tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22720759.post7192427080649292068..comments2024-03-25T08:50:10.516+00:00Comments on Was it something I wrote?: Ratings and RantingsEnglish Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04686490554533309973noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22720759.post-23037039770616826902007-06-20T10:35:00.000+01:002007-06-20T10:35:00.000+01:00I don't think the quality of these shows has decre...I don't think the quality of these shows has decreased, but I do think they are outdated in their tone and content. They are past their sell by date and really only cater to a small percentage of potential viewers. How many 20 to 40 somethings do you know who have Casualty or Holby on their must watch list? Is it water cooler tv? Absolutely not. And water cooler tv is what is needed to get viewers back.English Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04686490554533309973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22720759.post-58227497267895974032007-06-20T06:42:00.000+01:002007-06-20T06:42:00.000+01:00One question to ponder: has the quality of Casualt...One question to ponder: has the quality of Casualty, The Bill or Holby City changed significantly in the past 18 months? Or is the rise of multi-channel viewing and the inevitable splintering of audiences it causes the major factor in declining audiences for terrestrial TV drama?DAVID BISHOPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17342376036664282348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22720759.post-48519078781507428812007-06-20T00:32:00.000+01:002007-06-20T00:32:00.000+01:00Just looking at the figures myself...Ignoring East...Just looking at the figures myself...<BR/><BR/>Ignoring <I>EastEnders</I>, only six hours of drama in the BBC thirty. Was <I>Holby Blue</I> on that week? Has it (rightly) sunk without trace? <BR/><BR/>Heck, I watch <I>New Tricks</I> and I enjoy it. There's the US drama <I>NCIS</I> on Five which I catch when I can. My enjoyment of the show is similar to <I>New Tricks</I> in that frankly I don't care what the investigation is about. <BR/><BR/>Instead it's about the actors and their characters and how they interact in any given episode. Throughout the drama there is a lot of humour that doesn't intrude on the story.<BR/><BR/>Is that's what's missing from the various Holbyland series? Even <I>ER</I>, which can be really fucking grim at times still has moments of laugh-out-loud humour, even if it's black as midnight.Good Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10789861569691613179noreply@blogger.com