TV is complete rubbish.........

[T89 Callan]

There has been nothing worth watching for the last couple of weeks on TV. even when there were only 4 channels I remember that decent Comedy Documentaries were a regular thing. Now everything is complete bullst or anything actually good is pushed to some bullst slot.

So what are the programmes on free TV that are currently on tha are actually any good and not repeats. Is there even an hours worth?

So far I can only think of:

Excellent:

Charlie Brookers Newswipe
The Big Bang Theory

Reasonable:

8 Out Of 10 Cats

And thats its 1 hour and 10 minuts of watchable TV

When did it get this crap?

[Mark34bn]

My personal preference, people may have different opinions and that's fine.

QI
Mock the Week
Location Location
Silent Witness
Live at the Apollo (probably repeats though)

[T89 Callan]

Mark34bn said:

My personal preference, people may have different opinions and that's fine.

QI
Mock the Week
Location Location
Silent Witness
Live at the Apollo (probably repeats though)

Are any of those currently being made or being shown new?

I pretty sure that Live at the Apollo and Mock the Week aren't.

[FourWheelDrift]

Pulp Fiction is on BBC3 tonight at 9:50

That's on Freeview isn't it?

[grumbledoak]

Tonight, NCIS is new. The various other US crime drama have also just started a new season.

Not much else, though, I grant you.

[Jasandjules]

Yep, there isn't much worth watching on TV these days at all.

[EINSIGN]

Cooking programmes, then fat people programmes being told not to eat any more…

[Mark34bn]

Location has started a new series tonight, aren't new episodes of QI on BBC2 ? I confess after 9.30 we switch on to Dave or Paramount Comedy 1 for repeats of the others.
That last sentence does say a lot about my interest in 'new' network TV programmes though.

[sassthathoopie]

I enjoyed the 3 part documentary The History of Now, and the Horizon episode on dogs was good. Otherwise I'd agree with you. Channel 4 news and Question Time are the only staples at the moment.

The Danny Boyle season on Channel 4 too - but have seen most of them already

Edited by sassthathoopie on Wednesday 20th January 22:19

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T89 Callan said:

Mark34bn said:

My personal preference, people may have different opinions and that's fine.

QI
Mock the Week
Location Location
Silent Witness
Live at the Apollo (probably repeats though)

Are any of those currently being made or being shown new?

I pretty sure that Live at the Apollo and Mock the Week aren't.

QI and Silent Witness are both showing new series at the moment. Don't know about Location*2

[kiteless]

Ramsey popping a vein in Hells Kitchen can be good, even though most of it is staged. Never thought I'd see JP follow his masters lead, though.

Otherwise, I'd watch my DVD set of "Coast" if mrs K wasn't watching Corrie or Emmerdale. At least we both enjoy MotoGP, F1, BSB, Bobsleigh, Luge, and skiing. So weekend afternoons are sorted.

[T89 Callan]

So we now have:

The Big Bang Theory
Newswipe
8/10 Cats
NCIS
QI
Silent Witness

2 American shows

2 Comedy Panel Shows

1 Drama

And 1 Programme pointing out how crap everything else on the TV is.

Piss poor is a term I would use to sum-up the situation. Oh and films and sports events don't count as TV shows.

Edited by T89 Callan on Wednesday 20th January 22:48

[henrycrun]

Trains BBC2 18.30 each night

[bonsai]

You need to expand into American TV shows if the UK fare is failing to satisfy you. Looking at your other likes I predict you may also enjoy some of the following:

Family Guy
American Dad
The Cleveland Show
The Simpsons
Better off Ted
Scrubs (it hasn't gone to st despite a big shift in the 9th series)
Heroes
24
The Office (US)


(these all have current series running in the states)

Edited by bonsai on Wednesday 20th January 22:56

[Fort Jefferson]

New series of Shameless starts next wednesday.

[bonsai]

Fort Jefferson said:

New series of Shameless starts next wednesday.

Oh yes, looking forward to that, it was quite an explosive ending to the last series!

[Mclovin]

i agree most tv we get is rubbish, you really got to scrap the barrel to find shows that are bearable on terrestial tellie.....community is good, jack black and owen wilson are in the latest episode but my favourite is the batman episode...also 30 rock is good and i hate to say it because i never liked this show but scrubs without jd is bearable now....

[T89 Callan]

bonsai said:

You need to expand into American TV shows if the UK fare is failing to satisfy you. Looking at your other likes I predict you may also enjoy some of the following:

Family Guy
American Dad
The Cleveland Show
The Simpsons
Better off Ted
Scrubs (it hasn't gone to st despite a big shift in the 9th series)
Heroes
24
The Office (US)


(these all have current series running in the states)

Edited by bonsai on Wednesday 20th January 22:56

I watch (or watched) most of those but not the point of the thread at all really.

Also Simpsons is st, Scrubs is even more st, Heroes is terrible and 24 is a complete joke.

The US Version of the Office though is superb.

[ymwoods]

I am liking "Being Human" (BBC 3) and "Hustle" (BBC 2?) at the moment, have been for a while too.

Chop Shop (Disc. Turbo) is pretty good, but because of the mid-day slot I have to Sky+ it...although I prefer to do that to most of the things I watch now so I can just skip the ads.

[T89 Callan]

ymwoods said:

I am liking "Being Human" (BBC 3) and "Hustle" (BBC 2?) at the moment, have been for a while too.

Chop Shop (Disc. Turbo) is pretty good, but because of the mid-day slot I have to Sky+ it...although I prefer to do that to most of the things I watch now so I can just skip the ads.

Discovery isn't freeview though is it?