This forum is full of Q&A cultists
Posted: Wed May 24, 2023 7:46 pm
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Tony Jones days were good too.Llessur2002 wrote: ↑Fri May 26, 2023 11:49 amI had no problem with Stan Grant as presenter, although I do miss the days of Tony Jones - he did a good job of giving both sides of the discussion equal time to talk and had a good questioning/listening style which kept the show pretty free flowing and balanced. I don't think any of the later presenters have quite been able to achieve this.
The bit I can't stand about Q&A now is that bloody Twitter ticker - it's so distracting for someone with a non multi-tasking brain like me. If I really wanted to know what the general public think about the show in real time I'd follow along on my mobile - but in reality I'm not really fussed about what @jim69 in NSW thinks about tax cuts.
I'd love for TV manufacturers to introduce a function which obscures the bottom few cm of the TV set to hide tickers and the like. When Q&A first introduced it I used to whip out a strip of Christmas wrapping paper to cover it up:
It also feels that many issues have become so incredibly polarised these days so what used to be an interesting show to watch has just become stressful. For these reasons I've dropped from a weekly viewer to rarely tuning in any more.
Ah, it's not a massive deal really but I just think it adds another dimension (and clutter) to a show that didn't really need one. I'm probably getting a bit fusty in my old age (early 40s) but everything in life seems to be steadily dumbing down to 140 character snippets of usually unnecessary commentary being splashed around at every opportunity. If I tune into Q&A it's because I want to hear a debate between people who usually have a direct link to the topic and I don't see what value is added by the accompanying barrage of brain farts from viewers along the lines of "all politicians should be forced to live on the minimum wage for a week", "I'll never have a COVID vaccine - too many risks" and "stop tax cuts for the rich, abolish negative gearing instead". To me it's just the text equivalent of allowing the studio audience to heckle the panel throughout the program.rev wrote: ↑Fri May 26, 2023 1:30 pmTony Jones days were good too.
I like the format of the show overall, bringing opposing view points together in the same room with a moderator (trying to) keep them in check. Broadcast nationally.
Think it's good and necessary particularly for issues and matters of national concern.
The twitter think I think is obviously to let home viewers engage with the show?
Couldn't you change the aspect ratio on your tv from the remote? That usually cuts out the edges.
just stop please you're killing me hererev wrote: ↑Fri May 26, 2023 1:30 pmTony Jones days were good too.Llessur2002 wrote: ↑Fri May 26, 2023 11:49 amI had no problem with Stan Grant as presenter, although I do miss the days of Tony Jones - he did a good job of giving both sides of the discussion equal time to talk and had a good questioning/listening style which kept the show pretty free flowing and balanced. I don't think any of the later presenters have quite been able to achieve this.
The bit I can't stand about Q&A now is that bloody Twitter ticker - it's so distracting for someone with a non multi-tasking brain like me. If I really wanted to know what the general public think about the show in real time I'd follow along on my mobile - but in reality I'm not really fussed about what @jim69 in NSW thinks about tax cuts.
I'd love for TV manufacturers to introduce a function which obscures the bottom few cm of the TV set to hide tickers and the like. When Q&A first introduced it I used to whip out a strip of Christmas wrapping paper to cover it up:
It also feels that many issues have become so incredibly polarised these days so what used to be an interesting show to watch has just become stressful. For these reasons I've dropped from a weekly viewer to rarely tuning in any more.
I like the format of the show overall, bringing opposing view points together in the same room with a moderator (trying to) keep them in check. Broadcast nationally.
Think it's good and necessary particularly for issues and matters of national concern.
The twitter think I think is obviously to let home viewers engage with the show?
Couldn't you change the aspect ratio on your tv from the remote? That usually cuts out the edges.
I noticed that! The show was so much nicer to watch because if it. I hope it's gone forever and wasn't just one-off technical glitch.