The final nail in the proverbial coffin...

Now, I consider myself a pretty calm natured person, who lets a lot of things slide under the rug. However I feel that people's ability to complain is now being abused. No doubt President Obama will probably send the secret service to kill me for this blog, but I think people are abusing the first amendment (or as it's more commonly known; freedom of speech).

Take the whole 'Sachsgate' scandal, when the programme was first broadcast there were no more than 30 complaints recieved. However when the tabloids decided to run a campaign to get Brand and Ross off the air, there was a mass public uproar, condemning the aforementioned for their actions.

I may sound slightly pedantic in my views, but surely it was the editors fault. As the programme was pre-recorded, one would expect the beeb to edit out the offensive parts, thus enhancing their 'squeaky-clean' persona. As this vital editing did not take place, then you cannot accuse the two presenters for this 'scandal'.

Had the tabloids realised this, then 30,000 sheep would have not complained. I bet my bottom dollar that none of the 29,700 people actually listened to the programme. If they had a spine, then they would be able to make their own decisions, rather than following like sheep and listening to liberal media!

And the recent media uproar regarding Jeremy Clarkson's rather apt description of Gordon Brown, made funnier by the fact that another Scot named Gordon condemned him.

Top tip - STOP COMPLAINING!

What in the name of Jebediah?

Forgive me if I am mistaken, but the last time I checked, we are in a recession. So why on earth do Channel 4 (who are already in financial difficulties) decide to broadcast possibly one of the biggest wastes of both airtime, and money.

I am of course talking about the programme "Girls and Boys Alone", not since the 'programme' Lab Rats, have I seen a bigger pile of virtual shit on television.

The programme follows two groups, one with ten boys, and one with ten girls. Who live in separate villages about a mile from each other, with each village having three separate houses for accommodation.

The boys just seem to want to play with water, living off pot noodles and baked beans, and fight, whilst the girls are arguing, making cakes, redecorating with scary messages and cook proper food.

What a load of bollocks...

Let it snow, Let it snow, Let it snow...

As is typical for British weather, we are currently being buried by heavy snow (which I am informed is from Russia). However as is typical for Coventry, we haven't really got any...yet.


Watching GM:TV earlier, I was informed that London and Essex were the worst hit with as much as 10cm of snow falling over the higher parts of these cities. I understand that we (in the West Midlands) are expected to get this tomorrow, so I am keeping all possible joints crossed in the hope of a good old "snow day", an extra days holiday where we get to make snow angels, and have snowball fights - or just stay in bed.

However whilst watching GM:TV I was pleasantly amused to catch part of an interview with somebody who had phoned in to the GM:TV studios (in the middle of London), to inform the people working at GM:TV (again in London), that there was 10 foot of snow in London, and that nobody could leave their houses.

The stupidity of some people....

Screamo's for Emo's.

Now I understand that I am likely to get a lot of hatred for this post, from lovers of screamo music (mainly emos) but I just fail to grasp what is likable about it. It all just seems like noise to me.

Being in a band myself, I've developed a taste for a range of music, but as hard as I have tried to find something to like about it, I just do not like screamo music (as well as mainstream chav shit, or drum and bass).

I just fail to find people screaming lyrics accompanied by horrendously distorted guitar solos (and I'm sure even Ross will agree with me on that one), entertaining; let alone bearable, or even manage to make out any of the lyrics themselves.

The line was crossed last week, whilst innocently browsing youtube, I happened to come across a screamo version of the Pókemon theme tune. Expecting to find it slightly amusing, I decided to view it. However, after just 30 seconds, I found myself both disapointed and enraged. I was disapointed because it was not even slightly amusing, and enraged because I felt it ruined one of my favourite theme tunes of all time!

Now before any emos out there, who happen to be reading this, begin to sharpen your pitch-forks I would just like to establish that whilst I hate screamo, I do not wish to remove it from society, just I dont want to hear it again.

In a complete change of topic, I feel that all the Skins bashing over at The Confounder, with added commentary from Potential Difference, has gone on for too long now and somebody should speak out in defence of this extremely entertaining programme.

Whilst Ross refuses to watch anything except Scrubs, QI and The Big Bang Theory, and Chris doesnt't believe programmes exist if they dont have Clarkson-style commentary, or any other decent comedy (thus eliminating 'Lab Rats' *shudders*). They immediately would find Skins pointless - which I feel is a slightly arrogant view to take.

Seconds out, Round 2...