i'll never be satisfied, or: another rant about TV

wth is it with Australian telly these days? They find something that works the slightest bit and then go absolutely apeshit ramming it down our throats.

Example: Two and a Half Men. Granted it is funny if you find gratuitous and repeated innuendo hilarious, but having it on basically every night, more than once is like a shitstain with a funny backstory that can never get washed out of your underwear and you keep forgetting not to wear it.

It's been happening all our lives, recall. When was the last time there were less than 5 Simpsons episodes on during the week? How hard was it to avoid Big Brother telecast when it was in its prime?

So now, what does ten get stiff over? Cooking shows. They've had Huey for years, and now they've copied the 'Ready Steady Cook' idea, and the 'Master Chef' idea, we have 150 minutes of cooking shows every fucking afternoon. Not to mention the primetime episodes of Master Chef. Nine is just as bad, getting the rights to every single show featuring Gordon Ramsey.

Now I sit here without my beloved "courtroom" reality telly. I'll be realistic, it is just an old women yelling at morons and giving them money. But it's still funny. Now they can't find 30 minutes during the day for that.

I also have qualms about the IPL programming, but I took those directly to channel 10, those were reprehensible blights on broadcasting.

(pinch)