Why Channel 4, why?

There are so few programmes worth watching that don't feature selling houses, revamping houses, buying houses, so why are two of America's hottest imports being pushed into rubbish slots. The programmes in question are Smallville and The OC - popular with kids, teens and adults alike - and they've just been dumped in a Sunday, mid-afternoon slot. It's almost as if C4 wants them to fail, so they can replace them with old episodes of Friends and Bewitched. Let's just hope they don't screw up with new episodes of The Simpsons. Though they probably will...