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DougieFFC posted:So Channel One (formerly Virgin 1) is being closed tonight. A bit of trivia is that this is the larges channel ever to close down on British TV (Bravo holds the record as far as market share goes). Maaan, how will I watch DS9 now? Oh wait, CBS Action, nevermind.
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DougieFFC posted:So Channel One (formerly Virgin 1) is being closed tonight. A bit of trivia is that this is the larges channel ever to close down on British TV (Bravo holds the record as far as market share goes). That's cool, i'll just be watching Dave, C4 and more 4 anyway.
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DaWolfey posted:We have everything to gain if we win Really? I rather like the 'gently caress 'em if they can't take a joke' attitude this country has to the whole thing. Most of this country, anyway. I quite liked Scooch
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DougieFFC posted:So Channel One (formerly Virgin 1) is being closed tonight. A bit of trivia is that this is the larges channel ever to close down on British TV (Bravo holds the record as far as market share goes). I remember when that used to be FTV. Looked hideous with awful programmes.
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The only good thing Bravo did to me was introduce me to The Venture Brothers. Also, is Listers mate Peterson in Red Dwarf played by the same guy who is in those 'I'll get me coat' sketches?
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SeanBeansShako posted:Also, is Listers mate Peterson in Red Dwarf played by the same guy who is in those 'I'll get me coat' sketches? Yep, his name is Mark Williams and those sketches were from The Fast Show. That was some quality entertainment when I was 10, but god I don't want to imagine how bad it's aged. PS. He plays Arthur Weasley now in Harry Potter
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Kin posted:That's cool, i'll just be watching Dave, C4 and more 4 anyway.
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Noonsaliwah posted:Yep, his name is Mark Williams and those sketches were from The Fast Show. That was some quality entertainment when I was 10, but god I don't want to imagine how bad it's aged.
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Noonsaliwah posted:Yep, his name is Mark Williams and those sketches were from The Fast Show. That was some quality entertainment when I was 10, but god I don't want to imagine how bad it's aged. He also seems to be a massive engineering nerd (like Chris Barrie and Robert Llewellyn) as he has presented a bunch of programs about the industrial revolution that regularly pop up on the cable/satellite channels.
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Paperhouse posted:Some of The Fast Show is still very good Dave Angel: Eco Warrior is probably one of my favourite sketches.
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King Crab posted:Dave Angel: Eco Warrior is probably one of my favourite sketches. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlQ9KLrC4Us the fast show can make me cry. (I think along with the Ted and Ralph sketches this is pretty much what the Homlmes and Watson sketch in Mitchell and Webb was riffing on)
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DougieFFC posted:So Channel One (formerly Virgin 1) is being closed tonight. A bit of trivia is that this is the larges channel ever to close down on British TV (Bravo holds the record as far as market share goes). Wasn't it only rebranded two or three months ago? Where the hell am I gonna watch endless episodes of Next Gen to combat the Sunday hangover?
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What the Christ is this Gary: Tank Commander crap I've just seen on the iPlayer? It's bloody awful.
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Steve Higginson posted:Wasn't it only rebranded two or three months ago? Where the hell am I gonna watch endless episodes of Next Gen to combat the Sunday hangover? They only rebranded it because they had to. They didn't get (and surely didn't want) Virgin's name with the purchase. Closing Virgin One / Channel One was always the plan but it takes time to wind things up so they had to spend about 5p on a new name and logo.
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Flipswitch posted:What the Christ is this Gary: Tank Commander crap I've just seen on the iPlayer? It's bloody awful. My sister's obsessed with it, but for the longest time I was certain it wasn't an actual show and she was just bullshitting me. But no, it's real. Sounds poo poo, though.
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Pablo Bluth posted:Dave might not be around for much longer. They lost a trademark battle, and if they can't win on appeal, they'll have to rename Trademark? With who? I can't think of any recognisable brand off the top of my head that's called Dave. No-one gives a crap about the name anyway, it's got a reputation of showing the best funny bits of the BBC so calling it somethign else probably wouldn't make that much of a difference.
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Metrication posted:I remember when that used to be FTV. Looked hideous with awful programmes. Ok, by the way it's being replaced with Challenge on freeview. So I hope you don't include old episodes of Krypton Factor and the Crystal Maze when you spoke of Ftn's awful programming.... Steve Higginson posted:Wasn't it only rebranded two or three months ago? Where the hell am I gonna watch endless episodes of Next Gen to combat the Sunday hangover? It was rebranded because Sky bought the company (my company) who ran ran it, and obviously it couldn't stay as Virgin 1, so it received a cheap, temporary rebrand. We didn't know it was going to close when it was changed (though we highly suspected). You'll be able to find TNG on Sky's (ours, since I made the transition) portfolio of channels. There's this one launching soon that focuses on US programming, you may have seen a billboard/commercial. DougieFFC fucked around with this message at 22:51 on Jan 31, 2011 |
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Kin posted:Trademark? With who? I can't think of any recognisable brand off the top of my head that's called Dave. Apparently there's a brand consultancy company called Dave who've been fighting them in a trademark battle since the channel rebranded.
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cloudchamber posted:Apparently there's a brand consultancy company called Dave who've been fighting them in a trademark battle since the channel rebranded. Ahahah, most ironic thing of the month.
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Hahaha, I'm sick off work with a awful cough/cold right now and watched Channel One for a while today, and they showed the penultimate episode of Voyager*, sucks for anyone who hadn't seen it the dozens of previous run throughs and was looking forward to the finale tomorrow. *Yes I know it is terrible.
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RUPERT MURDOCH - A PORTRAIT OF SATAN http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/adamcurtis/2011/01/rupert_murdoch_-_a_portrait_of.html A great post from Adam Curtis.
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Paxman got handed a loving tongue twister tonight: http://youtu.be/B5uHegwQvyM
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cloudchamber posted:Paxman got handed a loving tongue twister tonight: This video is dull except for the wonderful squeak the guy filming a TV makes
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Kin posted:Ahahah, most ironic thing of the month. The best bit is they are both based on Great Portland Street, so keep getting each other's post.
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Does anyone else feel Episodes would be far better if it was just the Matt LeBlanc Show?
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Unkempt posted:Really? I rather like the 'gently caress 'em if they can't take a joke' attitude this country has to the whole thing. Most of this country, anyway. That's just the thing though, we don't have that attitude to it at all. Like DaWolfey said, we seem to have the idea that we'd automatically win if we entered a good act, but if we didn't it'd be super humiliating. Even though we're facing off against the biggest artists most of Eastern Europe has to offer. Like I said before, it's very tantrumy and I really do hate it. It's fun to take part and we need to stop only focusing on the winner.
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Ratjaculation posted:Does anyone else feel Episodes would be far better if it was just the Matt LeBlanc Show? I thought the first episode was pretty weak but it's really grown on me, it definitely is down to Matt LeBlanc though, surprisingly.
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NaDy posted:I thought the first episode was pretty weak but it's really grown on me, it definitely is down to Matt LeBlanc though, surprisingly.
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This is so good. I wonder how the animation is done. The hand movements in particular are really detailed I'm guessing all the characters have some kind of mechanical skeleton underneath.
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NaDy posted:I thought the first episode was pretty weak but it's really grown on me, it definitely is down to Matt LeBlanc though, surprisingly. I am really enjoying Episodes as well. Matt LeBlanc he been brilliant in it, surprisingly brilliant.
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wickles posted:RUPERT MURDOCH - A PORTRAIT OF SATAN Reading this in the Sky offices now  (Edit: On my lunch hour) DougieFFC fucked around with this message at 15:41 on Feb 1, 2011 |
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keveh posted:I am really enjoying Episodes as well. Matt LeBlanc he been brilliant in it, surprisingly brilliant. He is the ultimate happy go lucky nice guy.
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ChannelOne is gone but at least we can watch.... Luton Airport... on Sky3  .I wonder if Channel One would have been worth keeping just to poo poo out Sky advertisements every 15 minutes.
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Dicky B posted:This is so good. I wonder how the animation is done. The hand movements in particular are really detailed I'm guessing all the characters have some kind of mechanical skeleton underneath. BBC iPlayer posted:Stop-motion series featuring a crime-fighting special agent who plays in a reggae band.
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Wafflecop posted:That is an incredible thing to read out of context, it's what got me to click the link. Didn't prepare me for the title of the series though.
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