Monday to Thursday.

So we are now into the weekly fodder in the run up to the big day. 'ITV' seem obsessed with repeats of 'Midsomer Murders', while at least the afternoons on 'BBC1' are filled with old comedies like 'Only Fools and Horses' 'Allo Allo' and the like. They are even slotting in a film between 3.30 and 5.15. So even now the schedules are looking 'Festive'.
When it comes to the evenings. Both 'BBC' and 'ITV' seem to have normal schedules, while 'Channel 4' seem obsessed with 'Cookery Programmes'. Surely there can be only a certain number of ways to cook a 'Christmas Dinner'.
I watched the 4 part 'The Nativity' on 'BBC 1'. It was either a very good interpretation of an oft told premise, or it was a tedious arty farty waste of time. We had a double bill of 'Tramodol Nights' on 'Channel 4', and 'ITV' had a live Celebrity 'Who wants to be a Millionaire. This was a failure from the start, and just allowed the producers to ask people to phone in for the 'Viewers games' and get more money in the process. The first celebrity contestants were in the chair for over half of the show, so chaos ensued at the end as time was running out.. If they could have got that ex Tory tart 'Anne Widdicome' to stop telling everybody how good she thinks she really is, and got her answering the questions a bit quicker. Then they could have got more of the others involved.

Week 1. 18th -24th December. Saturday and Sunday.

Saturday 18th December.
The only thing I watched all the way through, was the early evening fodder 'Strictly Come Dancing' Final. Its harmless, and I fancy 'Kara Tointon'.

Sunday 19th December.
Another frustrating day of viewing. The only thing I really watched was '100 Top Toys' on 'Channel 4', and that was in Two different sessions. I watched from 6 o clock until 7.30, from which I then attended my usual fortnightly Quiz. On returning home. I watched the rest on '4OD' via 'PS3'. The 'BBC I Player' has been available for ages, but a week before Christmas both 'ITV Player' and '4OD' were added. The picture quality is'nt brilliant, but 'BBC I Player' and '4OD' are OK. However. The 'ITV Player' has lip sync problems and is shoddy compared to the others.

Christmas TV 2010.

Where do I start?. This is my First attempt at 'Blogging', so be gentle.
I thought I would look at (the very average) TV that I watched over the festive season. Gone are the days when 'Movie Premieres' and 'Big Variety' were commonplace or important. We now don't see proper scheduling, but more like filling of airtime instead. Films do have there place, but not as much as 30 odd years ago. Most Films have already been seen on DVD, but if shown at the right time, can still be credible viewing.
Having downgraded to 'Whats on TV' magazine in recent times. I still fork out the expensive sum of £2.40 for the 'Christmas Radio Times' double issue. Last year covered 18th-31st December, so I will review the things I saw between those dates.