Sh*te Programmes that are on/have recently been on telly

[splott parker]

I actually think we are in the peak of great tv shows but most of them are on streaming services and not on tv. I think you could pick 100 tv series from the last 10 years that most poeple would enjoy watching.

You’re correct but, brilliant as a lot of them are, they are long term viewing. Five series with ten episodes per series is not uncommon which results in a lot of ‘padding out’. Sometimes the short, sharp all wrapped up in one or two episodes an hour long are preferable to me. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve enjoyed many of the box sets but we find ourselves sitting down, “We’ll watch one, 3 hours later we’ve watched 3, enjoyed them, yet no further down the road to the conclusion. You find yourself practically being part of the characters’ lives.

[Croesy Blue]

You’re correct but, brilliant as a lot of them are, they are long term viewing. Five series with ten episodes per series is not uncommon which results in a lot of ‘padding out’. Sometimes the short, sharp all wrapped up in one or two episodes an hour long are preferable to me. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve enjoyed many of the box sets but we find ourselves sitting down, “We’ll watch one, 3 hours later we’ve watched 3, enjoyed them, yet no further down the road to the conclusion. You find yourself practically being part of the characters’ lives.

Shows like Black Mirror and inside no 9 are good for this, one off very entertaining episodes.

I agree a lot of the American shows go on too long, it's one thing the british shows have a better handle on I think.