Peter Whittle briefly outlines an important aspect of mainstream media decline - boredom. As Whittle says from about 2:40, people know what they are going to get.
Should have cloned Les Dawson when we had the chance. But would the BBC be brave enough to include the clone in their programming? Hint: No they do very few 'rebroadcasts' of once loved comedians.
Yes, there are two really important points here. The first is to do with how TV and radio seem to become formulaic. It's as if people have a good initial idea, but then it becomes ossified and dull as they repeat the same structure each time. Maybe it's intentional - trying to create a sense of continuity and stasis which makes people easier to govern. The BBC in particular comes across as a cosy middle class club where people are thought a bit odd if they don't conform.
The second is the issue of agenda-rigging. He's right when he says that bias is far deeper than air-time allocated to conflicting parties. Who chooses what topics to focus on? Why is the BBC obsessed with climate, racial harmony, and gender-based micro-aggressions? Who set this agenda?
DJ - yes, the BBC has an enormous amount of material it could easily an cheaply rebroadcast, but think of the editing they would have to do for modern audiences. There would be nothing left.
Sam - it would be an interesting line of research, uncovering how the current BBC agenda arose and those involved. There is an obvious policy of avoiding certain issues, aspects and people. Censorship by omission seems to be the preferred approach, everything the cosy middle class club prefers not to talk about openly isn't talked about.
I accidentally watched a bit of Have I Got A Laughter Track For You. They were mocking Surkier and Ed Moribund. TTK and EdStone really are doomed if the Beeb's flagship "comedy" satire show turns on them. later on there was Traitors. A truly terrible thing purely intended to give Beeb wankers, sorry workers, a nice holiday in various pleasant locations and top rated hotels. The last 90% of it might have been brilliant. Someone who wat ched it will tell me.
Doonhamer - blimey, mocking Surkier and Ed Moribund? You are right, if they have picked up on those two as satire material then they are doomed. I know nothing about Traitors, but a quick check suggests I'm not missing anything.
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Should have cloned Les Dawson when we had the chance. But would the BBC be brave enough to include the clone in their programming? Hint: No they do very few 'rebroadcasts' of once loved comedians.
Defund the BBC.
Yes, there are two really important points here. The first is to do with how TV and radio seem to become formulaic. It's as if people have a good initial idea, but then it becomes ossified and dull as they repeat the same structure each time. Maybe it's intentional - trying to create a sense of continuity and stasis which makes people easier to govern. The BBC in particular comes across as a cosy middle class club where people are thought a bit odd if they don't conform.
The second is the issue of agenda-rigging. He's right when he says that bias is far deeper than air-time allocated to conflicting parties. Who chooses what topics to focus on? Why is the BBC obsessed with climate, racial harmony, and gender-based micro-aggressions? Who set this agenda?
DJ - yes, the BBC has an enormous amount of material it could easily an cheaply rebroadcast, but think of the editing they would have to do for modern audiences. There would be nothing left.
Sam - it would be an interesting line of research, uncovering how the current BBC agenda arose and those involved. There is an obvious policy of avoiding certain issues, aspects and people. Censorship by omission seems to be the preferred approach, everything the cosy middle class club prefers not to talk about openly isn't talked about.
I accidentally watched a bit of Have I Got A Laughter Track For You.
They were mocking Surkier and Ed Moribund.
TTK and EdStone really are doomed if the Beeb's flagship "comedy" satire show turns on them.
later on there was Traitors. A truly terrible thing purely intended to give Beeb wankers, sorry workers, a nice holiday in various pleasant locations and top rated hotels. The last 90% of it might have been brilliant. Someone who wat ched it will tell me.
Doonhamer - blimey, mocking Surkier and Ed Moribund? You are right, if they have picked up on those two as satire material then they are doomed. I know nothing about Traitors, but a quick check suggests I'm not missing anything.
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