Stephen Fry slams MacDonalds takeaway TV
Usually the BBC followers consider the channel BBC 4 the place to turn for stimulating your mind, but following this train of thought, would the rest of the television channels be created for those that do not want to spend their viewing time actually thinking?
At the moment, this seems a little true as Stephen Fry attacked the standards of many of the television programs currently airing, stating that they are made for adults in the UK who exhibit infantile thinking.
Fry called them ‘chicken nuggets’ implying while these types of programming can be enjoyed from time to time, they are not great and fulfilling choices on a regular basis.
It is hard to debate his point given the fact that a large percentage of peak viewing time programmes can be considered adult centric, with even BBC2 schedules stocked full of reality shows about DIY, cooking, games shows, and fashion. On the flip side, ITV and BBC1 continue to air shows that almost always are dramas that are either thrillers or heartbreaks making everything a bit of escapist fun that airs today.
In fact, it is almost possible to say that mainstream television is now designed to be enjoyed while doing other activities, but not for those who simply want to seriously sit down and enjoy a show due to the lack of current stimulation in the programming.
This thought only becomes stronger when you take a look at Doctor Who in his latest episode goes back in time to see Van Gogh encouraging children to take a different view of art history.
In theory it was a great idea, but although adults may have enjoyed watching the educational, creative, and entertaining show; its intellectual level was aimed at children more than adults, making it just another show that fails to fully captivate the adult viewing audience.
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