Good old boomers. Refuse to pay, then complain when they get their money’s worth.Quick to slag off and slow to read and think, as usual.
There will be some who simply cannot afford to pay.Good old boomers. Refuse to pay, then complain when they get their money’s worth.Perhaps those who are in this group are those who are not used to having to pay for what can be loosely termed entertainment and possibly can't afford to pay for what would seem (at least at a casual glance) to be more of the same. Then again many older folk (and some of the younger ones) don't have the technological skills to utilise streaming services.The irony being that the garbage TV programming which is the subject of complaint about is mostly being watched by middle and older age groups, with young adults largely turning away from TV.Reading through this thread so far, it appears to be the vague recollections of a bunch of miserable old farts.Which is completely different from the young who seem to have all the taste of a month-old rice pudding.
No, you can blame that on my retirement from television, I would not have put up with it.Can we therefore blame you for the continual decline in TV quality?Hmm, I am probably older than you, AND I worked in Broadcast Television for 50 years.Reading through this thread so far, it appears to be the vague recollections of a bunch of miserable old farts.Which is completely different from the young who seem to have all the taste of a month-old rice pudding.
Oh well said GG.No, you can blame that on my retirement from television, I would not have put up with it.Can we therefore blame you for the continual decline in TV quality?Hmm, I am probably older than you, AND I worked in Broadcast Television for 50 years.Reading through this thread so far, it appears to be the vague recollections of a bunch of miserable old farts.Which is completely different from the young who seem to have all the taste of a month-old rice pudding.
Haha! None of my former employers, with the exception of the Council that I retired from in 2016, still exist as the entities that employed me. Guess they couldn't survive without me!Oh well said GG.No, you can blame that on my retirement from television, I would not have put up with it.Can we therefore blame you for the continual decline in TV quality?Hmm, I am probably older than you, AND I worked in Broadcast Television for 50 years.Reading through this thread so far, it appears to be the vague recollections of a bunch of miserable old farts.Which is completely different from the young who seem to have all the taste of a month-old rice pudding.
I say the same thing since my retirement from rail!
Reading through this thread so far, it appears to be the vague recollections of a bunch of miserable old farts.
And the boomers go on about the 'kids of today' and their 'entitlement'. Pretty sure TV free to air or otherwise, quality or otherwise, isn't something anyone is 'entitled' to. If you're of the age of CRTs, and VCRs you've had more than enough opportunity to make your own recordings of M*A*S*H, Days of Our Lives, A Country Practice, Welcome Back Kotter, Family Ties, Open All Hours, Laverne & Shirley, Dad's Army, Prisoner, Twin Peaks, Wheel of Fortune and Home and Away - keep watching those on repeat, I know I used to as a kid with my grandparents.There will be some who simply cannot afford to pay.Good old boomers. Refuse to pay, then complain when they get their money’s worth.Perhaps those who are in this group are those who are not used to having to pay for what can be loosely termed entertainment and possibly can't afford to pay for what would seem (at least at a casual glance) to be more of the same. Then again many older folk (and some of the younger ones) don't have the technological skills to utilise streaming services.The irony being that the garbage TV programming which is the subject of complaint about is mostly being watched by middle and older age groups, with young adults largely turning away from TV.Reading through this thread so far, it appears to be the vague recollections of a bunch of miserable old farts.Which is completely different from the young who seem to have all the taste of a month-old rice pudding.
Granted that there are other platforms but just look at the high priced crap on Foxtel plus the ads.
Surely Australia is entitled to quality free to air TV rather than so much of the muck that is dished up these days.
Surely Australia is entitled to quality free to air TV rather than so much of the muck that is dished up these days.I don't believe that we are entitled. I would certainly like some better quality, but I can't see any way in which we can compel stations to show any particular programs. There must be sufficient people viewing what's on or the commercials would be forced to change, meantime the ABC is hamstrung for lack of cash and can't. I enjoy some programs which I regard as interesting, and otherwise the TV either stays off or plays a DVD.
I wonder how much Auntie spent on Barons....... I have tried to watch it but it isn't easy going. And it seems that I'm not aloneSurely Australia is entitled to quality free to air TV rather than so much of the muck that is dished up these days.I don't believe that we are entitled. I would certainly like some better quality, but I can't see any way in which we can compel stations to show any particular programs. There must be sufficient people viewing what's on or the commercials would be forced to change, meantime the ABC is hamstrung for lack of cash and can't. I enjoy some programs which I regard as interesting, and otherwise the TV either stays off or plays a DVD.
I will continue to content myself with such highly offensive and political incorrect DVDs as:Surely Australia is entitled to quality free to air TV rather than so much of the muck that is dished up these days.I don't believe that we are entitled. I would certainly like some better quality, but I can't see any way in which we can compel stations to show any particular programs. There must be sufficient people viewing what's on or the commercials would be forced to change, meantime the ABC is hamstrung for lack of cash and can't. I enjoy some programs which I regard as interesting, and otherwise the TV either stays off or plays a DVD.
"60 Minutes at least won its slot with 400,000 then 7News Spotlight (321,000), FBI (225,000) but Barons bombed at 118,000"And over the course of the week since it was released, a couple of blokes working in a shed in Sydney have gotten just a few thousand less than those numbers 60 Minutes and 7News Spotlight combined for this effort...
There must be sufficient people viewing what's on or the commercials would be forced to change …They are changing.
You didn't link the vid properly."60 Minutes at least won its slot with 400,000 then 7News Spotlight (321,000), FBI (225,000) but Barons bombed at 118,000"And over the course of the week since it was released, a couple of blokes working in a shed in Sydney have gotten just a few thousand less than those numbers 60 Minutes and 7News Spotlight combined for this effort...
Modifying my BRAND NEW MK8 Golf R (in just 24 Hours)There must be sufficient people viewing what's on or the commercials would be forced to change …They are changing.
They are responding to their nosediving market share by finding every way possible to spend less on new content, recycle more content (e.g. same stories repeated on the 4pm and 6pm news) and maximise the proportion of air time filled with paid programming or partially paid programming.
The other advantages of ignoring broadcast TV.I will continue to content myself with such highly offensive and political incorrect DVDs as:Surely Australia is entitled to quality free to air TV rather than so much of the muck that is dished up these days.I don't believe that we are entitled. I would certainly like some better quality, but I can't see any way in which we can compel stations to show any particular programs. There must be sufficient people viewing what's on or the commercials would be forced to change, meantime the ABC is hamstrung for lack of cash and can't. I enjoy some programs which I regard as interesting, and otherwise the TV either stays off or plays a DVD.
- Love thy Neighbour
- It Ain't Half Hot Mum
- Dad's Army
- Open All Hours
- No Job for a Lady
- Yes Minister
- Yes Prime Minister
- et al
I'm tipping they're starting to struggle to find advertisers. From the little I watch the ad breaks are more and more filled with self promotion for upcoming programs than anything else."60 Minutes at least won its slot with 400,000 then 7News Spotlight (321,000), FBI (225,000) but Barons bombed at 118,000"And over the course of the week since it was released, a couple of blokes working in a shed in Sydney have gotten just a few thousand less than those numbers 60 Minutes and 7News Spotlight combined for this effort...
Modifying my BRAND NEW MK8 Golf R (in just 24 Hours)There must be sufficient people viewing what's on or the commercials would be forced to change …They are changing.
They are responding to their nosediving market share by finding every way possible to spend less on new content, recycle more content (e.g. same stories repeated on the 4pm and 6pm news) and maximise the proportion of air time filled with paid programming or partially paid programming.
I'm tipping they're starting to struggle to find advertisers. From the little I watch the ad breaks are more and more filled with self promotion for upcoming programs than anything else.Last time I heard, internal advertising doesn’t count towards the 18 minutes advertising per hour.
Tonight's episode of Railroad Australia on Ch 72, showed the building of Vlocity trains at Bombardier's works in Dandenong.Overlooking the fake drama and the bull, I've found it a catalyst to talk with my wife about my time on the NSW railway, the things I did and the things I saw. Back then family stuff was overwhelming and work wasn't discussed. The SBS 'Central Station' series was good for this too.
The breathless commentary told us that these were to cover "Victoria's massive railway network." I wonder what planet he's come from.
Reading through this thread so far, it appears to be the vague recollections of a bunch of miserable old farts.Welcome to Railpage
I'll add to the above that I've just started streaming on Tubi. It has a lot of very old TV shows like "The Dick Van Dyke Show", "The Carol Burnett Show", "Bonanza", lots of movies and is free (there are ads of course). Might suit some of the other old farts here!I assume Netflix is under Streaming, which is a simple to set up. If you can navigate RP's outdated platform, you can do Netflix. Then there is Youtube. Realistically these two + F2A, I have no need for anything else as life exists beyond the couch.
Netflix is a paid service. As a pensioner I'm careful about where I spend my money. Youtube without a paid subscription is usable, but painful. I might consider Amazon Prime one day as it gets you free delivery on purchases from Amazon. But realistically, as you say, there is life beyond the couch, I manage on free stuff.I'll add to the above that I've just started streaming on Tubi. It has a lot of very old TV shows like "The Dick Van Dyke Show", "The Carol Burnett Show", "Bonanza", lots of movies and is free (there are ads of course). Might suit some of the other old farts here!I assume Netflix is under Streaming, which is a simple to set up. If you can navigate RP's outdated platform, you can do Netflix. Then there is Youtube. Realistically these two + F2A, I have no need for anything else as life exists beyond the couch.