Unpopular opinions.

[Shandon Par]

5 hours ago, throbber said:

What about the bodyguard?

Can’t stand any of them. I always try them but they just make my blood boil. They are all so unimaginative, especially now we have access to shows from around the world. The BBC are showing We Are What We Are though and it’s jaw-dropping but they bought it in. 

[Shandon Par]

3 hours ago, Theroadlesstravelled said:

They need HBO or someone to stump up the cash or they’re like an episode of The Bill.

 

I watched a few episodes of that Carlos The Jackal thing recently and it looked like they’d maybe worked with Netflix on it to get help on how to make a show not look like The Bill, even on a tight budget. Wasn’t that successful IMO. They just all look like the product of a narrow bunch of commissioners with very similar ideas. 

[tongue_tied_danny]

10 hours ago, Abby Normal said:

BBC dramas don’t do it for me. The production values and cinematography are embarrassingly outclassed. They’re all little more than one notch up from BBC soaps. 

Some of the BBC dramas from the 70s and 80s, like Threads or Day of the Triffids, were really good despite having cheapo production values.

The BBC generally make the best documentaries though. 

[DA Baracus]

There's going to be a number of folk, perhaps small but significant, who, when they go back to pubs, will think that they are absolute rip offs and quite shite in general.

[vikingTON]

I don't think that's an unpopular opinion. After an initial rush, long term attitudes will have changed towards the idea of sitting and buying relatively expensive drink - particularly if the social distancing/mask nonsense isn't punted in the bin very soon afterwards. Hopefully the main victims of that will be the mediocre chain pub shiteholes, as there will still be strong pulls to go to bin pubs/good quality pubs on either extreme.

I'm concerned about how many lower end pubs simply won't reopen though, particularly with the outside drinking only/inside meals pish being opened up first. Greater Greenock is down to about 20 pubs and I wouldn't be surprised if 4/5 don't see out this year even with a successful reopening of society. 

[throbber]

Pubs have been diminishing in popularity for the last 10+ years now anyway, if you are concerned about certain ones closing then you can do all you can to give them your business but If the interest just isn’t there from enough people anymore then it’s not really anyone’s fault and nothing to be concerned about.

Yesterday would have been a prime example of whether or not we missed the pubs as every other back garden was having a get together/barbecue and whilst I can’t speak for everyone I certainly didn’t miss the option of being able to go to a pub. 

[philpy]

Well-fired rolls are horrible.

[Melanius Mullarkey]

30 minutes ago, philpy said:

Well-fired rolls are horrible.

Too well fired and crispy like a Grimbo goldfish:  as welcome as a customer in a timber yard at 4.45.

Just the right side of caramelised and chewy: like finding a load of widden pallets by the roadside that would make a nice garden bench.

 

[velo army]

2 hours ago, Melanius Mullarkey said:

Too well fired and crispy like a Grimbo goldfish:  as welcome as a customer in a timber yard at 4.45.

Just the right side of caramelised and chewy: like finding a load of widden pallets by the roadside that would make a nice garden bench.

 

As one who recently bought a pallet splitter (most important tool since Guttenberg's printing press imo) this is a sumptuously relatable analogy.

 

[thomas]

On 03/04/2021 at 00:14, tamthebam said:

Caramel eggs are better than Creme Eggs.

I used to like Creme eggs as a kid but they're shite now compared to what they used to be. Caramel eggs however are the berries.

Correct opinions thread for this. 

[philpy]

10 hours ago, Melanius Mullarkey said:

Too well fired and crispy like a Grimbo goldfish:  as welcome as a customer in a timber yard at 4.45.

Just the right side of caramelised and chewy: like finding a load of widden pallets by the roadside that would make a nice garden bench.

 

Like an armadillo?? Hard on the outside, crunchy in the middle!!

[ICTChris]

11 hours ago, throbber said:

Pubs have been diminishing in popularity for the last 10+ years now anyway, if you are concerned about certain ones closing then you can do all you can to give them your business but If the interest just isn’t there from enough people anymore then it’s not really anyone’s fault and nothing to be concerned about.

Yesterday would have been a prime example of whether or not we missed the pubs as every other back garden was having a get together/barbecue and whilst I can’t speak for everyone I certainly didn’t miss the option of being able to go to a pub. 

Pubs have been dying for a lot longer than 10 years. The smoking ban was the death knell for loads of pubs and also pushed lots of business to larger places with beer gardens that can accommodate outside drinking all year round.

Also, though, British people have more varied interests socially than they did several decades ago. More people are interested in food and going out to eat, coffee is far more popular. People just have more options to socialise than they used to. I have relatives who are in their teens and early twenties and, while they do still go out to the pub, they certainly have more varied interest than I did at that age.

[Stellaboz]

Pubs can be great but if that's the only place you want to go socialize, you're leading a boring life. I realized a few years ago I spent way too much money there and placed fat too much emphasis around it.

Much prefer staying at a mates place or home and enjoying a chilled atmosphere or how we want it, without arse holes ruining it or spending a pointless small fortune.

[Binos]

5 minutes ago, Stellaboz said:

Pubs can be great but if that's the only place you want to go socialize, you're leading a boring life. I realized a few years ago I spent way too much money there and placed fat too much emphasis around it.

Much prefer staying at a mates place or home and enjoying a chilled atmosphere or how we want it, without arse holes ruining it or spending a pointless small fortune.

That's called getting old

[19QOS19]

Pubs can be great but if that's the only place you want to go socialize, you're leading a boring life. I realized a few years ago I spent way too much money there and placed fat too much emphasis around it.

Much prefer staying at a mates place or home and enjoying a chilled atmosphere or how we want it, without arse holes ruining it or spending a pointless small fortune.

Once I can forgive. But twice?! Having a word with yourself Stellabos!

[Melanius Mullarkey]

Pubcos fucked pubs before the smoking ban.

[Stellaboz]

Once I can forgive. But twice?! Having a word with yourself Stellabos!

Sorry.

[19QOS19]

Sorry.

Aw shucks, I can't stay mad at that face!

[NotThePars]

I couldn't afford to go to pubs with any regularity until I was like 24. 

[throbber]

12 hours ago, ICTChris said:

Pubs have been dying for a lot longer than 10 years. The smoking ban was the death knell for loads of pubs and also pushed lots of business to larger places with beer gardens that can accommodate outside drinking all year round.

Also, though, British people have more varied interests socially than they did several decades ago. More people are interested in food and going out to eat, coffee is far more popular. People just have more options to socialise than they used to. I have relatives who are in their teens and early twenties and, while they do still go out to the pub, they certainly have more varied interest than I did at that age.

I don’t think the smoking ban made much difference over all and like you say it’s more about choice nowadays. It’s also quite a lot to do with money as the price of alcohol has risen out of line with wage rises and if you want to spend a good few hours in the pub you are looking at £50 + easily which is a lot if you do it every weekend. There’s also a lot of absolute wankers who hang about pubs looking for people to latch on to and they can be truly depressing and unpleasant places to be sucked in to which I think a lot of people are keen to ignore.