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I had no idea they were rebranding. Not long ago I was actually thinking that the old idents had been around for a long time and were still really good. Oh well  Boo, this.
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crispix posted:I had no idea they were rebranding. Not long ago I was actually thinking that the old idents had been around for a long time and were still really good. Oh well In terms of modern day branding that C4 look had been around for an incredibly long time. BBC4 is about 10 years old so that's the next oldest apparently. It's hilarious though because all of the marketing crap that goes with the rebrand talks about how this is supposed to remind viewers that C4 is edgy and cool and not afraid to take risks. However, that's not what C4 is now. It ain't the 80s Red Triangle phase anymore. Edit: obviously everyone hated the last set of idents. OMG the logo is only on for a second. They were loving genius in the end. Can't see it with these.
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Sep 30, 2015 13:08
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As long as they keep the cool as hell structure up outside their London premises, it's all good. (the different pieces are set in different depths, so as you walk past the shapes come together and make up the logo from one specific angle)
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Sep 30, 2015 13:29
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Anyone else watching The Naked Choir? It's a little bit X-Factor but overall it's quite enjoyable.
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Sep 30, 2015 17:32
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I always liked the old Channel 4 racing logo where they used the 4 as a bridle.
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Sep 30, 2015 19:31
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Am I just being an old crotchty sod at 28 for saying I liked it when I could actauly see the Channel 4 logo?
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Sep 30, 2015 19:47
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chazzared posted:Anyone else watching The Naked Choir?
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Sep 30, 2015 20:24
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ConanThe3rd posted:Am I just being an old crotchty sod at 28 for saying I liked it when I could actauly see the Channel 4 logo? Nah, this was the best. 
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Sep 30, 2015 20:43
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Surely Ian's big plastic tube is cheating, its not free standing.
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Sep 30, 2015 20:57
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Neither was Nadiyas, it was basically built on a plastic scaffold. Did they say it had to be free standing? Thought they just said 3D.
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Sep 30, 2015 21:48
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They said nothing about free-standing, just 3d. IIRC I saw Tamal doing some scaffolding with cocktail sticks.
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Oct 1, 2015 01:27
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See, if they just used the blocks like they have in their Break Bumpers like they are doing with The Simpsons this would be a brilliant Ident Package.
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Oct 1, 2015 09:15
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ConanThe3rd posted:See, if they just used the blocks like they have in their Break Bumpers like they are doing with The Simpsons this would be a brilliant Ident Package. Yeah, they are cool. But they are counting on people knowing what the blocks are when they are 20+ years old and people are around now that haven't seen them.
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Oct 1, 2015 09:26
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Even if Joe Netflix doesn't have a working knowledge of the channel four logo it's far more an identity than Gem Diodes, excavations and bizarre spider dancers. Hell [Adult Swim] has their logo on their bizarre nonsense so at least you know you are where you need to be to watch your Rick and Morty.
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Oct 1, 2015 10:26
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thehustler posted:It's hilarious though because all of the marketing crap that goes with the rebrand talks about how this is supposed to remind viewers that C4 is edgy and cool and not afraid to take risks. However, that's not what C4 is now. It ain't the 80s Red Triangle phase anymore. Have they done anything in the last few years that could be described as original/a big risk? I'd agree that the first things that come to my mind when I think of Channel 4's output these days don't chime with "edgy/cool/risky". :/
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Oct 1, 2015 11:03
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Black Mirror, probably.
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Oct 1, 2015 11:21
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What was the one where we watched people watching people have sex.
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Oct 1, 2015 11:39
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Mr. Squishy posted:What was the one where we watched people watching people have sex. Sex Box
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Oct 1, 2015 11:46
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Rest in pies, Flora.
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crispix posted:Have they done anything in the last few years that could be described as original/a big risk? I'd agree that the first things that come to my mind when I think of Channel 4's output these days don't chime with "edgy/cool/risky". :/
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crispix posted:Have they done anything in the last few years that could be described as original/a big risk? I'd agree that the first things that come to my mind when I think of Channel 4's output these days don't chime with "edgy/cool/risky". :/ I don't think any channel has taken big risks with shows for a while, could you imagine BBC making a show like The Young Ones or Bottom today? I can't.
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Oct 1, 2015 13:09
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Judge Tesla posted:I don't think any channel has taken big risks with shows for a while, could you imagine BBC making a show like The Young Ones or Bottom today? I can't. I would argue that Mrs Browns Boys is a risk that they took, but I won't because I think it's poo poo.
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Oct 1, 2015 20:31
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This on bbc4 is a pretty bloody good watch, http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b012w66t , still on live now but i dare say you can go from the top on iplayer.
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Oct 2, 2015 00:42
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Pottering about on iPlayer last night, on a whim I decided to watch Asian Provocateur on BBC3, Romesh Ranganathan's new show. And it was actually pretty good - the premise is that Romesh, whose parents came from Sri Lanka, feels he is a "coconut" (brown on the outside, white on the inside) and is completely disconnected from his culture. So he basically does a bit of a travel documentary and goes around Sri Lanka seeing weird stuff. Romesh is very funny, seemingly constantly pissed off for being asked to do anything, but there's a bit of genuine pathos in Romesh's sadness in having his own culture be so alien to him. It's only 30 mins an episode too, so I'd say it's worth checking out.
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Oct 2, 2015 16:55
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I quite liked that episode of Hunted. I got kind of annoyed at the two cycling blokes early on because it seemed they'd just hosed themselves before they'd even started and everything else they did seemed really good. And then they took so long getting to the caravan the hunters had been there and hosed off already. I liked that, and I was half hoping they'd just stay there and be left in peace all month. And also the 30 seconds to each of the two who split up just to go "hey, the sensible one is having a great time, the paranoid one is getting even worse ok bye" made me laugh. There's a few things I wish someone would do on that because I'd like to see how the hunters would react. One, have a bunker somewhere all stocked up and just gently caress off there for a month. Two, double back to their own house after the hunters have been and stay there all month. Three, fake their own death. Also one of the fugitives should have had an identical twin or something. Or a load of decoys. They should do a second series where secretly the fugitives have a great big support network and the whole programme is switched to loving about with the hunters.That'd be funny. One thing I also really like is I never feel too sorry for when someone gets caught because most of the time the hunters get all jazzed up about succeeding, so at least somebody is always doing well.
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Oct 2, 2015 19:21
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New episode of HiGNFY was really odd - They edited it in a strange way to pretty much remove any of Clarksons reactions to anyone mentioning his "event" which made the bloke from Pointless look like a right cock (well he sort of is anyway) - then right at the end there was a little bit with Hislop where it was really obvious where they cut off the end of one of Clarkson's pre written lines to make it look like Hislop interrupted him, then inserted another Hislop line where he was halfway through a sentance then just cut away again.
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Oct 2, 2015 22:28
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Yeah, HIGNIFY was really wierd. Wonder if it'll be any better in HIGABMNFY, or if there'll just be more wierd cuts.
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Oct 2, 2015 22:44
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I have to say that Count Buckules' new podcast hasn't really done it for me so far. I'm hoping he pulls it out of the bag though.
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Oct 2, 2015 23:13
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The comedy memoir with Jimmy Ski-Holiday was amazing. At least until the sausages bit. Edit: I also liked most of the the rest though. It's not spectacular, just nice to hear rambling about stuff again.
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Oct 3, 2015 01:02
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French TV really, but C4 picked it up. Resistance - 6 episode miniseries is well worth a watch. Hard to say it's enjoyable because the subject matter's so relentlessly grim. Somehow despite the high body count they still manage to make each seem a fully realised character before the inevitable happens. Mostly avoids the war drama cliches, although I cringed when the americans turned up in the final scene. Just the right amount of gallows humour. And Paris (and the Parisians) are always looks so beautiful on screen.
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Oct 4, 2015 20:08
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Just started watching the Being Human reruns on iPlayer, and it really bothers me that the vampire is wearing long sleeves and a ring at work, whilst the werewolf has a watch on. Infection Control, motherfuckers, Infection Control.
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Oct 4, 2015 20:24
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Final episode of This is England tonight. Hope you're all ready to sob.
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Oct 4, 2015 20:39
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So Strictly Results show is worth watching for the Rod Stewart song where all the female dancers do a Raquel Welch homage. Cripes. Talk about Dad service.
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Oct 4, 2015 22:36
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Well. TiE90 That wasn't as dark as I expected. Actually an oddly happy ending (except for Combo, obviously.)
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Oct 4, 2015 22:38
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I'm gonna miss This is England, the ending made me sad with regards to Combo's outcome, I thought Milky would have a change of heart but it appears not
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Oct 4, 2015 22:48
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Well, it was pretty much the perfect ending for me. I'm really glad the didn't go down the route of killing off loads of characters. I like how they left Combo's apparent murder open to interpretation . Woody high fivein' the priest was a series highlight
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Mr Beens posted:New episode of HiGNFY was really odd - They edited it in a strange way to pretty much remove any of Clarksons reactions to anyone mentioning his "event" which made the bloke from Pointless look like a right cock (well he sort of is anyway) - then right at the end there was a little bit with Hislop where it was really obvious where they cut off the end of one of Clarkson's pre written lines to make it look like Hislop interrupted him, then inserted another Hislop line where he was halfway through a sentance then just cut away again. How dare you badmouth Richard!
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Oct 4, 2015 23:58
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Taear posted:How dare you badmouth Richard! He gets on my nerves. He comes across as pompous and smug on everything. Lanky tosser.
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Oct 5, 2015 09:48
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Richard Osman was a producer for years before presenting Pointless, maybe it's a professional slight.
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Mr Beens posted:New episode of HiGNFY was really odd - They edited it in a strange way to pretty much remove any of Clarksons reactions to anyone mentioning his "event" which made the bloke from Pointless look like a right cock (well he sort of is anyway) - then right at the end there was a little bit with Hislop where it was really obvious where they cut off the end of one of Clarkson's pre written lines to make it look like Hislop interrupted him, then inserted another Hislop line where he was halfway through a sentance then just cut away again. I wasn't surprised at how much Osman was ripping into Clarkson. I was surprised how little everyone else was.
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