UKTV Gold changed to GOLD and became a comedy only channel, W and GOLD are pay tv only... Online seems to be the way to go IIRC the BBC and ITV were planning on joining together to create a streaming subscription site maybe soaps could be planned?
W should repeat Eastenders from the start.
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Originally Posted by StreetFan:
“Yes,it was 20 years ago- although the fact that all the shows were all eventually demoted to early morning slots suggests that they weren't doing as well as the other programmes being screened on those channels. But,I would certainly love if some channel tried again.”
“Yes,it was 20 years ago- although the fact that all the shows were all eventually demoted to early morning slots suggests that they weren't doing as well as the other programmes being screened on those channels. But,I would certainly love if some channel tried again.”
Me too. There is certainly a niche market for it in the US; some cities w/ loyal, vibrant fan clubs.
My father was & still is on the board of directors for NTL Communications (which I believe put cable in the UK). And here I sit...still in a UK TV ghetto even though he's told me all television will go worldwide in my lifetime. Grrrrrr.
Originally Posted by maggiek:
“You'd have loved some of the comments on the petition then, O.....O. Keep in mind, it was during the Brad & Jen era. Two that stuck w/ me were:
*Matthew Perry, aka Chandler Bing, added to his signature, "Will you PAH-leeze sign this so Jen won't come to work & complain about Eastenders?"
*Ozzie Osborne. "What am I supposed to do now on Saturday mornings without me EE?" ME EE, not my EE.
Wish I could remember more; think that they had over 50K.
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“You'd have loved some of the comments on the petition then, O.....O. Keep in mind, it was during the Brad & Jen era. Two that stuck w/ me were:
*Matthew Perry, aka Chandler Bing, added to his signature, "Will you PAH-leeze sign this so Jen won't come to work & complain about Eastenders?"
*Ozzie Osborne. "What am I supposed to do now on Saturday mornings without me EE?" ME EE, not my EE.
Wish I could remember more; think that they had over 50K.
”
Love this!
Maybe Jen wanted to be the next Mrs Mitchell!
If the BBC want to demonstrate value for money, they should put a lot of older shows on iPlayer free of charge. There is no way anyone is going to buy every single episode of EE, but I think many would want to re-watch or watch from the start. I certainly would.
Obviously the episode count is high, but we live in a world where getting through 24 episodes of a 40 minute drama over 1 weekend is the norm. We are the box set generation, so I'm we could get through all of the episodes!
Uploading 2 episodes of EE a day from episode 1 would take around 7 and a half years to get through. The BBC isn't going anywhere, so why couldn't it? On average they do around 104 episodes a year, so they could even upload a whole years worth per month for people to work through - especially considering it only used to be on TV twice a week!
Obviously the episode count is high, but we live in a world where getting through 24 episodes of a 40 minute drama over 1 weekend is the norm. We are the box set generation, so I'm we could get through all of the episodes!
Uploading 2 episodes of EE a day from episode 1 would take around 7 and a half years to get through. The BBC isn't going anywhere, so why couldn't it? On average they do around 104 episodes a year, so they could even upload a whole years worth per month for people to work through - especially considering it only used to be on TV twice a week!
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