It's funny what passes for entertainment these days. Do we get pleasure out of seeing the misfortune of others? On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of this week, BBC1 decided that viewers needed a break from antiques, property and cookery, so 'Helicopter Heroes' was slipped into the afternoon schedules. Further, this was supplemented with another programme soon after, called 'Real Rescues' which had equal lack of merit.
There is a subtle 'connection' in the programmes, if one pairs them up as shown below, and I rather feel there was an opportunity missed - the programme makers could surely have cut costs by mixing/fusing the stories. I have given my own view on what an alternative programme might have been.
Helicopter Heroes (Wed) - Rescuing a woodsman who has been injured by a falling tree
Real Rescues (Tue) - A paraglider becomes stuck up a tree
Cuntwatch TV - A lumberjack cuts down a tree in which a paraglider has got stuck, but is squashed when it falls the wrong way and crushes him
Helicopter Heroes (Tue) - A gardener has a serious accident involving a lawn mover
Real Rescues (Mon) - A mobility scooter is spotted being driver erratically on a duel carriageway
Cuntwatch TV - Two pensioners go head-to-head in a dispute at the edge of a front lawn; the gardener swerves his lawn mower into her mobility scooter before being thrown off and hitting a tree, while the woman is nudged on to the road and struggles to maintain control after the steering mechanism has been truly fucked
Helicopter Heroes (Mon) - The Heli-med team rush [sic] to the scene of a sledging accident
Real Rescues (Wed) - A TV presenter suffers a heart attack
Cuntwatch TV - A TV presenter is the victim of 'sledging' by the cameraman. In a rage about the insult thrown at him via the snide comment about his marital arrangements, the presenter collapses and needs medical attention
Much better viewing, don't you think?
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