tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704562197692201471.post9186232344710649606..comments2023-09-29T11:20:13.756+01:00Comments on Across The Kitchen Table: Another Day, Another Bloody Rantdrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12469084438125548989noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704562197692201471.post-80283333140352269762010-09-12T11:15:14.661+01:002010-09-12T11:15:14.661+01:00A rant that is as good as anything Toad has ever c...A rant that is as good as anything Toad has ever come up with. <br /><br />Wonderfully written Drew. <br /><br />My wife is also a huge fan. We only have one telly in our house...Staurday's nights are now spent on the PC, reading a book or looking for mates to go out to the pub with. See you in Lanark soon???JChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05090608248723528292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704562197692201471.post-56266995335923700652010-08-27T23:26:34.822+01:002010-08-27T23:26:34.822+01:00Artog, I probably wouldnt watch it if it were to f...Artog, I probably wouldnt watch it if it were to follow the current format of Paxman type pitt bull hack tearing lumps out of the politician of the day. But to combine family entertainment with a political debate could be interesting, Polit-X factor, maybe? Any takers Endermol?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704562197692201471.post-79286030333170581552010-08-27T19:28:30.059+01:002010-08-27T19:28:30.059+01:00Artog, I like the idea of a prime time slot for po...Artog, I like the idea of a prime time slot for politicians to get a roasting, after all they are suppossed to be accountable.<br /><br />Unfortunately the majority wouldn't watch it, or may be I'm misjudging the viewing public.<br /><br />One thing's for sure there has got to be something better than the dross we are being fed at the momentdrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12469084438125548989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704562197692201471.post-39598030807998952332010-08-27T19:07:22.988+01:002010-08-27T19:07:22.988+01:00I know everyone's probably moved on but...I’m ...I know everyone's probably moved on but...I’m not sneering at the people who watch these programmes, I’m just annoyed by the cynicism of the television programmers. And I’m not against straight forward entertainment, I just think we need to break its stranglehold on prime time.<br /><br />My politics programme idea perhaps sounds a bit earnest (though I think Simon Cowell himself suggested Artoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846359529440273892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704562197692201471.post-84383762296572529392010-08-27T16:53:52.056+01:002010-08-27T16:53:52.056+01:00and that should be healthy.and that should be healthy.drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12469084438125548989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704562197692201471.post-73047272796833203842010-08-27T10:45:50.430+01:002010-08-27T10:45:50.430+01:00Annonymous - no need to get your coat, helthy disc...Annonymous - no need to get your coat, helthy discussion is always appreciated around here.drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12469084438125548989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704562197692201471.post-75317801588282462012010-08-27T09:58:36.164+01:002010-08-27T09:58:36.164+01:00The reference to "proper culture" was me...The reference to "proper culture" was meant to be ironic. My own taste in telly starts and stops with Come Dine with Me. There's a lot of bullying goes on there too. Now I will get my coat ....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704562197692201471.post-86415283603807718302010-08-27T09:39:58.399+01:002010-08-27T09:39:58.399+01:00Who sounds like a snob now, what is proper culture...Who sounds like a snob now, what is proper culture?<br /><br />And if bullying and ridiculing is family entertainment then it's not for me.<br /><br />Everybody not just the privileged deserve excellent entertainment not just the fodder that Syco TV and Endemol think that they deserve.drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12469084438125548989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704562197692201471.post-1286566596250431102010-08-27T09:10:50.726+01:002010-08-27T09:10:50.726+01:00Maybe I did miss the point and I dont know about t...Maybe I did miss the point and I dont know about the bullying, point is I dont watch it. But I was thinking of the scenario; single and/or hardup parents have spent the week doing worthy and educational stuff with their kids and looking for a little family entertainment on a saturday night. Is this form of entertainment really so sinister? It seemed to me, reading the post and comments that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704562197692201471.post-780238483738287422010-08-27T08:58:47.218+01:002010-08-27T08:58:47.218+01:00car crash telly:
some can't help but watch:
pe...car crash telly:<br />some can't help but watch:<br />personally I'm chomping for the This is England '86 on Ch4 next week!<br />^_^chocolategirl64https://www.blogger.com/profile/02933032339456792665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704562197692201471.post-4537357903777640942010-08-27T08:37:09.952+01:002010-08-27T08:37:09.952+01:00nice blog you got here man, really like it. I am f...nice blog you got here man, really like it. I am following you, maybe you can drop by my blog and have a little check out on it... <br /><br />http://www.kashifkasanova.blogspot.com/<br /><br />there are much interesting information you might be interested in... researches are there in it toooo. thanks<br /><br />kashifKashif Naseemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01302917453359058772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704562197692201471.post-12777486541693081512010-08-27T08:26:05.245+01:002010-08-27T08:26:05.245+01:00Anonymous -
I don't choose to watch it eithe...Anonymous - <br /><br />I don't choose to watch it either but my wife does.<br /><br />I think you missed the point of the whole post.<br /><br />Verbosity - don't think so, I could gone on at great length that was the edited version.drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12469084438125548989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704562197692201471.post-53442737773591830792010-08-27T08:10:24.574+01:002010-08-27T08:10:24.574+01:00Anon - You must be aware of the bullying of contes...Anon - You must be aware of the bullying of contestants on the shows we're talking about, either on the show itself, or in the media? And you're just okay with that?Artoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846359529440273892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704562197692201471.post-23952295363673114792010-08-27T01:06:12.688+01:002010-08-27T01:06:12.688+01:00I dont watch programs I dont personally enjoy, but...I dont watch programs I dont personally enjoy, but I wouldnt dish out such a load of self congratulatory verbosity about stuff that others obviously enjoy. what a snob you and your virtual chums are. bravo you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704562197692201471.post-19676227989219684902010-08-26T23:26:22.176+01:002010-08-26T23:26:22.176+01:00I agree with you about the whole talentless x fact...I agree with you about the whole talentless x factor, it's my dream, pointless karaoke, cynical exploitation etc etc. On top of that, that Mad Men comment turned up at BA a few days ago. If it wasn't the best show on tv I'd be pissed off about being spammedswiss adamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704562197692201471.post-28137483401743997162010-08-26T22:00:07.579+01:002010-08-26T22:00:07.579+01:00Hey kitchen goddess! Just stopped by for a cuppa,...Hey kitchen goddess! Just stopped by for a cuppa, and to give you something else to rant about...<br /><br />I've entered a contest to win a role on the retro-fabulous TV show "Mad Men" - but I need your votes to win!<br /><br />If you don't mind taking two seconds to vote for me, please go to my blog or use the link below, which takes you right to my photo page.<br /><br />Mad Men Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01813997592667345944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704562197692201471.post-18026435835626161522010-08-26T19:52:51.964+01:002010-08-26T19:52:51.964+01:00Left to her own devices my wife, an intelligent wo...Left to her own devices my wife, an intelligent women, would watch back to back Wife Swap, America's Next Top Model, The X Factor, and Big Brother. My main problem with all the above is, like you say, the strong streak of nastiness that runs through them. Every so often I have to let out a howl and insist that we watch a nice programme about brochs or something.<br /><br />I think the idea Artoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846359529440273892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-704562197692201471.post-13302959655593899312010-08-26T18:17:49.141+01:002010-08-26T18:17:49.141+01:00My head was nodding more times than Churchill read...My head was nodding more times than Churchill reading your piece. Yes, it's shit and, yes, it's disposable. But, as we all know, deep down, so is quite a lot of this broken isle. You, like so many others (you're not alone), vote with your feet. And you get to have a good old rant about it on your very own forum. It's cheaper than anything your Doctor would prescribe.John Meddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10547777949324509522noreply@blogger.com