TV in your country

[johncage]

i don't watch tv or read books. i rarely even pay attention to what people say.

 

[Seff]

Well there's someone I haven't seen in a million years.

 

[El Perro Finlandese]

I mostly watch foreign TV-shows, so I really can't tell what finnish tv-shows are like.

 

[Rujasu]

I do like that documentary show that follows the police around in their patrols. It's refreshingly undramatised, in contrast to the "BRAVE OFFICER DEFIES DEATH AND ESCORTS THE BUM TO THE BACK OF THE CAR"-kind of shows coming from the other side of the pond.

 

[Pharaoh Llandy]

I don't know, I don't watch TV.

Though I'm reliably informed it mostly comprises of [un]reality TV programmes and re-runs of shows like ER and Friends.

Sometimes I catch an occasional episode of SP or Simpsons or Futurama, but it's rare.

 

[Austupaio]

I'm not talking Faulty Towers here.

Upstairs Downstairs is sadly far less entertaining than it sounds.

Does it have Blackadder, at least?

 

[CJ1145]

Well, we have the Fresh Prince of Bel Air. I guess that's pretty good.

 

[FrisianDude]

It's not uncommon for some of the more retarded shows to call the entire country "Holland" (this is dead common, even) and Groningen and Fryslân are called 'the high north', often. Most of Frisia isn't much more Northern than North-Holland, but eh. **** facts.

 

[Dryvus]

Canadian television is largely imported American television, but there are a number of quality shows we've come up with. Trailer Park Boys being the jewel in the crown. And 'Heritage Moments' are usually unintentionally amusing.

 

[mor2]

Whats the standard of television like in your country?

good question  I barely watch it and when I do it's nothing local so I have to say the same as in the USA only a few week/month delay. much like most big SAT/CABLE providers, no ?

 

[gamerwiz09]

I don't watch TV much anymore, and when I do, it's usually online. That way I handpick the good shows to watch.

 

[Majhudeen]

Television, what is this blasphemy?

I prefer the radio to be honest. The only entertaining thing I find IS the commercials. The rest is garbage. Only occassionly do I watch TV for the FIFA or some BBC docu. about nature. The rest is biased news as usaul and foriegn sponsored reality TV that deosn't even apply to anyone over here unless your an overtanned tourist prat who's wasting their families money and skin they gave you by being useless.

The fact I don't even watch my TV half the time (granted it's a customer controlled thing where majority rules) people watch what they want. **** all is my opinion of it, they can have it.

 

[Dryvus]

Hipster.

 

[RalliX]

Hipster.

Hipster isn't a Taleworlds meme, silly. ;3

Survival shows are pretty interesting to me(EG:Those Delta-Force and SAS dudes that go through harsh places on camera.). That and a few documentaries. House & NCIS are also nice.

 

[Temuzu]

Whats the standard of television like in your country?

I'll start off with Scotland: STV productions are pretty bad, heavy exaggerated accents everywhere and STV doesnt show FA cup games even though ITV does. BBC in scotland prioritises Scottish football over English football, which is fair enough, but I cant stand Scottish football.

Hong Kong television is truly awful. Bad actors, terrible scripts that i suspect is just recycled with new character names and slightly different settings when they make a new series. Characters are two-dimensional and often nothing more than filler. The 'period' dramas are even worse, where crazy ass martial arts takes centre stage, with explosions sound effects whenever someone gets punched. These dramas always seems to revolve around some family where people are either weak/stupid/dickish (and only for its own sake). For the most part, the characters arent particularly interesting, nor are the actual events in the show - to the degree that I could argue my life is more interesting.
And before I forget, every 'drama' series is proceeded by some godawful theme song that is always cheesy, annoying, and sung by the cast (sometimes to ear raping extremes).

Hmm, when I was in Scotland, I thought the stuff that came from the telly was somewhat decent, though we only watched that one channel that showed movies, and the one that showed South Park.

In Finland, Id say its rather good. Decent movies come pretty much every day, some shows that are great, like Simpsons and such come almost every evening.

 

[Archonsod]

Don't even own a TV, so ****ed if I know.

 

[Buxton]

I can be alright, if you know when things are on. But lately (well the past three years) the computer is more the dominant entertainment bit, so TV revolves around that.

There can be some great BBC shows, like Top Gear and Doctor Who, and things like Coast etc, but the rest is really sub par. Channel 4 has decent movies on often, and I always watch Everybody Loves Raymond and Fraiser in the morning, but most other times it's usually interviews with flash in the pan ****** indie bands or Big Brother *shudder*. ITV simply appeals to the dumb****s, with god awful **** like X factor and Britain's got low IQ scores, but they do put Midsomer Murders on almost daily (great murder drama). Channel 5 has it's moments with good afternoon matinees, especially on Sunday, but lately just appears to broadcast casino shows  .

I miss my digibox, I used to just watch Voyager and Deep Space Nine constantly, then King of the Hill on E4 at night.

 

[Dryvus]

What I remember from British TV when I visited in the summer of 95: Everyone needs good neeeighbourrrs.

 

[tommylaw]

There can be some great BBC shows, like Top Gear and Doctor Who, and things like Coast etc, but the rest is really sub par. Channel 4 has decent movies on often, and I always watch Everybody Loves Raymond and Fraiser in the morning, but most other times it's usually interviews with flash in the pan ****** indie bands or Big Brother *shudder*. ITV simply appeals to the dumb****s, with god awful **** like X factor and Britain's got low IQ scores, but they do put Midsomer Murders on almost daily (great murder drama). Channel 5 has it's moments with good afternoon matinees, especially on Sunday, but lately just appears to broadcast casino shows  .

BBC has/had some good drama series: Spooks, Life on Mars, Torchwood are all decent. Hustle's lost its way or late. I watch how i met your mother and the big bang theory whenever its on E4. Agree with you that ITV just appeals to the drooling masses. I only ever watched Channel 5 for the Europa League, and thats of no interest to me anymore...

 

[Majhudeen]

Hipster.

Survival shows are pretty interesting to me(EG:Those Delta-Force and SAS dudes that go trough harsh places on camera.). That and a few documentaries. House & NCIS are also nice.

By nature, I mean survivalistic hell holes that show possibly the most gory scenes from the animal kingdom. If it's not ****ing and reproducing, it's dead.