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rex_lupi | 9 months ago

'Traditional british tv' has produced some of the best shows to be ever made. The writing, acting and production quality of the 70s-80s classic british shows surpasses anything being produced these days in 4k. Spent so many delectable hours watching old shows from that era, some of them quite obscure. Modern shows feel like mass-produced in an assembly line, devoid of what one would call 'class'.

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sunrunner|9 months ago

It's also produced some of the worst. Other channels and services have also produced some of the best and some of the worst. Because it's fairly subjective and there's no accounting for taste.

It feels a bit disingenous to compare a limited number of already very well known classic programs that have survived the test of time against the entire breadth of newer programs (of which there are vastly more in number, so the likelihood of even being seen is much lower).

permo-w|9 months ago

this kind of take is usually the preserve of nostalgic old men who've just discovered YouTube comments, so I'm surprised to see it rephrased so many times here. if you aren't finding high quality modern British-made TV shows it's because you're not looking or you're unwilling to try new things. Wolf Hall, Line of Duty, Slow Horses, Rivals, Fleabag, Adolescence, Inside no 9, Veep, etc etc etc etc. I could name 10 more. TV is more stratified and yes there are a lot of worthless filler game shows and talk shows, but just as it was in the 70s and 80s, there are plenty of stand-out shows that will last the test of time

mellosouls|9 months ago

Wolf Hall - originally a great adaptation of a superior book but the last series terribly constrained by budget and cliche background music.

Line of Duty - decent procedural but increasingly bonkers stories and hammy script/delivery.

Adolescence - well produced but liberal scare story. Netflix!

Haven't seen the others.

Hardly in the class of historical Beeb let alone contemporary US brilliance.

cadamsdotcom|9 months ago

Is it fair to compare 20 years' worth of TV to the past few years' worth?

Survivorship bias is also likely involved.

socalgal2|9 months ago

i think you'd find lots of people disagree. Were there some great BBC shows in the 70s and 80s? Sure.

I think you'd find lots pf people who find some relatively recent streaming shows to be amazing. You may not like them but there are many fans of shows like Stranger Things, The Crown, The Handmaid's Tale, The Queen's Gambit, Silo, Severance, Succession, ....

pixxel|9 months ago

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