New Posts For Thread: tv was so much better when there were just four channelshttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30449423/tv-was-so-much-better-when-there-were-just-four-channelsThe quality of tv was much , much higher. These days is mindless rubbish on virtually every channel,bar bbc4 or the occasional discovery channel doc. Where is the Boys from the Blackstuff for today?? Or a doc of the standard of World at War. EverythiI often start watching a programme on Freeview but give up because there's an ad break every 5 minutes.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30449423/tv-was-so-much-better-when-there-were-just-four-channels?post_id=543783383#543783383I often start watching a programme on Freeview but give up because there's an ad break every 5 minutes.Tue, 03 Mar 2015 11:11:49 -0600Agree with the comment about freeview above. I have no trouble finding stuff to watch, you just have to be willing to go looking for it.I like to stock pile on my recording device, only problem is finding time to watch it all.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30449423/tv-was-so-much-better-when-there-were-just-four-channels?post_id=543783149#543783149Agree with the comment about freeview above. I have no trouble finding stuff to watch, you just have to be willing to go looking for it.I like to stock pile on my recording device, only problem is finding time to watch it all.Tue, 03 Mar 2015 10:50:58 -0600Hands up all those that spend half the night channel hopping and not actually watching anything! At least when there was 4 channels you actually settled down!https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30449423/tv-was-so-much-better-when-there-were-just-four-channels?post_id=543782651#543782651Hands up all those that spend half the night channel hopping and not actually watching anything! At least when there was 4 channels you actually settled down!Tue, 03 Mar 2015 10:06:39 -0600ebul - no ,a little thin on the ground 90s was my favourite era for comedy - often repeated thankfully , not much from the last 5 years though .https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30449423/tv-was-so-much-better-when-there-were-just-four-channels?post_id=543782203#543782203ebul - no ,a little thin on the ground 90s was my favourite era for comedy - often repeated thankfully , not much from the last 5 years though .Tue, 03 Mar 2015 09:18:43 -0600Aside from the sport, my preferred programmes are films. Many of the recent ones aren't on TV but a vpn can help in this matter ...https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30449423/tv-was-so-much-better-when-there-were-just-four-channels?post_id=543780453#543780453Aside from the sport, my preferred programmes are films. Many of the recent ones aren't on TV but a vpn can help in this matter ...Tue, 03 Mar 2015 06:12:52 -0600Aside from the sport, my preferred programmes are films. Many of the recent ones aren't on TV but a vpn can help in this matter ...https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30449423/tv-was-so-much-better-when-there-were-just-four-channels?post_id=543780451#543780451Aside from the sport, my preferred programmes are films. Many of the recent ones aren't on TV but a vpn can help in this matter ...Tue, 03 Mar 2015 06:12:52 -0600Repeats of old shows do not really advance the proposition we are in a golden age of television.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30449423/tv-was-so-much-better-when-there-were-just-four-channels?post_id=543780171#543780171Repeats of old shows do not really advance the proposition we are in a golden age of television.Tue, 03 Mar 2015 05:19:34 -0600Much, much better than it used to be. Just need to have the nous to find it. Don't be a drongo and just put the main TV channels and watch what it live.The point is that there is so much dross on TV, its finding the wood from the trees.Tales of thehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30449423/tv-was-so-much-better-when-there-were-just-four-channels?post_id=543780119#543780119Much, much better than it used to be. Just need to have the nous to find it. Don't be a drongo and just put the main TV channels and watch what it live.The point is that there is so much dross on TV, its finding the wood from the trees.Tales of theTue, 03 Mar 2015 05:05:44 -0600The big drama series have recently been American or European rather than home-grown.A lot of old series, while good for their time, had shockingly low production standards, either for reasons of budget or technology.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30449423/tv-was-so-much-better-when-there-were-just-four-channels?post_id=543780041#543780041The big drama series have recently been American or European rather than home-grown.A lot of old series, while good for their time, had shockingly low production standards, either for reasons of budget or technology.Tue, 03 Mar 2015 04:47:58 -0600Plenty of great TV about, just a lot harder to find.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30449423/tv-was-so-much-better-when-there-were-just-four-channels?post_id=543777701#543777701Plenty of great TV about, just a lot harder to find.Mon, 02 Mar 2015 18:43:03 -0600