British TV Made To Hate

The Osbornes, Big Brother, The Paul O'Grady Show, Crazy in Love

Dec 19, 2008 Tom Findlay

Everyone has TV that they cannot stand, but this collection here are most definitley some of the worst offenders, in the UK anyway.

Another tedium plaguing the digital and analogue transmissions are programs where members of the public vote in to eliminate/put through other members of the public. Or a program where washed up so called celebrities gather to perform tasks which only exhibit their iniquities and shortcomings. The only use for these programmes is a study of the dwindling intellect and demeanour of the general populous.

The participants of these abysmal shows are quickly filed under ‘f’ for forget, only being dusted off now and then for some mockery and used as an example of what happens when someone pisses in the gene pool. If the two most prolific people from the UK version of Big Brother are Jon Tickle and Jade Goody, then that is all the evidence one needs.

The Unreal Factor of Reality TV

One particular bewildering and franklyscary experience is watching any show that emulates the disgusting spoilt behaviour of young rich Americans, especially those situated in California. Most notable offender is My Super Sweet 16 which leaves the viewer red in the face, not from frenetic masturbation but from sheer contempt for these worthless brats.

Reality television in general is viciously unbearable, The Osbornes and The Simple Life are just two of countless US programmes that follow around famous people and let us have a small insight into their lives. In the UK there is equivalent in audio visual blasphemies Katie and Peter and Crazy in Love (starring Kerry Katona). Those who enjoy these programmes have a small segment of their brains in a pickling solution placed on a shelf in a laboratory somewhere.

Nothing but Hot Air on These Waves - Chat Shows ans Makeover Shows

Chat shows, unless hosted by a presenter of comic credibility are usually infuriatingly drab and monotonous. One particular example in the UK is The Paul O’Grady Show which is accessible to a small demographic of the country, but the rest will avoid this low point of the early evening lull on television.

Makeover shows are also almost unbearable, except in the rare occasion that the subject doesn’t like his or her face/body/house/car makeover in an almost sadistic moment of joy. These shows just add to the festering pile of social consciousness among contemporary population, all adding to trivialising and demeaning existence.

At occasional moments these programmes can serve a positive purpose, we all need catharsis and escapism from time to time and sometimes a small dose of these menial shows can be a little therapeutic. Lets hope our viewing schedule doesn’t keep this up, marginalising real entertainment to the lower echelons of the listings.

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