I am totally fed up with the massive amounts of TV programmes which take their viewers for a ride.
Last night it was Total Emergency on ITV which featured the work of the emergency services in Sheffield. Interesting in parts but sections were repeated up to three times. Do they really think that we haven't noticed?
Broker in the adverts and an hour-long programme is barely above 30 minutes.
[On Sky, it is even worse. ]
If as they claim, they had been with these services for 3 months to make 6 programmes - why not include some of the less dramatic stuff from off the cutting room floor instead? It would have been far better than non stop repetitions.
Police investigations are amongst the very worst, second only to archaeological digs with built-in, artificial time constraints!
They will show 11 minutes of programme then adverts. At the end of the break, there is then a complete recap of the first 11 minutes! This will often happen on at least one further occasion!
Just how forgetful do they think we are?
IN FAIRNESS. The second programme in the series was considerably better on this matter!
