Yes but that all belongs in the US Pace thread. ;-)
I would normally agree, but on the basis that the only way the UK thread could continue is by discovering whatever the "ways and means" are think it is OK to discuss here.
Not that I am a great one for searching out any source other than broadcast channels (preferably free ones!). Good luck to anyone who tries!
I would normally agree, but on the basis that the only way the UK thread could continue is by discovering whatever the "ways and means" are think it is OK to discuss here.
I suppose there's still a chance it may yet be picked up by a UK broadcaster, so probably best to wait and see first.
There's a US pace thread where the latest discussion (and spoilers!) can be found, so probably best it's all kept in there, at least for now.
That’s good news (for those of us with ITV Encore anyway). I noticed that ITV Encore are repeating season 1 each weeknight at 11pm, starting tonight, but assumed it would just be the first two seasons that already aired on ITV.
I assume, and hope, that once they’ve finished the reruns (w/c 24/08 by my calculations) they will start season 3 in a more primetime slot and air it weekly.
Wow, well done on ITV! You have really surprised me. ITV has one of the best shows in the world on their channel, who'd have thought?
This is incredible news for the fans.
I've only seen season 1 but now that seasons 1 and 2 are going to be repeated with season 3 following immediately after i can now catch up. Better get my Sky+ set up for series link!
Thanks for this, anyonefortennis. I enjoyed S1 and S2 but am not about to subscribe to Sky just to see S3 and S4. Will maybe catch up by some other means at a future date.
Thanks for this, anyonefortennis. I enjoyed S1 and S2 but am not about to subscribe to Sky just to see S3 and S4. Will maybe catch up by some other means at a future date.
I should have said starting later this summer as season 4 won't be shown until next year as it hasn't even aired in the US yet.
Thanks for this, anyonefortennis. I enjoyed S1 and S2 but am not about to subscribe to Sky just to see S3 and S4. Will maybe catch up by some other means at a future date.
It's available via NowTV; their Entertainment pass operates like a Netflix subscription for £6.99 (cheaper when buying multiple month passes).
I realise that the viewing figures were too low to continue the show on ITV - but why not move it to ITV2, 3 or 4? Actually, I was surprised it ever appeared on ITV, as it seemed a better fit on Channel 5 IMO.
I have no idea what the audience size is for ITV Encore, but assume that the figures for The Americans will be considerably below what was achieved on ITV.
I guess that I 'll have to remove this thread from My Subscriptions, as I don't want to hear discussions about a programme I am unable to watch (until it appears on DVD).
I realise that the viewing figures were too low to continue the show on ITV - but why not move it to ITV2, 3 or 4? Actually, I was surprised it ever appeared on ITV, as it seemed a better fit on Channel 5 IMO.
I have no idea what the audience size is for ITV Encore, but assume that the figures for The Americans will be considerably below what was achieved on ITV.
I guess that I 'll have to remove this thread from My Subscriptions, as I don't want to hear discussions about a programme I am unable to watch (until it appears on DVD).
I would've thought that FOX (UK) would be the obvious place for it, but (assuming they could afford it) I think it's worthy of BBC 2. (But as I get Encore - hey-ho).
I realise that the viewing figures were too low to continue the show on ITV - but why not move it to ITV2, 3 or 4? Actually, I was surprised it ever appeared on ITV, as it seemed a better fit on Channel 5 IMO.
I have no idea what the audience size is for ITV Encore, but assume that the figures for The Americans will be considerably below what was achieved on ITV.
I guess that I 'll have to remove this thread from My Subscriptions, as I don't want to hear discussions about a programme I am unable to watch (until it appears on DVD).
It was rumoured that a number of broadcasters were bidding for the programme originally, including Sky and Channel 4, but ITV won with the aim of it becoming their ‘Homeland’. Unfortunately that didn’t happen.
I can appreciate that for those without ITV Encore it’s frustrating now not being able to watch it, but in all likelihood once ITV dropped it it was unlikely to get picked up by another free to view channel (my guess was Sky Atlantic or FOX).
ITV only changed their mind because they are slightly reimaging ITV Encore (because it’s been a rating failure in my opinion) to include US content. There was never really a possibility of it just moving to ITV2, 3 or 4 (and to be honest, it wouldn’t have fit on ITV2 or 4 anyway).
ITV Encore gets very low ratings, so The Americans will get very low ratings. But if it can prove itself to be popular on ITV Encore then there’s a good change ITV will consider it a success this second time round despite getting even lower ratings. It’s all about expectations, and being originally place in primetime on Saturday night ITV the expectations were always going to be almost impossible for The Americans to be considered a success.
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I would normally agree, but on the basis that the only way the UK thread could continue is by discovering whatever the "ways and means" are think it is OK to discuss here.
Not that I am a great one for searching out any source other than broadcast channels (preferably free ones!). Good luck to anyone who tries!
Netflix, Amazon, watching FOX on a U.S. proxy server?
There's a US pace thread where the latest discussion (and spoilers!) can be found, so probably best it's all kept in there, at least for now.
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s220/the-americans/news/a659166/itv-encore-will-air-the-americans-seasons-3-and-4.html
That’s good news (for those of us with ITV Encore anyway). I noticed that ITV Encore are repeating season 1 each weeknight at 11pm, starting tonight, but assumed it would just be the first two seasons that already aired on ITV.
I assume, and hope, that once they’ve finished the reruns (w/c 24/08 by my calculations) they will start season 3 in a more primetime slot and air it weekly.
This is incredible news for the fans.
I've only seen season 1 but now that seasons 1 and 2 are going to be repeated with season 3 following immediately after i can now catch up. Better get my Sky+ set up for series link!
Thanks for this, anyonefortennis. I enjoyed S1 and S2 but am not about to subscribe to Sky just to see S3 and S4. Will maybe catch up by some other means at a future date.
I should have said starting later this summer as season 4 won't be shown until next year as it hasn't even aired in the US yet.
It's available via NowTV; their Entertainment pass operates like a Netflix subscription for £6.99 (cheaper when buying multiple month passes).
Many thanks. I will look into this.
I was giving up hope that it would ever get re-commissioned on ITV.
Sadly, only available on SKY and Now TV. Not available on Freeview.
I hear it's a great show and notice it has been top of the Metacritic chart for a while now.
Not so great news for those of us that don't have Sky.
Ditto
Wednesday August 19th at 10pm
Sooner than I expected, thanks for the head up.
Good night to show it. A lot better than Saturday night.
Can't wait for this. Thanks for the heads up.
I have no idea what the audience size is for ITV Encore, but assume that the figures for The Americans will be considerably below what was achieved on ITV.
I guess that I 'll have to remove this thread from My Subscriptions, as I don't want to hear discussions about a programme I am unable to watch (until it appears on DVD).
I would've thought that FOX (UK) would be the obvious place for it, but (assuming they could afford it) I think it's worthy of BBC 2. (But as I get Encore - hey-ho).
It was rumoured that a number of broadcasters were bidding for the programme originally, including Sky and Channel 4, but ITV won with the aim of it becoming their ‘Homeland’. Unfortunately that didn’t happen.
I can appreciate that for those without ITV Encore it’s frustrating now not being able to watch it, but in all likelihood once ITV dropped it it was unlikely to get picked up by another free to view channel (my guess was Sky Atlantic or FOX).
ITV only changed their mind because they are slightly reimaging ITV Encore (because it’s been a rating failure in my opinion) to include US content. There was never really a possibility of it just moving to ITV2, 3 or 4 (and to be honest, it wouldn’t have fit on ITV2 or 4 anyway).
ITV Encore gets very low ratings, so The Americans will get very low ratings. But if it can prove itself to be popular on ITV Encore then there’s a good change ITV will consider it a success this second time round despite getting even lower ratings. It’s all about expectations, and being originally place in primetime on Saturday night ITV the expectations were always going to be almost impossible for The Americans to be considered a success.