The v2 Room 101 - TV

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Thank you to everyone that contributed on the first Room 101 with fans wearing team shirts becoming the very first entry in the vault.

Straight onto the next category now and it is...TV

Entries will close on Tuesday at 5pm

McLaren wrote:You can all rid yourself of the horrors of TV by following my lead and not bothering with a TV. This means the only things I watch are things I have sough out myself. No watching TV for the sake of it.


Although I dont have a TV i hope my nomination of ITV in its entirety is still valid. Would anyone in possession of an IQ greater than that of a small dog miss anything on ITV?

Champions league football! !!

Other than my own I would like to champion

Lost
Jeremy Kyle
Piers Morgan

All cracking ones

mysti

Dont worry, I know I definitely dont need one.

By the way pal you are only here because of BBC's 606!

I understand that morally there is no difference from watching the odd clip from BBC or not paying for sky and streaming a sports channel.(which i have done in the past!)

However I appreciate the BBC and understand why they need money..

The Open championship, wimbledon without adverts its worth the money per year on its own. Then add the bbc website(my fav news and sport website), add shows like sherlock and I think its great value..

You only need a license to watch live tv on other media than a television.

incorrect- any recorded telly as well!

"The law states that you need to be covered by a TV Licence if you watch or record television programmes, on any device, as they're being shown on TV. This includes TVs, computers, mobile phones, games consoles, digital boxes and Blu-ray/DVD/VHS recorders."

http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/check/viewtopiccontent.aspx?id=TOP12&iqdocumentid=TOP12&WT.mc_id=r001

Get rid of Miranda Hart, Mrs.Brown boys, Piers Morgan, Adrian Chiles!

actually your right! apoligies!

you can watch catch up services -

"You don't need a licence if you don't use any of these devices to watch or record television programmes as they're being shown on TV - for example, if you use your TV only to watch DVDs or play video games, or you only watch ‘catch up’ services like BBC iPlayer or 4oD."


soz..


I will allow the tread to get back on topic!!

I love Mrs Brown because it's something that doesn't require a lot of brain power to watch after a long day. I can see why people don't like it though.

I have 3 more:

Antiques shows
Property Ladder or anything involving houses
Tubes from Soccer AM

Soccer AM.

So poor now.

Adrian 'The Chimp' Chiles

Piers Morgan. And Alastair Campbell. Would be good company for each other.

I agree with mystiroakey that the tv licence is the only choice for this section of Room 101

Anyone thinking the Queen having a stomach complaint as being worthy of inclusion of news coverage ought to be in 101.

Really long intros to tv shows(e.g true blood, the wire etc)

Iphone adverts trying to make out the latest gimmick would be lifechanging and something i'd be daft to be without. Frankly you'd need the personality of a lamp post to be conned by all that nonsense. You can add ipad/tablet/smartphone to that..Samsung ads are particular riling with that irritating elevator music backing. Ads with kids doing painting on a computer screen is so mind numbingly irritating too. Grrrr

John Kay on bbc breakfast - whenever he finishes reading his line off auto cue he turns his head completely sideways to his female co-host in anticipation or to prompt their line. It really bothers me.

Jeremy guscott - i hate the 6 nations almost entirely because of his 'personality'

compelling and rich wrote:

McLaren wrote:You can all rid yourself of the horrors of TV by following my lead and not bothering with a TV. This means the only things I watch are things I have sough out myself. No watching TV for the sake of it.


Although I dont have a TV i hope my nomination of ITV in its entirety is still valid. Would anyone in possession of an IQ greater than that of a small dog miss anything on ITV?

Champions league football! !!

There are plenty of other sources where you can watch it. But I take your point that it is something worth watching on ITV. Not enough to spare ITV from room 101 however.

Union Cane wrote:

VDT wrote:The Wiggles - don't know what to say about them as anything about them is AWFUL!!!

Toot toot chugga chugga, big red car.

Classic.

Yeah, if you're four years old they rock!! Much better than Hi 5

Sarah Millican
Miranda
Sarah Millican
James Corden
Sarah Millican
And Miranda
Oh, and Sarah Millican

VDT wrote:I agree with mystiroakey that the tv licence is the only choice for this section of Room 101

nooooo. Its the best thing

I would happily pay ten times the current license fee if it was given to the bbc. Just think of all the great tv they could make.

you dont even pay it as it stands Mcs and yes it is only given to the bbc

crippledtart wrote:Sarah Millican
Miranda
Sarah Millican
James Corden
Sarah Millican
And Miranda
Oh, and Sarah Millican

Add Ricky Gervais to that list and you have a winner.

Oh, and Miranda

not sure how anyone can put ricky gervais in the same catergory as them others!!

even though he can be a bit of d!ck(by the way he plays up to this anyway!!) he has done some truely brilliant stuff

Top Gear repeats in work Tea bars, over and over and over.

How many variations of I am great, this car is fast, this car is Cr"p, can a man watch?

Who saw a sitcom called The Crouches?

It was friggin' terrible. They gave it a second season purely because the family at the forefront were black. It smacked of the BBC witlessly filling quotas instead of concentrating on producing watchable television.

sodhat wrote:Who saw a sitcom called The Crouches?

It was friggin' terrible. They gave it a second season purely because the family at the forefront were black. It smacked of the BBC witlessly filling quotas instead of concentrating on producing watchable television.

Nop, missed that one

bhb001 wrote:

Union Cane wrote:

VDT wrote:The Wiggles - don't know what to say about them as anything about them is AWFUL!!!

Toot toot chugga chugga, big red car.

Classic.

Yeah, if you're four years old they rock!! Much better than Hi 5

God, i fogot about Hi Bar Steward 5! They were far too happy for 6.30 in the morning!!!

Man Vs Food in Work Tea Bars, over and over and over.

How many variations of I am great, Can i eat this Big Burger can a man watch.

You ate some food, well done.

My other one, and maybe strictly not applicable here, but anyway, is:

ITV showing adverts in the pre-match build up. And then more adverts right before kick off. They only have 15 minutes before the match and about 7 of them are adverts. It's bad enough the remaining 8 are Roy Keane.

Basically my last two posts are getting at the lack of imagination demonstrated by men with remotes in male dominated working environments (Tea-Bar TV)

Me male, me like cars, me male me like food.

Stick the misconception's associated with the Al Jazeera English News Channel in room 101 (it's by far the best news channel on tv)

Max Clifford.
If he is so good at public relations, then how come everyone thinks he's a to$$er

The majority of the smug, self loathing, far left, self promoting CELEBS on C5's The Wright Stuff.

TheMackemMawler wrote:Stick the misconception's associated with the Al Jazeera English News Channel in room 101 (it's by far the best news channel on tv)

well I wouldnt go that far. but its problem is its name! thats all... How many fearfull westerners are going to skip right over a channel with a name like that!

TOWIE has to go in there. It is one of the most annoying TV programmes ever invented.

kingjohn7 wrote:Really long intros to tv shows(e.g true blood, the wire etc)

If you're anything like me (poor memory) then these long intro's are required after a weeks life. However, if you downloaded the series' illegally, and you are watching back to back episodes, then i can imagine why the intro's get on your nerves.

ok, here goes..

Children in Need
Comic Relief

yes, your intention is honourable, but having to watch newsreaders/soap stars/comedians/tv celebs do "crazy, oh so hilarious" things really, truthully, isn't entertaining or enjoyable

TheMackemMawler wrote:

kingjohn7 wrote:Really long intros to tv shows(e.g true blood, the wire etc)

If you're anything like me (poor memory) then these long intro's are required after a weeks life. However, if you downloaded the series' illegally, and you are watching back to back episodes, then i can imagine why the intro's get on your nerves.

Its worse when you buy a series of DVD and they have the opening and closing credits after each episode, thats annoying!

I can only imagine buying a series of DVD's, but if what you say is true then that's annoying.

whys that Macken?

TM Moot wrote:ok, here goes..

Children in Need
Comic Relief

yes, your intention is honourable, but having to watch newsreaders/soap stars/comedians/tv celebs do "crazy, oh so hilarious" things really, truthully, isn't entertaining or enjoyable

Not sure some of the celebs have the interests of the charities at heart. I remember seeing Pete and Jordan sing a song from their shi.ty album and then proceed to tell everybody to buy it.

Plus it is crap TV.

Sarah Millican. No-one wanted another Jo Brand but looks like we are stuck with one!

VTR wrote:Sarah Millican. No-one wanted another Jo Brand but looks like we are stuck with one!

She does have better t.ts than Jo!

crippledtart wrote:Sarah Millican
Miranda
Sarah Millican
James Corden
Sarah Millican
And Miranda
Oh, and Sarah Millican

I don't mind Sarah Millican, might be because I fancy her though

VTR wrote:Sarah Millican. No-one wanted another Jo Brand but looks like we are stuck with one!

Millican is nothing like Brand. Joe Brad is extremely funny, I love her on QI.

Adrian Chiles and the One Show.

The memory of Adrian Chiles on the One Show is something I would like put in Room 101.