Posted in GCSEs, The Man, addictions, anti-bullying, axing shows, bad parents, baddies, being naughty, blogs of note, bullying, chavs, child actors, childhood memories, children's TV, classic TV, getting old, getting older, good drama, morons, national hysteria, originality, other blogs, school, stupid people, tossers on February 6, 2008 | 1 Comment »
One of my favourite childhood memories was sitting down to watch Grange Hill with my brother. Our mum didn’t really approve and as we sat watching the comic strip credits, we knew we were being naughty. I remember the days of Tucker Jenkins, Ro-land (for that is how any self-respecting Hill fan pronounces his name), [...]
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Posted in addictions, awful people, babies, bad parents, chavs, childhood memories, cringe, depression, documentaries, doll, embarrassing TV moments, evil, fake, family, fear and loathing, mad, madness, mannequins, obsessions, selfish, stupid people, tossers, trashy TV, women on January 4, 2008 | No Comments »
Cor blimey, so much I wanted to say about Wednesday night’s My Fake Baby but I’ve been so busy in my new job, I haven’t had the chance. Apologies.
On reflection it’s difficult to come down on one side on these women. Part of me feels sorry for them and their rather obvious mental health issues. [...]
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Posted in X Factor, bad parents, wanker on November 26, 2007 | No Comments »
One thing that’s been bugging me about X Factor (well, I say one thing. There are many things that make my bile rise, my blood boil and my fingers twitch, as they want to claw my face with rage, but I don’t have the patience to go into them now) is that anorexic harpie [...]
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You start to worry about the future of our great nation™ when you hear that some eleven-year-olds finish primary school unable to read. I mean, think about that for a sec. They can’t even read the word ‘cat’. Or ‘red’. Or ‘wig’. It’s a chilling thought.
When I were a lass, I loved to [...]
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One thing I should have added to my X Factor Drinking Game is the Inevitable U-turn after judges turn away a really decent singer (down if singer later goes on to be a finalist).
This piece of ‘drama’ is another in a long line of ’storylines’ producers like to throw in these ‘reality’ TV shows [...]
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I can’t believe GMTV shrugged off Alec Baldwin’s abusive phone message to his daughter with something along the lines of, “Well, parents of 11-year-olds can be at the end of their tether sometimes,” and “Well, we don’t know the whole situation, do we.”
But no matter what the situation, and no matter how much of [...]
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Posted in Wife Swap, bad parents on April 23, 2007 | 24 Comments »
Call me a boring old traditionalist but I don’t really see the point in home schooling. Surely children learn a hell of a lot more (and not just the good old national curriculum) if they’re among kids of their own age, picking their scabs in the play ground, and being bashed by conkers.
And how [...]
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Another day and another Daily Mail rant I’m afraid (maybe I should find a job with them…? Perish the thought). On GMTV this morning they featured a mum who has taken her five-year-old son out of school because they won’t give him the drink he likes and insist he drinks water. They allow children a [...]
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Another week, another programme documenting insane people who can’t raise their children properly. And that’s a bit of an understatement. Wild Child – The Story of Feral Children (Ch 4, Sunday 18th, 9pm) told the story of several children who had been stifled of all human contact and had turned feral.
It was heartbreaking [...]
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Blimey. What a heavy Monday night’s telly. After all this trash TV, I’m not sure my intelligent-TV-watching muscle is quite up to scratch. Last night, it certainly took a pounding.
It all started off with Hollyoaks (bear with me) and Evil Claire has finally gained the deeds to The Loft after her blackmailing crusade paid [...]
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