Text messages as part of drama plots

Totally agree! Perhaps we should all write to Points of View when it's on.

I agree - we also pause then go and squint at the screen.
Lets hope the TV companies employ some Gransnetters who will pass on this post

I find it difficult too - especially when a string of texts is shown. It’s getting more frequent and is a blooming nuisance.

I can’t read them either

I pause the telly to read them.

We have a 43 inch tv but I can’t read these text messages either, usually just ignore and hope it will be explained later on in the story.
Always use subtitles…hearing isn’t great.

We have to pause the screen and one of us has to go right up to the TV to read them.

I am partially sighted, so I have no chance. I can cope at present with subtitles. Not everybody has a 20/20 vision.

Yes! Annoying it's the age we live in phones have become integral to the plot, it's ridiculous how is the viewer expected to read these texts

It does get annoying that what may be an important bit of the plot is unreadable. They should have the character read the message out loud to themselves - though most of us probably don't read our messages out loud in real life. Perhaps having the character who sent the text message read it out would be better, as we would then know who it is from as well as what it says.

It’s a damn nuisance.

Thank you all. Glad it’s not just me and it is becoming more frequent. Driving me mad in Missing You.

and me!

Ah, Oops, I’m glad it’s not just me that has to do that!

No it isn’t easier on a large screen!
We (I) have to pause it then walk over to the Telly to read the texts! Some times when the subtitles are on they will display the text message, but not always.

No, I can’t read them either, I watch on quite a small screen though, so not sure if it would be easier on a large one.