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!

[cozietoesie]

[GlacindaTheTroll]

There's a second thread (I've suggested they join in with the watchers here).

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/2363451-to-think-the-E4-switchoff-on-election-day-is-a-strange-idea

And it includes a sighting of the dancing one.

Cooking sherry all round?

[fourquenelles]

I saw the Panda!! Squeeee.

Hello fellow strange people.

[GlacindaTheTroll]

It's a game of noughts and crosses with that creepy clown again.

[AuntieStella]

An homage to the old test card? Only much weirder.

[Idontseeanydragons]

This is bizarrely addictive.

[BigBirthdayGloom]

I'm sure this has been said, but I'd have found this hugely patronising when I was under 25. Do they have any evidence that it'll help? Smacks a bit of mum turning off the telly so that the kids will play outside or read a book. Lazy too when they could have had a non party political celebration of democracy and voting with bright young things saying how important voting is. A bit late too-out godson didn't register (cross with him ) so no telly still wouldn't enable him to vote today. But sorry e4 if you've been doing all the persuasion stuff before today.

[cozietoesie]

I think we should run a book on who will do the switch-on at 19.00. Darren, the panda and the clown are the protagonists so far but who knows who E4 could rope in at the last moment to 'assist' Darren?

[BigBirthdayGloom]

I was going to vote tonight but now I feel compelled to go and watch the disco dancing panda...

[Idontseeanydragons]

Oh dear God - what are they drinking at E4??

[AuntieStella]

Who's that woman?

[cozietoesie]

The one in the white nightdress and the long black wig?

[Idontseeanydragons]

Tbh I find E4's actions a lot less patronising than the party political broadcasts and the utter guff that most politicians expect us to swallow.

[cozietoesie]

She must have hidden behind the Turning On machine in order to surprise Darren - in true axe-murderer tradition.

[cozietoesie]

The robotic tsetse fly hovers.

[cozietoesie]

Sorry - it's a kitten in a flying machine now I see it properly.

[cozietoesie]

You do all realize that this is probably deeply - deeply - significant in political terms?

[GlacindaTheTroll]

Only a few minutes to go!

(Unless you're fan enough to switch to Plus One)

[SunsetDreamer]

I've just turned e4 on to see what's happening... It's quite addictive! I might just sit and watch it all evening!

[GlacindaTheTroll]

He checked his watch. Pulled a lever.

Gone!

[cozietoesie]

You can catch some of it again when they likely analyze it this evening. 'What did the axe-murderer in the nightdress mean and did E4 have access to private polls?'

[GlacindaTheTroll]

I was wondering if she was a Kate Bush-alike.

[cozietoesie]

Axe-murderer, Glacinda. No question in my mind.

[GlacindaTheTroll]

Another question: why did the drone have a kitten on it?

[cozietoesie]

Beats me. I'll have to watch the political analyses this evening.