Australian TV- WTF?!!
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I have to agree for the most part, oz tv is pretty poo on the whole compared to UK TV.
I always figured this was due to how you spend your avg evening.... back in the UK it was regularly too cold, wet or dark to do anything outside, so like the masses you watch whatever on TV - with at least 3 times bigger audience figures than oz - which im sure effects budgets / advertising revenue etc. Compare that to Oz where you CAN spend some time outside in the nice weather in evening - though it still gets nice and dark early as all hell even in summer (especially in QLD, where daylight savings is but a rumor).
Anyway rant over, but I guess UK TV is (IMO) better as theres more money thrown at it, and bugger all else to do
All that said, you cant beat watching the stupidity of people bringing half a rain forest on border Patrol and wondering why they get fined ha ha - weaners!
I always figured this was due to how you spend your avg evening.... back in the UK it was regularly too cold, wet or dark to do anything outside, so like the masses you watch whatever on TV - with at least 3 times bigger audience figures than oz - which im sure effects budgets / advertising revenue etc. Compare that to Oz where you CAN spend some time outside in the nice weather in evening - though it still gets nice and dark early as all hell even in summer (especially in QLD, where daylight savings is but a rumor).
Anyway rant over, but I guess UK TV is (IMO) better as theres more money thrown at it, and bugger all else to do
All that said, you cant beat watching the stupidity of people bringing half a rain forest on border Patrol and wondering why they get fined ha ha - weaners!
frosty-11 said:
I have to agree for the most part, oz tv is pretty poo on the whole compared to UK TV.
I always figured this was due to how you spend your avg evening.... back in the UK it was regularly too cold, wet or dark to do anything outside, so like the masses you watch whatever on TV - with at least 3 times bigger audience figures than oz - which im sure effects budgets / advertising revenue etc. Compare that to Oz where you CAN spend some time outside in the nice weather in evening - though it still gets nice and dark early as all hell even in summer (especially in QLD, where daylight savings is but a rumor).
Anyway rant over, but I guess UK TV is (IMO) better as theres more money thrown at it, and bugger all else to do
All that said, you cant beat watching the stupidity of people bringing half a rain forest on border Patrol and wondering why they get fined ha ha - weaners!
Interesting theory, but unfortunately untrue. The average Aussie family does spend hours sat in front of the crap on TV.I always figured this was due to how you spend your avg evening.... back in the UK it was regularly too cold, wet or dark to do anything outside, so like the masses you watch whatever on TV - with at least 3 times bigger audience figures than oz - which im sure effects budgets / advertising revenue etc. Compare that to Oz where you CAN spend some time outside in the nice weather in evening - though it still gets nice and dark early as all hell even in summer (especially in QLD, where daylight savings is but a rumor).
Anyway rant over, but I guess UK TV is (IMO) better as theres more money thrown at it, and bugger all else to do
All that said, you cant beat watching the stupidity of people bringing half a rain forest on border Patrol and wondering why they get fined ha ha - weaners!
I'm fighting a losing battle; my TV hardly ever goes on (except for motorsport or something I particularly want to watch - invariably a BBC program...) My ex wife, however, has to have the TV on all the time, and always it's soap or "reality TV" so my kids are being raised on absolute crap
ETA: I notice (when I go to the ex's) that the reality shows always have someone (host) shouting about what is happening. To me it says "if I shout and act excited about this, you will think it's exciting too"
Sorry love, wrong here, I will just switch it off.
Edited by tim the pool man on Wednesday 23 April 05:48
I think television should be something that should have come up at the recent circus 20-20 summit.
As sad as it sounds most peoples (especially adults) ongoing education and view of the world comes from the TV and Australia is in dire need of some culture and educational TV...something very BBC like.
As sad as it sounds most peoples (especially adults) ongoing education and view of the world comes from the TV and Australia is in dire need of some culture and educational TV...something very BBC like.
Not much hope of that, Costs too much to make something descent, fill the time with a Gameshow, a Soap, or an American Talkshow. There is little originality and I think it wont change. Try the Radio, its often not much better. Its really the ABC on all counts (i'm biased they did a documentary on us the other week) Having said that its conducive of getting other things done.
As a Aussie that has lived in the UK for 6 years (2nd stint too, 3 years when I was a young lad...), I agree, Australian TV is cr8p! Utter rubbish that makes me cringe - even ITV or Ch 5 is a premium offering compaired to the tripe I grew up on. Though great if you like ads, lots of ads... Sadly I don't!
The only thing I missed over the years - Kevin Maggee and that other guy on Fox Sports presenting MotoGP (Grand Prix bikes in my day) and WSB - a nice end to the weekend on a cold Sunday night in Melbourne.
As for any other motorsport that Ch 7,9,10 did, oh dear.... *
The only thing I missed over the years - Kevin Maggee and that other guy on Fox Sports presenting MotoGP (Grand Prix bikes in my day) and WSB - a nice end to the weekend on a cold Sunday night in Melbourne.
As for any other motorsport that Ch 7,9,10 did, oh dear.... *
- With the exception of Speedweek on SBS. Done by guys who cared about motorsport, rather than their ego or paycheques.
Fiddlemesticks said:
Well i've got good broadband, and i'd love to watch the BBC Iplayer but it says i cant because i'm not in the uk.
Anyone know how to make my ip address look british?
You need a proxy server to connect to - know a IT knowledgable mate in the UK that has all you can eat connection that can set you up a proxy server (or there work). Else a VPN connection where your http connections are tunneled from a UK connection.Anyone know how to make my ip address look british?
Cheers for that info smack. Will try it out.
On a better note i have just moved rental property and the bloody thing hasnt got a tv aerial!!! Apparently, this is quite normal i'm told. I cannot friggin believe it. Now in discussions to have it sorted.
On a funnier note it doesnt have a post box. That just made me laugh.
On a better note i have just moved rental property and the bloody thing hasnt got a tv aerial!!! Apparently, this is quite normal i'm told. I cannot friggin believe it. Now in discussions to have it sorted.
On a funnier note it doesnt have a post box. That just made me laugh.
Fiddlemesticks said:
Cheers for that info smack. Will try it out.
On a better note i have just moved rental property and the bloody thing hasnt got a tv aerial!!! Apparently, this is quite normal i'm told. I cannot friggin believe it. Now in discussions to have it sorted.
On a funnier note it doesnt have a post box. That just made me laugh.
No TV aerial!?! That is not normal - people are talking rubbish! Unless things have changed alot since I have left, and everyone just hands over cash to Telstra/Packer/Murdoch aka Foxtel.On a better note i have just moved rental property and the bloody thing hasnt got a tv aerial!!! Apparently, this is quite normal i'm told. I cannot friggin believe it. Now in discussions to have it sorted.
On a funnier note it doesnt have a post box. That just made me laugh.
But a word of advice, don't attempt to an aerial up on a hot summers day, and you have a box of beer - the result is lots of broken tiles, and a worse reception... My mate was not too happy when we thought we would do him a favour and fix his average TV reception by replacing the aerial. We only made it worse!!
Oh, and it was his beer that we had drunk...
Oh, and try these proxy servers on this list - you will need to put them in your web browser (Tools / Options / Connection Settings etc).
http://www.samair.ru/proxy/type-18.htm
Let us know if they work.
If the proxy servers work with the BBC, you can make a ".pac" file, which you tell your web browser to use a proxy server for specific sites / IP addresses, and other browsing is normal.
http://www.samair.ru/proxy/type-18.htm
Let us know if they work.
If the proxy servers work with the BBC, you can make a ".pac" file, which you tell your web browser to use a proxy server for specific sites / IP addresses, and other browsing is normal.
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