“Why don’t you f**k off out of it you upstart caterer?”

[Man of Harveys]

After last night's FA cup debacle, if like me, you often wonder how come the same company that once made what I think is the best ever TV documentary, the World At War, now produces little more than Coronation Street and Jeremy Kyle, then the article below is well worth a quick read - I'm old enough to remember ITV's output being able to match that of the BBC, something which seems unthinkable now - it's a real but generally little-mourned national loss, IMHO.

ITVs Last Gasp | Standpoint.Online

 

[Acker79]

They do alright with the champions league, don't they?

 

[Mellor 3 Ward 4]

They do alright with the champions league, don't they?

no they don't.

Their coverage is crap and their commentators gash.

 

[Rusthall Seagull]

After last night's FA cup debacle, if like me, you often wonder how come the same company that once made what I think is the best ever TV documentary, the World At War, now produces little more than Coronation Street and Jeremy Kyle, then the article below is well worth a quick read - I'm old enough to remember ITV's output being able to match that of the BBC, something which seems unthinkable now - it's a real but generally little-mourned national loss, IMHO.

ITVs Last Gasp | Standpoint.Online

ITV are shit - sure, they may have once in a while produced some gems, but on the whole they have always been second rate

 

[colinpants]

It's great in HD.

 

[Stat Brother]

I only realised, quite recently, we don't watch ITV. Certainly not regularly.
The only exception would be for maybe a bit of 'old skool' Sweeney, or something on ITV4.

It almost makes the license fee, justifiable.

 

[e77]

I can't remember the last time I watched a fiction show on ITV!

 

[TWOCHOICEStom]

It's great in HD.

I'm sure it is.. but unless you subscribe the the FREE service that a small percentage of the population choose instead of Virgin or Sky you can't f***ing watch it in HD!!

To offer something on Freeview and not on Sky/Virgin is absolutely shocking.

 

[Man of Harveys]

ITV are shit - sure, they may have once in a while produced some gems, but on the whole they have always been second rate

Not sure that's entirely true: take the World At War, Brideshead Revisited, World In Action, The Jewel In The Crown, Minder, the quality of News at Ten's coverage and yes, even its sports coverage - all of those were certainly at LEAST comparable to the contemporary output from the BBC back in the day and some cases a great deal better.

The ITV strike in 1979 was a really massive deal at the time. Who'd ever notice it now?

 

[Mellor 3 Ward 4]

THe World at War

Absolute Quality

 

[The Lemming Stomper]

Auf Wiedersehn Pet on ITV = class

Auf Wiedersehn Pet on BBC = GASH !!

 

[e77]

Auf Wiedersehn Pet on ITV = class

Auf Wiedersehn Pet on BBC = GASH !!

True, but it did finish on ITV about 20 years ago!

Great series though.

 

[Storer68]

Now being shown again on ITV4

 

[Questions]

The World at War is being re-shown on a saturday on BBC2. Its the 3rd this week. Absolutely unmissable IMO.

 

[Mr Apples]

The World At War.

The best documentary series ever - FACT.

 

[gripper stebson]

TV Burp.

 

[Dover]

the last programme that I thought was exceptional was "The Troubles I've Seen." Apart from that I agree, ITV rarely make a show worth watching. The last fiction that I wanted to watch was the final Prime Suspect.