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True Blood - C4 October 7th

molybecksmolybecks Posts: 14,553
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I read rescently that C4 will air 'True Blood', i have never watched it but it looks really good and lots of friends have told me it's brilliant (they must watch it online etc).

So if it is coming to c4, when can we expect it to air?

Many thanks :)
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    absalomabsalomabsalomabsalom Posts: 1,142
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    molybecks wrote: »
    I read rescently that C4 will air 'True Blood', i have never watched it but it looks really good and lots of friends have told me it's brilliant (they must watch it online etc).

    So if it is coming to c4, when can we expect it to air?

    Many thanks :)


    Its a fantastic show. Starts on C4 around the end of September I think
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    SystemSystem Posts: 2,096,970
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    It says October. Yeah i've heard it's good. I'll probably watch it on C4 when it's on.

    EDIT: Link
    http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/a175622/autumn-season-highlights.html
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    JCRJCR Posts: 24,074
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    It's out on dvd here on 26th October. You'd assume channel 4 would have finished broadcasting it by then, but that doesn't give 'em much time.
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    SystemSystem Posts: 2,096,970
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    How many episodes is it then anyone know?
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    JCRJCR Posts: 24,074
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    redtownofsmog wrote: »
    How many episodes is it then anyone know?

    12 episodes, 55 minutes long each without ads.
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    SystemSystem Posts: 2,096,970
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    JCR wrote: »
    12 episodes, 55 minutes long each without ads.

    Oh well, even if it did air at the end of September, it still wouldn't be finished by the DVD release date, assuming they air one episode a week. And isn't 55mins pretty long for a US episode?
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 443
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    55 minutes is long. Usually an episode is around 43 minutes. But it's a good show so I like that it's longer :)
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 7,305
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    HBO shows are always nearer to an hour due to the fact that they don't litter their shows with adverts. They show them uninterrupted, so there's no need for the episodes to be limited to 42 minutes. The same goes for Showtime (who air 'Dexter') i think.
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    jde-tvjde-tv Posts: 4,930
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    ^ ye showtime an HBO arnt just cable channels, u have to pay for them separately
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    JCRJCR Posts: 24,074
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    Also it's definitely bbfc 18 certificate standard material, so it's gonna be on after 10pm.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 264
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    JCR wrote: »
    Also it's definitely bbfc 18 certificate standard material, so it's gonna be on after 10pm.

    We can hope.

    I worry slightly that they will totally misunderstand the audience it's actually aimed at and treat it like a kids show (Angel, Alias anyone?). One would like to think they have learned from their mistakes. Let's assume they have.
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    JCRJCR Posts: 24,074
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    SalBags wrote: »
    We can hope.

    I worry slightly that they will totally misunderstand the audience it's actually aimed at and treat it like a kids show (Angel, Alias anyone?). One would like to think they have learned from their mistakes. Let's assume they have.

    They couldn't do that to TB though. Far too much swearing to try to cut, I'd imagine.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 7,305
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    With C4 i can see them giving it a good 10pm timeslot to begin with and then after about 4 weeks shoving it into the post 11pm graveyard slot like they did with 'The Sopranos' (i think the last ever Sopranos episode went out at something daft like 12:30am...). That said, if they were happy to give Big Brother a prime time slot for the past few months on such shitty ratings then TB could stand a chance at staying at 10pm for it's entire run (not that i'm saying TB will get bad ratings, but you know what C4's like).
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 143
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    JCR wrote: »
    They couldn't do that to TB though. Far too much swearing to try to cut, I'd imagine.

    And far too much graphic sex and violence. If they tried to air it before the watershed, it would last about ten minutes!
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    grumpyoldbatgrumpyoldbat Posts: 3,663
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    arwencat wrote: »
    And far too much graphic sex and violence. If they tried to air it before the watershed, it would last about ten minutes!

    LOL I said that on the FX thread. Not saying what happens, but suffice to say that Ryan Kwanten's character would get virtually no airtime at all in the first 3 shows if it had to be cut for pre-watershed!!!:D
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    jde-tvjde-tv Posts: 4,930
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    CJClarke wrote: »
    With C4 i can see them giving it a good 10pm timeslot to begin with and then after about 4 weeks shoving it into the post 11pm graveyard slot like they did with 'The Sopranos' (i think the last ever Sopranos episode went out at something daft like 12:30am...). That said, if they were happy to give Big Brother a prime time slot for the past few months on such shitty ratings then TB could stand a chance at staying at 10pm for it's entire run (not that i'm saying TB will get bad ratings, but you know what C4's like).

    I can see it going in 11pm slot TBH, it s allready been shown on FX and a lot of ppl will of downloaded it! and to be fair to C4, The Sopranos was shown in prime time on E4 first!
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 443
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    Nip/Tuck started out at a 10pm-ish time back when it was on C4. Eventually ended up being shown at stupid o'clock and then vanishing altogether.
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    boogienow wrote: »
    Nip/Tuck started out at a 10pm-ish time back when it was on C4. Eventually ended up being shown at stupid o'clock and then vanishing altogether.

    Yeah, remember sitting up to watch the Season 2 finale with the middle of the carver story, it was a double episode and it started at about 12:45am!
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    sbds1 wrote: »
    Yeah, remember sitting up to watch the Season 2 finale with the middle of the carver story, it was a double episode and it started at about 12:45am!

    OMG, I did that as well!!! And I was banned from the TV as well, all the way back in Year 8, so I had to turn the TV down.
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    SalBags wrote: »
    We can hope.

    I worry slightly that they will totally misunderstand the audience it's actually aimed at and treat it like a kids show (Angel, Alias anyone?). One would like to think they have learned from their mistakes. Let's assume they have.

    Not much chance of them making that mistake, given the amount of shagging going on in the first episode. :)
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 2,253
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    I'm looking forward to this starting on channel 4 as i only have Freeview.
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    LightningIguanaLightningIguana Posts: 21,854
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    If C4 don't cut it to ribbons I'll be absolutely amazed.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 7,305
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    To be honest, i can't actually see C4 cutting it. They might shove it in an stupid timeslot, but there's no way that they can cut it down for a pre 10pm audience. The ammount of swearing, sex and bloody violence would mean the episodes would be incoherent messes.
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    Any news on when it starts yet ?
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    yorkiegalyorkiegal Posts: 18,929
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    I can't see Channel 4 cutting it, not with the amount of shagging you see in Shameless.

    Is season 2 of TB still going to be shown on FX first though?
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