Is it really necessary ?

Some of you may be aware that another [High-Profile] footballer has recently died on the field of play.

(The story is here )

Now, when Marc-Vivien Foe died under similar circumstances [France v's Cameroon] during the summer, I was shocked, (but not surprised), that the incident was shown repeatedly on the News. That was on SKYNews and I have to say that if it's not either UK cr*p or related [in some miniscule way] to the Yankers; then it's this sort of thing. Did anybody else see the video of the woman repeatedly driving over her husband ?

So, it was to my suprise today that Euronews (Sky/cable viewers will know this channel) decided to show the incident relating to the Benfica player in all it's slo-mo glory . Practically a snuff film but the victim did all the hard work.

Am I just growing old or does anybody else find the standard of television these days quite frankly attrocious ?

 

Now is the time to admit defeat and just get rid of your TV. It may take a few days but I reckon you'll feel a lot better given time.

You're not growing old and you are not alone.

 

'I have elephantine abiotic breasts, get me out of here' is on tonight. New series!

Now if that's not bloody brilliant.........


:toomuchtv

 

Speaking as someone whole sold his telly 15 months ago and has never looked back, I can only agree. I am occassionaly subjected to TV at the houses of friends and family, and these occassions only serve to reaffirm that I made the right decision. TV is nearly all crap. There is very little that is new, and of that, very little that is worthwhile. But then I am growing old

 

Goomer, when I first moved to Luxembourg (almost 6 years ago) I lived without a TV for 18 months. I didn't miss it and I used to go down the local :beer: :guiness: :chunder: to watch the football; so most of my time was spent immersed in :music:.









But I recently bought a Panasonic Plasma.
So the TV stays .

 

Bin the aerial then. Or, don't watch it.

Or, we could set up our own production team and television network.

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Being as this was a Portuguese league game they interrupted my favourite soap opera here to bring news of the player's collapse. At that time he hadn't died yet and the scene was shown a number of times

As for TV in general - load of cr@p mostly. Especially Portuguese TV. One or two soaps occasionally entertaining though but my monthly trips to the UK remind me how much better TV in the UK is than anywhere else I've experienced it. Still, I couldn't live without TV for watching my beloved Formula 1 - only 40 days to go until the season kicks off!!

Would find it hard to live without DVDs aswell...talking of DVDs, Chris, I guess you use your PC to watch porn then?

Michael.