Quote: chipolata @ June 1 2009, 12:00 PM BSTYes, because Peep Show would work so well as an early evening show. Possibly as competition to Neighbours on Five?
Get real. Comedy departments don't run channels. And if the people who do run channels don't think they'll perform, or will do worse than a cheap to make reality show, they won't bother pushing them. It's the cold, hard reality of modern television.
Therefore that's a good thing? Peep Show would work quite happily in a 9pm slot. Considering the general decline in the quality of C4's output over the years, the "cold, hard reality of modern television" apparently dictates that the few gold-standard shows you make should be badly promoted and not lauded even on your own channel.
I will sound like some grumpy Daily Mail-reading retired colonel, but in all areas of modern British life (politics, journalism, management, the arts)there is no real ambition to be first rate. Achieving mediocrity is considered a triumph - and most fall short of that.
Anyway, whenever Peep Show airs, I'm really looking forward to it...