Xmas Telly....!?!?
28 December 2013, 12:26 PM
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Well yea your actually right, that would involve making a lot of people smile and bring joy to others but might upset one or two with the noise or what ever so best not have it. Too many kill joys and moany ******* nowadays
29 December 2013, 11:20 PM
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As TV has been flat and boring, we watched a pre-taped film called White Fang the other day, then The Diving Bell and The Butterfly yesterday. I had watched both before, but watching them again was better then watching cwap on TV.
From The Diving Bell....
"Today is Father's Day. Until my stroke, we had felt no need to fit this made-up holiday into our emotional calendar. But today we spend the whole of the symbolic day together, affirming that even a rough sketch, a shadow, a tiny fragment of a dad is still a dad".
From The Diving Bell....
"Today is Father's Day. Until my stroke, we had felt no need to fit this made-up holiday into our emotional calendar. But today we spend the whole of the symbolic day together, affirming that even a rough sketch, a shadow, a tiny fragment of a dad is still a dad".
31 December 2013, 11:33 AM
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With so many channels bidding for the same content to spread around (thinly), and all the other ways we now view content, terrestrial TV is nearing its end IMHO. We hardly ever watch scheduled broadcasts any more, relying on iPlayer, Catch-Up services, downloads, streaming etc to watch what we want, when we want, free, and usually ad free. When I was a kid we had to wait 3+ years for the big film to filter from the cinema, through VHS rental, and finally onto our paltry 22" TV. Now we can often see them on our own private cinemas whilst still (or occasionally before :wink: ) in theatres. The convenience is brilliant, but we have robbed ourselves of that treat and anticipation.
31 December 2013, 12:06 PM
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You've summed the situation up perfectly.
Of course, it's great to have the colossal choice and flexibility: PPV, VoD, not waiting umpteen years for films, etc., etc. But the downside is, when you're 'spoilt', then the 'appreciation' goes.
A good analogy is live football: You can pretty much watch a live match now every day. But back in the bad old days, you only had a handful of (League Cup and FA Cup) games throughout the year. The upshot was that you appreciated them all the more -- their rarity on TV made the experience special.
You've summed the situation up perfectly.
Of course, it's great to have the colossal choice and flexibility: PPV, VoD, not waiting umpteen years for films, etc., etc. But the downside is, when you're 'spoilt', then the 'appreciation' goes.
A good analogy is live football: You can pretty much watch a live match now every day. But back in the bad old days, you only had a handful of (League Cup and FA Cup) games throughout the year. The upshot was that you appreciated them all the more -- their rarity on TV made the experience special.
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