Everyone's a critic
Some thoughts about recent TV programmes I've watched, the good the bad and the downright daft.
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I never repeat myself
If only TV stations would follow that example. How many times a day do we need some programmes (or channels) to show the same old episodes of the same oldprogrammes.
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Pete's guide to good programmes
How can you spot a turkey at 50 paces? Is it possible to tell the good programmes without having to watch them? What can you learn from the first 10 minutes of a show?
None of these questions have answers, but here are some thoughts, anyway.
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There's no news like rolling news
These days we have 24 hour news channels. Why do they all give us they same 15 minutes of soundbites all the time? Where's the depth of coverage they are in an ideal position to give us.
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I don't want 200 channels
I just want one that shows programmes I like. How to cut through the repeats, reality and soaps to get to the good stuff.
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Bread and Circuses
The Roman Empire used to get its kicks from having prisoners in amphitheatres ritually humiliated before being put to death for the entertainment of the baying crowd. How things have progressed: now we do it on TV game shows with panels of judges and phone-ins.
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