It had been a long time since Id dared to watch terrestrial television on a Saturday night. My last Saturday night TV experience was enough to scare me off for a long time I saw about five minutes of the Generation Game, which was so bad that I longed for the days of that bearded fool, Noel Edmunds and his rotund chum Mr Blobby, on Noels House Party.
<*dv_1*> After those five minutes of hell, I vowed to steer clear of terrestrial TV. Nonetheless, I happened to catch the last few minutes of a very intriguing show on ITV last Saturday. Bearing in mind that I grew up in the 80s and we all know that the 80s produced some bad TV ideas, and bad haircuts for that matter I can honestly say, that this show was the most ridiculous one I have ever seen. Yes, even worse than Treasure Hunt!
I dont know what it was called, but heres the general idea behind it. You have this unusual Australian man that goes around picking fights with crocodiles. Now of all the animals in the animal kingdom, youd have thought that the crocodile would have been one of the last ones youd want to mess with. Theyre aggressive, theyre angry, theyre hostile theyre kind of like Scotsmen! Regardless, this Australian thinks its a good idea to endanger his life in this way, and television executives see fit to actually make this a television series.
And the worst thing of all is that this guy acts as though its a completely normal thing to do. One of his friends also plays with crocodiles, it seems, and this friend got attacked by a crocodile that had snuck up on him, causing him to go to hospital. Not only was this guy completely fine with the fact that hed almost been killed by a crocodile, he was praising this particular crocodile, marvelling at the methods that it had used to try and eat him.
Im sorry, but people like this shouldnt be put on TV! They should be institutionalised for their own safety! And what type of message is this sending to children anyway? Shouldnt we be encouraging the youth of today to run away from crocodiles instead of wrestling them?
It only leads you to wonder what other horrific acts involving men and animals will be shown on TV. Lets pray to God that they dont take TV cameras to Wales
<*dv_0*> Im afraid its going to be a very long time before I dare to watch Saturday night terrestrial television again. With people such as Dale Winton, Ant and Dec, and Cilla Black (just saying those names sends a chill down my spine), as well as this crocodile-hunting Australian in existence, our screens simply are not safe! Come back Noel all is forgiven! Noel Edmonds
Submitted by Lee Baker
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