On 31/01/2011 11:44 AM, Phil Cook v2 wrote:

> I've said it before and I'll say it again - children's TV programming
> often excels compared to that targeted at adults.

I can barely stand most of it.

Currently my mum is obsessed with Shawn the Sheep. It disturbs me how 
"into it" she gets whenever she hears the theme tune. (Does she sound 
like she has dementia yet?)

> Then again are we just getting a large amount of rubbish these days?

Otherwise known as "you're getting old". Apparently I share this 
affliction. :-(

> Everything
> else is Soap or soap-like - real-life turned to 11 and painted in
> day-glo fluorescent colours; or reality shows that aren't. Just nothing
> worth watching for most of the week.

Do you remember when "soaps" were just a few nosey old women standing 
around having a bit of a gossip? These days they have murders and 
stabbings... I used to quite like watching Heartbeat until it turned 
into a murder mystery / medical drama.

I still contend that the intersection of Big Brother and "reality" is 
the empty set. :-P

Then again, maybe I'm just bitter because you can't turn on your TV any 
more and watch science or nature programs. They just don't seem to make 
'em any more.

Still, the other night we sat and watched Quest, and I little thing 
called "How It's Made". Still not *quite* sure how you can have a 
production line with stages that operate at vastly different speeds, but 
I'm sure the designers know what they're doing...

And I guess there's always Dave.

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