Annoyed with TV

I don't watch reality crap. Trash TV all of it. Although I did quite enjoy the US programme "So you think you can dance" because they could (dance that is) unlike the poor pathetic idol creatures most of whom can't sing. I too am sick of programmes like Biggest Loser (the people who watch it) and BB pushing other shows I want to watch back. I no longer watch channel 10 except for House which I tape giving at least 30 minutes time overrun. I am also sick of old episodes of shows I watch being randomly inserted into runs because of ... you know I don't actually understand why. There is no real watchdog anymore the industry is self regulating (read: do what they like) back in the old days of the broadcasting control board they could have been fined or penalised in other ways for many of these things. Oh God I'm becoming a grumpy old man. Local content is a joke. They use BB and Biggest Loser and Dancing with the Stars and Australia's got Talent to fulfill local content requirements and these shows cost them nothing because all the people who ring up to vote pay for them. They make a huge profit from the credulous idiots who run up mobile phone bills and it really costs them nothing. No need to hire actors, writers, or any creative staff at all just a talking head and a couple of camera men. Drama comes from the US and the UK because these countries have large populations and invest in real progarmming and even they have the reality crap. I give up. Is that all there is? Well if that's all there is my friend, then let's keep dancing. www.tonymoore.id.au