tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8137857716187567509.post9128563080407497285..comments2024-01-18T02:47:12.669-08:00Comments on Tregear Vean: Dark side of TVRevjeanrolthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12744131101249601856noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8137857716187567509.post-29812887397563782532011-11-26T10:59:59.529-08:002011-11-26T10:59:59.529-08:00I find that a lot of the content on TV is just not...I find that a lot of the content on TV is just not worth watching, particularly the soaps and such.<br /><br />Some of the Documentary, history and science stuff is OK, as is some of the entertainment, for example, we love Strictly Come Dancing (I'm a failed dancer and Jen is a former doyen of the Peggy Spencer Ballroom Set at Penge). So we have a shared, running commentary on it, sometimes I tweet it as well.<br /><br />The thing that I dislike is the sort of show that has excessive and explicit violence and unnecessary bad language. I find there distasteful and just won't watch it. So called, modern comedy appears to be very much in the basement and seems to be trying to descend to even greater depths, as the public become even more un-shockable. <br /><br />I put it down to plain bad manners and ignorance, until I hear similar things in the street, shops or on public transport. I can't understand what has happened to our language, which is beautiful, that we need to lower it to the level of a stream of obscenities to have a conversation?<br /><br />Or, perhaps I'm just an old curmudgeon - I hope not, but If I am, so be it. I'm happy being me and don't intend to lower my personal standards in the interests of being 'cool'.UKViewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18114944341930758335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8137857716187567509.post-73586222921981227862011-11-26T03:50:57.291-08:002011-11-26T03:50:57.291-08:00Not an uncommon Phenomenon I think Jean. I too, a...Not an uncommon Phenomenon I think Jean. I too, after John's death found myself up at all hours of the night, and what a voyage of discovery that was!<br />I discovered a whole new world of misery, as though one's own were not enough.<br />One thing which never ceased to amaze me was the need/desire to share all their most personal problems and air them publicly by otherwise seemingly normal people.<br />I accidentally also discovered the world of sordid semi porn which did nothing to help my current misery.<br />The one good thing about it, I guess, is that most of this dross is broadcast too late in the evening for the vast bulk of the population.<br />I have to say though, that being in charge of the 'remote' is something I relish.Ray Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09209429097744326143noreply@blogger.com