I hate these 'reality ’ bullshit TV shows and definitely don’t watch the block, but it could have something to do with no-one being able to buy anything but run down old shacks that need renovations?
Last time I watched free TV, well over a decade ago, it was all reality shows. I see nothing’s changed. Slow-paced and overdramatic reality TV with c-grade celebrities that have d-grade personalities, broken up by really shit commercials that insult viewer intelligence. Not exactly my idea of time well-spent, especially when buying an antenna cable for the TV is way more effort than all the higher quality alternatives.
I had to use the 7+ app for WWC and felt my IQ drop by the ads, coverage, and commentary. Paid for a month of Optus Sport and the nosebleed stopped.
Is The Block a renovation story or an advertising story? Reportedly it’s one of Nine’s most valued programs because of its ability to fit so product placement and marketing into the show without losing viewers.
It’s basically an infomercial at this point…
Yeah it’s crazy, I have no idea how so many people can actively watch something like that. Even crazier when you consider that it’s airing on a commercial network, so you are going through the cycle of watching ads, cutting to an ad break, then returning to more ads.
It’s because for the plebs that just watch free to air tv, they have like 3 choices they usually pick from, and at the time they zombie out in front of the tv, it’s the more attractive option.
The rest of us avoid free to air like the plague, and are not the target audience.
It’s the last gasp of the TV industry. An industry which doesn’t know how to adapt to changing times and keeps vomiting out the same crap year after year despite the fact that less and less people are watching. It won’t be long before the TV networks are a footnote in history.
We are doing some renovations soon… I just can’t see prices going back down to pre-covid prices and neither can builders… the only thing that has improved is the lead time on materials. We are renovating to improve our house for us, it is old and tired and it would make things a lot more comfortable. I can’t see a problem with it.
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