TV Programmes that tell you what's coming(and what's been!)

[Invictas]

You may be wondering what I mean,well let me give you an example.
On Michael Portillo's otherwise excellent series,we were subjected to this.
Before the titles we had to have a 4 minute rundown on the previous day/s episodes,then the titles.
Then we had a 2 minute clip of what was coming up(it's only a 30 minute programme for gods sake)
Then the programme.
Then we had another 2 minute clip at the end to let us know what we had JUST watched (in case we forgot)
Of course the last 2 minute clip can be seen(extended) at the start of the next episode!
Can someone tell the producers we are not ALL morons that keep needing to reminded?

[dotty.]

maybe it is made by the same people who make the day time shows, they use the same fomat, as though they are broardcasting to an audience of people with short term memory loss

[Invictas]

PS:~
This is by no means the only programme that does this.The Masterchef series(Celebrity,Professional and Amateur) is worse.

[Invictas]

Indeed dotty,
I think you are right.
It started with the daytime programmes,and has now seeped into the evening ones!

[Andyvon]

It's got so bad Dotty and Invictas that I've stopped watching altogether. I used to like the quizzes such as Fifteen-to-One, Countdown and Weakest Link but I realised they were the same thing every day! The only thing that changed were the contestants!

It's the same with the cookery programmes, antique valuation and auction shows, make-overs of peoples' cars, gardens, houses - and now even of themselves! Judge Judy etc., etc. It all just became so tedious and mind-numbing I never watch TV now - just a few DVDs.

British TV was always known as the finest in the world. The quality has really gone downhill in the last 15-20 years. How did it it all go so wrong?

[DTCwordfan]

Just like any of the property shows like escape to the country......all padding and dumbing down

[scotman]

I think that part of the problem about programme construction is that the makers are chasing a young audience. These are the people brought up on MTV, video & computer games etc and I think that they do have problems with attention span because of it.

[Hopkirk]

Those property shows annoy me, when people only have a budget of half a million, and need help finding a lovely country abode.

[scotman]

Hopkirk

Me too. My heart bleeds for them and their difficulty. Don't watch those any more.

[shaneystar2]

It is annoying and it was such a good series .I watched the last series and really enjoyed this one too .Mr Portillo is very charming .
Why it was shown at 6.30 is a mystery to me too as it's a real gem of a programme that should have been on later in the evening .I just watched it on catch up each night and fast forwarded through the gumf.

[Andyvon]

DT -

I think another problem is that TV programmes used to be limited to one slot a week - say 5pm on a Wednesday. The programme could then be of high quality and not flogged to death. The same programme now fills that 5pm slot every day.

Perhaps that's one of the main problems now - quantity not quality.

[Andyvon]

Sorry, that post was to add to Scotsman's comments but you are right too DT.

[DaisyNonna]

He is Michael Portillo. Of course he expects us to be morons, That is why I ciuld not be bothered to watch. I spend enough time waiting for late or non-existent trains and have no wish to prolong my agony.

[Invictas]

Daisy,
I don't think it's Michaels fault,it's the director/producer that is in the wrong.

Scotman,Good point I hadn't considered that,being 62 I was brought up to concentrate.

Yes DT,asa bove dumbed down for the young audience

Andy,I think I may be fllowing your lead if programmes go on like this!

Shaney,Although I AM home when it's on, I too have started to video it to cut out the unecessary parts.

[DaisyNonna]

He could always say no.

[T&S]

I think the worst culpritts are Homes Under the Hammer and Wanted Down Under. The joys of Sky+ means I can FFwd through the cr*p!