Musings from the Merse
Sunday, January 13, 2008
The local equivalent of 'Disgusted of Tunbridge Wells' is surely Irascible of Eyemouth
She writes in the much abused letter column of the Berwickshire:
My observations on the influence of television/computer games on people.
‘Soaps’ on TV were created to show ‘kitchen sink’ dramas supposedly depicting everyday lives of families. My God, these shows depict violence; sexual deviance; adultery; heavy drinking; drug taking and anger! Are these responsible for us and our children emulating them?
Do we want censorship on normal TV? YES!
Good advice given to me was not to watch anything that does not uplift you. My censorship of TV my children were watching was to simply get up and switch off. No argument. But hold on, young people stay up later, and are exposed to adult viewing, videos, and DVDs which show horror or sexually explicit movies with foul language.
Even the news programmes cover gun crimes, death and disease, not to mention gory hospital dramas. Morning chat shows cover overweight, foul mouthed problem people, for what? If I thought TV depicted us today, I’d throw it out the nearest window.
(Eyemouth)
This is some indication of how desperate the editor must be for anyone to write to his organ if they have to publish such a stream of (un) consciousness. If we could only watch uplifting programmes on TV our choice would be very limited : England versus Australia at Rugby and Antiques Roadshow? Perhaps? But I am all for omitting gun crimes, death generally except when corpse over 100, died nicely and had an e-mail from the Queen, Famine etc, Afghanistan, Iraq, Foot and Mouth, Avian Flu, Peter Hain and anything else nasty or unwholesome from the News. That would leave more time for the Weather and local items of a suitable nature: News from the Guilds perhaps and of course the Hutton and Paxton Flower show-once live and 5 repeats.
She writes in the much abused letter column of the Berwickshire:
My observations on the influence of television/computer games on people.
‘Soaps’ on TV were created to show ‘kitchen sink’ dramas supposedly depicting everyday lives of families. My God, these shows depict violence; sexual deviance; adultery; heavy drinking; drug taking and anger! Are these responsible for us and our children emulating them?
Do we want censorship on normal TV? YES!
Good advice given to me was not to watch anything that does not uplift you. My censorship of TV my children were watching was to simply get up and switch off. No argument. But hold on, young people stay up later, and are exposed to adult viewing, videos, and DVDs which show horror or sexually explicit movies with foul language.
Even the news programmes cover gun crimes, death and disease, not to mention gory hospital dramas. Morning chat shows cover overweight, foul mouthed problem people, for what? If I thought TV depicted us today, I’d throw it out the nearest window.
(Eyemouth)
This is some indication of how desperate the editor must be for anyone to write to his organ if they have to publish such a stream of (un) consciousness. If we could only watch uplifting programmes on TV our choice would be very limited : England versus Australia at Rugby and Antiques Roadshow? Perhaps? But I am all for omitting gun crimes, death generally except when corpse over 100, died nicely and had an e-mail from the Queen, Famine etc, Afghanistan, Iraq, Foot and Mouth, Avian Flu, Peter Hain and anything else nasty or unwholesome from the News. That would leave more time for the Weather and local items of a suitable nature: News from the Guilds perhaps and of course the Hutton and Paxton Flower show-once live and 5 repeats.
Labels: Berwickshire News, letters, TV
Comments:
It might not be the most articulate or well studied submission, but the kernel of the article is true. In a media driven world obsessed with celebrity, pretence and mediocrity, the television has a lot to answer for. When societal behaviours are demonstrably defined by fiction transmitted on television and film, there is deep cause for concern.
The average Briton watches 17 hours of television every week. That in itself suggests many people need to find something more productive to do with their life. However, there is an OFF button, but that would require some gumption.
Maybe Ray Bradbury was right.
The average Briton watches 17 hours of television every week. That in itself suggests many people need to find something more productive to do with their life. However, there is an OFF button, but that would require some gumption.
Maybe Ray Bradbury was right.
# posted by 
: 5:09 PM
: 5:09 PM
CAn I suggest that you read the letters column of the Berwick Advertiser sometimes? I think you'll be relieved that the B.News only devotes a half page to the opinions of the public!
# posted by : 4:25 PM
: 4:25 PM
I can't find the letters on their electronic edition and I really can't be bothered to buy it as hard copy with the BN, Grudien, Scotsman, Daily (Tory) Male, and the Beano. Too many rain forests involved
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