The TV Thread

[Bleep1673]

Given the Charlie Elphick case, do you think the BBC might change the status of the Tory MP who appears with no trousers on in Series 2 of Ghosts? A tory mp who dropped dead in an inappropriate condition?

Horrible Histories should rename themselves accurate histories.

Series 2 starts next Tuesday.

Edited September 15, 2020 by Bleep1673

[graveyard johnny]

dermott oh dreary and michael macintrye have just been on the the one show for no other reason than to keep their faces pressed in the living rooms of britain , with nothing to offer at all 

[DavidM]

2 minutes ago, graveyard johnny said:

dermott oh dreary and michael macintrye have just been on the the one show for no other reason than to keep their faces pressed in the living rooms of britain , with nothing to offer at all 

Some people get on telly , then if they have popularity they’re just rammed down your neck endlessly until it’s counterproductive and you’re totally sick of them ... Michael McIntyre , Romesh whatsisface for two .

[The Hallucinating Goose]

2 hours ago, DavidM said:

Some people get on telly , then if they have popularity they’re just rammed down your neck endlessly until it’s counterproductive and you’re totally sick of them ... Michael McIntyre , Romesh whatsisface for two .

The height of this seemed to be reached about 5 years ago when every single programme without fail had a so called comedian on it and there were about 50 of those stupid comedy panel shows. Thankfully some of those seem to have disappeared now. I think TV producers may have finally got the message that people are sick of all these idiot comedians and they seem to have been shunted onto specific channels now like Dave and E4. There still seems to be a few of those shows knocking round bigger channels but nowhere near as many as there was at saturation point. 

[John Drake]

15 hours ago, graveyard johnny said:

dermott oh dreary and michael macintrye have just been on the the one show for no other reason than to keep their faces pressed in the living rooms of britain , with nothing to offer at all 

What else were you expecting from The One Show?

[Futtocks]

6 hours ago, John Drake said:

What else were you expecting from The One Show?

Gyles Brandreth?

[graveyard johnny]

7 hours ago, John Drake said:

What else were you expecting from The One Show?

the welsh bird was telling us "britains favourite gardener" monty don would be on the show tonite - with over 80% of the population been gardeners i would like to see some facts to back up this "favourite" claim

[ivans82]

On 15/09/2020 at 21:49, The Hallucinating Goose said:

the height of this seemed to be reached about 5 years ago when every single programme without fail had a so called comedian on it. 

Spot on........so called comedians.............the TV is full of them , you only need to watch Live at the Apollo to see them pacing up and down the stage telling some long boring "story" and only getting a laugh when they swear as the content is non existant and the audience are to easily pleased or drunk . 

[Spidey]

3 hours ago, ivans82 said:

Spot on........so called comedians.............the TV is full of them , you only need to watch Live at the Apollo to see them pacing up and down the stage telling some long boring "story" and only getting a laugh when they swear as the content is non existant and the audience are to easily pleased or drunk . 

But the Apollo still sells out each time, it obviously appeals to enough people

[graveyard johnny]

5 hours ago, Spidey said:

But the Apollo still sells out each time, it obviously appeals to enough people

so does twickenham

[The Hallucinating Goose]

5 hours ago, Spidey said:

But the Apollo still sells out each time, it obviously appeals to enough people

Didn't even realise they still made that show. The apollo theatre only holds about 800 people, hardly gonna be hard to find that many people to go watch a comedy show with the chance of being on TV in a city of 10m people. 

[Futtocks]

10 minutes ago, The Hallucinating Goose said:

Didn't even realise they still made that show. The apollo theatre only holds about 800 people, hardly gonna be hard to find that many people to go watch a comedy show with the chance of being on TV in a city of 10m people. 

The Hammersmith Apollo's capacity is 5,039 (combined standing/seated) or 3,632 (all seated), according to current figures. 

[The Hallucinating Goose]

6 minutes ago, Futtocks said:

The Hammersmith Apollo's capacity is 5,039 (combined standing/seated) or 3,632 (all seated), according to current figures. 

Oh yeah, my mistake, I looked up the wrong Apollo Theatre. I looked up one on Shaftesbury Avenue, forgot it was the Hammersmith Apollo where that show is filmed. Still though, not hard to find 5,000 people out of 10,000,000. 

[Spidey]

14 minutes ago, The Hallucinating Goose said:

Oh yeah, my mistake, I looked up the wrong Apollo Theatre. I looked up one on Shaftesbury Avenue, forgot it was the Hammersmith Apollo where that show is filmed. Still though, not hard to find 5,000 people out of 10,000,000. 

Well the Broncos struggle

[The Hallucinating Goose]

47 minutes ago, Spidey said:

Well the Broncos struggle

The most predictable reply to a post in this forums history.

[Wolford6]

My sister lives in London and goes to comedy clubs. She also goes to BBC radio and tv recordings. I presume she's on a list of people who routinely get asked if they want to attend.

[Futtocks]

1 hour ago, Wolford6 said:

My sister lives in London and goes to comedy clubs. She also goes to BBC radio and tv recordings. I presume she's on a list of people who routinely get asked if they want to attend.

I'd be surprised if she wasn't on a BBC mailing list then. But a lot of the Apollo shows' tickets will also be going to people who follow the particular comedian(s) who will be performing on the night.

[gingerjon]

2 hours ago, Wolford6 said:

My sister lives in London and goes to comedy clubs. She also goes to BBC radio and tv recordings. I presume she's on a list of people who routinely get asked if they want to attend.

There is a BBC ticket mailing list. Anyone can get on it. Most of the live comedy TV shows are massively oversubscribed and go to a ballot.

[gingerjon]

Just checked - Live at the Apollo is SRO Audiences, who also do The Last Leg and others.

You pre-register for a ballot. You then get told if you've got in. You do not get told in advance who the guests will be.

[graveyard johnny]

5 hours ago, gingerjon said:

Just checked - Live at the Apollo is SRO Audiences, who also do The Last Leg and others.

You pre-register for a ballot. You then get told if you've got in. You do not get told in advance who the guests will be.

8 words telling me its ok to wallow, 8 words giving me the green light to wallow 

up next brand new live at the apollo 

"brilliant lyrics "

 

[Bleep1673]

This is a difficult day. Firstly there is 1/4 finals on BBC2, there is Racing from Ayr & my favourite track, Newbury on ITV1, there is Time Trial Day in the Tour de France on ITV4, which I love, and at 2pm I have been invited to an on-line (Zoom) Baptism of my daughters mother all at the same time. I am stuffed if I am seen to be glancing away from the computer to watch TdF or Newbury, but at least it won't take too long. Hopefully 7th day Adventist's don't take all day to baptise people (Adults), do they?

[Spidey]

35 minutes ago, Bleep1673 said:

This is a difficult day. Firstly there is 1/4 finals on BBC2, there is Racing from Ayr & my favourite track, Newbury on ITV1, there is Time Trial Day in the Tour de France on ITV4, which I love, and at 2pm I have been invited to an on-line (Zoom) Baptism of my daughters mother all at the same time. I am stuffed if I am seen to be glancing away from the computer to watch TdF or Newbury, but at least it won't take too long. Hopefully 7th day Adventist's don't take all day to baptise people (Adults), do they?

Multiple screens is the only answer

[Bleep1673]

43 minutes ago, Spidey said:

Multiple screens is the only answer

Not a Scooby

[Bleep1673]

I don't really understand Zoom, I am at a loss. It is no wonder those politicians on BBC Breakfast look as confused as a rabbit locked in headlights.

[ckn]

2020 has yet another indignity to throw at us.

You can watch this on Christmas Day in your lockdown while waiting on the last miserable days of the year. You can fit it inbetween your Christmas lunch meant for 20 between the two of you and watching the Queen go on about her horrible annus.