To feel unreasonably angry that I have to sit though TV quiz shows.

[pearlylum]

Just a rant. My mother sits though endless bloody quiz shows on TV. I don't watch much TV but these are driving me nuts. The Chase, Pointless ( the worst) Tipping Point.

[Savagebeauty]

I love The chase and Pointless.
#nothelpful

[pearlylum]

I wish I liked them.
It's every bloody day. Hours of them.

[sooperdooper]

So do something else instead? Nobody's forcing you to watch TV?

Why don't you, just switch off the TV set and go and do something else instead...... Just came rushing to my mind! ;)

[MyNewBearTotoro]

I love all three of these quiz shows. Although Pointless and The Chase are on at the same time so can't usually watch both.

But anyway, why do you have to watch? Can't you leave the room? Or listen to music through headphones and read or something?

[pearlylum]

I am busy for most of the day, but I do like to sit in the lounge sometimes. I don't watch, but it's always on, with my mother shouting out the answers two seconds after they have been said and congratulating herself.

[Cagliostro]

I do feel your pain, I grew up with endless TV, my dad still watches it now all day long. Just so much pointless shit (Pointless itself excluded, I quite enjoy that now and again!) - my main bugbear is property/antique shows. Uggggh.

But also agree there's nowt to prevent doing something else. :)

[Perbsy]

OP, I feel your pain, they even have celebrity versions at the weekend.

Those smug sods on pointless and their "in" jokes, DH loves it all.

[Cagliostro]

xpost! The shouting would be annoying too.

I think I'd probably just leave the room and read in bed or something. Not that you should have to, and you don't of course, but maybe your absence would make a point?

[pearlylum]

I doubt my absence would be noticed.

I have a busy day, but come 5 or 6 pm I like a comfy seat. It's just so annoying that every time I sit in the lounge all this crap TV is on.
I don't particularly want to go to my bedroom in the middle of the day.

[Perbsy]

My DM loved Wimbledon, she did the scoring out loud.

[MakingJudySmile]

I can't believe you think Pointless is worse than Tipping Point. Tipping point is actually pointless; granted slightly less pointless than that one with the phones and the annoying fella with the beard.

[ThroughThickAndThin01]

My DM loved having snooker on at any possibility! Zzzzzzz.

[pearlylum]

Thanks for the understanding.
I am being driven around the bend.

She tells me these are "educational".

[AnyFucker]

I feel my brain cells dying by the thousands when these shows are on

[pearlylum]

THanks Euphemia. I play candy crush and enter competitions.
She has a TV in her room, but prefers to watch it downstairs.

[MargotLovedTom]

Is it your mother's house or yours? If the former then you'll have to put up with it; if the latter then say "I'm switching this shite off!" (Actually I don't mind The Chase ).

[pearlylum]

I couldn't be so rude morgot.

My house, my mother lives with us. On the one hand it keeps her amused and easier than all the re-run stories of what the postman said.

[MargotLovedTom]

Sorry, I was being flippant. Maybe you could have a compromise where she watches this stuff downstairs a couple of weeknights, then the other nights in her room. It seems a bit off that you can never relax as you'd like.

[KatieKaboom]

The Chase is great.

Feel your pain on the other two, though! Dull, insufferable telly.

[happypoobum]

". I don't watch, but it's always on, with my mother shouting out the answers two seconds after they have been said and congratulating herself."

I think you may be my daughter

[BMW6]

Your house!

"Mum - please go and watch these shows on your own TV in your room because I'm going to watch my TV . See you when they;ve finished x"

[ouryve]

My 12 year old (with ASD) is addicted to those 2 shows (pointless, chase - usually watched on Challenge, several years old) - and Police Interceptors!

It's better than some shit. And I do sit rooted to the current series of police interceptors, since it's all been recorded in our area! We recognised the unmarked beemer, the other day, as it chased an Audi, past the bus we were on!

[SandyY2K]

I love the chase and tipping point. Not keen on pointless. My mum likes the all too.

They are educational. My teen daughter watches with me sometimes.

You did make me laugh about her shouting the answers out after they've been revealed though

Unfortunately until you move out you have no choice in the matter.

[wideboy26]

My MIL (bless her) lives on her own and has tv on all day for company. The house is open plan so wherever you sit you can see or hear the tv. She has the BBC news channel on constantly, so when you visit for a day you'll see the same news endless times. After a while it becomes like a form of torture. I'm sure that if I asked, she'd agree to change the channel, but that feels to me a bit like taking over and I don't want to do that. There are certain programmes she won't tolerate anyway, so other than the news the choice is broadly gardening or murder mysteries. I can tolerate Gardeners World, but I struggle with Midsomer Murders and she has dozens of episodes recorded on her tivo box. She surprised me one day last week when she turned over for the Chase. She apparently likes that now, It wasn't too bad once I'd understood how it works, but to watch it every day? I don't think so.