Right, that’s it! Celebrity Coach Trip has pushed me over the edge! Am I that out of touch, that I only knew 2 out of the 8 “celebrities”. And they were the Chuckle Bothers!
I think all this Celebrity and Reality TV malarkey has got out of hand. Back in the day, you knew who the celebrities were, they generally appeared on your TV screens on a Saturday night and entertained you. The likes of Bruce Forsyth, Larry Grayson, Morecambe and Wise, Val Doonican etc. These were proper celebrities. People who had a discernable talent and could showcase that talent on our screens.
Today we have to put up with freaks who become celebrities, due to the latest round of “Reality TV”!
Well I have news for you Big Brother, locking twelve unhinged, talentless, egotistical wannabe’s in a “house” is not reality, in fact it is as far from reality as you can get.
For me reality TV started and ended with the remarkable; Fred Dibnah. His “fly on the wall” documentary showcased his talent and as a result he became a minor celebrity, but he never became egotistical about it, he never became unhinged and ended up in The Priory, no he got on with life and displayed a remarkable talent, common sense and level-headedness, that we could all learn a lesson from.
So, I am harking for the past? Yes, I guess I am.
The problem is we now live in a world saturated with multi-media content. We have more TV channels than you can shake remote control at.
We have online content, downloadable content, streaming media, podcasts, iPlayer, iPod.
We have a myriad of talent shows churning out “so called talent”, don’t get me wrong some of these shows are OK, but there are just too many. And OK some of the contestants have a gift or some kind of talent, but Jedward and Wagner! Pur-leeease!
We have online content, downloadable content, streaming media, podcasts, iPlayer, iPod.
We have a myriad of talent shows churning out “so called talent”, don’t get me wrong some of these shows are OK, but there are just too many. And OK some of the contestants have a gift or some kind of talent, but Jedward and Wagner! Pur-leeease!
We have 24 hour news channels, 24 hour music channels, we have repeats of re-runs, we have channels and channels +1.
We have all kinds of unsavoury channels with lithe young ladies bobbing up and down whilst on the ‘phone to some dirty perv’ (so I’m informed).
Where’s Mary Whitehouse when you need her?
We have all kinds of unsavoury channels with lithe young ladies bobbing up and down whilst on the ‘phone to some dirty perv’ (so I’m informed).
Where’s Mary Whitehouse when you need her?
I believe we have reached saturation point and it’s time to wind it back in a bit. Stop making these talent shows, which just churn out more minor celebrities, who end up going on another show whose title begins with; “Celebrity”. It’s all wrong, it’s a self perpetuating roller coaster of drivel!
Be warned, any show whose title begins with “Celebrity” won’t have any in it, it will have a load of unhinged, talentless, egotistical wannabe’s (copied from earlier). What it should have, is a health warning; “May contain nuts”!
Footnote; Mrs Dave actually recognised one of the so-called celebrities on Celebrity Coach Trip, as he had recently appeared on Celebrity Come Dine With Me!
Says it all really.
Footnote; Mrs Dave actually recognised one of the so-called celebrities on Celebrity Coach Trip, as he had recently appeared on Celebrity Come Dine With Me!
Says it all really.
