Well, yes, there IS some good mindless dross - I rather like Masterchef too. The better reality TV does tend to be the less stupid stuff!
There's always some news story in the news bashing the Beeb and the licence fee and it gets on my nerves. How on earth is the BBC going to make programmes if it doesn't get public money? I certainly don't want to see it have to take advertising. The thing I do agree with though is that they need to take a step back from making the sort of programmes that other channels already do just as well and better - the talent shows, the reality shows etc. If they don't have to compete for funding, then they shouldn't be trying to compete for ratings. I'm sure there's stuff to that argument that I'm missing - overseas sales etc (although are we really selling "I'd Do Anything" and that ilk overseas when it's such a UK based thing?) but while I'm happy to pay my licence fee as it is, I don't think that some sort of change in how the money is spent is unusual. But I don't want a radical overhaul, because I think that's asking for disaster.
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Date: 2010-08-10 10:35 pm (UTC)There's always some news story in the news bashing the Beeb and the licence fee and it gets on my nerves. How on earth is the BBC going to make programmes if it doesn't get public money? I certainly don't want to see it have to take advertising. The thing I do agree with though is that they need to take a step back from making the sort of programmes that other channels already do just as well and better - the talent shows, the reality shows etc. If they don't have to compete for funding, then they shouldn't be trying to compete for ratings. I'm sure there's stuff to that argument that I'm missing - overseas sales etc (although are we really selling "I'd Do Anything" and that ilk overseas when it's such a UK based thing?) but while I'm happy to pay my licence fee as it is, I don't think that some sort of change in how the money is spent is unusual. But I don't want a radical overhaul, because I think that's asking for disaster.