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  • [OT] My current pet annoyance

    From John Hall@21:1/5 to All on Sat Mar 18 09:55:37 2023
    As I like to watch "Pointless" , I usually catch the last few minutes of "Bridge of Spies". It's starting to really annoy me that, at the end of
    every programme, Danny Dyer seems to tell the contestants that they did "brilliantly", even when - as on yesterday's episode - they have
    displayed such a staggering lack of general knowledge that one wonders
    why they chose to go on a quiz show.
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    John Hall "Do you have cornflakes in America?"
    "Well, actually, they're American."
    "So what brings you to Britain then if you have cornflakes already?"
    Bill Bryson: "Notes from a Small Island"

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  • From Davey@21:1/5 to John Hall on Sat Mar 18 10:27:53 2023
    On Sat, 18 Mar 2023 09:55:37 +0000
    John Hall <john_nospam@jhall.co.uk> wrote:

    As I like to watch "Pointless" , I usually catch the last few minutes
    of "Bridge of Spies". It's starting to really annoy me that, at the
    end of every programme, Danny Dyer seems to tell the contestants that
    they did "brilliantly", even when - as on yesterday's episode - they
    have displayed such a staggering lack of general knowledge that one
    wonders why they chose to go on a quiz show.

    The one I see on BBC1 has Ross Kemp, rather than Danny Dyer, and the
    progamme is called "Bridge of Lies". He has less hair than Danny, to
    start with.
    Are you in a different part of the country with different programming?
    --
    Davey.

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  • From alan_m@21:1/5 to John Hall on Sat Mar 18 10:58:03 2023
    On 18/03/2023 09:55, John Hall wrote:
    As I like to watch "Pointless" , I usually catch the last few minutes of "Bridge of Spies". It's starting to really annoy me that, at the end of
    every programme, Danny Dyer seems to tell the contestants that they did "brilliantly", even when - as on yesterday's episode - they have
    displayed such a staggering lack of general knowledge that one wonders
    why they chose to go on a quiz show.

    The producers have a vetting procedure for people who apply to be on the
    show. I guess it would become even more boring if all the contestants
    were knowledgeable. The idiots are chosen for audience participation -
    shouting at the TV when contestants get even the simplest of questions
    wrong.




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  • From MB@21:1/5 to Davey on Sat Mar 18 10:49:22 2023
    On 18/03/2023 10:27, Davey wrote:
    The one I see on BBC1 has Ross Kemp, rather than Danny Dyer, and the
    progamme is called "Bridge of Lies". He has less hair than Danny, to
    start with.
    Are you in a different part of the country with different programming?


    It is Ross Kemp, I found him very annoying so don't watch the programme.

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  • From Davey@21:1/5 to MB@nospam.net on Sat Mar 18 11:21:23 2023
    On Sat, 18 Mar 2023 10:49:22 +0000
    MB <MB@nospam.net> wrote:

    On 18/03/2023 10:27, Davey wrote:
    The one I see on BBC1 has Ross Kemp, rather than Danny Dyer, and the progamme is called "Bridge of Lies". He has less hair than Danny, to
    start with.
    Are you in a different part of the country with different
    programming?


    It is Ross Kemp, I found him very annoying so don't watch the
    programme.



    I don't have a problem with him. Now, if it was Laura Kuenssberg, I
    would probably spill my coffee in my haste to reach the channel-changer.
    --
    Davey

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  • From Davey@21:1/5 to junk@admac.myzen.co.uk on Sat Mar 18 11:19:13 2023
    On Sat, 18 Mar 2023 10:58:03 +0000
    alan_m <junk@admac.myzen.co.uk> wrote:

    On 18/03/2023 09:55, John Hall wrote:
    As I like to watch "Pointless" , I usually catch the last few
    minutes of "Bridge of Spies". It's starting to really annoy me
    that, at the end of every programme, Danny Dyer seems to tell the contestants that they did "brilliantly", even when - as on
    yesterday's episode - they have displayed such a staggering lack of
    general knowledge that one wonders why they chose to go on a quiz
    show.

    The producers have a vetting procedure for people who apply to be on
    the show. I guess it would become even more boring if all the
    contestants were knowledgeable. The idiots are chosen for audience participation - shouting at the TV when contestants get even the
    simplest of questions wrong.





    On the shows that I have seen, the knowledge gap often appear to be
    age-based, indicating to me that children nowadays are not taught the
    general knowledge AND HISTORY that used to be the case.
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    Davey.

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  • From Brian Gaff@21:1/5 to John Hall on Sat Mar 18 12:31:57 2023
    I never watch it, but I thought the whole idea was to get zero points that would suit me.
    Brian

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    "John Hall" <john_nospam@jhall.co.uk> wrote in message news:hBLwpuBZqYFkFwGa@jhall_nospamxx.co.uk...
    As I like to watch "Pointless" , I usually catch the last few minutes of "Bridge of Spies". It's starting to really annoy me that, at the end of
    every programme, Danny Dyer seems to tell the contestants that they did "brilliantly", even when - as on yesterday's episode - they have displayed such a staggering lack of general knowledge that one wonders why they
    chose to go on a quiz show.
    --
    John Hall "Do you have cornflakes in America?"
    "Well, actually, they're American."
    "So what brings you to Britain then if you have cornflakes already?"
    Bill Bryson: "Notes from a Small Island"

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  • From Brian Gaff@21:1/5 to MB@nospam.net on Sat Mar 18 12:34:20 2023
    Actually I quite like him. kind of off beat deadpan sense of humour that not all get.
    However never really watched his shows all the way through as often they do not otherwise appeal to me, Each to their own.

    Brian

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    "MB" <MB@nospam.net> wrote in message news:tv44vi$2f0s8$1@dont-email.me...
    On 18/03/2023 10:27, Davey wrote:
    The one I see on BBC1 has Ross Kemp, rather than Danny Dyer, and the
    progamme is called "Bridge of Lies". He has less hair than Danny, to
    start with.
    Are you in a different part of the country with different programming?


    It is Ross Kemp, I found him very annoying so don't watch the programme.



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  • From Brian Gaff@21:1/5 to Davey on Sat Mar 18 12:38:14 2023
    I think as an annoyance the one where a programme with AD suddenly cuts to adverts in the middle of a phrase from AD, as if we don't matter. This
    leaves the TV with the sound ducked and you need to flip away and back to
    the channel to restore the volume as the unmute is often missing when it
    comes back from the adds as is the rest of the phrase being Audio described. Surely it should be possible to cut to adds when no AD or dialogue is being spoken?
    Brian

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    "Davey" <davey@example.invalid> wrote in message news:tv46rj$2fav9$2@dont-email.me...
    On Sat, 18 Mar 2023 10:49:22 +0000
    MB <MB@nospam.net> wrote:

    On 18/03/2023 10:27, Davey wrote:
    The one I see on BBC1 has Ross Kemp, rather than Danny Dyer, and the
    progamme is called "Bridge of Lies". He has less hair than Danny, to
    start with.
    Are you in a different part of the country with different
    programming?


    It is Ross Kemp, I found him very annoying so don't watch the
    programme.



    I don't have a problem with him. Now, if it was Laura Kuenssberg, I
    would probably spill my coffee in my haste to reach the channel-changer.
    --
    Davey


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  • From John Hall@21:1/5 to All on Sat Mar 18 19:47:06 2023
    In message <tv43n9$2enik$2@dont-email.me>, Davey <davey@example.invalid>
    writes
    On Sat, 18 Mar 2023 09:55:37 +0000
    John Hall <john_nospam@jhall.co.uk> wrote:

    As I like to watch "Pointless" , I usually catch the last few minutes
    of "Bridge of Spies". It's starting to really annoy me that, at the
    end of every programme, Danny Dyer seems to tell the contestants that
    they did "brilliantly", even when - as on yesterday's episode - they
    have displayed such a staggering lack of general knowledge that one
    wonders why they chose to go on a quiz show.

    The one I see on BBC1 has Ross Kemp, rather than Danny Dyer, and the
    progamme is called "Bridge of Lies". He has less hair than Danny, to
    start with.
    Are you in a different part of the country with different programming?

    Sorry, I meant to type "Bridge of Lies" but my fingers apparently had
    different ideas. And I also got Ross Kemp and Danny Dyer mixed up, never
    having watched either man in any other programme.
    --
    John Hall "Do you have cornflakes in America?"
    "Well, actually, they're American."
    "So what brings you to Britain then if you have cornflakes already?"
    Bill Bryson: "Notes from a Small Island"

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