Self explanatory thread me thinks
1. Too many American programmes
2. Too many "Reality" programmes
3. BBC 3
4. Jonathan WRoss
5. Too many Quiz shows
6. A lack of British sitcoms
7. Eastenders
8. Too much Sport
9. Unimaginative scheduling
10. ITV2
10 Things I Hate About British TV
Quote: Alan C @ May 25 2008, 8:19 PM BST1. Too many American programmes Too many talkshows
2. Too many "Reality" programmes
3. BBC 3 Living.tv
4. Jonathan WRoss Graham Norton
5. Too many Quiz shows
6. A lack of British sitcoms
7. Eastenders
8. Too much Sport Snooker/Pool
9. Unimaginative scheduling
10. ITV2
Edited appropriately 
Quote: PhQnix @ May 25 2008, 8:29 PM BSTEdited appropriately
Lazy git
Most of your list was just inarguable
Hahah!
Agreed! BBC3 holds a -few- gems -very- occasionally.
That's very close to my own list for the problem with Canadian programs.
Quote: PhQnix @ May 25 2008, 8:33 PM BSTMost of your list was just inarguable
Gawd bless ya, good answer 
Quote: Rachel @ May 25 2008, 8:34 PM BSTHahah!
Agreed! BBC3 holds a -few- gems -very- occasionally.
But it could be sooooooooooooooo much better?!
>_<
Quote: Alan C @ May 25 2008, 8:19 PM BST1. Too many American programmes
2. Too many "Reality" programmes
3. BBC 3 90% of ITV1
4. Jonathan WRoss Ant and Dec
5. Too many Quiz shows
6. A lack of British sitcoms
7. Eastenders Soaps
8. Too much Sport
9. Unimaginative scheduling
10. ITV2
What makes BBC 3 bad?
Quote: Alan C @ May 25 2008, 8:38 PM BSTBut it could be sooooooooooooooo much better?!
>_<
Well no channel is that much better is it?
Quote: Curt @ May 25 2008, 8:41 PM BSTWhat makes BBC 3 bad?
It never seems to know what it wants to be - in the past it was called BBC Choice and then rebranded but it's output seems so disjointed that I have no clue who it is trying to aim it's programmes at!?
Quote: Alan C @ May 25 2008, 8:45 PM BSTIt never seems to know what it wants to be - in the past it was called BBC Choice and then rebranded but it's output seems so disjointed that I have no clue who it is trying to aim it's programmes at!?
It's trying to aim itself at "The yoof!" hence Lily Allen and the like.
Quote: PhQnix @ May 25 2008, 8:46 PM BSTIt's trying to aim itself at "The yoof!" hence Lily Allen and the like.
Now it is - give it a few months and we'll see. BBC Chameleon will be it's new brand name
We have one of those. CBC Cross Country Canada just changed last month to CBC BOLD. So they went from little programs about people in small town Canada to 'artistic', 'edgy' programing which is means replace CBC's American programing with British programing like the Tudors and stuff.
Quote: Curt @ May 25 2008, 9:00 PM BSTWe have one of those. CBC Cross Country Canada just changed last month to CBC BOLD. So they went from little programs about people in small town Canada to 'artistic', 'edgy' programing which is means replace CBC's American programing with British programing like the Tudors and stuff.
I'd love to get into the minds of programme planners - I'm sure there is room for a whole tennis court in most of them 