Watchdog - what a mess

MargaretR · 10-09-2009, 20:13

It is quite a while since I watched this programme and am digusted at how it has deteriorated.
It originally had the purpose of investigating malpractices, and shamed rouges into righting their wrongs.
It once actually helped me. That was in the days when Glynn Worsnip was a presenter (1979). He sat at a desk and presented facts.
He helped me have a holiday as it was originally booked, and not with the altered itinerary that the holiday company were trying to impose.

Watching it now is like watching burlesque - gaudy sets, hand held cameras, noisy 'shouting' presenters - does it really need to be so gaudy to attract an audience?

If viewers need gaudy oversensationalism to stay looking, it is a sad reflection on the viewers of today.
The original programme had respect of viewers and was feared by rouge traders.
The current format is just an overblown, over orchestrated mess.

West Ender · 10-09-2009, 21:15

I haven't watched the programme for years but I expect it's following the trend for "reality" TV. No one seems to want a well presented, factual programme investigating and probing, it's got to be "live action" all the way. By the way, that's no one but you and me, Margaret.

cashman · 10-09-2009, 22:36

gotta agree stopped watching yonks ago,

grannyclaret · 10-09-2009, 23:47

Did Anne Robinson present that programme once?

MargaretR · 11-09-2009, 00:06

If you mean that Weakest Link woman - yes - she was on the programme I watched tonight. I read that she had joined it recently.
I never liked her before, and even less now.
The way some people will demean themselves for money never ceases to amaze me.

flashy · 11-09-2009, 05:32

well seen as its a new series with new presenters which only started last night i think they did pretty well and i enjoyed watching it

well done Anne Robinson

pipinfort · 11-09-2009, 18:00

I liked it myself............

accyman · 12-09-2009, 01:23

i used to like this show but they have ruined it..

even though that guy on the bike is in the right i was hoping the bad guy would gob him and his bafoon sidekick

what a load of crap and drivel about prams with no real valid point to be made from any of their experiments because i dont know anyone that has ever tossed a pram about with their child in it to the same force of a rodeo bucking bull and that stupid crusade they seem to be trying to push about how evil sunbeds are is pathetic claiming they are just as dangerous as smoking lol, im glad duncan banaitine stood his ground and shut robbinson up even when she tried claiming she had never been in the sun and that a few days over years using a sunbed caused her skin problem

the only problem with robbinsons skin is that it died 20 years ago and was replaced with skin stolen from the arse of a cow

surely there are more pressing matters other than how well mayonaise comes out of a school uniform ..

try not putting mayonaise on your kids butties its no wonder kids are obese - problem solved

does anyone remember when they used to use hidden cameras to infiltrate dangerous people like loan sharks or terrorist sells within animal rights groups and not to send some spotty teenager into a gym to get a tan

MargaretR · 12-09-2009, 08:54

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Originally Posted by accyman

i used to like this show but they have ruined it..

even though that guy on the bike is in the right i was hoping the bad guy would gob him and his bafoon sidekick

what a load of crap and drivel about prams with no real valid point to be made from any of their experiments because i dont know anyone that has ever tossed a pram about with their child in it to the same force of a rodeo bucking bull and that stupid crusade they seem to be trying to push about how evil sunbeds are is pathetic claiming they are just as dangerous as smoking lol, im glad duncan banaitine stood his ground and shut robbinson up even when she tried claiming she had never been in the sun and that a few days over years using a sunbed caused her skin problem

the only problem with robbinsons skin is that it died 20 years ago and was replaced with skin stolen from the arse of a cow

surely there are more pressing matters other than how well mayonaise comes out of a school uniform ..

try not putting mayonaise on your kids butties its no wonder kids are obese - problem solved

does anyone remember when they used to use hidden cameras to infiltrate dangerous people like loan sharks or terrorist sells within animal rights groups and not to send some spotty teenager into a gym to get a tan

A wonderful way with words you have there

you have just added the jam to my butty - thanks

accyman · 12-09-2009, 19:17

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Originally Posted by MargaretR

A wonderful way with words you have there

you have just added the jam to my butty - thanks

i used to laught at sci-fi films in teh 80's where when protyraying teh future had the human race entertained by sensless drivel that only a moron would watch, little did i realise that by 2009 most of the tv would be exactly that

pram testing for teh brain dead for god sake lol

if you cant figure out a pram and judge how its going to work before buying it then you really shoudlnt be in charge of a baby nevernind a bloody pram lol

Royboy39 · 12-09-2009, 21:29

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Originally Posted by MargaretR

The way some people will demean themselves for money never ceases to amaze me.

The ones who demean themselves for nothing are the ones who get my goat.
Stop moaning and enjoy the part of your life you have left.
Keep taking the pill and the Senna Pods, keep off the drink, lock the door when you go to bed and keep your woolly warmers on and you should be good for another ten years.
At your age the morning after pill wont work, so let's be careful out there!