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Old 26-06-2007, 11:37
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6240716.stm
Personally I was hoping for Shortland Street!
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Old 26-06-2007, 11:39
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Hasn't BBC1 got enough medical drama already?

Will this be moved to the Neighbours slot next year I wonder? Very shoddy if they end up showing this twice a day...

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Old 26-06-2007, 11:48
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Hasn't BBC1 got enough medical drama already?

Will this be moved to the Neighbours slot next year I wonder? Very shoddy if they end up showing this twice a day...
Well Casualty and Holby City are only on once a week and this should be totally different to Doctors.
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Old 26-06-2007, 11:52
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Hasn't BBC1 got enough medical drama already?

Will this be moved to the Neighbours slot next year I wonder? Very shoddy if they end up showing this twice a day...
Why do you say it would be shoddy?
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Old 26-06-2007, 11:53
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Why do you say it would be shoddy?
It would be lacking in imagination and very lazy. How about having 2 programmes in the Neighbours slot, rather than just padding out the schedule with another repeat?
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Old 26-06-2007, 11:55
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It would be lacking in imagination and very lazy. How about having 2 programmes in the Neighbours slot, rather than just padding out the schedule with another repeat?
Well Neighbours has been on twice a day for years. It's only daytime and if it brings in the ratings, why not? Repeats come in very useful if there's a programme you really like but missed the first time it was shown.

The only time repeats bother me and are ridiculous is when it's things like ITV2 repeating Corrie and Emmerdale non-stop of a weekend and BBC3 repeating Two Pints on a loop.

Now that's lacking in imagination. Repeating something once does not show a lack of imagination IMO. In fact it shows that somebody has thought about and shown consideration towards the viewers who might have missed the first showing of a programme.
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Old 26-06-2007, 11:55
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It would be lacking in imagination and very lazy. How about having 2 programmes in the Neighbours slot, rather than just padding out the schedule with another repeat?
Good point. But that would mean coming up with new ideas and spending more money. TV executives don't like doing these things.
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Old 26-06-2007, 11:57
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I would expect that they will strip it five days a week and use 25 minute slots. In Australia the show airs a s a weekly hoiur long drama, but I think five full episodes of this a week is too much.

They will probably split them into two halves as ITV successfully did with A Country Practice in the 1980s and 1990s.
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Old 26-06-2007, 12:18
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The show starts from Episode 169 "Opening Night" as shown on Seven 05/02/2002
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Old 26-06-2007, 13:03
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I read this on teletext earlier. Isn't All Saints meant to be really good- as it is very popular in Oz. If I can I will try and watch it- or tape it.

So seeing as they are starting from 2002 episodes- we will get to see Natalie Saleeba (now Rosie in Neighbour) as she was in All Saints from 2004- 2006.
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Old 26-06-2007, 13:07
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This will probably be Neighbours replacement then. Didn't take them long.
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Old 26-06-2007, 14:19
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Anyone know if this means it will pick up from where Living (was it?) stopped showing this series years ago?

We watched it on there and it is a really good series. This is a smart move by the BBC. It will definitely build an audience.

Ironically, if you check, there has been an All Saints titled thread in the main programming forum asking for its return for months and months.

Given that it has got better and better and become more and more popular in Oz since it was rapidly axed here mid flow then it has been surprising thatnobody has picked this up before. The BBC have pulled off a coup here.

There are going to be some very happy people on there.

Give it a chance if you have never seen All Saints as my recall is that it will become addictive.
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Old 26-06-2007, 14:32
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Good news!
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Old 26-06-2007, 14:33
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This will probably be Neighbours replacement then. Didn't take them long.
The BBC say it is not a replacement for Neighbours. It will however have the 2.35pm time slot straight after Doctors. I think they've got 45 episodes and each episode is 45 minutes long.
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Old 26-06-2007, 15:24
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Doctors in my oppinion should move into the Neighbours slot, it could then gain a whole new audiance.
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Old 26-06-2007, 21:39
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I would make it the law everyone watches it! This will become a worlwide fornomenan. It is australia's number one soap i watch it on the internet and it really is superb- just watch it watch it it's great!
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Old 26-06-2007, 21:50
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I would make it the law everyone watches it! This will become a worlwide fornomenan. It is australia's number one soap i watch it on the internet and it really is superb- just watch it watch it it's great!
phenomenon You like it then?!
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Old 27-06-2007, 17:56
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Like it, i LUV IT!!!!!!!!
i started downloading the show off the net last January before that my mate down under used to post me episodes on tape of it. It is first class entertainment and i highly recomend it. Georgie Parker who will play Terri won Gold Logie in 2001 and 2002 an award Kylie Minouge has previously won.
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Old 27-06-2007, 18:36
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The BBC obviously like collecting medical dramas!
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Old 27-06-2007, 19:01
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atwt, please check your PMs

Anyway, it's good to hear All Saints will be joining BBC daytime. It's more of a drama series than a soap though so it's not likely to take the Neighbours slot as it doesn't run all year 'round and the BBC only have the rights to certain seasons. I agree with the person who said the BBC should pickup 'Shortland Street' as a replacement for Neighbours.
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Old 27-06-2007, 21:13
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No, no,no,no,no,no,no YES, Pick up shortland street!
Sorry having a vicar of dibly moment!
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Old 28-06-2007, 00:04
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All Saints will be hacked to pieces on the BBC. It occasionaly features very graphic content and bad language. It's not an afternoon show. Diagnosis Murder it ain't.
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Old 28-06-2007, 01:10
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I would make it the law everyone watches it! This will become a worlwide fornomenan. It is australia's number one soap i watch it on the internet and it really is superb- just watch it watch it it's great!
High praise indeed. I'll have to watch it then - hopefully it will become a worlwide fornomenan.
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Old 28-06-2007, 11:27
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All Saints will be hacked to pieces on the BBC. It occasionaly features very graphic content and bad language. It's not an afternoon show. Diagnosis Murder it ain't.
Yes, I agree withyou. In Australia it has a slot of 8.30pm, 9pm or 9.30pm and often carries an M (Mature) rating, as does next Tuesday's episode http://au.tv.yahoo.com/tv-guide/?hou...ext=1183456800

If A Country Practice (PG) was hacked to death by ITV, you can guarantee the BBC will mess with this , particularly as the following shows (3.25pm onwards) are aimed at the very young.
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Old 28-06-2007, 11:29
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Anyway, it's good to hear All Saints will be joining BBC daytime. It's more of a drama series than a soap though so it's not likely to take the Neighbours slot as it doesn't run all year 'round and the BBC only have the rights to certain seasons. I agree with the person who said the BBC should pickup 'Shortland Street' as a replacement for Neighbours.
It does run all year long as much as Neighbours does. The only difference is that there are 2.5 hours of Neighbours made each week whereas only one hour of AS.
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