When will GOLD get a revamp?
jazzfunkster
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GOLD's current look revamped back in 2008, when it was stupidly rebranded G.O.L.D. 5 years ago, desperately needs updating with a new ident and programme schedule.
GOLD's current batch of idents are awful and appears to be designed by a 5 year old, the schedule is tired and requires attention. They need to rest Only Fools and Horses and drop Last of the Summer Wine, just when was it ever funny!
GOLD's current batch of idents are awful and appears to be designed by a 5 year old, the schedule is tired and requires attention. They need to rest Only Fools and Horses and drop Last of the Summer Wine, just when was it ever funny!
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They are bringing in some newer programmes but are still relying too much on Only Fools, Last of the Summer Wine etc. Why arent they showing Dads Army or Are you Being Served?
Could be something to do with the writers not wanting it to be shown away from the beeb? I think the likely lads has a similar issue where it can only be shown so many times a year hence why its not on GOLD much
They have Mrs Brown, Miranda, Come Fly With Me, Jo Brand's Great Wall Of Comedy, The Bleak Old Shop Of Stuff, Getting On, Early Doors.
How many new to GOLD shows do you want on an essentially oldies tv channel
Why does it need a revamp, do the idents ruin your viewing?
UK Drama is showing Birds Of A Feather.
David Croft and Jimmy Perry stated that they don't want their shows aired on digital channels because they thought people would grow tired of them and that they'd lose their quality. In fairness, many shows on Gold were once gems before being repeated so often, they become overly-commonplace.
Just a handful of shows GOLD could show to break the monotony of Only Fools and Last of the Summer Wine.
Which is fair enough, and anybody who wants to watch some of those shows only needs to search a site that rhymes with moo boob and many episodes are there in full or split over several parts for free!
I'm sure when I was younger, early 00's we sat down very often to watch Being Served' on UK Gold?
But for me that's not the problem with the channel.
It's just not the classic tv format channel it used to be.
And I'm sure that is what we are all are really missing these days.
I'm sure if Uktv were to go back to classic tv for gold,
They could launch a dedicated comedy channel for well comedy.
Which shows are these?
Four times might be wrong but they definitely show the same episode of things two days running. With +1 and people being able to record things to PVRs it's still poor.
Monday 24th June - 19:10
Only Fools and Horses: Stage Fright Del is helping a pregnant Raquel with her career in showbiz by arranging for a one-night spot at a local cabaret club alongside Tony Angelino, 'the singing dustman
Tuesday 25th June - 16:15
Only Fools and Horses: Stage Fright Del is helping a pregnant Raquel with her career in showbiz by arranging for a one-night spot at a local cabaret club alongside Tony Angelino, 'the singing dustman'.
Then you have things like Mrs Browns Boys. They show an episode at 21:40 and then repeat it again shortly after at 00:20.
Oh and dropping the 'UK Gold' name was absurd. People still call GOLD UK Gold a decade later. What idiot thought it was a good idea to kill a brand that strong? :rolleyes:
Mrs Brown is getting huge ratings for GOLD three or four times their normal audience figures so of course they will repeat it.
1 MRS BROWN'S BOYS (WED 2100) 572
2 MRS BROWN'S BOYS (SAT 2120) 351
3 GIMME GIMME GIMME (WED 2140) 210
4 FILM: SPY HARD (1996) (SAT 2200) 149
5 MRS BROWN'S BOYS (FRI 2219) 146
6 MRS BROWN'S BOYS (WED 2340) 133
7 GOODNIGHT SWEETHEART (FRI 1900) 131
8 ONLY FOOLS AND HORSES (MON 2100) 124
9 OUTNUMBERED CHRISTMAS 2011 (THU 2140) 122
10 FAWLTY TOWERS (MON 2209) 117