Fed up with Kevin McLeod & Stephen Fry :(

[silverfaun]

Not the ABC, the KSC

Am I the only one who has noticed that the ABC’s summer (and other times, too) television programming is dominated by two incredibly irritating Pommy prats, Kevin McCloud and Stephen Fry?  I cannot bear either of them and yet, we have program upon program compered by these two self-centred half-wits.

Take Kevin McCloud (we call him Harry High pants, check out the early series) – what a green-obsessed, pretentious tosser.  The other night we caught a bit of a program where he was in effect berating the not-very-well-off couple for ordering a kit home.  What – not a kit home?  What they really should have done, according to Kevin, is commission an architect to design some completely impractical and expensive abode made out of driftwood and hemp.

And as for Stephen Fry, who evidently thinks Australians should be incarcerated because of our annoying accents (the upward inflexion at the end of sentences does not go down well with this Oxbridge educated bore), is on program after program, including the ridiculous and dreary QI.  This program really needs to be renamed  - NI.

To be frank, I would rather have repeats of repeats of some of the entertaining drama and comedy produced locally for the ABC – The Library, The Moodys, The Slap, The Time of our Lives, Upper Middle Bogan, etc.  Anything but more Kevin and Stephen.

by Judith Sloan.

I'm afraid I have to agree 100% with Judith's complaint. Weeks & weeks of re runs of Grand Designs & now they have gone back to when Kevin had hair. And Stephen Fry! OMG...  he's everywhere, pretentious bumptious snob, I'm so sick of him.

[lurker17260]

Personally I find Kevin McLeod far more humorous and appealing than Peter Maddison.

[catsnknots]

The ABC lost the BBC contract.. they no longer have a big variety of British TV that we once relied upon to fill up empty space on Our ABC. 

If you want to see the great range of BBC TV you will now have to go to Pay TV.. I think it is FoxTell.. 

The ones that are left are either contracts that have not expired, Dr Who for example is contracted to the ABC long term, or shows that can be privately sold to the ABC. 

[lloydslights]

I like both.  Actually, his Jeeves (with Hugh Laurie's Wooster) was my initial adoration of Stephen Fry.  They are both "thinkers" and "learners" and have therefore, a certain authority of their chosen subjects.  

I am about to admit something else.  I read all 3 of the 'Grey' books.  This was an exercise in discovering others' reading pleasure and how characters/people can live their lives and perhaps adjust their outlooks.  It also reinforced my philosophy of reading the not so good to really appreciate excellent literature like Stephen Fry's penchant for Oscar Wilde......my own "thinking" and "learning" process!

DEB

[lloydslights]

Maybe the ABC's library of programmes doesn't include rights to re-show Australian shows.  Maybe their purchasing power has faded (as has mine).  And remember, it is a non-rating period.  There seems to be a lot of low-value programmes on most television stations at present.  May I suggest one goes read a good book.

DEB 

[silverfaun]

I read a lot thanks Deb but I do agree with you that the low rent programmes we have to suffer all through summer is not what we expect from our ABC.

They recieve over a $ billion a year of taxpayers money & we are treated with disdain.

[freakiness]

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@lloydslights wrote:

Maybe the ABC's library of programmes doesn't include rights to re-show Australian shows.  Maybe their purchasing power has faded (as has mine).  And remember, it is a non-rating period.  There seems to be a lot of low-value programmes on most television stations at present.  May I suggest one goes read a good book.

DEB 

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There are Australian reruns as well as British ones.

Rake for one and this for another http://www.abc.net.au/iview/#/view/79564377

[moderatemolly]

and, of course, this whole thread actually has nothing to do with McLeod or Fry. It a thinly disguised ramp up to "ditch the ABC"

[catsnknots]

I have Fetch TV pay TV and am pretty happy with it. 

I get to watch the Armish youngsters leave home and expreience real life for the first time.. I also get to see what the Kardashians are up too.. 

Anyone seen Suzy Orman?? I watch her too... managing to get my finances in a good place thanks to her. 

I can also see the amazing job the great people do when they save animals from horrible situations and homes on all those Animal Rescue shows. 

Aussie TV is a shocker during the off season but the reality is that lots of people are home for holidays and have time to watch it. 

Unfortunatly it does not give me the BBC shows.... maybe that will change in time but I might just need to go see if I can buy them elsewhere. 

[lurker17260]

Doh! Stupid iPhone!

We get UKTV on Foxtel. It's got all those old (and not so old) shows