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Amanda Join a Fellowship... Hi there :) Posts: 1,739 Hogwarts House: Hufflepuff Who is YOUR Doctor?: 9 (Christopher Eccleston 05) Current F1 Driver?: Jenson Button	Debate #22 : TV License Sept 26, 2013 22:49:23 GMT Post by Amanda on Sept 26, 2013 22:49:23 GMT Debate 22 : TV License In the UK it is a legal requirement to own a TV license if you watch "live" TV (meaning TV as it is broadcast) this includes live streams off of iPlayer. The money from the license goes to fun the BBC. With this in mind... If you pay the license fee do you feel that you DESERVE to be told anything you want by the BBC? Do you feel (for lack of a better word) entitled for the BBC to show TV shows that you prefer and scrap expensive shows you dislike? How do you feel about "special trailers" that people at conventions get that aren't made publicly available for the people who in turn fund a small part of the BBC? For people abroad if you like a BBC show (Doctor Who, Sherlock, New Tricks etc...) would you be willing to pay the license fee and get live episodes as they are shown on the BBC on BBCA? How do you feel about the license? Do you get sick and tired of hearing people announce that THEY pay their fee so why should you get the benefits of it? And obviously the last question.... Do you think you get the most of your TV License? (No discussion on whether it should be abolished etc, that is for another time.) Debate ends : October 11th
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Anna Staff Posts: 2,716 Hogwarts House: Ravenclaw Who is YOUR Doctor?: 6 (Colin Baker 84-86) Current F1 Driver?: Fernando Alonso	Debate #22 : TV License Sept 27, 2013 18:12:49 GMT Post by Anna on Sept 27, 2013 18:12:49 GMT When I enter a thread on a forum that has one person saying "I pay my TV license" I know I'm about to lose my temper! Personally I don't care, I pay my license, I enjoy what I do on the BBC. Do I care if Comic Con gets a Doctor Who or Sherlock trailer before me? Of course not! I'd kind of expect it. Do I think the BBC should cater for me and my tastes and that somehow my tastes are gospel? No because I once upon a time found entertainment in some of the things that I might think are a waste of time now. In fact just a minute ago I was thinking why not just watch Emmerdale and Corrie for the next hour before the real TV starts it won't hurt, just to remember I dislike them both now. The BBC does a wonderful job and yes they should be producing good quality drama for the UK audience before they even think about the Americans and they do do that. It gets on my wick when people use the license as something to beat the BBC with. "I pay my license so why is this on TV? I pay my license so all trailers should be shown to me before anyone else!" Get a bloody grip! I'd really welcome our American friends who do want to pay the license and get live streamed BBC shows, I know a few who would pay it in full JUST to use iPlayer and would be ecstatic if actually BBCA streamed everything from the BBC live just for the price of the license. It won't happen of course but I would think it was a great idea for those who want it!
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Lucius Join a Fellowship... Posts: 1,502	Debate #22 : TV License Sept 28, 2013 22:24:48 GMT Post by Lucius on Sept 28, 2013 22:24:48 GMT I pay my license fee and I demand they spend less on crap like QI and HIGNFY which are way past their sell by date and focus on something interesting. The BBC can't win anyway. Strictly fans hated when F1 over ran into Strictly one year, F1 fans would have moaned about it being moved from BBC1 to BBC2. Doctor Who fans moan about not enough being made, not being made to their standards and seeing they pay their money to get it made they should be in charge of what happens. Funnily enough I've never heard the argument "I pay my license therefore I want series 3 of Sherlock NOW!" which is surprising to be honest. On thing is I'm not happy that 0.00000000000001% of my license might ever get near to dire dross like Miranda which just isn't funny, isn't anything but boring. But I have to pay so I will and will reserve the right to say something I might have funded in the smallest way is the worst thing to come on anyone's TV in decades. People love it though so what do I know?
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Anna Staff Posts: 2,716 Hogwarts House: Ravenclaw Who is YOUR Doctor?: 6 (Colin Baker 84-86) Current F1 Driver?: Fernando Alonso	Debate #22 : TV License Oct 2, 2013 21:48:36 GMT Post by Anna on Oct 2, 2013 21:48:36 GMT Hehehe I remember when the Canadian Qualifying was rained out and for some reason BBC1 decided it was a great idea to keep showing the rain, and I mean the rain, and keep Strictly back. At the time I was a fan of both (still like F1 just don't watch it) and thinking "well this isn't really fair on the celebs who will be dancing why can't it move to BBC2" which it finally did. The thing that got me that time around was first off it was only Quali and secondly it wasn't like they were going and talking to drivers, they just had DC talk about ducks and comment on how wet it was. This is the thing whether or not you like everything on the BBC doesn't really matter, your license is one tiny bit of a whole. So if you like one thing (and lets face it unless you watch EVERYTHING on the BBC you can't say whether you like what is being made or not) then you can say you've funded something good. Of course it doesn't work like that and the BBC do much with and without your license. I just think about it like they've actually came to my house and asked what I want my money put on, and as I like the BBC I don't care if I'm "funding" it because they do a damn good job!
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