DIY Enthusiasts/DIY Disasters Couples- New Primetime Saturday Night Comedy Show

[Jules Richardson]

Such as a TV? Whilst it's plugged in? Extra points for use of tongue.

(Someone made a great point the other day about things that carry "no user-servicable parts" warnings: once it's broken, you can't use it and therefore can't be a user, so the warning labels are irrelevant)

Yes, been there myself... the rules were so specific that it prevented many of the things that would have made it far more interesting as a science/technology show.

My wife flies into fits of rage whenever she sees Bear on TV :-) Sadly they don't show Ray this side of the Pond - I remember him being very good. There's some Canadian (I think) guy who's quite reasonable - name eludes me right now. His ego's a little large, but he does convey useful info - unlike Bear, who seems to be entirely "hey, look at me!"

Sadly there seems to be a belief amongst most programme makers that you can't be entertained by TV while using your brain at the same time. :(

cheers

Jules

[dennis]

That's because of the low education standards of the programme makers.. they now think everyone else is dumb too. The lowering of education standards affect everyone in ways that weren't dreamt of when they decided everyone could(should) pass A levels.

[Dave Plowman (News)]

At one time, most worked in TV because they wanted to. And came up through the ranks, before getting to be an actual program maker.

These days the industry is full of meja graduates - many of which have no real interest in TV other than as a way of earning a living.

[Huge]

It's going the same way that IT already has, then. And the portents are not good.

[Tim Streater]

Your programme is back to front. The panel should consist of DIY experts from this NG, with the contestants being your B-list celebs attempting DIY. Their attempts are then rated by the panel. I think you'll find that garnering a much bigger audience.

[Dave Plowman (News)]

Be nice to see these professional piss takers having the piss taken out of them.

[Steve Firth]

I want to puke.

[snip]

Good, f*ck off and jump in an industrial scale minced, feet first, the you will occupy minimal volume. Alternatively get yourself fed into a crematorium feet first.

Just f*ck right off and die you parasitic pond life.

PS. Insulting letter to follow.

[TVCouplesShow]

The show isn't based around DIY, it is based around fun couples and their relationships, but I was specifically looking for couples where one of them has a particualr passion for home improvement that the other person perhaps isn't as enthusiastic about. But the show itself will feature a range of issues, it is not based soley aroudn the topic of DIY.

[Tim Streater]

Fine, then widen it so each week the panel is a different set of experts. DIY this week, train spotters next week, and so on. But let the celebs take the heat for a change.

About the only live TV we watch now is "Have I got news for you", and that's largely because from time to time Merton and Hislop turn on the presenter and other guests.

[Jules Richardson]

I do hope that we, the public, are going to be able to call in and vote for the couples appearing on the show. That would be a really neato angle that no other programme makers have ever thought of before, and put a unique spin on your particular offering.

[S Viemeister]

That's a show I might actually watch!

[geoff]

Chav scum?

Thieving chav scum

[geoff]

And an intellectually challenging quiz at the end that costs £1 (could be more from your mobile operator) to enter

hey, cutting edge ideas for you , or what ?

[Owain]

And you get to win every power tool used on the programme

Owain