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"Not Scotland" - What are STV Playing At? (Part 2)
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That is Wrong: Shortland Street was axed completely by ITV and was last shown on 28 August 2003, finishing at episode 2367. Jerry springer was being broadcast 5 years earlier during 1998!
WE dont want STV to go along with ITV. STV has never done this in its 50 year history, the problem was: A: There dropped to many programmes, B; Same of the replacements were utter tosh, |
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if ts true STV are to do a spin off show for travel anyone got suggestions??
I have a few "wish you were here" - oh wait that has already been done! "scotland revealed (again)" "take the high road" or "stv holidays" - oh wait the programme will be basically sponsored by their site "stv travel shop" any others/suggestions? - this post is just for humour so do not take it seriously for god sake!
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Arghhh I hate STV! I dont like how they choose not too show certain things like downton abbey thankfully I could watch that on ITV1 london as i have sky but this is not possible for everyone. I would like to see better scottish tv at hogmanay though as the english shows then are also crap so it would be nice is stv could rustle up something good then since hogmanays meant to be our thing.
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Arghhh I hate STV! I dont like how they choose not too show certain things like downton abbey thankfully I could watch that on ITV1 london as i have sky but this is not possible for everyone. I would like to see better scottish tv at hogmanay though as the english shows then are also crap so it would be nice is stv could rustle up something good then since hogmanays meant to be our thing.
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Mind you the one plus side of STV is they are the only UK channel to show the excellent Underbelly. I watch on the STV player has i live in England and think Underbelly is better than a lot of the ITV dramas. Of course it is strange that an Australian drama is only shown on a channel specificly for Scottish viewers.
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Yes, well you are in the minority as Underbelly on Stv under performs the Network opt-out big time.
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S1 did not, and give stv better ratings saying that it went out on the Thursday 9pm slot and ANYTHING there put out on the slot out did ITV.
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Thank Goodness were are not in the 1960s or 1970s OR this thread would be worse!
with classics like: * Why is Crossroads on at 3.45pm? instead of 6.35 on the rest of the itv compaines: * Why no Shut that door, instead we get stv drama? * Oz soaps are treated so badly and were so far be-hide, * Who cares about Andy Cameron..... * Why Shindig (Thingummyjig in name) replaces the USA dramas * why move Chain letters ( peak episodes) to Sunday afternoon This list is endless, of stuff stv has done over the years..... |
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Thank Goodness were are not in the 1960s or 1970s OR this thread would be worse!
with classics like: * Why is Crossroads on at 3.45pm? instead of 6.35 on the rest of the itv compaines: * Why no Shut that door, instead we get stv drama? * Oz soaps are treated so badly and were so far be-hide, * Who cares about Andy Cameron..... * Why Shindig (Thingummyjig in name) replaces the USA dramas * why move Chain letters ( peak episodes) to Sunday afternoon This list is endless, of stuff stv has done over the years..... Edit: most of the list you say was under Grampian/Scottish TV - 2 seperate companies at time....but all under as STV now |
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if ts true STV are to do a spin off show for travel anyone got suggestions??
I have a few "wish you were here" - oh wait that has already been done! "scotland revealed (again)" "take the high road" or "stv holidays" - oh wait the programme will be basically sponsored by their site "stv travel shop" any others/suggestions? - this post is just for humour so do not take it seriously for god sake! ![]() |
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If you think back - drama wise - we would never have seen
Upstairs Downstairs Brideshead Revisisted or Morse all first class dramas. Heaven knows what we would have got instead - Glen Michael's Cavalcade Omnibus edition? (which I would have loved....... )There is little evidence that STV are ploughing the money they save with cheap (old) buy ins and clip shows into making fresh dramas of their own. Taggart is the only one in their stable and I doubt it will be back..... There are plenty of excellent Scottish writers whose work would be well received on STV - and in turn could generate money with overseas sales. But I doubt it will ever happen. |
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They did do a travel show a few years back with the name of Scottish Passport!!
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Yes, well you are in the minority as Underbelly on Stv under performs the Network opt-out big time.
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Yes well ratings aren't necessarily a measurement of quality. Let's face it a lot of ITV dramas are bland watered down rubbish.
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that programme was out in the 90's not exactly a few years ago maybe it can be revived?
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Well of course we wouldn't know, Peter, as we don't get to see most of them..................
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Do you want a list???
![]() I can just about tolerate the stopping, starting and freezing of the ITV player for a half hour programme, but NO WAY will I sit down for 2 hours to watch a drama on it. Better to wait for the dvd release. And what of older people who do not have - or want - internet access? Many seniors were mad as wet hens at missing 'Downton' in particular. |
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Do you want a list???
![]() I can just about tolerate the stopping, starting and freezing of the ITV player for a half hour programme, but NO WAY will I sit down for 2 hours to watch a drama on it. Better to wait for the dvd release. And what of older people who do not have - or want - internet access? Many seniors were mad as wet hens at missing 'Downton' in particular. |
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Scottish passport finished in 2004
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Just realised my thread has been cut off in its prime - with the all important first post no longer visible.
![]() It must have got bigger than I thought over the months/years. Oh well, doubtless I will still be locking horns with STV in the coming months.....unless....... |
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Just realised my thread has been cut off in its prime - with the all important first post no longer visible.
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Perhaps it was their plan all along to wait until we were 18 months BEHIND the viewing of ITV1 and then buy the lost dramas and cost price for screening when ITV1 are showing them as a repeat?!
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Perhaps it was their plan all along to wait until we were 18 months BEHIND the viewing of ITV1 and then buy the lost dramas and cost price for screening when ITV1 are showing them as a repeat?!
![]() Suprised at the ad for "doc martin" saying "new to stv" mind you i notice ITV1 are repeating "ten mile menu" which was shown last year on ITV1 at 5pm and its now on at 2pm - is this just to please STV on the shows "missed"? |
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Does that mean we might see the new 'Barnaby' (and his amazing Jack Russell) at the odd time of 4.30 - 6.30????
I might get excited in a minute..... Or are we opting out again...... |
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Doc Martin:
5.35 it getting Better? why cant there have put it out on 9pm slot? or 8pm slot? or even 18.30pm slot??? |
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