British Expats - TV Licence

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British Expats (https://britishexpats.com/forum/)

- Australia (https://britishexpats.com/forum/australia-54/)

- - TV Licence (https://britishexpats.com/forum/australia-54/tv-licence-507953/)

Kooky.

Jan 24th 2008 7:26 pm

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You lot don't know when you're well off!

No cable in this area (and I'm ten minutes from the city centre), no satellite allowed 'cos "they" can't control what we watch on satellite.

3 English-speaking channels - in a country where English is the official language - and one of those is news, one is only English from 9-11pm (apart from kids' programmes during the day).

The same 4 local "artistes" in every local show, the rest is CSI or reality TV imported from the US plus cheap Canadian DIY & cookery.

Oh and I'm told that censorship of cable TV is getting so bad that even a mild cleavage shot is blurred out.

Thank Dog for DVDs.

Vim Fuego

Jan 24th 2008 7:30 pm

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Originally Posted by Seasider (Post 5836960)

I have a sudden vision of Canadian DIY Soft Porn ...

Wendy

Jan 24th 2008 7:33 pm

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Originally Posted by MartinLuther (Post 5836803)

Okay for those that didn't get it. Not necessarily Matt.

With "I find the adverts on ABC really annoying", I was taking the mickey out of people who complain about the adverts and hanker for the BBC. ABC is the mini-me of the BBC even to the point where both organisation have the nickname "Auntie". ABC is as advert free as the BBC.

I watched it the other night, and I was really dying for a pee - imaine how outraged I was when I had to wait a whole hour for the ads :mad:

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I do agree that the adverts on Aussie commercial TV is worse than UK commercial TV but aside from that I can't see what's so bad about it compared to the UK. Not enough to be worth paying a licence for...

I say leave Aussie TV alone. It's not the UK (thank God, if I saw another episode of Deadenders I might just have to kill mysef and everyone within a 200 mile radius!:sneaky:)

Kooky.

Jan 24th 2008 7:34 pm

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Oooh no, we don't allow porn.

Went to see Love Actually at the cinema when it came out - at the end all my friends were saying, "Who the hell were that couple at the end???"

Porn couple, completely cut out. :rofl:

Violence and swearing, however - you can see that 24/7. Positively encouraged.

Kooky.

Jan 24th 2008 7:36 pm

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Wendy, I agree about UK TV. When I go back to visit my folks I can't believe just how many soaps and Jerry Springer type programmes there are.

Give me a documentary and I'm happy; looking forward to moving somewhere I can get Animal Planet, Discovery, etc.

Vim Fuego

Jan 24th 2008 7:37 pm

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Originally Posted by Seasider (Post 5836972)

That's WIERD ... a whole couple of characters cut from a movie ... it's supression (or is it repression?) of human nature like that that results in people going postal with machine guns.

Or something, maybe I'm just marking time until I get a lift :D

Kooky.

Jan 24th 2008 7:48 pm

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You have to understand that this is a country where:

a gathering of 5+ people is considered a demonstration (something they took delight in using recently to prevent a group of gay blokes going on a hike)

until recently, oral sex (between a consenting, mixed couple) was illegal unless it was followed by penetrative sex

ohhh, lots more examples I could give but I wouldn't know where to stop.

Is it any wonder that the youth of the country are so clueless about sex and relationships that they need a government-run dating club? I wish I was joking...

benny the ball

Jan 24th 2008 9:47 pm

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Hey Vim.
You actually watch Iron Chef. That has to be the worst program I have ever seen!

seayork2002

Jan 24th 2008 10:59 pm

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No fee to pay. One of the reasons (not a major one but it helped us decide) we moved to the UK is the poor TV in OZ.

curly

Jan 24th 2008 11:12 pm

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Originally Posted by seayork2002 (Post 5837544)

No fee to pay. One of the reasons (not a major one but it helped us decide) we moved to the UK is the poor TV in OZ.

You are joking surely? :blink: this a wind - up?

seayork2002

Jan 24th 2008 11:54 pm

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no no wind up. At least the UK make there own programmes from what I remember of Aussie TV is all the American sitcoms. oh and Bert Newton

curly

Jan 24th 2008 11:57 pm

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Originally Posted by seayork2002 (Post 5837737)

no no wind up. At least the UK make there own programmes from what I remember of Aussie TV is all the American sitcoms. oh and Bert Newton

So you really moved back because of the tv :confused: wow am speechless which is amazing for me :rofl:

seayork2002

Jan 25th 2008 12:07 am

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No not because of the TV...it was only something we said to each other as a benifit, but we both agree that there is better TV over here. Atleast for British made Dramas, although you can keep the soaps.

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Originally Posted by curly (Post 5837741)

So you really moved back because of the tv :confused: wow am speechless which is amazing for me :rofl:

Vim Fuego

Jan 25th 2008 12:42 am

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Originally Posted by benny the ball (Post 5837332)

Hey Vim.
You actually watch Iron Chef. That has to be the worst program I have ever seen!

I do, it's a prelude to Rockwiz, I find Iron Chef good in an enjoyably shit way.

As previously mentioned I don't watch a lot of TV so I like it to be really good or really bad.

But hey, why do YOU watch it if you think it's bad? :)

Vim Fuego

Jan 25th 2008 12:43 am

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Originally Posted by seayork2002 (Post 5837737)

no no wind up. At least the UK make there own programmes from what I remember of Aussie TV is all the American sitcoms. oh and Bert Newton

With respect, your memory is worth shit.

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