Are There too many Quiz shows

As a kid was bought up on Countdown, Going for Gold, Mastermind, Blockbuster and the game shows. Now though during the afternoon there are lots and its putting me off TV as many I have no clue of or see the point of them. The weekends are good, with 1% Club, my son loves that, Spin the Wheel and I do like the House of Games which is on at 6pm on BBC 2 in the week and glad Mastermind is still worth a watch along with University Challenge, my mums favourite. 

It seems to be the main stage for comedians now. There seems to be a lack of a stage for comedians and so are hosting quiz shows or panel shows. My favourite panel shows are Would I lie to you, Question of sport and League of their own. The hosts on the quiz's are news readers, actors, ex-sportsmen and Women and even a member of Dragons Den is now doing a quiz show and it is not that I don't like them hosting it, it is just I wish there were more comedy shows and chat shows. 

I was watching Cannon and Ball, Legends of Comedy show they did and The Best Of British Variety and I so wish there was some more shows and double acts. I did like Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Take Away and on Saturdays we watch Michael McIntyre Big Show and wish there were more. 

I feel that there should be two a day, but it is from 3pm to 7pm just quiz shows and is too much. 

Many I don't get. The BBC and ITV are going head to head and its just making me turn over or not watch TV at all. The game shows I love. The Hit List is good, because I love music and as said like watching Michael McIntyre and wished there'd be more comedies and music shows. 

TV has gone from reality to quiz shows, to now programmes like the Traitors which I love now. It took a while for me to get into but now I love it. The Genius Game was good but not as good. I like the suspense of it and it is inspiring me as a writer, because of coming up with a book idea. 

Programmes like Love Island do not interest me at all. I am not into soaps, reality TV and stopped watching Loose Women. I just can't get into it now. 

It is good to have a good selection of TV to watch. I like Call the Midwife. It is such a good programme and love historical programmes and have read the memoirs. I like the mask singer and dancer. It is good to have shows which is all entertainment. Noone having a bust up and just makes you smile and not having it be all set up and lower your mood. 

So do you like quiz shows? If you have any TV recommendations then please share. You can leave a comment below. 

Many thanks for reading,

Carrie X 

Are Mobile Phones Good or bad?

I am away from my phone right now as I like to be away from it. At the moment whilst my son is being tutored in the Library, I use it to listen to music, or a podcast or a youtube video whilst I write in my Journal. I am also partly hand writing on a book I am working on, but I have been guilty in putting my phone first before anything and would check it every second. 

So it is good to be away from my phone at times and I will put it on charge in another room and put it on silent at bedtime. At the weekend when I stay in Wimbledon, instead of writing in my paper journal, I use the journal APP on my phone. 

Also when Henry goes to school again, which we will be hooray, it is essential for them to contact me, but means I can't be using it, so means that I have to preserve the battery and I see people walking across the road and scrolling, driving and even cycling and in black, with headphones on, I mean it's like "What land are you on?" and so I feel that people, not all but many, need to be more responsible and I remember going out for dinner and the person I was spending time with spent the time entire time texting on their phone, rather than engaging in proper conversation. 

When I would take my son to his swimming lesson instead of watching their children swim and sometimes the instructor would ask us to watch, would be on their phone and I am guilty of it too, when my son played in the park and it was mainly this woman who wasn't a nice person, but moaned because my son went on a sea saw and she wanted her child to get on it, knowing he had just got on, but still I just took it, because I should have been watching. 

I was using my phone to film my Vlogs. I like to share things like the weekends and holidays, food and home. (122) Typical London Gal Carrie Holmes - YouTube but then there are weeks I don't want to vlog and have a bit of time away and be in the moment, not allowing my phone disrupt my notice away from the people around me and take it my surroundings. Not with my head down looking at a screen.

Social media can be addictive and I do think that children should not be allowed on their phones in schools and I am glad they stop it, in Cinemas and the theatre. I like it because it is good to not have to carry around paper tickets and can be scanned without more trees being cut down to create paper and the risk of losing them. 

It has its benefits but I do feel that it can be disruptive at times and now I have cut down on using my phone I do feel better in myself and not so anxious about it. I would panic if it went missing and have lost phones. I always make sure I have money on me should I forget it because I keep my Oyster card and my sons card with it. I do like Instagram. Not sure about #tiktok but Facebook to keep in touch with friends and family and there is a lot of rubbish on #facebook too. Like celebrities who have died but haven't and I have bought an items from #tiktok but now I have seen that some items are fake especially electrical equipment will not buy anything again. 

It has its practical uses but it is also good to be away from it. It is good to watch the TV rather then scrolling or going for a walk. I like to take pictures of nature and saves carrying my bulky camera and that I can be easily contacted. 

So what is your thoughts on this. You can leave a comment below.

Many thanks for reading, 

Carrie X