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Title: News Channel
Post by: hugh on January 22, 2022, 12:52:22 PM
Use to watch sky news each morning but Kay Burley really turn me off she was so rude to people she interviewed. I now watch GBNews who have poached many well known faces. In my view a much better news channel.
Title: Re: News Channel
Post by: klondike on January 22, 2022, 01:24:39 PM
I too watch GBNews but only on catch-up as I binned my TV licence. Mostly in response to BBC remain bias. I haven't missed watching live TV. Most was recorded anyway and only the news watched live.
Title: Re: News Channel
Post by: hugh on January 22, 2022, 03:15:05 PM
I also should bin my TV licence because all my entertainments on sky, Netflix, amazon prime. Both sky news and the BBC are anti Boris.
Title: Re: News Channel
Post by: Alex on January 22, 2022, 06:33:57 PM
I'm glad you came round to GB News Hugh as you weren't too keen in the beginning were you ?  I think it's great, of course I can't watch it live  :halo: :halo: :halo:
Title: Re: News Channel
Post by: klondike on January 22, 2022, 07:36:46 PM
Do you think we'd be allowed to if we squinted?  :grin:
Title: Re: News Channel
Post by: Alex on January 22, 2022, 07:40:51 PM
or watched on the laptop with sunglasses on ?
Title: Re: News Channel
Post by: zoony on January 22, 2022, 08:27:28 PM
Do you still get Freeview Alex? Cos GBNews is on Ch236..
Title: Re: News Channel
Post by: Alex on January 22, 2022, 08:35:10 PM
Yes I can get Freeview but we're not supposed to watch that without a licence  :lipsrsealed:
Title: Re: News Channel
Post by: hugh on January 23, 2022, 07:21:20 AM
Quote from: Alex on January 22, 2022, 06:33:57 PM
I'm glad you came round to GB News Hugh as you weren't too keen in the beginning were you ?  I think it's great, of course I can't watch it live  :halo: :halo: :halo:

Cannot remember that Alex, so I will fall back on my age as a reason. I will play chicken and carry on paying for a TV licence its not worth the feeling of someone coming knocking on my door. The forking out not going to break the bank.
Title: Re: News Channel
Post by: klondike on January 23, 2022, 08:17:09 AM
If you watch live TV then certainly you should pay. If the money didn't go to the BBC then I would willingly pay and put my set top boxes back on. As it is I'll stick with catchup, Prime and downloads.
Title: Re: News Channel
Post by: hugh on January 23, 2022, 09:17:23 AM
My understanding if you can receive live TV you have to have a licence. :?: :?:
Title: Re: News Channel
Post by: Alex on January 23, 2022, 01:15:47 PM
If you don't watch live TV, why should you pay for a BBC licence which is what it is, ITV doesn't receive any of the licence fee as far as I'm aware  ?
I've stuck to the rules and my telly aerial is unplugged, I haven't really missed live TV at all, Netflix is great.    On the odd occasion, reading a good write up from a BBC drama, I'll think 'I'd like to have seen that'  but that 'odd occasion' isn't worth paying £160 for.
Title: Re: News Channel
Post by: zoony on January 23, 2022, 03:17:32 PM
Dramas? ..I'd like to watch a decent one but it seems that if it doesn't centre on a mixed-race marriage and various kinds of homosexuality it doesn't get made.. :angry:
Title: Re: News Channel
Post by: Alex on January 23, 2022, 03:18:59 PM
The Responder starts Monday on BBC  :upvote: I love Martin Freeman, he plays the lead.
Title: Re: News Channel
Post by: klondike on January 23, 2022, 03:46:22 PM
Probably cast as a transexual lesbian if it's on the BBC.
Title: Re: News Channel
Post by: Alex on January 23, 2022, 04:12:39 PM
A police officer, he went undercover in real life for this one.... to get the accent right :grin: :grin: :grin:
Title: Re: News Channel
Post by: klondike on January 23, 2022, 04:40:19 PM
I've added it to my list of stuff to download when I get

(https://gallery.digitalham.co.uk/images/round_tuit.jpg)

I never seem to get around to watching stuff though. I started watching Bosch a while ago and and will probably finish season 5 tonight (3 to go if it is 10 like the others). I downloaded Grimm and watched the first. Might do that next after the remaining seasons of Bosch unless something else on Prime catches my eye.
Title: Re: News Channel
Post by: Raven on January 23, 2022, 04:55:35 PM
I never get tired of Grimm. I think it's so unusual and the storyline is good. Gets better each series, you have some big surprises coming.
I like Munro, he's a good pal to Nick.

You might also enjoy the TV Series (not the film) of Sleepy Hollow. This is the trailer.

https://youtu.be/8OiFGfSS4Fc
Title: Re: News Channel
Post by: klondike on January 23, 2022, 05:04:57 PM
I've only seen the first and that was an age ago as after the first Bosch I thought I'd not likely bother with the rest. I'll probably rewatch it when I get around to watching more.

Sleepy Hollow on the list too. The way its going I reckon it will be down to my grandchildren to watch my library of stuff  :smiley: