Everything Leads Into The (new year) Elite thread

silvercar

EMMAP wrote: »

Charlie Brooker made a very good point about it when he said that if they wanted 'benefits street' to be all about community spirit etc then why call it 'benefits street'? The answer is ratings. They want it to be as controversial as possible so people watch it. It's reckless in my opinion

Aside from the name, I thought it was interesting. More community spirit than on my street, where half my neighbours wouldn't take a parcel in if I was out!

lookinforabargain

Who cares if it's a school night, have a choon from me too

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZTpLvsYYHw

Sunshinemummy

EMMAP wrote: »

I've not seen it. No interest. I personally dislike that kind of tv. Was asked to pursue 'characters' like this for channel 4 last year and hated it. Just made me feel dirty. I don't really know what programmes like that are trying to say about the UK. In all honesty it really worries me that this is the kind of stuff they want to make. It's cheap, exploitative, headline-grabbing tosh.

A lot of my mates were discussing it at the party I was at the other week though so clearly it's a hot topic. I just think we need to stop demonising the poor for the sake of ratings. Development teams need to use their noggins and come up with something better

locarr wrote: »

My thoughts exactly....just made for TV nonsense!:eek::mad:

EMMAP wrote: »

Charlie Brooker made a very good point about it when he said that if they wanted 'benefits street' to be all about community spirit etc then why call it 'benefits street'? The answer is ratings. They want it to be as controversial as possible so people watch it. It's reckless in my opinion

I do think that their primary aim was to make controversial TV and cover this with angle of the community, and to some extent they have reflected the community spirit in a positive way. But sadly there are parts of the UK that are like this, and I hope it promotes debate which should include government social policy as well as the benefit culture and the apathy of second and third generation unemployed.

lookinforabargain

Not particularly keen on this band, but I do like this one

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2IuJPh6h_A

fairclaire

lookinforabargain wrote: »

You're in need of an aau1 public service announcement :rotfl:

either that or a big kick up the butt it's turning out to be a bad week for me much busy-ness, house like a tip, no time to shop, DS2 complaining that the pear I bought him earlier is too skinny......:cool:
I asked him if it said he had to bring a fat pear to school, he said no but he just knows that he'll have a skinnier pear than everyone else.......WT?
.....last seen going to bed muttering about an unbalanced fruit salad?? :rotfl::rotfl:

purpledonkey

zagubov wrote: »

Good one!
How about this (but it's not so moody)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxXzgSGhh98
:j

I'm allowing myself one night of self indulgent depression before I slap myself out of it. Might watch 2012 too, apocalypse films always cheer me up

davemorton

purpledonkey wrote: »

I'm allowing myself one night of self indulgent depression before I slap myself out of it. Might watch 2012 too, apocalypse films always cheer me up

You cant beat a bit of self indulgent depression so long as it has a time restraint.

lookinforabargain

fairclaire wrote: »

either that or a big kick up the butt it's turning out to be a bad week for me much busy-ness, house like a tip, no time to shop, DS2 complaining that the pear I bought him earlier is too skinny......:cool:
I asked him if it said he had to bring a fat pear to school, he said no but he just knows that he'll have a skinnier pear than everyone else.......WT?
.....last seen going to bed muttering about an unbalanced fruit salad?? :rotfl::rotfl:

Oh bless him!

Do you know your post has actually reminded me that I placed a clothing order in December that I never picked up :eek: Will need to trawl through the bank statement tomorrow to see if it's been refunded if not I'll need to get on the phone! Ooops! :rotfl:

EMMAP

Point taken SSM but I feel shows like this (and Skint etc) are tapping into a cultural zeitgeist of poor bashing. I worry that it's not encouraging debate at all. At least not beyond the armchairs of the middle classes.

A request to debate the causes of food poverty was laughed out of the House of Commons recently. I genuinely feel cheap to make telly like this is not helping matters.

Night night all- pooped!

imposter

purpledonkey wrote: »

I'm allowing myself one night of self indulgent depression before I slap myself out of it. Might watch 2012 too, apocalypse films always cheer me up

Here's one back atcha.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJrRVl7goLE
Enjoy :beer: