Edifying stuff...

[susie_flo]

Good afternoon, fiends.

 
I was getting ready to do some STUFF this morning but came over a bit dizzy so decided to take it easy with some knitting instead.  I don't know what possessed me to put the telly on as background but, as a result, I've just experienced my first bit of prolonged exposure to daytime telly for many years.

 

Good grief!  It really has to take effort to be this dreadful.  The only explanation I can come up with is a government conspiracy to make unemployment intolerable by ensuring that only the worst kind of manure is allowed on telly before 6pm.  (Admittedly I have made matters as bad as possible for myself by having ITV on and being too limp and far away from the remote control to make it go away.) 

  

Here are a few of the enlightening things that I have discovered so far:

1. 60-minute makeover appears to be a form of legalised vandalism
2. Alan Titchmarsh has a chat show - how on earth did this come to pass?
3. The TV listing software on our Mac lists This Morning and Judge Judy under "Education".
4. At any time of day, there is a risk of Jane MacDonald appearing on screen with no prior warning.  (For the love of god, keep your remote controls handy!)
5. Miriam Margolyes is quite annoying in real life.
6. By law, any programme featuring a "true life" story must a) repeat it 87 times  b) re-enact it in soft focus or black & white c) back it with with tear-jerking music  d) repeat it again, just in case you've forgotten about the earlier 87 times

Luckily Harriet has taken cuteness overload pills and has been entertaining me far better with surprise yarn attacks and kitten-in-a-box antics.
 
Now I really ought to sort myself out and do a bit of tidying up.  (Ooh, look, I've turned into ms_siobhan ...except without the benefit of cakes)

 

 

Comments

[lazy-hoor.livejournal.com]

government conspiracy to make unemployment intolerable by ensuring that only the worst kind of manure is allowed on telly before 6pm.
Incorrect.Pointless on BBC2 followed by Show Me the Monet = daytime tv gold.

Pointless - kind of like Family Fortunes in reverse. 100 people surveyed, but you have to guess the least popular answer, or the answer that nobody gave. It rewards arcane, nerdy knowlege, so obviously I love it.

Show Me the Monet - like X Factor but with art instead of songs. Less nutters (though one fella said he put a price tag of £30,000 on one of his paintings. He'd only ever sold one painting before, but for £8).

Pointless is on now, turn over!

[the-meanest-cat.livejournal.com]

God bless the BBC. I shall give them a whirl (esp Show me the Monet)

[ms-siobhan.livejournal.com]

But you're watching the wrong channel - you want ITV3 for George and Mildred and Upstairs Downstairs and Film4 for black and white or glorious technicolour gorgeousness if you want something vaguely edifying :-)

I haven't baked for almost a week - am getting withdrawl symptoms.