The new face of television. Slow TV, made for series LR drivers

[bob10]

SBS on demand, a refreshing look at real reality TV, believe it or not, almost relaxing.

https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/video/1124160067596

[Roverlord off road spares]

I flicked on the Ghan doco the other night and got bored after a few minutes, I personally could not see how some one could sit through the entire 3 hours of it.

[V8Ian]

I watched some of it too, Mario. An interesting subject, poorly presented. It was the best option on FTA, though.

[jspyle]

We started watching the Ghan doco. Switched after a few minutes, I taped it to watch later.
i thought that there was more they could have done. Started with the history and then some footage from the archives, but no, occasional pop outs of information with no obvious warning that flashed off the screen before I could finish reading.
very disappointing, when I find the time I'll go through the recorded session and hopefully find some nuggets.

[Classic88]

I think there's something sad about this. It's not 'slow TV', it's people being more interested in experiencing life through a screen than first hand.

[B.S.F.]

I watched the whole 3 hrs and enjoyed it. The reason I enjoyed it is because I do go out and travel the outback.
.W.

[p38arover]

We recorded it and my wife has watched some of it.

As we have twice travelled on The Ghan, she thought it was a tad boring.

Disco on The Ghan (second vehicle back).

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[Mick_Marsh]

Watched it.
Loved it.

Last time I was on the Ghan it only went halfway.

[DiscoMick]

If you want slow TV try the Maleny Cow Cam. It's riveting stuff.

Cow Cam - Maleny Dairies (http://malenydairies.com/cow-cam/)

[Homestar]

I’m guilty of watching hours of videos like this on YouTube - there are some great ones from train lines all over the world. Can watch for hours. 👍😊

[Tins]

(second vehicle back).

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Thanks, Ron. I wouldn't have picked it if you hadn't said[bigrolf]

[Roverlord off road spares]

I watched some of it too, Mario. An interesting subject, poorly presented. It was the best option on FTA, though. It was a case of the whole thing if edited could have been presented in 30 mins doco. Looking at minutes of track sleepers and passing fences of houses etc didn't appeal to me. I don't know how the driver stays awake. A bit more voice narration explaining stuff, a bit more on the history and not just a few second flash of some writing , it could have been entertaining. It didn't really make me want to get on the phone or net and book a trip.

[bob10]

There seems to be some inner conflict in the land rover world. Find your inner peace, let go , free your mind. Become the train. Grasshoppers. This may help. :closedeyes:

10 Min.Meditation Music for Positive Energy - GUARANTEED Find Inner Peace within 10 Min. - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWMcR35D-cE)

[DiscoMick]

If three hours wasn't enough, on Sunday SBS will show the 17 hour version.

Slow train coming: SBS to air 17-hour Ghan trip on Sunday

Slow train coming: SBS to air 17-hour Ghan trip on Sunday | Media | The Guardian (https://www.theguardian.com/media/2018/jan/10/slow-train-coming-sbs-to-air-17-hour-ghan-train-on-sunday?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Copy_to_clipboard)

[67hardtop]

Would have been a bit better if it was narrated a bit more or had some quiet background music. I wish I had a big table and was doing a land rover jigsaw puzzle. Im certainly NOT watching the full 17+ hours of it. Would love to do the trip tho♡♡♡

Cheers Rod

Then perentie back....hmmmm???

[DiscoMick]

Isn't the actual trip about 50 hours, so it's still only excerpts. Would make a great screen saver.

[bob10]

The highest ratings for any show on SBS in the last 12 months. Not sure what that means, but there will be more.

Slow TV - Why and how to try the addictive viewing trend (https://thenewdaily.com.au/entertainment/tv/2018/01/10/what-is-slow-tv/?utm_source=Responsys&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20180111_TND)

[DiscoMick]

I remember some years ago reading that the highest rating program on Norwegian TV was a series about how to chop and stack firewood. I think I'd rather watch the view from a train or the Maleny cowcam.

[trog]

The test pattern used to be good late nite viewing before 24 hour tv.

[bob10]

Much better to get lost in the shadows of a flickering camp fire, at night in the bush.

[DiscoMick]

I once saw a computer whose screen saver was a flickering campfire. It went for about 10 minutes before repeating, from memory.

[The ho har's]

Well I am enjoying it, it has been on nearly all day, I am not siting watching just when I pass. I didn't watch it the other night. I liked seeing it go through Alice and I loved the train station, well what there was of it.

Mrs hh

[RANDLOVER]

I watched it for over an hour, before I realised I had inadvertently hit the "pause" button, ha,ha.

[VladTepes]

The highest ratings for any show on SBS in the last 12 months. Not sure what that means, but there will be more.

That's the way the ratings systems work, time watching a program. So if someone were to start watching, and then just leave it on all day (as Mrs Vlad did) ' it would shows as that person watching 17 hours of SBS TV !

Which is great for ratings BUT if they don't have ads during it, it's of no real use to the station is it ??

I have to say that the scenery was so unvarying and the complete lack of ANYTHING to see of real interest entirely put me off ever booking a Ghan trip at the prices asked. So likely counterproductive for the railway....

[Hall]

It was those fun time Norwegians who pioneered this type of tv. With a train over there. Was a article in the Saturday Sun newspaper. Apparently over 20% of the population tuned in. Not that it is so surprising as they also got a good turn out for the wood chopping and also a knitting show.Norway must be thigh slapping good times place. Then again I dispute there claim to pioneering slow tv. Remember fish cam on channel 31 ? That was way before the Norwegians.
Cheers Hall

[DiscoMick]

Much as I like the desert, I think I still prefer Maleny Cow Cam.

Cow Cam - Maleny Dairies (http://malenydairies.com/cow-cam/)