StormHammer Posted December 1, 2002 Share Posted December 1, 2002 Originally posted by wardz STORMY, speaking sense as usual.. [C3PO Mode]I have been known to spout Nonsense....from time to time...[/C3PO mode] If I see another 'period drama' on Brit TV, I think I'll Oh wait...there's one due to be shown soon isn't there? Oh well... And now they're doing the life and times of Jeffrey Archer?!? I mean...give me a break! All I can say about American TV is...count yourselves lucky that you've got channels willing to plough finances into new projects. Some shows get axed, which is a shame, but some other good shows get to run... Enjoy them while they last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wardz Posted December 1, 2002 Share Posted December 1, 2002 haha, apparantly the Jeffrey thing, there is one scene where he imagines himself and Mrs Thatcher, *cough* need i say more? as much as I like Mrs T, that is too much!! But what about qualiy programmes like The Office, and Alan Partridge and Robert Winston and David Attenborough, Michael Palin etc... yes there is a lot of crap about, but equally there is a lot of good stuff, as much as I criticise the BBC, I would choose them to any commercial channel.. Also, potential legislation being enacted could mean foreign stations owning British licences. This means they can dump their crappy output onto our airwaves and we have no choice... -W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wacky_Baccy Posted December 1, 2002 Share Posted December 1, 2002 Posted by wardz haha, apparantly the Jeffrey thing, there is one scene where he imagines himself and Mrs Thatcher, *cough* need i say more? as much as I like Mrs T, that is too much!! No WAY! OMG... LMFAO! That is too sickening to even contemplate thinking about! Posted by wardz But what about qualiy programmes like The Office, and Alan Partridge and Robert Winston and David Attenborough, Michael Palin etc... yes there is a lot of crap about, but equally there is a lot of good stuff, as much as I criticise the BBC, I would choose them to any commercial channel.. Same here Posted by wardz Also, potential legislation being enacted could mean foreign stations owning British licences. This means they can dump their crappy output onto our airwaves and we have no choice... Hmm... I'd forgotten about that Posted by Stormy ...the last one was probably the 'Gormenghast' adaptation, which was a bit heavy on the grey cells (although not as heavy as the books). I loved that! It was awesome! We need more of that sort of high-quality stuff on the Beeb and Channel 4... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormHammer Posted December 1, 2002 Share Posted December 1, 2002 Originally posted by wardz But what about qualiy programmes like The Office, and Alan Partridge and Robert Winston and David Attenborough, Michael Palin etc... yes there is a lot of crap about, but equally there is a lot of good stuff, as much as I criticise the BBC, I would choose them to any commercial channel.. Yeah, you're right. I didn't mean to say we don't have any quality programmes left...and many of them are a lot better than what is served over the airwaves overseas. I just guess I was brought up in a more liberal era as far as TV goes...a lot of stuff got screened in the late 60's and early 70's that wouldn't even make it onto a TV editor's desk these days... So in a way, some concepts are simply canned before they're even given a chance. This seems to happen mostly with projects with 'SF' or 'Fantasy' tags attached...because they usually mean larger budgets and more risk. It was almost a fluke that 'UltraViolet' made it to the screen (wish I'd seen more than two episodes of that show). I'm still waiting for a Ripper series to be made (a spin-off from Buffy), which should be based in Britain. As much as I like some of the stuff that gets imported from the US, I agree that there are a lot of 'unappealing' shows that come over with it. I just hope Alias doesn't get cancelled too soon, because it looks like it's shaping up into a really good show. And I also hope that a rumoured War Of The Worlds adaptation gets the green light...because they plan to make it faithful to the original novel, set in the right time period, in Britain, etc. That would be excellent, if executed well (i.e., a decent budget for effects and accomplished actors). However, it's still on the drawing board, AFAIK... ( Source: SFX magazine ) Also, potential legislation being enacted could mean foreign stations owning British licences. This means they can dump their crappy output onto our airwaves and we have no choice... Well, foreign corporations own practically everything else...it was only a matter of time. Originally posted by Wacky_Baccy I loved that! It was awesome! We need more of that sort of high-quality stuff on the Beeb and Channel 4... I agree. Production values do not have to be compromised in any way simply because a show has SF or Fantasy elements. There is such a wealth of established literary material, some of which has made it's way into the mainstream, that more programmes of this nature should be seriously contemplated. As I've said before, if they used a 'serial' format, rather than a 'series', there is a great deal more scope for bringing such stories to the screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marth Posted December 1, 2002 Share Posted December 1, 2002 My favorite cancelled Tv show is "Rocko's Modern Life" its golden CuRSE U NICKOLODEAN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratmjedi Posted December 1, 2002 Share Posted December 1, 2002 Nickoldeon ahhhhhh. Anyone remember the show Salute My Shorts? I loved that show. It was so awesome. Budnick, and Ug. I always dreamed that I could go to a Camp like that. It seemed so fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LONGBOW19 Posted December 5, 2002 Share Posted December 5, 2002 family guy,batman beyond.best shows, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-s/<itzo- Posted December 5, 2002 Author Share Posted December 5, 2002 Martin wazzzzzzzuuuuuup!! i love that show too bad it got cancelled Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hekx Posted December 5, 2002 Share Posted December 5, 2002 Red Dwarf. Shooting Stars and League of Gentlemen. I haven't seen them on TV for a while Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-s/<itzo- Posted December 5, 2002 Author Share Posted December 5, 2002 ohhh my god who remembers he-man... Voltron... and tranformers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hekx Posted December 5, 2002 Share Posted December 5, 2002 Transformers.. what a show... ...........I wish they showed all the cartoon classics these days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wacky_Baccy Posted December 5, 2002 Share Posted December 5, 2002 Posted by Hèkx Nòxú Red Dwarf. Shooting Stars and League of Gentlemen. I haven't seen them on TV for a while I know for a fact that there's a Red Dwarf film in the making (to be released next Christmas), and I think they're planning a series for after that, depending on how well it's recieved... I thought that there was going to be another series of the League of Gentlemen soon, too... ...I really shouldn't have stopped watching it after the first series... x_x Wasn't Shooting Stars on fairly recently, too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hekx Posted December 5, 2002 Share Posted December 5, 2002 Originally posted by Wacky_Baccy I know for a fact that there's a Red Dwarf film in the making (to be released next Christmas), and I think they're planning a series for after that, depending on how well it's recieved... I thought that there was going to be another series of the League of Gentlemen soon, too... ...I really shouldn't have stopped watching it after the first series... x_x Wasn't Shooting Stars on fairly recently, too? Shooting Stars is probably on that darn BBC Choice... I'm too lazy to go downstairs to watch it If only I had a TV Guide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Petrillo Posted December 10, 2002 Share Posted December 10, 2002 1. Greg the Bunny 2. Fear 3. The Critic 4. 3 South 5. Crank Yankers 6. Chris Wilde Show 7. Rosie O'Donnel 8. Undeclared 9. X-Files 10. Temptation Island Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukeskywalker1 Posted December 11, 2002 Share Posted December 11, 2002 i liked escaflowne and spiderman:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Petrillo Posted December 11, 2002 Share Posted December 11, 2002 Why would my avtar be called gay? How can a true star wars fan say that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-s/<itzo- Posted December 12, 2002 Author Share Posted December 12, 2002 Originally posted by Darth Petrillo Why would my avtar be called gay? How can a true star wars fan say that? what the hell are you talking about. no one said your av is gay. don't start and please stop spamming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Gnarly Posted December 12, 2002 Share Posted December 12, 2002 hes been doing that alot i think they should 24 hour ban him hes spamed like that 5 times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegietto Posted December 22, 2002 Share Posted December 22, 2002 mine is undeclareed, family guy, and bevis and butthead think were all great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratmjedi Posted December 22, 2002 Share Posted December 22, 2002 Undeclared was funny. It gave you the impression that even in College that there were still girl challenged guys. It also introduced the stud living with the girl challenged and weird guy situation. I miss Saved by the Bell. That show was so cool and make me think that High School was going to be like that. The College Years was good too but then when they made the New Class it all went down hill. I also remembered of Gilligans Island and the Munsters. Giligan's Island was good and I remember watching all of them I think when I was a little kid. The Munsters was also funny and was good for it's time. Someone also mentioned the Rosie O'Donnel show. That show wasn't cancelled, she just decided to leave it and continue other things. They then gave it to Caroline Rhea. She isn't as good as Rosie and I personally think that she ruined the show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegietto Posted December 22, 2002 Share Posted December 22, 2002 crankyankers wasn't cancelled they got new esps coming is what i heard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weapon X Posted December 22, 2002 Share Posted December 22, 2002 Exo-Squad(i wish i had ALL of the episodes on tape ) TMNT X-Men(i wish i had the first episodes on tape:(, but they did kinda go downhill after a while) Beavis and Butthead (although they have a righteously kickass movie) the very FIRST episodes of Transformers, none of that beast wars crap and Voltron was way kickass too, damnit people, stop it, i'm starting to miss these things again :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegietto Posted December 22, 2002 Share Posted December 22, 2002 x-men did kick ass but like u said they went downhill and bevis and butthead di have a kickass movie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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