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WHY TODAY'S TV IS SHIT
I'm going to start a daily thread where I will give you a firsthand account of why today's TV is shit. It's mainly because there are a few people who decide what you will or will not like or understand. And these people focus on the dumbest people
I'm going to start a daily thread where I will give you a firsthand account of why today's TV is shit. It's mainly because there are a few people who decide what you will or will not like or understand. And these people focus on the dumbest people
in the room. As a TV Editor I am often the last line of defense between these people and YOU. My options are these, fight and become unemployed or take the shit and feed the kids. So I will try and think of examples for you to illustrate the lengths these decision
makers will go to in order to protect you from things your tiny minds either won't like or won't understand.
Many years ago I made a show about a famous TV presenter who walked to the South Pole for charity. This was a week-long programme featuring all the usual stuff,
Many years ago I made a show about a famous TV presenter who walked to the South Pole for charity. This was a week-long programme featuring all the usual stuff,
training, failing, not feeling fit enough, being told you'd never achieve it, getting there, failing again, struggling with weather, frostbite, getting injuries, then overcoming all the odds to reach the South Pole. When she eventually reached the Pole we swelled the music,
(probably Coldplay) the presenter was crying, the crew were crying, she'd overcome incredible odds and she'd achieved a lifelong dream of reaching the South Pole.
'What's that?' Said the Executive Producer
'What's what?' I said.
'That thing she's stood next to.'
'What's that?' Said the Executive Producer
'What's what?' I said.
'That thing she's stood next to.'
I looked at the screen and then back at him.
'That's the South Pole,' I said.
The South Pole is basically a pole sticking out of the ground with a metallic sphere sat on top of it.
'I don't like it', he said. 'Can we use something else?'
'That's the South Pole,' I said.
The South Pole is basically a pole sticking out of the ground with a metallic sphere sat on top of it.
'I don't like it', he said. 'Can we use something else?'
'It's the south pole', I felt it needed repeating. 'There isn't anything else.'
'Isn't there a sign or something saying, this is the south pole?'
I stared at him for a moment, probably two.
'There must be something else?' He said.
I don't know if you've been to the South Pole
'Isn't there a sign or something saying, this is the south pole?'
I stared at him for a moment, probably two.
'There must be something else?' He said.
I don't know if you've been to the South Pole
but it's not known for it's landmarks. The Costa they had there had closed down many years ago due to lack of footfall.
'There is nothing else.' I said
'Not even a sign?'
'There is a sign saying 'South Pole 200 KM away', I said.
'Use that then.'
'There is nothing else.' I said
'Not even a sign?'
'There is a sign saying 'South Pole 200 KM away', I said.
'Use that then.'
'That Sign is 200 KM away from where she is currently stood.' I said. 'And to be quite honest I don't think the South Pole is up for debate, that's what it is and I don't think you liking it or not makes any difference.'
'Recut it and take it out,' he said as he got up from
'Recut it and take it out,' he said as he got up from
his chair and left.
So I did, after a week of expecting her to reach the South Pole she never really got there. All the emotion was lost because I had to cut around the actual South Pole which made the sequence choppy and disjointed and in doing so devoid of emotion.
So I did, after a week of expecting her to reach the South Pole she never really got there. All the emotion was lost because I had to cut around the actual South Pole which made the sequence choppy and disjointed and in doing so devoid of emotion.
And why? Because one man didn't like the design of the actual South Pole and he thought YOU would feel the same way. These decisions are made every day on your behalf, this is why today's TV is shit.
