BBC America Boss !!
 

I'd like to have a beer with this guy.... What would you say to him ?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070710/..._bbc_america_1

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I'd say thank god you got rid of Benny Hill :thumbsup:

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Stop showing the crap shows from England and start airing some quality programs.

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Seems encouraging: "So I tried to work with our folks to have the shows they present represent contemporary Britain, not the Britain of 1850."

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Show up to date programs...especially Corrie and more programs with Robson Green in them. :thumbsup:

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They do seem to be showing some good stuff lately...could do with less "encore" repeats though.

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I'd ask him to bring back EastEnders and save me giving $10 to Dish Network for the PPV. Actually surprised that he mentioned EE in his piece.

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Bring back Red Dwarf. Even just reruns! :thumbsup:

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Id love to see some of the quality comedies shown again. Red Dwarf, I'm Alan Partridge, The Office, League of Gentlemen etc

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Smell my cheese!!!!!

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Why the hell do people want re-runs?? The BBC needs to show something fresh, unique and challenging. Footballers Wives is not entertainment neither is tuning into the lives of chavs in Eastenders.

But, each to their own I guess. I prefer thought provoking programs, not the shite they air :thumbdown:

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"...you knobber!!"

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Read a book.;)

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It's not BBC 2 thats for sure :(

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While I'd love to ask for re-runs of some great comedies that haven't yet been mentioned - Teachers, Peep Show, Nathan Barley to name a few, to be honest I want to see more of what I can't buy on DVD.

I think we're starting to see more of that now anyway, as other people have said. There seems to be more current BBC drama and a little less cash-in-the-#$%*&^@-attic, which is a huge step in the right direction. In fact, during this last week, I reckon 50% of my viewing has been on that one channel.

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Prefer books to the stuff TV Execs think are quality TV programs. America's obsession with reality (although fake) TV shows is unhealthy.

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I'd like to tie him to a chair and beat him until he takes off Footballers Wives, Hollyoaks, Cash in the attic and frigging Changing Rooms

considering he has the pick of more than 3 channels from the UK I cant believe the trash they pick.

At least they show Waking the Dead, Graham Norton, Murphys Law and a couple of other decent things

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Who cares, really? I stopped trying to watch BBCA about 4 years ago, the ratio of programming to advertising makes it unwatchable, not that there really was anything worthwhile watching in the first place. I get all my programs on the torrents now, and watch very little TV. I am currently enjoying series 7 of Grand Designs, IMHO one of the best programs C4 has produced in the last few years. The Tuscany Castle was magic, as was the Ely eco building.

- Tim

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Yes, Torrents can be the way to go for many things. Just watched the whole of Series 4 of Peep Show (absolutely hilarious!) and am starting on Series 2 of Life on Mars.

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Actually, it was "...you mother"

< Puts pedant tin hat on >

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Peep Show is a very funny show. I also enjoyed the first series of Life on Mars. What is Torrents?

"Back of the net"

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:rolleyes:

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I'll start with disclaimer that I'm not particulary technically-minded and struggle with things like this. Having read about using something called bit torrents - a kind of file sharing - in The Lab I finally tried my hand at downloading some shows with great success.

Have a rummage around in The Lab and you'll find a whole bunch of threads on the subject. Fellow MA resident Bob is also a good source of info on this if you have any questions! (Hope he doesn't mind me name-checking him in this respect!)

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they were showing those shows a while back...didn't stay for long though...

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I don't mind helping out, but would suggest reading through the lab, as i've gone over it a few times, and really don't have all that much spare time during the day, for a few weeks at least :)

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I'm sorry - I know there is a huge amount of info and shared experience on this in The Lab. Also if Reddman wants advice from someone who struggled themselves then I'll be happy to assist. :D

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Yes - true. Caused me to order the Peep Show box set on DVD from Amazon, and tried hard to ration it but ended up watching the whole lot in a week!

There was talk of an American version of Peep Show (shudder....)

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BBCA should be showing Peep Show Series 3 in the not too distant future. They've already shown the first two.

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Already got to see it on DVD, but should be mandatory viewing for all BEs! :rofl:

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I love Peep Show, making my way through series 2 thanks to Torrents. Still trying to get the image of Jeremy remembering what the ' very bad' thing he did was on Series 1 after doing drugs with Super Hans :ohmy:
Also Still Game is a current favorite

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You lot probably already know this but Peep Show is on you tube.

On a matter of a different topic, you can download streamed media, using tools like WM Recorder. Note that you are responsible for what you download.

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Stop it! I'm eating my lunch!

If you're on series 2 right now the you're a lucky man - you've still gots lots of hilarious episodes ahead of you! Have you seen all the extras and stuff on the website?