[CurlyBen]

I have to agree, unfortunately. I was also pretty unimpressed with the number of technical issues, given they knew it was going to be raining!

[Fusion]

(Original post by Lil Piranha)
For me, the highlight was the "boats don't drive like cars" line.

I remember that

[kingsholmmad]

(Original post by Chad_Bronson)
Really? Interesting. I only caught the last ten minutes of the pagent (taped on Sky Plus) so I wouldn't be able to comment on that. Was it really THAT bad?

Considering it was a once in a lifetime event featuring more boats than the Thames has seen in three centuries, involving a huge amount of maritime organising, would you really have wanted the coverage to have concentrated on some bint talking about babies or some other bint talking about WI cake? That's pretty much what happened, not because things hadn't gone according to the BBC's plan but because the BBC's plan consisted almost entirely of celebrities with only occasional room for the boats, music and Queen.

[Chad_Bronson]

(Original post by kingsholmmad)
Considering it was a once in a lifetime event featuring more boats than the Thames has seen in three centuries, involving a huge amount of maritime organising, would you really have wanted the coverage to have concentrated on some bint talking about babies or some other bint talking about WI cake? That's pretty much what happened, not because things hadn't gone according to the BBC's plan but because the BBC's plan consisted almost entirely of celebrities with only occasional room for the boats, music and Queen.

I must admit, one of the reasons why I want to become a television producer / director for live events is so I can get things done my way and delivered properly. I'm irritated that for live events, they don't appear to be 'enthusiastically' edited - all coverage on live events is bland, dull, and awfully generic.

There is only so much television can give - But I know that television can give so, so much more than what the BBC / ITV / Channel Four put out. Case in hand - Live Aid was I think one of the best directed live events of all time - or maybe Destination Docklands in 1988.

Today, the live coverage of the Jubiliee concert doesn't come close to holding a flame against such events.

[Seasick Steve]

(Original post by Fusion)
Kay Burley to kids: "You two must be brother and sister"

Kid: "We're brothers".

1) She is human, and is allowed to make mistakes.
2) They were both wearing hats and wigs, at first glance they could easily have been mistaken for either sex.
3) This is nothing compared to the list of cock-ups made by the BBC, for which we the public are obliged to cough up £150+ per year for the benefit of a dumbed-down channel, so that the fat cats at the BBC can put on a dismal programme full of gaffes and shoddy camera-work.

[JollyGreenAtheist]

I'm sure they'll get it right next time.

[Dorito]

I've avoided TV all weekend, is the Jubilee ****e over yet?

[theoferdinand]

I feel like something is missing from my life today .Thats it !!!

I will be watching a german women who does nothing for her country, on a boat wave at other people in boats in the rain, paid for by me and other tax payers, watching it on a t.v paid for by me with a license paid for by me.

MENTAL

[Fusion]

(Original post by Seasick Steve)
1) She is human, and is allowed to make mistakes.
2) They were both wearing hats and wigs, at first glance they could easily have been mistaken for either sex.
3) This is nothing compared to the list of cock-ups made by the BBC, for which we the public are obliged to cough up £150+ per year for the benefit of a dumbed-down channel, so that the fat cats at the BBC can put on a dismal programme full of gaffes and shoddy camera-work.

I haven't seen the clip, just saw the quote.

However I don't like Kay Burley for reducing Peter Andre to tears, that was pretty low.

[Seasick Steve]

(Original post by Fusion)
I haven't seen the clip, just saw the quote.

However I don't like Kay Burley for reducing Peter Andre to tears, that was pretty low.

You could argue he was being a little too sensitive, but I see your point - she does have that...way about her.

EDIT: just seen that interview again, forgot what she said to him before now. She can be a right stuck-up bitch sometimes.

[kingsholmmad]

Ah well, so far Huw Edwards seems to be doing a lot better today than Matt and Sophie did on Sunday. He, at least, has grasped the concept of talking only when he has something to say.

[Add!ction]

I just thank God that we had David Starkey today, such a relief to have someone who knows what they're talking about. I thought it was beautiful when he got a tad emotional when the royal family were on the balcony. Makes me incredibly proud to be British.

[kingsholmmad]

(Original post by Add!ction)
I just thank God that we had David Starkey today, such a relief to have someone who knows what they're talking about. I thought it was beautiful when he got a tad emotional when the royal family were on the balcony. Makes me incredibly proud to be British.

Thought the Beeb's coverage of events on Tuesday was way better. Why couldn't we have had Huw Edwards, David Starkey, some military / marine expert and maybe a Dimbleby on Sunday? That would have been so much better.

[Baller]

(Original post by kingsholmmad)
Unlike a lot of you miserable sods on here, I'm quite happy to enjoy the Jubilee celebrations, just as I am happy to respect the Queen for the work she puts in. I was actually looking forward to the river Pageant yesterday. Then what happens? The Beeb get hold of the coverage and, having had a quick look at some of the papers today, they seem to think about as much of it as I do. Rightly so, in my opinion. That has to have been one of the Beeb's worst performances in my lifetime. A steaming festering pile of ignorant incompetent ****

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There were a thousand or so boats on the river, most of them with interesting histories or designs, loads of them crewed by interesting people. There were half a dozen or so of them with musicians whose music could easily have been broadcast. It was all lead by a specially-made bell tower, ringing out all the way down the river. A brilliant sight and a unique occasion.
So why oh why did the Beeb give us five hours of semi-famous uninformed airheads waffling about babies? Or cakes? Or themselves?

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tl;dr: Oi, BBC, I want my licence fee back!!

I think you've got it the other way round. If one was happy, they wouldn't really be interested in the Jubilee or the royal family, just like how if you have a successful/satisfying life then you wouldn't be interested in celebrity magazines or the lives of others.

What 'work' does the queen put in, and how can you possibly have respect for hand waving?

The BBC is owned by the government as part of our socialist system — it's basically another way of safeguarding idiots, coasters and cockups from being fired who avoid going the extra mile because there are pretty much no consequences or rewards for doing so. This explains state-school teachers, posties and especially the police. The BBC sucked simply because they have the government safe-guard that's funded by our licence payments.

I also hate paying my tv licence every year knowing how hard I work for my money while the government only seem to focus on how to steal more of it away. It's not just because of the stupid Jubilee.

[Chad_Bronson]

(Original post by kingsholmmad)
Unlike a lot of you miserable sods on here, I'm quite happy to enjoy the Jubilee celebrations, just as I am happy to respect the Queen for the work she puts in. I was actually looking forward to the river Pageant yesterday. Then what happens? The Beeb get hold of the coverage and, having had a quick look at some of the papers today, they seem to think about as much of it as I do. Rightly so, in my opinion. That has to have been one of the Beeb's worst performances in my lifetime. A steaming festering pile of ignorant incompetent ****

Attachment 153820

There were a thousand or so boats on the river, most of them with interesting histories or designs, loads of them crewed by interesting people. There were half a dozen or so of them with musicians whose music could easily have been broadcast. It was all lead by a specially-made bell tower, ringing out all the way down the river. A brilliant sight and a unique occasion.
So why oh why did the Beeb give us five hours of semi-famous uninformed airheads waffling about babies? Or cakes? Or themselves?

Attachment 153818

tl;dr: Oi, BBC, I want my licence fee back!!

Hey again - I got around to watching the pagent, and I was actually so speechless at how dull it was. :| The BBC made sure to keep a low key on how the pagent turned out, but I'm absolutely disgusted with the BBC for how they made they covered the Diamond Jubilee.

Hue Edwards is officially the most depressing man alive, by the way. He may have the face for news, but please keep his drone, and Wogan's, away from any live coverage again.

[Chad_Bronson]

(Original post by kingsholmmad)
Thought the Beeb's coverage of events on Tuesday was way better. Why couldn't we have had Huw Edwards, David Starkey, some military / marine expert and maybe a Dimbleby on Sunday? That would have been so much better.

David Starkey?

HAHAHAHAHAHA!

Oh, thank you so much for that man, I needed that

Please, keep that arrogant and deluded little man away from our televisions. He is so vile.

[Add!ction]

(Original post by Chad_Bronson)
David Starkey?

HAHAHAHAHAHA!

Oh, thank you so much for that man, I needed that

Please, keep that arrogant and deluded little man away from our televisions. He is so vile.

I did see him on Jamie's dream school and I have to say I felt sorry for him.


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[Chad_Bronson]

(Original post by Add!ction)
I did see him on Jamie's dream school and I have to say I felt sorry for him.

Please, I don't think I could do with another stitch!

...Oh, you were being serious?

Explain how anyone could have sympathy for him. He called a kid fat, and crawled into his cave when the kid retailated. You don't get support from children for doing that.

[Add!ction]

(Original post by Chad_Bronson)
Please, I don't think I could do with another stitch!

...Oh, you were being serious?

Explain how anyone could have sympathy for him. He called a kid fat, and crawled into his cave when the kid retailated. You don't get support from children for doing that.

But the kid was fat? No, I agree he shouldn't have made a personal attack but for coverage of the jubilee he was good, he knew what he was talking about. I mean, who would you choose to comment on historic buildings, David Starkey or Fearne Cotton he couldn't even remember the name of one man?

[Chad_Bronson]

(Original post by Add!ction)
But the kid was fat? No, I agree he shouldn't have made a personal attack but for coverage of the jubilee he was good, he knew what he was talking about. I mean, who would you choose to comment on historic buildings, David Starkey or Fearne Cotton he couldn't even remember the name of one man?

Credit, David Starkey did a half decent job at the Jubilee. Whether the kid was fat, you can't gain their trust if you insult and antagonise them. Granted the kid called him short just before, the kid obviously meant it as a joke, something Starkey didn't pick up on.