RMCF
Distinguished Member
Don't know if this in the correct forum, but I have noticed recently how awful ITV's programming is getting.
Really started to notice it with the WC. For years I have hated all the personnel on ITVs football programmes. The WC set new standards is rubbish.
But just sitting watching their news programmes it dawned on me how tacky they are. People walking around all over the place (Sky guilty here too) and flashy graphics everywhere that the presenters turn and point at like they are actually there!! Even they presenting style has dumbed down as well.
The BBCs news standards are lower than they used to be but they have a long way to go to get as bad as ITV. I find Newsnight or C4 news the best by far - still news for adults!!
ITV reminds me of John Craven's Newsround now.
And although this is primarily about news, their light entertainment programmes are getting hard to watch as well. They have poor quality programmes and employ most of the crap presenters out there. I mean I remember years ago watching 'The Price is Right' with Brucie - it was entertaining. But the one now with that irritating Pasquale git - how could anybody watch any more than 30secs of him without throwing something at their screen?
Perhaps its just a dumbing down of TV in general, or perhaps I'm just a grumpy old man.
Really started to notice it with the WC. For years I have hated all the personnel on ITVs football programmes. The WC set new standards is rubbish.
But just sitting watching their news programmes it dawned on me how tacky they are. People walking around all over the place (Sky guilty here too) and flashy graphics everywhere that the presenters turn and point at like they are actually there!! Even they presenting style has dumbed down as well.
The BBCs news standards are lower than they used to be but they have a long way to go to get as bad as ITV. I find Newsnight or C4 news the best by far - still news for adults!!
ITV reminds me of John Craven's Newsround now.
And although this is primarily about news, their light entertainment programmes are getting hard to watch as well. They have poor quality programmes and employ most of the crap presenters out there. I mean I remember years ago watching 'The Price is Right' with Brucie - it was entertaining. But the one now with that irritating Pasquale git - how could anybody watch any more than 30secs of him without throwing something at their screen?
Perhaps its just a dumbing down of TV in general, or perhaps I'm just a grumpy old man.