Specsavers is dead to me. #GBNews

[sufi]

(I fucking hate specsavers)
Appropriately scathing article on GBNews:

Nobody will watch GB News. That’s the point

The channel is aimed at moving the dial of British politics – even if no one watches, its impact will be felt elsewhere

www.wired.co.uk

well spotted that it's not really important whether anyone watches it (they won't) as long as they can create that obnoxious talking point energy
Almost like they are stepping into a space that needs filling so the other msm can cite them "for balance"

 

[martin]

I saw some of this on Youtube. The audio’s glitching and way too echoey, the light balance is bolloxed, looks like it’s streamed on a potato, etc – I’ve seen people doing Fleetwood Mac album reviews in their garden with better quality than this. Even Food Dip looks and sounds more professional.

Someone on Twitter said this has the potential to become a cult cringe classic, which might be right.

 

[craner]

This stuff will either transform the UK news media landscape, or it will be rare YouTube footage that Taylor Parkes will be making jokes about on Chart Music in 15 years time.

 

[Leo]

well spotted that it's not really important whether anyone watches it (they won't) as long as they can create that obnoxious talking point energy

that's the case here with Newsmax and One America (OANN), they aren't carried on most cable systems, and have a tiny viewership and marketshare, but make their impact on viral social posts of program discussions and comments.

 

[craner]

I see that Nina has just been on it:

 

[Leo]

trouble is, the far right do much worse than mock.

 

[Leo]

also nonsense when she says everyone makes mistakes or does stupid things, we should be able to mock them and they mock themselves. but IRL, people aren't being mocked for mistakes or dumb things they've done. they're being mocked for their beliefs.

 

[poetix]

"one day we'll all be on the telly"

*monkey's paw curls*

 

[craner]

When is Josef K making his GB News debut?

 

[craner]

I can't believe Talking Pints picked a fight with the Lifeboats. How thick can you be?

 

[craner]

Or maybe it's genius, who knows anymore?

 

[WashYourHands]

A new low, even by his standards

He’s an obvious sacrificial candidate to the gods, to be deposited in the fenlands so that in 4000AD future archaeologists ponder wtf happened (just as we do with Tollund Man)

Sleep tight Nige

 

[version]

Rumour has it Andrew Neil's about to quit.

 

[Pandiculate]

Rumour has it Andrew Neil's about to quit.

Andrew Neil resigns as lead presenter and chairman of GB News

Ex-BBC host was unhappy with technical mistakes, loss of key staff and the channel’s political direction

www.theguardian.com

all falling apart

 

[Dusty]

Ex-BBC host was unhappy with technical mistakes, loss of key staff and the channel’s political direction

The man is a buffoon if he honestly didn't realise he was spawning the new Poundland version of Fox, and where that would inevitably lead. Farage was inevitable. Hopkins likely next.

 

[version]

I can't believe Talking Pints picked a fight with the Lifeboats. How thick can you be?

They're attacking them again now.

 

[Mr. Tea]

Oh, I missed this thread. I've already posted this clip in PBIMMCTM but it belongs here really. Well worth watching the whole thing. It's Accidental Partridge on an entirely new level.