays

UK Gold drive me to distraction with their adverts for them selves as well as the paid for adverts. A 25 minute programme takes 40 minutes on Gold. Grrrr - we paid already for the BBC programmes to be made through our licence fee, then we pay for digital then on top they bombard us with adverts.

[Loosehead]

I'm watching Life on Mars, a welcome oasis in a desert of dross.

You're right about the ads though that's why I have Sky+ never watch another ad.

[dcannon]

I tend to find that most programmes are about losing weight, changing yourself in general (10 years younger) or anything about celebritys (BB, Strictly dancing, dancing on ice, fame academy, love island, The Farm) and now Ant and Dec are gonna present celebrity Pop Idol, isnt that really the same as Soapstar superstar. All the same twoddle. Unfortunately I'm stuck with just the four.

[valsuey]

I never watch UK Gold,drives me mad.There's loads on Terr.TV at the moment. Most of the ones Pinotage mentioned and how about Desperate Housewives.? Also Shameless and My name is Earl on Ch4 on Friday nite.

[Insurgent]

Tv's so bad I actually got a job, maybe it's a conspiracy by New Labour.

[joko]

sea of souls is quite good and ditto on life on mars and hotel babylon.

most of the rest is drivel though.

The telepost replay on telewest is great - watch loads of stuff whenever you want

[BigMac]

As a discriminating viewer, I listen to the radio.

[Nummy]

4 terrestrial channels? i get five...which is lucky...becasue channels five (along with it's fair share of dross) does have some goodies on - Prison Break, House, CSI, Law & Order...

But i do agree that there seems to be an exceptional amount of rubbish on tho...i have freeview so i have slightly extended viewing choices - but a lot of it is Big Brother Extra, X Factor Extra, reality Extra in general - unfortunately, that's the way of things because it is incredibly cheap programming to produce and gets huge ratings. :-(

[Otrere]

There has always been rubbish on the terrestrial channels. But now a large proportion of households have access to hundreds of channels, they can find something they want to watch on one of those instead of HAVING to watch one of the four or five.

If nobody had satellite/digital television, you'd still be stuck with your terrestrial channels and would have to find something to watch on one of those and would probably consider it less rubbish if you had less choice - nif you are so insistent on being stuck in front of box.

Could always go down the pub instead! (To watch Sky Sports of course!!!!)