Current affairs/ Entertainment/ Television
ITV Crass Half Hour, weekdays at 1330, 1830 and 2230
19 May 2007 01:57
Have you seen that advert for ITV News? I think it sums up ITV News perfectly.
If you haven’t seen it, basically it’s got lots of journalists putting on their best “I was inches away from having my face blown off and I didn’t even flinch” voices, which ITV News is really good at. This all happens to a computer generated backdrop of ridiculously unrealistic scenarios.
I mean, bombs going off behind an infeasibly unflappable journalist’s shoulder is one thing. But that bit when a plane flies about three feet overhead. I mean, for fuck’s sake. Do they think we are really stupid or something? We need a fucking massive plane to swoop across really close to the ground to signify that this is REALLY IMPORTANT NEWS. And don’t forget to tune in tonight at 1830.
Christ. ITV “News”. I don’t know how they find all the brass for that neck. Are they not even really really embarrassed, or anything?
I would seriously rather get my current affairs fix from Nuts And / Or Zoo Magazine.
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#1
Richard Havers
19 May 2007 07:52
News programmes have steadily become ‘not news’ programmes. It’s a business and has been for a while now. It’s the bigger worst, fastest, most, etc syndrome. News should be renamed comment.
#2
helz
19 May 2007 19:27
ITV news’ ridiculous graphics really remind me of “brass eye”.
#3
Richard Thomson
21 May 2007 15:55
ITV News really is the pits. I remember their first newsflash after Gulf War II started off, and there was some arsehole ‘journalist’ on air from Baghdad, wearing a respirator.
Now, even if the Iraqis did have chemical weapons, they were unlikely to be letting them off in the middle of their capital. Seems cruise missiles just aren’t exciting enough for viewers these days…
‘You cannot hope to bribe or twist,
thank God, the British journalist.
But, seeing what the man will do
Unbribed, there’s no occasion to’.
#4
David
23 July 2007 23:41
Give me ITV News over the BBC News with tash kaplinsky anyday…