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Unpopular opinion: I agree to and support the BBC TV license. I think most of their TV and radio programmes are as good as they come. The Brits are lucky to ha
by Nux 6y ago
Unpopular opinion: I agree to and support the BBC TV license.
I think most of their TV and radio programmes are as good as they come. The Brits are lucky to have it.
"But Netflix, Prime!.." - sorry, that's 99% dopamine inducing mindless entertainment, Idiocracy-style. I want more than that, for me and my family.
They can never replace quality programmes done without so much pressure for investment returns, engagement etc.
- mellosouls 6y agoI agree with the Beeb being publicly funded too, though would prefer it being part of normal taxation rather than the license fee which is so controversial. But I don't think attacking American providers is a strong counter at all, the days when the BBC led the world in quality are long gone, HBO set the standard for modern drama which no British service has come close to matching; Netflix and Prime provide plenty of quality programmes too. The BBC/C4 still compete on non-fiction, comedy and radio, but not drama.
- Nux 6y agoYes, in terms of drama other parties have had more success and set the bar higher, but TV is (or should be) more than that. Maybe I am being naive.
- UK-Al05 6y agoOnly a small percentage of the BBC is quality educational tv. Most of it is soaps, reality competition shows, and bad comedy(Mrs brown boys). Advocates vastly over estimate how much educational content they put out. It's very small compared to the mindless entertainment part. If you only paid for the education side of the BBC, you licence fee would probably be around 20 GBP annually.