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Old 09-09-2010, 10:03   #30
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Re: Simon Cowell considering axing UK shows..

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Originally Posted by speedfreak View Post
you all make me laugh. I bet you all watch them on the quiet What would it be replaced with? Re-runs of midsummer murders?
Nope - Big Brother, Strictly, X-Factor, BGT, Get Me Out Of Here, The Hills, Kardashians, and the ilk; I have to leave the room when they're on, as I can't afford a replacement TV.

They are (imho) just "bread and circuses", providing humiliation on demand for TV audiences; if this reflects the state of our society, it doesn't augur well (again, imho).
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