An article in one of the local rags recently made some mention of Australians being the highest illegal downloaders in the world,some reasons for this would be commercial TV in Australia is woefully out of touch with viewers .For example if i was to go on say PB right now and look at the Top 10 TV downloads i wonder how many would not be on commercial tv here in OZ right now,some shows that are there wont be heard of here for months if at all . The predictable fare produce by 9, 7 and 10, Dancing with stars ,MKR , Master Chief, Biggest Loser , Big Brother , Slide Show , Talent , Xfact, etc etc etc are pure shit but i guess if you keep feeding people shit and telling them its good eventually they will eat it. .
The TV stations will sometime Promo the hell out of a show for months on end and when finally aired will relegate it to a late slot if not successful within 3 weeks then axe it.And i have noticed they will sometimes pick up a show that has already been cancelled overseas (must be cheap to purchase) and play it for one season.
Foxtel is marginally better but its certainly not commercial free sometimes i wonder why bother with it but when compared with the above list of choices its the best of a bad bunch.
I always thought cooking was a mundane task, on par with washing the dishes and shopping.
ReplyDeleteTravelling through Asia, I have seen numerous promos for Masterchef Australia, no worries, I would never watch the show in Australia so there is no chance of watching it overseas. However, the show is syndicated from the UK version and it makes me wonder, how popular is it? The franchise has sold to numerous countries from Albania to Vietnam, airing in over 35 countries, so there must be something in it I just don't see.
Free to air does show interesting shows, the initial series of Homeland is such a show, tight content, excellent acting and contemporary issues. Now they have to stream it from the US to prevent downloading, this has forced television companies to adapt to technology, that can't be a bad thing. We now see the show in real time, not 12 months later like we used to.
I couldn't see myself watching any of the shows you listed, not even under the influence of alcohol.