Oh bugger.
I read the news today oh boy! Page 724
Quote: AJGO @ March 22 2012, 4:03 PM GMThttp://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/mayor/ken-livingstones-independent-republic-of-london-7581732.html
Hmmmmmmmmmm
"The Man who Would be King!"
Ooh good call
The Queen has officially opened 'Media City' in Manchester and started a Sport Relief Mile.
Is there anyway we can force Parliament to stop the BBC from spunking our license fee on total and utter money wasting bollox?
Media City - £1 billion move to Manchester for no reason
The Voice - a complete rip off of Britain's Got Talent
Sport / Comic Relief - substandard and politically dubious programming to guilt the British public into handing over cash for foreigns
Here's what the BBC should be doing - 1) Make television programmes, 2) Make radio shows, 3) Report the news and 4) Shut the f**k up
Quote: Renegade Carpark @ March 23 2012, 1:41 PM GMTThe Voice - a complete rip off of Britain's Got Talent
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It's just a talent show. They existed way before that Britain's Got Talent shite was invented.
Quote: zooo @ March 23 2012, 1:47 PM GMT?
It's just a talent show. They existed way before that Britain's Got Talent shite was invented.
I know and they died a death along with music hall until karaoke brought it all back for the chav generation.
Why do we need yet another talent show featuring millionaires laughing at the mentally ill? Why a singing talent show that is exactly the same as all of the other singing talent shows? Why spend millions of pounds on something that will be instantly forgotten a few weeks after it's broadcast?
And, no doubt, some record company is involved that will cream all the profits from the free advertising on a public broadcasting service.
If commercial television wants to pull this kind of shit, then more power to them, but I resent having to be forced by law to pay for this dumb downed, underwhelming and meaningless toss.
Quote: Renegade Carpark @ March 23 2012, 1:41 PM GMTHere's what the BBC should be doing - 1) Make television programmes, 2) Make radio shows, 3) Report the news
I didn't realize that they did more than that.
Quote: Renegade Carpark @ March 23 2012, 1:52 PM GMTI know and they died a death along with music hall until karaoke brought it all back for the chav generation.
Why do we need yet another talent show featuring millionaires laughing at the mentally ill?
I agree that it'll be crap and a waste of time and not worth watching and so on.
But it doesn't look at all like it's in the usual 'laughing at mentals' vein. I think all the people on it are supposed to be decent singers, rather than weirdos to laugh at.
Quote: zooo @ March 23 2012, 1:57 PM GMTI agree that it'll be crap and a waste of time and not worth watching and so on.
But it doesn't look at all like it's in the usual 'laughing at mentals' vein. I think all the people on it are supposed to be decent singers, rather than weirdos to laugh at.
Yeah; isn't the 'twist' that they only even turn to look at them if they're impressed by the voice, so the look of them can't sway their decision?
Something like that.
I won't actually be watching, there's far too many of these 'talent' things.
Quote: DaButt @ March 23 2012, 1:53 PM GMTI didn't realize that they did more than that.
They're involved in all sorts of pointless crap that has nothing to do with broadcasting. They've taken it upon themselves to be a political organisation in their own right spending vast amounts of money on regionalisation, diversity, charity, personal growth, digital switchovers and a gazillion other things on both a departmental and national level.
They can't afford to spend money on Football, but they can waste millions on Dancing Celebrities and Starving Africans Night.
Quote: Renegade Carpark @ March 23 2012, 2:01 PM GMTThey can't afford to spend money on Football,
Shame. 
Quote: Matthew Stott @ March 23 2012, 2:01 PM GMTYeah; isn't the 'twist' that they only even turn to look at them if they're impressed by the voice, so the look of them can't sway their decision?
Something like that.
Oh right, now I understand the advert a bit more, I was wondering what they were all doing on swivel chairs.
So a non-stop cavalcade of Susan Boyle style mingers.
Wow, what a 'twist'.
Quote: Matthew Stott @ March 23 2012, 2:01 PM GMTYeah; isn't the 'twist' that they only even turn to look at them if they're impressed by the voice, so the look of them can't sway their decision?
Ah, the Susan Boyle rule.
Quote: Renegade Carpark @ March 23 2012, 2:01 PM GMTThey're involved in all sorts of pointless crap that has nothing to do with broadcasting. They've taken it upon themselves to be a political organisation in their own right spending vast amounts of money on regionalisation, diversity, charity, personal growth, digital switchovers and a gazillion other things on both a departmental and national level.
You had me at 'diversity.' 
Quote: Matthew Stott @ March 23 2012, 2:03 PM GMTShame.
Or new comedies or dramas or documentaries. But if it means that you get to watch your lady shows instead of football Matthew, I'm sure it doesn't effect you as much.
Good ol' Louis Farrakhan has tweeted about the Florida shooting with his usual message of peace and reconciliation:
MINISTER FARRAKHAN @LouisFarrakhan
Where there is no justice, there will be no peace. Soon and very soon, the law of retaliation may very well be applied. #Trayvon