Last time I watched Channel 5 they were broadcasting a 45 minute long show that was (literally) a compilation of Youtube 'Fail' clips.
I have to admit, but I actually like those.
On Youtube.
Because our TV decoder/receiver broke down like 3 months ago, and nobody in the house seems to have missed it. it was only after we decided on hiring a babysitter, when we came to the conclusion that we should probably get that fixed, so the girl can watch TV.
And then we realized that a 14 year old girl will probably not watch much tv, but will probalby be sitting, playing around on her phone instead.
But back to our regular programming...
I would actually watch this for the subject matter, but the entire competition thing is a huge turn off for me.
It usually involves some (almost) expert member of a jury, who has to play the bad ass and critisize and verbally demolish everything they see, one semi-celebrity with a passing interest or history with the subjectmatter, so they're there for their name and the occasional encouraging remark only, and the host, who usually has no clue about the subject matter, but can play the good to the 1st jurymember's bad cop.
And then the contestants are required to compete in often assinine competitions, with limited means, adn even less time to do a proper job, so the jury can go to town on the results. Which is the main source of entertainment (or so producers seem to think), because apparently we all love to see somebody else being verbally torn to shreds in front of an audience.
Oh, and then the contestants are of course often thrown into a house or room together, and encouraged to create some animosity between themselves, because that too makes for better ratings. Because we apparently also love to see conflict, even if it is badly acted.
the worst thing is, this formula is being applied to subjects that are not at all suitable for it, and I could not think of one that is less sutable than model train tracks and scenery.
Unless they timelapse entire weeks, there is only very little they can show of an actual build. It's not like baking a cake or doing a tattoo, which can all be done in a matter of hours (mostly).
So the tension and competition will probably come from very limited, on the spot challenges, which will not yield the excellent results we might see from builders having all the time in the world.
But all that aside, I would still watch it (if BBC5 was available here (and my receiver was fixed)), if only because I love seeing anything even remotely related to our hobby. It does not receive much mainstream exposure, so anything helps.
And to counter my arguments above, against the formulaic 'Next Top/Master ..." programs, I should state that this mainly concerns American shows; if there is anyone who might do right to the subject matter, it would be the BBC.
so who knows? It might even be worth watching...
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