Sinister: Channel 5?!?

[jim-bob]

David S Mccarthy wrote, at the end of an otherwise perfectly respectable
email:

"Is anyone else starting to like channel 5 as well?"

I'm sure you're a really nice bloke, 'n' all that, Dave, but do you really
think this statement can ever be justified, even if every other Channel was
playing a rerun of "Right Here, Right Now - the Oasis Rockumentary"?

I live on the Greater London/Surrey border, and many people can't get C5,
in the shadow of the North Downs.  I however, as one other person on
sinister can testify, live high on a hill, in full view of that glorious
Crystal Palace transmitter.  I get absolutely perfect quality pictures, and
it still looks like a bunch of arse.

Perhaps it would be better not to have good reception:  At least then, you
could stare at the fuzz and try to look for autostereograms.

I now realise that I have not backed up this outburst with any factual
content at all.  So I give you "100% Gold".  Taking it as your typical C5
programme may not be fair, but any channel that dares to show such
pointless drivel should immediately be disconnected.

Actually, on the plus side, I heard that they're thinking of increasing the
power of the Crystal Palace signal, so that everyone can get it.  The only
thing is, they don't know whether it's going to interfere with television
just across the English Channel.  Please do, as it would certainly drive
all the French mad, and they'd get out an EU directive to ban C5 from ever
broadcasting again.

Aaah, that's better...    I feel much calmer now.

jim-bob
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