Rubbish Telly?

[DollyParsnip]

Does anybody think that the general quality of tv has fallen through the floor recently (terrestrial, not Netflix etc)?

I have given up on soaps due to really poor storylines, massive plot holes and inconsistentcy, but also realised that the quality of general Drama is now really shocking - the new series of Silent Witness being an example.

Not everything is awful, Peaky Blinders, Line of Duty, Happy Valley etc have been great but are becoming the exception rather than the rule.

Or am I just a picky snob?

Nope, not just you. I've been thinking the exact same thing for a while now. Kiri on tonight ch 4 looks good, but that's the first thing on any channel for a while

Nope you're not picky, DH and I were only discussing this last night. Tterrestrial tv has really become tedious with all its reality suit.

And I have also given up on soaps. The acting is awful and the storylines repetitive and depressing.

Thank fuck for Netflix

*shit (not suit)

I agree OP, it's just rubbish. I also don't like the violence / grit/ darkness of what few good dramas there are. I don't want to see torture, death and misery when I'm trying to relax in the evening.

I know we can pay for Sky, Netflix (which we do have), Now TV etc but I don't want to pay £££ for other programs. We don't want films particularly or sport of children's tv, just entertainment - and not endless quiz or cookery shows either (much as I love GBBO)

Glad it's not just me then!

I think DH and I realised over Christmas that there was very little on, but it's become really annoying - as mentioned we have to have a licence but I am beginning to get annoyed that all channels are getting lazy.

We have Netflix, Prime etc and we use the BBC Radio, BBC4 and iPlayer a lot but it's hard to find something worth watching on a Daily basis .