Young people's awful taste in television

Dotrel · 31-10-2011 01:43PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saPhxZZQCWk

candlegrease · 31-10-2011 01:43PM

biko wrote: »

I think this is another of those "XX was better when I was young" threads?

I'm 20.

Nice try though.

recyclebin wrote: »

back in my day ..........

See above.

candlegrease · 31-10-2011 01:44PM

Dotrel wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saPhxZZQCWk

See above.

John Doe1 · 31-10-2011 01:45PM

Kill the young!!:mad:

Dotrel · 31-10-2011 01:45PM

Plus it's not to take away the point that the stuff today is garbage. It is. But was whatever you liked way back when. You just didn't realise it.

Carlos Orange · 31-10-2011 01:46PM

candlegrease wrote: »

I've noticed a growing trend amongst young adults (say 18-25). They watch horrible, horrible tv programs. A lot of my friends in college watch stuff like Two and A Half Men, Entourage, The X-Factor, The Big Bang Theory (probably the best of this bunch), Gray's Anatomy. All these programs are terrible IMO.

Your idea of horrible shows seems a bit hit and miss. What shows do you think are good?

ejmaztec · 31-10-2011 01:46PM

Conall Cernach wrote: »

Is that "canned" or is it in front of a studio audience which would mean that it is real laughter. Many comedy shows (even American ones) are film before an audience and so when th audience laughs that is when they have found something funny. If you don't laugh when the studio audience does then rest assured that they are probably morons.

A friend of mine was in the studio audience when some BBC comedy episode was being filmed, and he thinks that the laughter track was replaced before the programme aired. He said that some guy had a really distinctive laugh in the audience, but that wasn't heard when the programme was shown on TV.

old hippy · 31-10-2011 01:47PM

candlegrease wrote: »

Fair City is worse than all those shows combined. I never said it was good.

Nice try though.

I actually watched the entire first series of FC. Magnificent cast, including the late Tony Doyle but excreable plotting and pacing. I'm amazed it's still going

mike65 · 31-10-2011 02:00PM

biko wrote: »

Here's another show with canned laughter letting people know when it's funny.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-oH-TELcLE

candlegrease wrote: »

Except that show is actually funny and the laughter isn't forced down your throat as much.

Conall Cernach wrote: »

Is that "canned" or is it in front of a studio audience which would mean that it is real laughter. Many comedy shows (even American ones) are film before an audience and so when th audience laughs that is when they have found something funny. If you don't laugh when the studio audience does then rest assured that they are probably morons.

British TV doesn't use canned laughter (except when mocking US comedy tv), be it filmed in front of a live audience or shot on location with film its always shown first to an audience for an actual human response.

pappyodaniel · 31-10-2011 02:17PM

After 2 years of living on own I started sharing a house with an old friend of mine. She is about 4 years younger than I but our tastes in music and TV/film couldn't be more different.

She comes home from work, turns on the telly and watches shows like 2.5 Men, TBBT, Friends etc whereas I prefer to download tv shows like Breaking Bad, Louie or Boardwalk Empire and watch them at my leisure.

I usually call into the sitting room to be sociable and have a chat most days but the lame humour and canned laughter irritate me no end so I usually end up leaving after about half an hour.

That being said, we get on quite well besides our differences in taste.

dsmythy · 31-10-2011 02:26PM

TV seemed less crap before because there were less channels on which to put crap on.

31-10-2011 02:28PM

pappyodaniel wrote: »

She is about 4 years younger than I but our tastes in music and TV/film couldn't be more different.

I would suggest that your differences in taste are more to do with you both being different people rather than the huge influence of a 4 year gap.

I love the Big Bang Theory, I don't see what's so wrong with a few laughter cues or obvious jokes, if it's funny it's funny. I don't think that enjoying TV needs to be justified with conditions like "it must be intellectually stimulating". Things can be stupid and funny and that's fine.

What's with old people's taste in TV? I mean for example, televised golf, now what's all that about???

The only thing worse than the golf is the fact that for some reason it always has to be turned up to the highest volume possible.

fruvai · 31-10-2011 02:57PM

old hippy wrote: »

Fawlty Towers was good in its day but the jokes at the expense of the Germans, the French and the Irish have kind of grown a bit tired now.

It's still one of the best comedies ever made - and they were never any jokes made at the expense of the Germans etc. The joke was always on Basil - the show satirised his idiotic and bigoted views - looking down at the working class, his sexual conservatism,his cheapness......

fruvai · 31-10-2011 03:06PM

4leto wrote: »

The big bang theory is the best comedy to come out of the states in years, just one word Sheldon,, need I say anything more.

30 Rock and Modern Family are far superior

Chuck Lorre is a ****ing hack - look at the all the sitcoms he's been heavily involved with:

Roseanne
Grace Under Fire
Cybill
Dharma & Greg
Two and a Half Men
The Big Bang Theory
Mike & Molly

hooradiation · 31-10-2011 03:11PM

candlegrease wrote: »

I've noticed a growing trend amongst young adults (say 18-25). They watch horrible, horrible tv programs. A lot of my friends in college watch stuff like Two and A Half Men, Entourage, The X-Factor, The Big Bang Theory (probably the best of this bunch), Gray's Anatomy. All these programs are terrible IMO.

I never saw Two and A Half Men before but decided to watch an episode because everybody was continuously banging on abut it. I was actually in shock when I saw it, it's like a kids program or something, the humour is pathetic.

Here's Two and A Half Men without the canned laughter.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6adZU02alc

It's almost as if the crappy canned laughter is telling all the brainwashed idiots "you should find this funny" and so they laugh. Everybody seems to have the same kind of sense of humour from it as well.

Try not to flip the fuck out and just let people watch whatever they like, because, guess what, you watch awful shit as well.

Fighting Irish · 31-10-2011 03:38PM

First of all, Entourage is quality, well it was but went downhill in the last couple of seasons. Just so i know what i'm dealing with, what TV shows do you like?

candlegrease wrote: »

I've noticed a growing trend amongst young adults (say 18-25). They watch horrible, horrible tv programs. A lot of my friends in college watch stuff like Two and A Half Men, Entourage, The X-Factor, The Big Bang Theory (probably the best of this bunch), Gray's Anatomy. All these programs are terrible IMO.

I never saw Two and A Half Men before but decided to watch an episode because everybody was continuously banging on abut it. I was actually in shock when I saw it, it's like a kids program or something, the humour is pathetic.

Here's Two and A Half Men without the canned laughter.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6adZU02alc

It's almost as if the crappy canned laughter is telling all the brainwashed idiots "you should find this funny" and so they laugh. Everybody seems to have the same kind of sense of humour from it as well.

mickydoomsux · 31-10-2011 03:44PM

American sitcoms, all sitcoms in fact, are usually utter ****e regardless of when they were on. Tame humour with laugh tracks inserted to remind you what's supposed to be "funny".

The problem is that there are tons more of them now because they are cheap to produce, you can pretty much reuse scripts from other ones you've written and just change the names (How I Met Yore Ma is literally just Friends with different named characters) and they get massive ratings.

Dotrel · 31-10-2011 03:45PM

They'd probably try a bit harder if they thought anyone with youth and intelligence was even watching tv anymore.

Jesus Wept · 31-10-2011 03:47PM

^lol, old peoples.

Conor108 · 31-10-2011 03:54PM

Community is way better than BBT imo and theres no laugh track thank jaysus.

Saila · 31-10-2011 03:58PM

most shows need to grow on you, usually the first time you watch anything it seems a bit meh, but once you start to get in on the in jokes and all that stuff they get much better

starlit · 31-10-2011 03:58PM

Every ones tastes are different. Tastes in tv programmes can change as you get older. I know myself. I used to love watching certain reality shows but have stopped watching them, only watch the odd one if I am interested in watching it.

Others I just weaned myself off of cause they got dire. Id' watch the x factor but wouldn't be a mad fan of it, really only watch it towards the end when they start singing on the live show and get nearer to the final. I find watching them audition is painful though. I am more for sitcoms, comedies, films and documentaries and the soaps and the odd reality show but nothing else.

JokerD · 31-10-2011 04:06PM

candlegrease wrote: »

I've noticed a growing trend amongst young adults (say 18-25). They watch horrible, horrible tv programs. A lot of my friends in college watch stuff like Two and A Half Men, Entourage, The X-Factor, The Big Bang Theory (probably the best of this bunch), Gray's Anatomy. All these programs are terrible IMO.

I never saw Two and A Half Men before but decided to watch an episode because everybody was continuously banging on abut it. I was actually in shock when I saw it, it's like a kids program or something, the humour is pathetic.

Here's Two and A Half Men without the canned laughter.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6adZU02alc

It's almost as if the crappy canned laughter is telling all the brainwashed idiots "you should find this funny" and so they laugh. Everybody seems to have the same kind of sense of humour from it as well.

Which TV Shows are you a fan of?

parker kent · 31-10-2011 04:07PM

The last 15 years has been TVs golden age in terms of top quality TV. It has never been better.

The Wire, The Sopranos, Breaking Bad, Arrested Development, 30 Rock, Curb Your Enthusiasm. Game of Thrones, Battlestar Gallactica are just a few of the genuinely great shows in the recent past. These are as good as any top movie.

Sure there is shít out there as well, but look at TV schedules in the 70s, 80s and 90s, there were enormous amounts of terrible shows as well. You only remember the classics.

Oh and The Big Bang Theory is funny. You may not like it, but it is has quality writing and is not the typical view of geeks.

Dotrel · 31-10-2011 04:10PM

parker kent wrote: »

Oh and The Big Bang Theory is funny. You may not like it, but it is has quality writing and is not the typical view of geeks.

Is it not? Any time I've ever seen it they can't go 15 seconds without some pop reference to sci-fi/fantasy or have some character acting socially awkward.

Standman · 31-10-2011 04:14PM

:eek: You mean different people have different tastes in tv shows? HOLY COW BATMAN!

RichieC · 31-10-2011 04:23PM

I like Entourage, 2 and a half men is gash, so is bbt.

Parks and recreations is great, and the us office.. only other half hour comedy stuff I watch.

parker kent · 31-10-2011 04:35PM

Dotrel wrote: »

Is it not? Any time I've ever seen it they can't go 15 seconds without some pop reference to sci-fi/fantasy or have some character acting socially awkward.

I didn't say that they don't show them as socially awkward or without references to sci-fi fantasy (indeed those references are a huge reason why it is popular with geek world). Of course it it is exaggerated, it's a comedy. They are heightened extremes of what geeks can be like. Nonetheless, it is a heartfelt view of them and it is not in any way cruel.

booboo88 · 31-10-2011 04:38PM

candlegrease wrote: »

Yes, I know its an opinion.

I'm complaining about the facts that most people's opinions are so goddamn retarded.

each to their own?

Mindkiller · 31-10-2011 04:41PM

Why is Sheldon in TBBT seen as such a great character? All he seems to be is a slightly aloof weirdo with geeky interests.

Young people's awful taste in television

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