AIBU to commend channel four for shutting down E4 during most of Polling day..

[Lardylassnomore]

N an effort to get youn people to vote?

I commend them on their action!

I think it's a brave move

Brave is battling on through terrible adversity or giving up your life to assist the less fortunate or any number of other things that remove the comfort zone.
Brave is absolutely not pulling a stupid patronising stunt which basically tells young people that they're too stupid and dribbly to turn the telly off and go vote.

It's Darren.

And it is oddly compulsive.

Totally addictive. Too scary though. Clowns and the girl from The Ring. Not good!

The air is redolent with the sound of tosses not being given.

It's ridiculous. Clearly people will not vote because they're too busy watching tv?!

If you like a Big a Brother, you'll probably like the Darren programme. It's very odd, and very tongue in cheek.

(the clown's back)

I think it's patronising.

Good message to send out. A better message to have sent out would have been some shorts aimed at engaging young people.

Maybe MN should shut down for the day as well :)

With a message - get off the Internet and vote !!

It's a stupid publicity stunt that makes them look pretty thick, if they don't think viewers will just press another button on their remote.

I'm 27 (so in their demographic) and I don't feel patronised.
Even if it is a marketing stunt, it's a 'nice' politically aware one.

Personally, I think turning a tv channel off for a whole day sends a 'bigger' message than shorts aimed at engaging young people Probably because I imagine they'll turn out like cheesy PSHE videos

Stella

I'm not sure that the 'bigger' message will reach everybody.

I'm not politically unaware but I just turned on the telly on SkyGo (having a break), saw the E4 intro screens which say 'E4 - Closed for Voting' and instinctively thought to myself - 'I don't know that programme - I wonder what it is?'

Perhaps I'm not their target audience though.

I'm another one who thinks it's insulting to young people. I know a few under 25's and they will be voting. DD3 is at university in lectures and will be voting later when she's finished and so will her for friends.

If people can only be arsed to vote because there's nothing on the TV then they really shouldn't be voting!

There's a clown?! I've not seen that yet. I've just ended up watching the last 10 minutes of 60min makeover and flicked through to this. It's gripping stuff. Need to watch more to see if it's a loop.

They're going to monopolize the viewing figures from - say - 18.30 onwards.

This could become a cult.

I wondered if it was a loop, because I've seen the panda twice, both times dancing to The Hustle. But the second time, Darren joined in for a bit of break dancing, and I don't remember that first time (but I've got it on in the background, rather than actually watching it actively).

This could well be the best election programme ever

Even though Darren's dozing right now.

I'm in their demographic (as is dh, also here now). We're watching Darren :)

I think it's wonderful - although I have to admit to waiting for Darren to have some moment of bodily weakness (of some variety.)

....because I've seen the panda twice, both times dancing to The Hustle....

Have you been at the cooking sherry, Glacinda ?

Ah - Darren is filing his nails. He's clearly cracking.

PANDA!

NOW!

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