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justcola: May 22, 2004; La-Li-Lu-Le-Lo

Finished watching the first Stephen Hawking's Universe, it's good. I was expecting something like a documentary about the history of the universe but instead it's an hour of speculation about aliens and next week is about time travel. And Benedict Cumberbatch does the voice of Stephen Hawking.

# ? Sep 19, 2010 03:46

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justcola posted:

Finished watching the first Stephen Hawking's Universe, it's good. I was expecting something like a documentary about the history of the universe but instead it's an hour of speculation about aliens and next week is about time travel. And Benedict Cumberbatch does the voice of Stephen Hawking.

Yeah, I enjoyed it too. Wasn't what I was expecting, but it was an hour of Stephen Hawking talking about aliens. Quality programming

# ? Sep 19, 2010 05:37

Bandamyion: Oct 22, 2008

Keeping the science topic rolling, BBC Radio 4 : Brian Cox talking about Richard Feynman

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00ts5mm/The_Archive_Hour_The_Feynman_Variations/

# ? Sep 19, 2010 14:59

identikit: Dec 24, 2005; I'll show you and your massive chebs the time of your lives you sexy fuck

Bandamyion posted:

Keeping the science topic rolling, BBC Radio 4 : Brian Cox talking about Richard Feynman

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00ts5mm/The_Archive_Hour_The_Feynman_Variations/

Prof. Brian Cox? Richard Feynman? :allears:

# ? Sep 19, 2010 16:17

Gorn Myson: Aug 8, 2007

His little radio documentary on Carl Sagan last year was brilliant, so I'm looking forward to this.

# ? Sep 19, 2010 16:26

Taear: Nov 26, 2004; Ask me about the shitty opinions I have about Paradox games!

HoldYourFire posted:

Haha yeah, that was great. The best part was when his daughter answered "Name something you put in the fridge" with "milk"...

and then the Man Himself said "Yoghurt".

You've fallen into the same trap both of them did! They thought he said Fridge.
He said Freezer.

Taear fucked around with this message at 03:22 on Sep 20, 2010

# ? Sep 19, 2010 17:46

HoldYourFire: Oct 16, 2006; What's the time? It's DEFCON 1!

Oh yeah, oops.

# ? Sep 19, 2010 17:51

keveh: Sep 14, 2004; If you have a problem.....

Just watching An Idiot Abroad preview show on Sky1, I cannot WAIT for this to start!

# ? Sep 19, 2010 21:41

Mean Bean Machine: May 9, 2008; Only when I breathe.

Sup, brits. I watched Sherlock and enjoyed it, now I'm wondering what you guys though of that Luther show. Most reviews only speak of the first episode, and they say it's pretty ridiculous and average, so I'm wondering if the show got better before I try it out.

# ? Sep 20, 2010 04:11

thehustler: Apr 17, 2004; I am very curious about this little crescendo

Some Strange Flea posted:

I want to watch THE CUBE but UTV have decided that Tuesday at 11:05pm is a better time slot than Sunday primetime.

UTV: Sticking it to the network feed since 1959.

Edit: Do you have Sky? If so, you can get the other regions can't you?

thehustler fucked around with this message at 13:26 on Sep 20, 2010

# ? Sep 20, 2010 13:21

Betjeman: Jul 14, 2004; Biker, Biker, Biker GROOVE!

Mean Bean Machine posted:

Sup, brits. I watched Sherlock and enjoyed it, now I'm wondering what you guys though of that Luther show. Most reviews only speak of the first episode, and they say it's pretty ridiculous and average, so I'm wondering if the show got better before I try it out.

Show got better.

# ? Sep 20, 2010 15:38

Figaro: Feb 21, 2006; Hi, I've come to apply for the doctor's job. I can assure you my credentials are top-notch, I've just graduated from Harvard College Yale. I aced every semester, and I got an 'A'.

Ooh new Inbetweeners tonight guys! Don't forget to take a briefcase and a spare pair of PANTS

# ? Sep 20, 2010 16:22

Rude Dude With Tude: Apr 19, 2007; Your President approves this text.

SavoyTruffle posted:

Virgin One is Channel One now, apparently. What a brilliant name, well done Sky.
I found it the other day and it appeared to be a brand new channel inexplicably showing season eight of The X-Files. I didn't realise it was just Virgin One. They bought some pretty good US imports when they started up (The Riches, It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia) and showed Seinfeld during the day. I thought it was going to be alright. It's not. It's poo poo.

It's dead now, and so is Bravo -

Media Grauniad posted:

BSkyB is to close Bravo and general entertainment station Channel One, putting more than 50 jobs at risk, as part of the integration of Living TV Group.

BSkyB has decided to focus on the Living TV channel portfolio, which will see a 25% boost to its programming budget, and the gameshow and quiz channel Challenge. Living TV Group, which is home to shows including Grey's Anatomy, Britain's Next Top Model and Sons of Anarchy, currently employs 110 staff. There will be just 58 roles after integration, but it is understood that there are a significant number of positions potentially available in other parts of the BSkyB operation.

BSkyB is understood to have decided to jettison Bravo, which launched as a cable channel in 1985, because it reaches a similar demographic to Sky1 but is not believed to have the same brand equity or reach. BSkyB is backing Living TV because, outside of sport, it is second only to Sky1 in popularity among its basic pay-TV channels. BSkyB has failed to target the female market as successfully as Living TV, which has a two-year deal with Katie Price. Sky closed its own attempt to target a female audience, Sky Real Lives, earlier this year.

It was decided that Channel One, which was rebranded from Virgin 1 in August following BSkyB's acquisition of Living TV Group for �160m in July, was too similar to Sky3, which it sits alongside as a free-to-air channel on Freeview. BSkyB intends to "redeploy" the channels' programming, with pay-TV shows moving to other Sky channels and free-to-air fare mostly moving to Sky3.

Bravo is home to shows including Spartacus, Dog the Bounty Hunter and Sons of Anarchy. Spin-off channel Bravo 2 will also disappear. BSkyB has not said what it intends to do with the channel slot. Challenge will move free-to-air in Channel One's slot, which will effectively double its audience reach, as BSkyB looks to grow its presence in quizzes and gameshows. There are longer-term possibilities of tie-ups with Sky Bet. Staff have been informed of the integration plans this afternoon with all staff, including the Living TV Group managing director, Jonathan Webb, under review.

The review has been carried out by Sophie Turner Laing, the managing director of entertainment, news and broadcast operations at BSkyB. "Content is at the heart of Sky's strategy," she said. "Living is already one of the best pay-TV channels around and is obviously a great fit with our existing channels like Sky1. There is so much potential for further development and we intend to increase on-screen investment in Living by around a quarter as part of our expanded channel portfolio. This is a big part of our plans to bring customers great content from channel brands that really cut through."

BSkyB moved quickly to announce the integration of Living TV Group after being given final clearance by the Office of Fair Trading only yesterday. The Living TV Group integration adds to what is expected to be a major revamp of BSkyB's entertainment programming after the broadcaster struck a five-year �150m deal for the exclusive UK rights to the entire HBO catalogue of shows including The Wire, True Blood and The Sopranos.

I wonder what will go on Channel One's Freeview channel, or if BSkyB will sell it off.

# ? Sep 20, 2010 16:34

SavoyTruffle: Jan 20, 2005; ~~grief is good~~

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad posted:

I wonder what will go on Channel One's Freeview channel, or if BSkyB will sell it off.

Doesn't that article say it's going to Challenge, or did I read it wrong?

VVV yeah.

SavoyTruffle fucked around with this message at 16:54 on Sep 20, 2010

# ? Sep 20, 2010 16:41

Total Meatlove: Jan 28, 2007; Rangers died, shoujo Hitler cried ;_;

Wait Virgin Media sold Virgin One to BskyB who renamed it to Channel One and then killed it?

# ? Sep 20, 2010 16:43

TheVertigoOfBliss: Jan 29, 2007

But without Bravo where am i meant to watch porn week or Danny Dyers latest hard hitting documentaries? (serious post)

# ? Sep 20, 2010 16:51

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ibroxmassive posted:

Wait Virgin Media sold Virgin One to BskyB who renamed it to Channel One and then killed it?

that appears to be the case

it literally only just got rebranded though, like last month. And now it's dead. what the gently caress sky

# ? Sep 20, 2010 17:08

Alan BStard: Oct 25, 2003; Izzy wizzy, let's get Byzzy!

Now where am I going to be able to see random episodes of Star Trek, AND Fresh Prince?

MURDOCH

# ? Sep 20, 2010 17:10

Gasmask: Apr 27, 2003; And if thou gaze long into an abyss, the abyss will also gaze into thee

Doombrain posted:

This guy:

is the brother of Kelly from Misfits.

He's also the one that makes the joke about Shaun's Dad in a Mini ashtray at the start of the movie. Took me ages to realise.

# ? Sep 20, 2010 17:28

SeanBeansShako: Nov 20, 2009; Now the Drums beat up again,
For all true Soldier Gentlemen.

TheVertigoOfBliss posted:

But without Bravo where am i meant to watch porn week or Danny Dyers latest hard hitting documentaries? (serious post)

And our passive agressive chavs versus passive agressive cops programs!

# ? Sep 20, 2010 17:31

7seven7: May 19, 2006; I barfed because you looked in my eyes!

Alan BStard posted:

Now where am I going to be able to see random episodes of Star Trek, AND Fresh Prince?

MURDOCH

Man! My X-Files and Star Trek! Rupert Murdoch hates me.

# ? Sep 20, 2010 18:06

c0burn: Sep 2, 2003; The KKKing

Hope Harry's back to his best on Spooks :britain:

# ? Sep 20, 2010 19:21

bitterandtwisted: Sep 4, 2006

What the gently caress, sky3 is nothing like Virgin1. Virgin1 had star trek and x files. Sky3 had... uh... Dog Borstal? Is that still running? I watched that once. And one part of the election debates.

loving Murdoch just stole all of freeview's sci-fi from me.

# ? Sep 20, 2010 19:47

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bitterandtwisted posted:

What the gently caress, sky3 is nothing like Virgin1. Virgin1 had star trek and x files. Sky3 had... uh... Dog Borstal? Is that still running? I watched that once. And one part of the election debates.

loving Murdoch just stole all of freeview's sci-fi from me.

Sky 3 has this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkB0WGImaQw

# ? Sep 20, 2010 19:54

lewi: Sep 3, 2006; King

Monday has great tv.
University Challenge
Only Connect
Spooks
Inbetweeners

all back to back.

# ? Sep 20, 2010 20:32

Junkenstein: Oct 22, 2003

lewi posted:

Monday has great tv.
University Challenge
Only Connect
Spooks
Inbetweeners

all back to back.

Worth tuning into Him and Her on BBC3 after Inbetweeners, too.

# ? Sep 20, 2010 20:38

Stumiester: Dec 3, 2004; "Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent."

Only Connect:

2 Jills, 1 Cup

# ? Sep 20, 2010 20:48

SeanBeansShako: Nov 20, 2009; Now the Drums beat up again,
For all true Soldier Gentlemen.

Oh poo poo, I actually remember that Bravo a few years back did the Adult Swim thing and introduced me to The Venture Brothers

# ? Sep 20, 2010 20:54

lewi: Sep 3, 2006; King

Well, Spooks certainly started with a bang...

# ? Sep 20, 2010 21:11

Adrianics: Aug 15, 2006; Affirmative. Yes. Yo. Right on. My man.

That episode of The Inbetweeners wasn't as out-and-out funny as I'd like and the ending was way too much (it's seriously reaching Peep Show levels in terms of misery for the main character) but holy poo poo I think that's the most accurate portrayal of the first drugs experience I've ever seen in any medium.

# ? Sep 20, 2010 22:35

lewi: Sep 3, 2006; King

Junkenstein posted:

Worth tuning into Him and Her on BBC3 after Inbetweeners, too.

Is that the guy from being human?

# ? Sep 20, 2010 22:36

Akuma: Sep 11, 2001

Oh my god they don't use a knife and fork up to the age of 10 in this school in the Jamie Oliver thing. The dinner lady wouldn't believe Jamie that kids use knives and forks in primary schools in the UK.

# ? Sep 20, 2010 22:51

Cerv: Sep 14, 2004; This is a silly post with little news value.

Adrianics posted:

That episode of The Inbetweeners wasn't as out-and-out funny as I'd like and the ending was way too much (it's seriously reaching Peep Show levels in terms of misery for the main character) but holy poo poo I think that's the most accurate portrayal of the first drugs experience I've ever seen in any medium.

Will freaking out was genuine, but the arm-spazzing was way too much I thought.

# ? Sep 20, 2010 22:51

Adrianics: Aug 15, 2006; Affirmative. Yes. Yo. Right on. My man.

Holy poo poo you guys, Community is apparently (according to the creator) coming to the UK on the 5th of October, he just hasn't said what channel.

I swear on everything I know and love, if this becomes the latest in a long line of awesome American shows that is snapped up by Channel 5 and shown on a sister channel at 3:00 on a Tuesday afternoon, I will break everything. Everything.

(watch community because it is awesome)

Cerv posted:

Will freaking out was genuine, but the arm-spazzing was way too much I thought.

Well, really I meant in terms of the awkwardness and nervousness. Simon spazzing out on the toke was pretty great.

# ? Sep 20, 2010 22:52

u fink u hard Percy: Sep 14, 2007

Anybody else else watch Dispatches?

As an ex-squaddie that program confirmed everything people at my level think, although it was basically a rip of Lewis Page's book. Highly recommended watching if you're interested in the MOD and missed it earlier.

Also being "in a bubble" was pretty much spot on. Is it just mine or do everybody else's facebook news feeds read like a screenplay of the Inbetweeners?

# ? Sep 20, 2010 22:59

Paperhouse: Dec 31, 2008; I think
your hair
looks much
better
pushed
over to
one side

Adrianics posted:

That episode of The Inbetweeners wasn't as out-and-out funny as I'd like and the ending was way too much (it's seriously reaching Peep Show levels in terms of misery for the main character) but holy poo poo I think that's the most accurate portrayal of the first drugs experience I've ever seen in any medium.

I thought Will's experience was terribly unrealistic, kind of ruined it for me although I think a lot of it was funnier than last week's episode.

Also I like that Simon has a hot girlfriend but ultimately it'll obviously end in some horribly embarrassing way which is a bit annoying. Some embarrassment is fine but like you said, it gets a bit much and detracts from the whole show if it's just non-stop misery and humiliation

# ? Sep 20, 2010 23:32

Oben: Aug 7, 2004; Oh, the lights changed

Adrianics posted:

Holy poo poo you guys, Community is apparently (according to the creator) coming to the UK on the 5th of October, he just hasn't said what channel.

I swear on everything I know and love, if this becomes the latest in a long line of awesome American shows that is snapped up by Channel 5 and shown on a sister channel at 3:00 on a Tuesday afternoon, I will break everything. Everything.

(watch community because it is awesome)

danharmon posted:

UK: Oct. 5, Community starts double billin' every tue from 10pm on VIVA. Looks like someone's crown just got a new jewel!

I genuinely don't know what or where VIVA is.

# ? Sep 20, 2010 23:37

Got The Hunger Ted: Feb 22, 2007; I really like Tony!

VIVA, according to Wikipedia, looks like an MTV channel that just shows programmes rather than music and stuff, not really sure. Had to get past Philippine, Canadian and German channels called Viva to find it, so I don't think it bodes well. Looks like everything is getting broken.

Also - who gets Sons of Anarchy if Bravo's going? I hope Sky get it, it's deserving of a bigger audience that Bravo + Five US get it.

# ? Sep 20, 2010 23:45

Total Meatlove: Jan 28, 2007; Rangers died, shoujo Hitler cried ;_;

Oben posted:

I genuinely don't know what or where VIVA is.

Viva is the rebrand of TMF which was MTV's freeview channel.

Viva now shows Two and a Half Men reruns and other MTV shows like Pimp My Ride and Super Sweet 16.

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u fink u hard Percy: Sep 14, 2007

ibroxmassive posted:

Viva is the rebrand of TMF which was MTV's freeview channel.

Viva now shows Two and a Half Men reruns and other MTV shows like Pimp My Ride and Super Sweet 16.

Those two programs epitomise exactly what is wrong with America.

# ? Sep 21, 2010 00:02

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