veryfunny

I do not know if people here just like me are completely bored of what is shown on tv here but I was wondering if anyone here knows how/if I can get TV reception from Asia and Europe? Do any satellite companies provide this service in this country? I miss formular 1 and Top Gear amongst other things.

THX in advance.

bodmin13

You can get Formular 1 on the Speed Chanel but I don't know about Top Gear, it is available on BBC World (not BBC American) but I don't know who provides that chanel in the states.

bodmin13

OK, part of that last reply was wrong, further research has told me that America is the only place that does not provide BBC World, you can get it in Canada and Mexico and pretty much everywhere else but the US. They do have a Top Gear alternative on Speed Chanel called 5th Gear with Tiff and the guy with the pompus voice, it is shown in England on chanel 5, the format is the same but without Jeremy.

Bob

It was supposed to be top gear after the beeb ditched the show, but C5 couldn't get the name, then after a bit the beeb brought it back...at least there's competition...

Freestyler

Oh how I miss Harry Enfield, The two Ronnies, Match of the Day, I'm Alan Partridge and Everything else! I don't have cable or satellite which makes it worse... oh look.. more commercials! Praise the Lord we have the Simpsons and King of the Hill

Lesley1020

TV is just crap, crap, crap - I wish I hadn't wasted my money on bloody satellite. Although at least we have How Clean is Your House starting next week on Lifestyle!...

Actually, it should be.. How Sad is My Life that I am looking forward to this!

I miss MTV Hits, Smash Hits and Magic music channels. I miss Robbie Williams. I even miss Ken Barlow & Co. Oh and I am entirely sick of damn country music and Peptobismol commercials. LOL.

Englishmum

I received a couple of very nice private messages from people who post here as I mentioned that I missed Coronation Street. They directed me to a website called:

http://www.uknova.com

You have to register and you need a fast connection....but it's incredible; I'm able to now watch Corrie the day after it was transmitted in the UK! I have no idea how the technology works (good job my husband works in IT) but it's something to do with bit-torrents which is where people around the world make files of short segments of the programmes and they're put together to make one complete programme. The quality is really very good (my husband even made some DVDs for me of a few Corrie episodes so I didn't have to sit at the computer screen)...and it doesn't cost anything but you can make a contribution if you want. It took me a while to understand the website but got there in the end.

They also have lots of other popular programmes which are transmitted on UK television eg. Eastenders and comedy programmes.

rincewind

F1 on the Speed channel is just like ITV. Too many bloody commercials.

Right now, TV is crap. The only shows we really watch are Six Feet Under every Sunday (but this season is ending after next week) and a few programs on BBC America.

Showtime has some good shows like Penn and Teller's Bullsh*t and Dead Like me. They were so good I bought the DVDs.

We mainly use Blockbusters mail DVD service to rent movies to keep us entertained.

Ray

Johnny Briggs has a house around the corner...its available to rent ..
its full of photos of the man himself

Englishmum

Eh?


Why are you 'retiring' from this forum on September 10th? Pray, do tell!

Ray

5000 posting is enough from anybody..should be a compulsory retirement number.. also I am starting to take root in this chair..and the wife say's...
umm... I better not go there.......

Big Vern

Well, you'll be missed.

Adios, Ray.

rincewind

Won't be long before you get withdrawl. What are they talking about? Are they talking about me? What's new on the board?

Boy, it's gonna be rough

Ray

The wife has enough "little jobs" to last years if I stretch it out..
and the nice thing is with a high turnover forum is, your forgetten within a week..and if you come back in 6 months...its all new people..

Bob

I wouldn't be so sure bout that...