Sickest TV program

[Onket]

When I was a kid I thought it was a lot of fun. I wanted to dress up like pop stars and be a mini pop. I don't see we have to project any kind of sick ideas onto a children's TV show. There probably were one or two raunchy dances that might not have been thought through but I can't remember any.

This is about right.

People fucking falling over themselves to find something unacceptable and missing the basic point.

 

[ebay sex moomin]

alright, without being sarcastic, I thought it was effed up when I first saw it, as a child, and therefore I wouldn't watch it, and I still think it's effed up now.

This clip encapsulates everything that I think is wrong about it* (3.07)-




*if I must elaborate- children being sexualised, 5 year olds wearing adult-style make-up, children singing about 'making love' and 'slow dancing', children stripping off clothes during a singing/ dancing routine, and making adult-style dance moves such as hip-swinging that they've clearly been coached to do- I'm not exactly falling over myself to find things that I find unacceptable, am I?

 

[Onket]

I think you are.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

This clip encapsulates everything that I think is wrong about it* (3.07)-

That's the one they always show and quote. Yeah she shouldn't have been singing about making love. As a kid I had no idea what 'making love' was anyway. In general it was just a programme of 'dress up' games, not sexualization. Don't get me wrong, I don't think it's all good and I am not ready to defend mini pops to the bitter end, but I also think that these days we are all too quick to jump up in disgust about almost anything. Pedophiles are into kids, not kids dressed up as adults and I very much doubt mini pops was made with any vile intentions.

Here is a fairly sweet clip to counter yours.

 

[D'wards]

About 10 years ago my friend worked at Channel 4 customer phone line operator thing.

She said they would get loads of men ringing up enquiring if they could get tapes of Mini-pops. "My nephew was in it" type scenario.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Oh!

 

[Onket]

She said they would get loads of men ringing up enquiring if they could get tapes of Mini-pops. "My nephew was in it" type scenario.

Their nephews probably were, tbf.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Their nephews probably were, tbf.

Interesting. How many kids were on the show? If my daughter was on I know six families at least that would want a copy (and I have a small family). Times that by the number on kids per episode and divide it by lethargy of a few.

8 acts per show, most with multiple parts. Lets say 15X6 divided by 3 x 2 (one third can't be arsed to call). That's 60 calls per show which is more than almost any show gets these days. Half that number of calls would stand out as a fuck load.

 

[Onket]

Realistically probably about 3 rang up & then Chinese whispers now regurgitates that as 'loads'.

 

[D'wards]

But this was 15 years after it had been on, and was a regular occurance, these fellas ringing up - you do the math(s).

Plus it stood out from people wanting tapes of other shows, cos it became a recognised "phenomenon".

To be honest, i can't see why some of you are surprised. We are no way living in Paedogeddon, but from previously working for NOMS i know there are a fair few about

 

[trevhagl]

'sick' usually means good so fuck knows where this thread is going. There should be more OTT bad taste like Brass Eye

 

[Sesquipedalian]

'sick' usually means good so fuck knows where this thread is going. There should be more OTT bad taste like Brass Eye

Yep,not really about "sickest TV Program",is it ?

But i gave it a go depsite the opening post,as did others.
Agree with your comment regards Brass Eye.
(And that episode.)
Trying to explain to outraged people that it was.........Well.....
That was almost as funny as the program itself.


(Makes note to myself to be even more selective with my posts.)


(Unsubscribes from thread.)

 

[dylans]

Any of those real life police shows where they follow cops around as they chase and arrest people. Pure propaganda

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

Any of those real life police shows where they follow cops around as they chase and arrest people. Pure propaganda

I've filmed and edited a few of those and it's not really about propaganda. It's all about cheap TV that gets good ratings. You do find though that more than half the problems that occur (which are 95%boose related) are escalated and because the crew is there. ("Stop cameraing me" is a common cry of the drunken yob).
Incidently It's really hard to get the police to aggree to let you film them.
I hate hate hate doing those shows and hope I never have to film for one again.

I do however hope the Force, crimefighters, crimefighters UK streetcrime UK and car crime UK get repeated for ever. I did the theme music and I could use the royalties.

 

[ebay sex moomin]

Don't get me wrong, I don't think it's all good and I am not ready to defend mini pops to the bitter end, but I also think that these days we are all too quick to jump up in disgust about almost anything.

no, I quite agree. it's a show I've always found a bit weird though, even when I was younger- I estimate I would have been about 10 or 11 when it came out. I did use the most notorious clip to make my point- most of it as you rightly say was about dressing up and acting as popstars. personally I don't like it, but each to their own...

I do however hope the Force, crimefighters, crimefighters UK streetcrime UK and car crime UK get repeated for ever. I did the theme music and I could use the royalties.

*impressed* That's some cool theme music- I've not heard it before!

 

[jcsd]

Yes impressed to, sort of says "soceity is falling apart, but here's some people who are going to stop it"

 

[D'wards]

I find the sickest shows to be shit like Jeremy Kyle and especially Jerry fucking Springer.

Exploiting people real lives and pain and trauma for cheap entertainment.

The zenith of these is stuff like Cheaters Uncovered.

To Catch a Predator really is the cream of the crop though - as Charlie Brooker says, it takes a special kind of programme to almost make you feel sorry for a predatory paedophile.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_catch_a_predator

 

[dodgepot]

I've filmed and edited a few of those and it's not really about propaganda. It's all about cheap TV that gets good ratings. You do find though that more than half the problems that occur (which are 95%boose related) are escalated and because the crew is there. ("Stop cameraing me" is a common cry of the drunken yob).
Incidently It's really hard to get the police to aggree to let you film them.
I hate hate hate doing those shows and hope I never have to film for one again.

I do however hope the Force, crimefighters, crimefighters UK streetcrime UK and car crime UK get repeated for ever. I did the theme music and I could use the royalties.

i *love* those types of programmes.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

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*impressed* That's some cool theme music- I've not heard it before!

I've not heard that before either. It's not my one. I think mine is from series five or six onwards.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

The only clip of mine I could find sounds really shit.

Loads of this piece of shit I did though.


Ah, this is cool though.

ITV 1 + lots of music rolling underneath the show = plenty of cash for me in october when the royalties come in. Come to papa.

 

[ebay sex moomin]

don't care anymore. I liked the other one

Just kidding- I'll listen to them after this radio show

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

What radio show? I can't hear anything.

 

[ebay sex moomin]

Er, the one I was listening to

I like the first track- suitably frantic

I like the second too– suitably police-y– like ‘po-lice will chase an’ catch you cos they iz buzzin in the name of the LAW!’

3rd one’s easily the best though– co-incidentally, looks like the most interesting show as well.