Just how thick do they think we are?!?!?

Just how thick do they think we are?!?!?

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Jasandjules

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69,825 posts

228 months

Thursday 30th April 2015
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I keep watching shows where they seem to think a goldfish is rather better qualified to follow the show than the viewer. I saw a show about B&Bs (four in a bed) where the process was something like - the room was £70, Mick and Sarah (these names have been invented to protect the innocent) have paid £65. That leaves a shortfall of £5. Really? You had to tell us this masterful piece of mathematics? We could not work it out ourselves?

Or like Dragon's Den - Peter says "I'm Out". The voiceover man then says " Peter Jones has just declared he is out". Really? Yes I figured that out all by myself.....

This is p***ng me off more and more of late.


nitrodave

1,262 posts

137 months

Thursday 30th April 2015
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wow. if this is all you got to moan about, count yourself lucky

Beati Dogu

8,862 posts

138 months

Thursday 30th April 2015
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It's the jumping between story lines just so they can waste type reminding you of something you saw 5 minutes ago that gets on my wick. The worse offender for this is "Nothing to Declare", which follows the Australian airport customs ongoing battle against disgusting food brought in by Chinese visitors.

This is your typical Discovery channel show though:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MFtl2XXnUc

DervVW

2,223 posts

138 months

Thursday 30th April 2015
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Dumbing down is real

anonymous-user

53 months

Thursday 30th April 2015
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You need to watch the new series of W1A for some karma then.
The voice-over narrative is, quite literally, done by David Tennant and does exactly what you've described but with comedy timing and wit. Its very funny or as some call it, "amusing" wink

Blib

43,792 posts

196 months

Thursday 30th April 2015
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H.L.Menken said:
Nobody ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public.
Same goes for us Brits.




Craigybaby69

486 posts

130 months

Thursday 30th April 2015
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It's the same with the bloody snooker, why does the referee have to call out the score all the time, I'm capable of adding 1 + 7 + 1 + 5 etc etc

keslake

657 posts

205 months

Thursday 30th April 2015
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Boils my piss when they have to tell us that 'The following programme contains strong language and scenes which some viewers may find offensive.'....................That's why i am fking watching it in the first fking place you y wkers!

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GetCarter

29,358 posts

278 months

Thursday 30th April 2015
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Methinks some people need to either chill, or stop watching TV programmes they dislike.... or seek help with their issues. wink

Antony Moxey

8,016 posts

218 months

Thursday 30th April 2015
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keslake said:
Boils my piss when they have to tell us that 'The following programme contains strong language and scenes which some viewers may find offensive.'....................That's why i am fking watching it in the first fking place you y wkers!

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Especially when it's on at 11pm or similar. I'm old enough to handle what you might be showing me on the screen, I don't need warnings thanks. Nor do I need anything dubbing or pixelating either - yes, I'm looking at you, music channels.

Jasandjules

Original Poster:

69,825 posts

228 months

Thursday 30th April 2015
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GetCarter said:
Methinks some people need to either chill, or stop watching TV programmes they dislike.... or seek help with their issues. wink
I think it's help with the issues then. As I enjoy the shows but hate the dumbing down part.

droopsnoot

11,810 posts

241 months

Thursday 30th April 2015
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I call this 'The Sarah Beeny Effect', because I first noticed it on Property Ladder. Couple tell us what they paid for a house, what they intend to spend on it, what they hope to sell it for, and so how much profit they want to make. Then Sarah helpfully shows us an on-screen animation that gives us exactly the same information we've just had, but with her saying it in case we didn't understand the normos who aren't properly trained to speak on TV. And it's just spiralled out of control since then.


Otispunkmeyer

12,557 posts

154 months

Thursday 30th April 2015
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DervVW said:
Dumbing down is real
For the love of god don't watch any of the Stacey Dooley things.... TV even simpletons would find beneath them. She's an absolute plank.

anonymous-user

53 months

Friday 1st May 2015
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keslake said:
Boils my piss when they have to tell us that 'The following programme contains strong language and scenes which some viewers may find offensive.'....................That's why i am fking watching it in the first fking place you y wkers!

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You don't remember the Harry Enfield version then?
DJ Smashy doing a stern piece to camera...."This program contains language that some viewers may find offensive....like piss, st and fk"

KillerHERTZ

937 posts

197 months

Friday 1st May 2015
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WheelerDealers now has this Americanism effect.

Before the adverts they show you want is going to happen (why?) then straight away recap on what you have just seen.

Morningside

24,110 posts

228 months

Friday 1st May 2015
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Coming up...
I am getting more annoyed by this bit to the camera where the new method seems to be explaining and over using hand/arm movements to make your point like Magnus Pyke.

CountZero23

1,288 posts

177 months

Friday 1st May 2015
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Most TV leaves me depressed, it's lowest common denominator trash for the most part.

Don't even have an arial plugged into my TV, just download movies and bits I'll like.


omgus

7,305 posts

174 months

Friday 1st May 2015
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Beati Dogu said:
The worse offender for this is "Nothing to Declare", which follows the Australian airport customs ongoing battle against disgusting food brought in by Chinese visitors.
I bloody love that show.

"Did you see it says food? You eat this so it must be declared on the card"

"It's only dubious animal product, why you not be nice?"

rofl

I even try to guess the fines after seeing how much they bring in versus how much of a tt they act.

paranoid airbag

2,679 posts

158 months

Friday 1st May 2015
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It's not for thick viewers per se, it's for viewers who aren't really paying attention.

The change of voice tone from Peter saying "ah'm oot" to the announcers voice alerts people who heard Peter start talking and decided to do something else instead - check twitter, play angry birds, even (god forbid) talk to friends who are in the room - thereby "resetting" the viewer's attention.

It's a godsend in technical talks, though probably a bit unnecessary for dragon's den.

PF62

3,575 posts

172 months

Friday 1st May 2015
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Beati Dogu said:
The worse offender for this is "Nothing to Declare", which follows the Australian airport customs ongoing battle against disgusting food brought in by Chinese visitors.
No, the best episode was where they were issuing $100 fines to all the visitors who had an apple in their bag. The people had an apple because Qantas had given it to them as part of their in-flight meal, and lots of people thought "don't fancy that now" and popped it in their bag for later...