My first day at the PC for a week - a combination of a) a 3-hour aptitude test (went well, I think, although still waiting for a call back) b) buying a kitchen (eek) and c) getting rid of old kitchen for said new kitchen. Oh, and fitting in some research. Ahem.
Anywho, I have had time to collect some mini posts about various TV happenings over the past few days that I present to you now.
1. "The Apprentice" - BBC 2. Last Night
I've kind of avoided "reality" television/game shows pretty well for the past 2 or 3 years (save an unfortuante episode of X-Factor whilst in Bristol). However, with absolutely nothing else on TV last night, and the DVD player all of 2 metres from my armchair, I decided to give the Apprentice a shot.
There are two teams, one male, the other female. At the start, each team had a meeting to decide on a team name. I hate coming up with names for things so the televised naming scene was particularly uncomfortable for me.
Now I understand that the problem with the apprentice is that you don't want to be seen contributing nothing. However, the guy who speaks out first wants to have a good name - you don't want to look stoopid. "The A-Team", he says. Doh! The other team members can barely hold in their laughter. The guy notices this, so later tries to cover the earlier rubbish name with another. "I actually have another name idea," he announces, "How about Winners." Oh crap, that's even worst.
I hate coming up with names for things (in particular pub quiz team names), so I really felt for this guy. Thus, I am considering doing a George Foreman when it comes to monikering my kids. Not that I have any , nor am I planning to have any until I am at least 30. Which, Dartmoor Rescue Age Estimator Man, is not for another 4 years.
2. "It's Me or the Dog" - Channel 4, Thursdays or something.
When exactly did it become considered a good way to advertise a television programme with an excerpt of a lady saying "Will we have to castrate? I. Don't. Know."?
3. Westcountry Lunchtime News. ITV, er, Lunchtime
Top headline from Westcountry News yesterday: "A man is concerned after finding a dead duck on a trading estate. The government stated that after considering the case, it isn't bird flu. The man remains concerned."
4. 10 Years Younger. Channel 4, Thursdays or something.
One of the many, many things that troubles me about this programme is how bad the people at the start of the show are at estimating the victim's age. Where do they find people who estimate someone who is quite clearly under 40 as 63?
Dartmoor Resuce, that's where.
I am now letting that go.
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