Joel Morris
@gralefrit.bsky.social
Writer & highwayman.
Ladybird, Cunk, Wipe, Be Funny Or Die, Framley, Candidate band, Comfort Blanket, Broken Veil etc
https://ko-fi.com/gralefrit
AGENTS, website, links, bio etc: www.gralefrit.co.uk
Ladybird, Cunk, Wipe, Be Funny Or Die, Framley, Candidate band, Comfort Blanket, Broken Veil etc
https://ko-fi.com/gralefrit
AGENTS, website, links, bio etc: www.gralefrit.co.uk
The simplest option is to rename the Republican Party the Paedophile Felon Party, and make it a central plank of their values.
November 12, 2025 at 7:21 PM
The simplest option is to rename the Republican Party the Paedophile Felon Party, and make it a central plank of their values.
Keep mid-level writers and actors and crews in work. Be lovely, that would.
November 12, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Keep mid-level writers and actors and crews in work. Be lovely, that would.
Play For Today, please. A comedy one. A sci fi one. A horror one. Cheers.
November 12, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Play For Today, please. A comedy one. A sci fi one. A horror one. Cheers.
Just realised this is kind of the BBC’s attitude to Doctor Who.
November 12, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Just realised this is kind of the BBC’s attitude to Doctor Who.
Really enjoying The Hack on ITV too.
November 12, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Really enjoying The Hack on ITV too.
I still think that every big budget streaming series should be forced to have a low budget “council” equivalent on linear TV. Funded by the streamer. It’s there as an emergency, if the safety net fails.
November 12, 2025 at 4:47 PM
I still think that every big budget streaming series should be forced to have a low budget “council” equivalent on linear TV. Funded by the streamer. It’s there as an emergency, if the safety net fails.
The BBC etc can’t compete. Viewers start to expect every TV show to be blockbuster budgeted. And the justification for funding local TV from taxation etc starts to crumble cos “nobody wants it” any more.
November 12, 2025 at 4:46 PM
The BBC etc can’t compete. Viewers start to expect every TV show to be blockbuster budgeted. And the justification for funding local TV from taxation etc starts to crumble cos “nobody wants it” any more.
The side effect - like opening a Starbucks next to a local coffee shop, until it closes, then closing the Starbucks, cos you’ve got the money to do that for the sake of market dominance - is going to be a long term horrendous effect on domestic TV production.
November 12, 2025 at 4:45 PM
The side effect - like opening a Starbucks next to a local coffee shop, until it closes, then closing the Starbucks, cos you’ve got the money to do that for the sake of market dominance - is going to be a long term horrendous effect on domestic TV production.
(I love Slow Horses and The Studio etc btw. Apple’s stuff is ace. I’m annoyed they’re not mass television. It would be healthier for the culture if they were. But I’m not sure there’s a way of making this sort of show for a non-subscription disruptor service right now. Boo.)
November 12, 2025 at 4:24 PM
(I love Slow Horses and The Studio etc btw. Apple’s stuff is ace. I’m annoyed they’re not mass television. It would be healthier for the culture if they were. But I’m not sure there’s a way of making this sort of show for a non-subscription disruptor service right now. Boo.)
And we need to fight to preserve actual broadcasting in the shadow of this mad prestige disruption stuff - in the same way we were glad all those little mammals kept scurrying round the feet of the dinosaurs, in the long run.
November 12, 2025 at 4:22 PM
And we need to fight to preserve actual broadcasting in the shadow of this mad prestige disruption stuff - in the same way we were glad all those little mammals kept scurrying round the feet of the dinosaurs, in the long run.
It’s not a mistake that this stuff gets lots of coverage, but most people don’t watch it. It’s the plan. To make you feel left out, so you’ll pay the premium.
November 12, 2025 at 4:21 PM
It’s not a mistake that this stuff gets lots of coverage, but most people don’t watch it. It’s the plan. To make you feel left out, so you’ll pay the premium.
Just saying that Peak TV is down to disruption. And disruption means that great stuff needs to be hidden away. Cos it’s not broadcasting. It’s meant to get coverage and interest and awards, and be somewhere belonging to a big brand. That’s all. Best of all: hidden.
November 12, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Just saying that Peak TV is down to disruption. And disruption means that great stuff needs to be hidden away. Cos it’s not broadcasting. It’s meant to get coverage and interest and awards, and be somewhere belonging to a big brand. That’s all. Best of all: hidden.
Slow Horses could be on BBC2 if there was nothing else on BBC2.
November 12, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Slow Horses could be on BBC2 if there was nothing else on BBC2.
But obviously I’d prefer all of their excellent stuff to be on BBC2 or Channel 4, please. But it wouldn’t be. Because it’s impossible to make on a TV budget.
November 12, 2025 at 4:04 PM
But obviously I’d prefer all of their excellent stuff to be on BBC2 or Channel 4, please. But it wouldn’t be. Because it’s impossible to make on a TV budget.
I never quite get this as a reaction to paid content. I don’t consider the National Theatre’s programme as “hidden from the public” because there’s an admission charge to see it.
Apple itself doesn’t have a hell of a lot on it, so it’s not hidden on Apple’s menus if you pay to see their stuff.
Apple itself doesn’t have a hell of a lot on it, so it’s not hidden on Apple’s menus if you pay to see their stuff.
November 12, 2025 at 4:03 PM
I never quite get this as a reaction to paid content. I don’t consider the National Theatre’s programme as “hidden from the public” because there’s an admission charge to see it.
Apple itself doesn’t have a hell of a lot on it, so it’s not hidden on Apple’s menus if you pay to see their stuff.
Apple itself doesn’t have a hell of a lot on it, so it’s not hidden on Apple’s menus if you pay to see their stuff.
Yes. This isn’t being talked about enough. I think Trump’s attack on the BBC might be a dead cat strategy to stop this being prioritised.
November 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Yes. This isn’t being talked about enough. I think Trump’s attack on the BBC might be a dead cat strategy to stop this being prioritised.
You wait until the Isle of Wight reaches the late 1940s and Windrush happens.
November 12, 2025 at 2:32 PM
You wait until the Isle of Wight reaches the late 1940s and Windrush happens.
I went to the Isle of Wight a few weeks back. Very surprised: No flags. Maybe cos they don’t need them. It’s stated implicitly in the islandness. It’s a conceptual retreat from the mainland, isn’t it? The flags. A declaration of separation from the rest of us, disguised as the mainstream / default.
November 12, 2025 at 1:35 PM
I went to the Isle of Wight a few weeks back. Very surprised: No flags. Maybe cos they don’t need them. It’s stated implicitly in the islandness. It’s a conceptual retreat from the mainland, isn’t it? The flags. A declaration of separation from the rest of us, disguised as the mainstream / default.
We all loved slavery, right? And plundering resources without paying? THE GOOD OLD DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN!
November 12, 2025 at 1:01 PM
We all loved slavery, right? And plundering resources without paying? THE GOOD OLD DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN!
It’s the lady Gremlin from the sequel.
November 12, 2025 at 12:42 PM
It’s the lady Gremlin from the sequel.