TV Series - What Are You Watching?

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

We watched M&W on Christmas Day evening and were in tears of laughter more than once - just brilliant. The Glenda Jackson as Cleopatra sketch was as hilarious as it was way back then...

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

49.2% of the viewing public, largest Christmas Special in over a decade.

Not really sure why some people expect everybody to like the same programmes.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/entertainment-arts-50915905

That I don’t watch Eastenders or Corrie doesn’t mean that they are rubbish and an incomprehensible muddle if I watch on Christmas Day and haven’t a clue who anyone is and what’s going on.

 

[Hacker Khan]

Top tip here, you don't have to watch the TV on Christmas day. If there's nowt on you fancy watching then get a board game out or something. Seems a peculiar thing to me to watch something you don't like.

 

[robinthehood]

Top tip here, you don't have to watch the TV on Christmas day. If there's nowt on you fancy watching then get a board game out or something. Seems a peculiar thing to me to watch something you don't like.

TBF my wife is a big Gavin and Stacey fan and I love my wife loads, so its no biggy to sit and watch and hour of TV with her, even if its not something i like. It is christmas after all and the driving range was shut

 

[HowlingGale]

Currently working my way through Taskmaster. Brilliantly funny program.

 

[davemc1]

But late on this so may have missed the chat

Vikings, mainly for Lagatha....

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Gavin and Stacey was superb - exactly what you would expect from it , loved it and certainly door open for a new series.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

I think the thing is LT, coz it wasn’t my cuppa tea it don’t mean it’s rubbish. It just wasn’t my cuppa. I remember a few years back a discussion re The office and Phoenix nights. I thought Phoenix nights was Peter Kay at his best, others didn’t. But the office and especially Ricky Gervais was purgatory, others didn’t. That aside, I thought Christmas TV has been purgatory. Even me mum Xmas day said she has started putting the tapes ( VHS) in early this year.

I agree Tashy. Line of Duty, critically acclaimed etc doesn't do it for me but I fully accept it works for others. The list goes on. Gavin and Stacey isn't my cup of tea but I haven't criticised it. We watched a lot of Bond films over Christmas, plus other programmes on Amazon and Netflix. Very little standard channels.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

49.2% of the viewing public, largest Christmas Special in over a decade.

Not really sure why some people expect everybody to like the same programmes.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/entertainment-arts-50915905

49% of the viewing public? Some dodgy figures there. Presumably they are only counting people watching the standard old school channels, not the huge chunk who watch via modern methods. 23-24m was standard for peak Christmas in days gone by so how can less than half those numbers be nearly 50% of the viewing public? Did everyone else turn the tv off in record numbers?

 

[Tashyboy]

I agree Tashy. Line of Duty, critically acclaimed etc doesn't do it for me but I fully accept it works for others. The list goes on. Gavin and Stacey isn't my cup of tea but I haven't criticised it. We watched a lot of Bond films over Christmas, plus other programmes on Amazon and Netflix. Very little standard channels.

Oddly enough me and missis T have watched a fair bit of amazon and Netflix. Bond I could watch time and again, but not missis T cuppa tea. Finished watching 3rd series of the crown. On about watching the Witcher. Watch this space.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

49% of the viewing public? Some dodgy figures there. Presumably they are only counting people watching the standard old school channels, not the huge chunk who watch via modern methods. 23-24m was standard for peak Christmas in days gone by so how can less than half those numbers be nearly 50% of the viewing public? Did everyone else turn the tv off in record numbers?

Why is it “dodgy figures” ? I suspect he means “viewing public” to mean the people who were watching telly. Gavin and Stacey pulled in the biggest audience that decade seen on a Xmas day for one program

And less people watch the telly channels these days due to a lot more people on games consoles or watching Blu Ray etc and a lot more people record things to watch later etc.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

I can understand what viewing public means ?. The numbers don't really add up unless the options are very very limited. Hey ho.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

I can understand what viewing public means ?. The numbers don't really add up unless the options are very very limited. Hey ho.

why don’t they add up ?

 

[Lord Tyrion]

why don’t they add up ?

People still watch tv yet 11m is half the numbers watching? They just are not counting allowing for modern viewing methods.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

People still watch tv yet 11m is half the numbers watching? They just are not counting allowing for modern viewing methods.

Yes they are - they count online from Iplayer etc and also Sky but they don’t count stuff that is recorded to watch later

Less people watch live telly these days - that’s been the way for a while.

It doesn’t count for on demand or streaming but then it can’t - and I suspect you don’t get many steaming from Netflix or Apple TV etc on a Xmas Day

 

[Pin-seeker]

You S2.
Should have left it at 1 series.

 

[Deleted member 16999]

49% of the viewing public? Some dodgy figures there. Presumably they are only counting people watching the standard old school channels, not the huge chunk who watch via modern methods. 23-24m was standard for peak Christmas in days gone by so how can less than half those numbers be nearly 50% of the viewing public? Did everyone else turn the tv off in record numbers?

Mate, you’re going back nearly 30 years for figures like that, technology has moved on and people have more choice.
Come on Grandad it’s the 21st Century.

 

[Beezerk]

We started The Mandalorian tonight and up to episode 3, it's great viewing.
Baby Yoda ?

 

[garyinderry]

Watched “A Christmas Carol” last night but I’m worried it’s going to be given the old BBC “treatment” a-la War of the Worlds!
In their ‘new’ adaption a younger Eb Scrooge strolls about his office, giving long cryptic monologues to Bob Cratchit (who now seems to be a young socialist revolutionary, barely hiding his contempt for his evil capitalist employer).
Also Bob’s in a mixed race marriage (all the rage in Victorian London weren’t they?) It’s also hinting that Mrs C may have been dabbling in a little prostitution for a few extra coins (get ready for the tale of the poor, victimised ethnic being subjugated by the evil, white property owner).

Hope I’m wrong but let’s see.

Just finished it tonight. Thought the whole thing was absolutely fantastic.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Watched the first episode of The Witcher on Netflix last night. Didn’t get it for first half hour or so but it did gradually draw me in so that I am thinking what next - so that’s good.