O/T tv licence

[howdydoo]

I think it is down to the fact that US broadcast TV dictates that writers must commit to producing 24-36 episodes per season (Sep-May) hence massive dilution. There are 4 broadcast channels, ABC, NBC, CBS and FOX and it seems every year each one tries to introduce one or two new 'family' comedies so you can guess how much crap gets aired and some are so bad they only get through 2-3 episodes before getting axed. Consequentially, successful ones run for ever and end up with so many episodes you could fill a small terraced house with the DVD boxed sets e.g. Cheers, Seinfeld, Friends, The Office.....

Drama suffers the same fate, e.g. Lost was good for a while but dragged on so long they might as well have renamed it Total Boll.ocks

I thought it was just total bollox, full stop.

[wendun]

Drama suffers the same fate, e.g. Lost was good for a while but dragged on so long they might as well have renamed it Total Boll.ocks

Lost put me off everything TV based forever. I used to say to the wife; "This must be really frigging good 'cos it's completely lost me. I can't wait to see how it all makes sense at the end." I then discovered the writers were waiting for exactly the same thing and all of us were disappointed, the only difference being I wasted hours of my life and the writers made big bucks.

[Scum-Triumphant]

Lost put me off everything TV based forever. I used to say to the wife; "This must be really frigging good 'cos it's completely lost me. I can't wait to see how it all makes sense at the end." I then discovered the writers were waiting for exactly the same thing and all of us were disappointed, the only difference being I wasted hours of my life and the writers made big bucks.

The wire
Sopranos
Breaking Bad
West Wing
Homeland
The night of

All top quality.

[CAMiller]

The wire
Sopranos
Breaking Bad
West Wing
Homeland
The night of

All top quality.

Non of them US broadcast TV though.

[howdydoo]

A bright lad like you can buy a firestick and use cinema hd CAM.

Surely you use a VPN for UK websites.

I’ve also heard Netflix is cheap in Argentina.

[wendun]

Cracking drama on tonight. Apparently it's set against today's revelations of record numbers of knife crimes, mainly led by London. The plot features some iconic black women doing Black Power salutes while their menfolk pull down statues and throw them in the Thames. In the background we dimly see drug dealers and knife assailants who may or may not be black as our view is obscured by a gaggle of left liberal college lecturers whingeing on about slavery. It's a cracking watch. Don't miss it. Your life may depend on it.

[howdydoo]

I’ve got to watch breaking bad.

Blacklist - James Spader brilliant

Special mention for White Lines as well.

It’s complete and utter shyte. Netflix should be fined £100m for broadcasting it.

[Scum-Triumphant]

I’ve got to watch breaking bad.

Blacklist - James Spader brilliant

Special mention for White Lines as well.

It’s complete and utter shyte. Netflix should be fined £100m for broadcasting it.

I enjoyed the first 2 series of Blacklist with James Spader chewing the scenery but it just went on an on and got boring for me.

[great_fire]

Non of them US broadcast TV though.

The West Wing was

[CAMiller]

A bright lad like you can buy a firestick and use cinema hd CAM.

Surely you use a VPN for UK websites.

I’ve also heard Netflix is cheap in Argentina.

Wasn't saying I didn't watch them just that they weren't produced/aired by the BBC equivalents. Glad we are back in The Championship as the games there are usually on ESPN+ so don't mind paying the $5/month to see our games.