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What do you have to turn off that's on TV because you can't stand the sound?

206 replies

VampireTheBuffetSlayer · 06/04/2021 00:29

I just ran into the lounge from the kitchen because QI started. I hate the theme tune, I hate the claxons. I don't know if I'd like it as a quiz show because it's like listening to nails down a chalk board.
I had to stop watching Eastenders because of all the shouting.
Sports aren't great but football is a no go because of the crowd noise. Just as well DP isn't a football fan!
Anyone else got anything they have to turn off?

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Chicchicchicchiclana · 06/04/2021 21:00

@Bluntness100

Sports commentators. I hate the way they get all excited and start shouting fast. It really really friggen annoys me. 😂
I so agree, even though I live with a TV sports journalist Grin I literally never watch his output on TV, but sometimes he works from home and records his reports here. Honestly I wouldn't recognise him from his voiceovers even though we've been married 25+ years. There is an accepted "style" I wish someone new would come in and encourage them all to calm the fuck down.
Dontsayyouloveme · 06/04/2021 21:03

Countdown theme tune! It makes me go weird, can’t explain how, but I get a weird physical sensation of impending doom. Bizarre! 🤦🏻‍♀️

Dontsayyouloveme · 06/04/2021 21:13

BluntlySpoken oh wow, I get real rage when I hear a motorbike razzing around at full speed! I just want to scream and swear my head off!! 🤬🤬🤬

dottiedaisee · 06/04/2021 21:16

Alan Carr...that voice!

Eastenders...cannot bare all the shouting
Boris/Trump 🤢

Pinkstars2501 · 06/04/2021 21:17

The theme tune to The Good Fight. I ducking hate it. It starts off fine, then gets louder and louder until I literally shout "for fuck sake shut up!" at the tv. DH skips it now but it's one of those sounds that feels like it actually hurts my ears.

Pinkstars2501 · 06/04/2021 21:18

Ducking...? Bloody phone Grin

Twospaniels · 06/04/2021 21:20

Mastermind.
I can’t sand the booming drum they play when the contestant walks from their chair to THE chair.

Holothane · 06/04/2021 21:23

The Simpson’s I fuck9ng hate it shouty unfunny, don’t get me started. Thank god even dh has started watching or listening to other things.

SpringtimeSummertime · 06/04/2021 21:27

@Tisforptarmigan

Football.
Just come on here to say football. The crowd noise is so irritating. Chanting, singing, jeering, those bloody horns... They even add fake crowd noise on TV to ‘enhance the viewing experience’. Hate it.
Frokni · 06/04/2021 21:31

Every sodding Netflix show has a crazy loud "Du-Dungggggg!!!" At the start even if you're hovering over a potential show and it starts straight away. I mute until dialogue starts.

Clawdy · 06/04/2021 21:33

The loud piercing singing of the Neighbours opening credits, sung by Bea, one of the characters. DH and I make a dive for the remote each time, to put it on mute.

fussychica · 06/04/2021 21:51

On the rare occasions we watch terrestrial TV live all the adverts, theme tune to the news on BBC and F1 due to the new commentator, he is so awful even a preview gets muted. If we put the TV on and Eastenders comes on its muted even before we change channels and I'm an EastenderGrin

onlymyselftoanswerto1 · 06/04/2021 22:13

Ben Shepard's presenting on tipping point - I like him in other things but tipping point gives me the rage, it's like watching paint dry and he is so patronising and repetitive.
Family guy
Perf with surf
Frankie Boyle
Matt lucas doing the voiceover for bake off in a singsong voice as if he is reading a bedtime story (I watch it tho but mute him)

I should stop now Grin

FourTurnings · 06/04/2021 22:31

Agree with many of these.
Also Stacey Dooley (because of voice) and Lenny Henry (everything). Gok Wan as well - awful.
My DM would never listen to or watch Noel Edmonds or Bob Monkhouse.
So many adverts are dreadful.

MMM2 · 06/04/2021 22:37

haribo advert with their stupid voices.

Reinventinganna · 06/04/2021 22:38

Everything! I hate tv full stop!

FourTurnings · 06/04/2021 22:41

I forgot David Jason.

UseYourIllusion · 06/04/2021 23:03

Two people have me diving for the remote and both answer to Danny.

  1. Danny Dyer. With particular reference to “Der Wawl”
  1. Danny Sebastian who single handedly makes any episode of Bargain Hunt he’s on totally unwatchable.
Wildswim · 06/04/2021 23:06

Covid ads / public health ads.

Anything to do with Covid actually.

Sports - particularly football and rugby.

ThunderR0ad78 · 06/04/2021 23:29

EastEnders!!!! It's so depressing and shouty!

cleowasmycat · 06/04/2021 23:47

The incessant drone of the crowd when football is on.

Dropdeadfred2 · 06/04/2021 23:56

Peleton ads....uuurrgh

ParvaAvis · 07/04/2021 00:19

Oral B ‘but what can I do to look after my teeth?’ advert. Aargh....

Any Peloton/Dormeo mattress adverts. They are always, always on.

M&S adverts: ‘this is not just any Prosecco, this is Marks and Spencer’s Prosecco’ etc etc, by ridiculously breathy narrator.

‘The Champions’ theme tune, something to do with football. I run for the hills.

Any sort of low ‘droning’ sound that they use in a lot of dramatic situations on tv programmes, to build suspense etc.

Unnecessarily shouty tv presenters: Davina McColl, Greg Wallace etc. Plus Barry Scott on the old Cillit Bang advert.

James Martin, always talking about when he ‘was at catering college’.

Robert Peston: get your words out mate!

lollipoprainbow · 07/04/2021 07:44

@AngeloMysterioso yes I felt like this when I used to watch with my dd who is thankfully out of the cbeebie stage 😂😂

Bawdrip · 07/04/2021 07:46

The moneyverse advert. She sounds like she's gritting her teeth whilst talking babyishly to a toddler

James O'Brien the way he quickly adds the time to the end of a sentence as though it's punctuation

Any sport cheering.

Football commentators trying cautiously to add interesting tidbits in the boring bits then abandoning the fact half way through to start talking really loudly because somebody got the ball. God it's boring.

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