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From: unregistered@newcastle.ac.uk (Scott A. McIntyre)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.uk
Subject: Re: Sky TV - Pathetic (was Re: Satellite TV)
Date: 7 Sep 92 10:33:34 GMT
Reply-To: S.A.McIntyre@durham.ac.uk
Organization: Synapse Computer Consultants
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neilp@cs.hw.ac.uk (Neil Postlethwaite) writes:
: 
: Probably because this is rec.arts.tv.uk, most of the stuff shown on Sky
: belongs in rec.arts.tv.usa.60's. Sky really is poor and taking a look through
: this weeks schedule in the TV times, all that interests me are the 2 movie
: channels.
: 

Yes, but Sky is probably the worst of Sat TV (with the exception of Flash
and Simpsons)....

: 
: P.S. Sell-a-vision is funnier than the 'I love Lucy' Channel though :-)
: 

I must admit, I feel a bit like Homer Simpson during Sell-A-Vision..
"Buy this new widget and you can clean the lighter fluid off your bonnet"
Me: "Ooooo, buy it......ooooooo"
"And not only that, but you can brush your teeth with it too!"
Me: "Ooooo, teeth, buyyyyy"

I own the Knives and the Wok so far.

Scott
From: neilp@cs.hw.ac.uk (Neil Postlethwaite)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.uk
Subject: Re: The Thunderbirds
Date: 15 Sep 92 20:09:32 GMT
Organization: Dept of Computing & Electrical Engineering, Heriot-Watt University, Scotland

In article <1992Sep15.123532.12951@phillip.edu.au> t9014123@phillip.edu.au writes:
>
>Sorry if this is a FAQ, but here goes.  In the TV show 'The Thunderbirds',
>what do they mean when they say "F.A.B."??
>
>No-one I know seems to know (hey, I'm a poet and don't even know it!)
>

It's to get people wondering. FAB doesn't stand for anything, just something
they say.

Neil


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From: chris@Minsk.DoCS.UU.SE (Christian Bartholdsson)
Subject: Re: More about CNN International
Organization: INRIA Sophia Antipolis, France
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 10:25:59 GMT

In article <BuBFLw.Kt@csc.liv.ac.uk>, rkl@csc.liv.ac.uk (Richard Lloyd) writes:
> c) it's great
> fun spotting the plastic surgery all the female presenters have had (check out
> the blonde on "CNN Showbiz Today" - is that nip-and-tuck on the jowls at its
> worst or what ? :-) ).

All the presenters indeed look like Barbie or Ken.  But the best looking 
female newsreaders can definitely be found on the French TV5.

- chris@minsk.docs.uu.se
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I'd rather have a dream than a nightmare to come

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From: neilp@cs.hw.ac.uk (Neil Postlethwaite)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.uk,rec.arts.startrek
Subject: Re: Details on the fate of ST:TNG in the UK
Date: 9 Sep 92 17:42:31 GMT
Organization: Dept of Computing & Electrical Engineering, Heriot-Watt University, Scotland

In article <1992Sep8.142537.25662@syscen.com> judiths@usisun.UUCP (Judith Speck) writes:
>
>   Why on earth would the BBC censor Star Trek:TNG?  WHAT could there be to
>censor--it's one of the cleanest shows on TV!  I hope the BBC doesn't run
>Monty Python reruns.
>   I think Star Trek is a sort of futuristic morality play, with the "Prime
>Directive" and its purpose of reason and peace.  Many of the story lines
>have a point to them.
>

It mostly revolved around Data saying 'from history it has been demonstrated
that armed struggle is a productive method of effecting political change.....
....the reunification of Ireland in 20xx'.

After viewing the tape of it I can sort of half see their point. An analogy
could be 'crime has been demonstrated as being an effective method of
acquiring wealth'. Possible encouragement or endorsement, though from
a `robot' (:-)) in a TV series.

Neil


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From: lopresti@henson.cc.wwu.edu (lopresti robert)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.uk
Subject: Marx Brothers building a house
Date: 12 Sep 92 03:27:23 GMT
Article-I.D.: henson.1992Sep12.032723.29860
Organization: Western Washington University


The conversation takes place in ANIMAL CRACKERS, closer to the end
than the beginning.  A painting has been stolen and Groucho and
Chico are discussing ways to search.

Don't be surprised if it disappoints you, though.  As Joe Adamson says
in GROUCHO, HARPO, CHICO AND SOMETIMES ZEPPO:

"WHat is even more odd is to discover, after the familiar exchange about
searching everyone in the house for the painting and if it isn't there
we'll search the house next door and if there sn't a house next door we'll
build one, has been hailed by every film text in the brief, discouraging
history of film texts as if it were the only absurd thing the Marxes ever
said (and usually quoted wrong to boot), to discover after all that the
way it comes across in the movie is simply not very funny."

A long sentence, but an accurate one.  They got funnier in HORSEFEATHERS,
etc.  But AC does have some good stuff.
From: sasse@netcom.com (Ellen Sasse)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.uk
Subject: Re: TOS picture quality on Beeb
Date: 14 Sep 92 13:06:20 GMT
Organization: Not

<CHUNTER@UMAB.BITNET> writes: 

> It was only in latter years that they moved the precredit sequence to
> after the credits and began cutting episodes (and banned "Miri").

Why did they ban "Miri"?
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From: dj@ssd.kodak.com (Dave Jones)
Subject: Re: Around the World in 80 Days II ?
Organization: :noitazinagrO
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 92 15:40:30 GMT

In article <1992Sep8.111007.25574@cs.hw.ac.uk> neilp@cs.hw.ac.uk (Neil Postlethwaite) writes:
>In article <1992Sep8.101541.10672@waikato.ac.nz> rgty_mrw@waikato.ac.nz (Mark Willcock) writes:
>>Hi, 
>>
>>I have heard there is to be a "sequel" to the excellent 'Around the World in 80
>>Days' with Micheal Palin.  In fact I am sure they were filming it ealy this year
>>
>>Does anyone have any info ?
>>
>>Many Thanks.
>
>I saw some trailer the other day. I think it is a `pole to pole' round the
>world 90 degrees from equator way.
>
>In a few weeks.
>
Didn't Ppilkington-ffynes already do that?  I wonder if he's in on the
act here.  Kinda hard to see pole-to-pole being as much fun as around
the world, since you have to pick either the Eurasia-Africa route or the
Americas (P-f did the Americas).  Its a lot harder to pick a safe route,
too.....



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From: egpv29@castle.ed.ac.uk (JHenderson)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.uk,soc.culture.british
Subject: Re: Bill and Ted v's Wayne's World (was Re: New Stuff on BBC in the ne)
Date: 6 Sep 92 13:13:34 GMT
Organization: Edinburgh University

In article <1992Sep5.153442.15326@cs.hw.ac.uk> neilp@cs.hw.ac.uk (Neil Postlethwaite) writes:
=>In article <1992Sep4.183705.25638@pixel.kodak.com> dj@ssd.kodak.com (Dave Jones) writes:
=>>>	Wayne's World is *NOT* Funny.

Surely you mean "Wayne' World is Funny. NOT!"

=>Difference in comedy culture but I find Wayne's World about as funny as
=>Vic Reeves.

Well, I realise that sense of humour is an individual thing, but you're
wrong anyway - Vic Reeves is a comic genius ;->



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From: andy@syma.sussex.ac.uk (Andy Clews)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.uk
Subject: Re: TOS picture quality on Beeb
Date: 4 Sep 92 11:39:06 GMT
Organization: University of Sussex
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T.G.Nattress@newcastle.ac.uk (Graeme Nattress) writes:
: I don't think that it could of escaped TOS watchers' notice that the TOS being
: repeated at the mo is different to what we are used to.

For the benefit of non-Trekkies: TOS = "[Star Trek] The Original Series"

: 1.  I think it is fully unedited (at least the Man Trap was longer than
: previous versions)

That I wouldn't know. I've never held a stopwatch to any of them :-)

: 2.  The precredit is actually before the credits (like the Beeb showings of
: STTNG)

Right - TOS in the UK always used to start immediately with the "Space -
the final frontier...." bit and do all tye credits before the story
actually started. I *thought* there was something different about it this
time around. Having got used to ST:TNG it didn't really register at first.

: As for the picture quality, well, after hearing it was going to be awfull, I
: thought it was ok.  The colours were a bit subdued, but at least this stops it
: looking like lost in space!!  Although, the colour on Charlie X was not bad at
: all!

Picture quality not at all bad IMHO. I still have to pinch myself about the
acting, props and storylines, but then I'm still hung over from ST:TNG.


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From: heard@franklin.cc.utas.edu.au (George Heard (Laurie 8))
Subject: Marshall & Renwick info?
Summary: You may not have heard of them, but anyway...
Keywords: writers
Organization: University of Tasmania, Australia.
Date: Sun, 13 Sep 1992 06:13:53 GMT

G'day TVophiles...

    Last Saturday saw the Australian premiere of the third series of "Alexi
Sayle's Stuff" (btw, Australians - WATCH THIS SHOW!!!!). This show is written
by Andrew Marshall, David Renwick and Alexi Sayle, and prompted me to wondering
what Marshall and Renwick have been up to recently.

    I have been a big fan of their material, and as well as their short pieces
on "Not the 9 O'Clock News" and "The Two Ronnies", I am trying to find out what
else they have done. Dredging through my memory, I know they have written...

"Whoops! Apocalypse."
"The Burkiss Way" (radio series)
"Best Seller! The Life and Death of Eric Pode of Croydon" (a book, mainly taken
from "The Burkiss Way" with some new material)
"Alexi Sayles Stuff".

Would anyone know of anything else these two have written, and could recommend
for me?

George
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From: arkhive@apusapus.demon.co.uk (Ailsa Jenkins)
Subject: Deborah Watling) 
Distribution: world
Organization: QLA - Quantum Leap Anonymous
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 1992 00:16:04 +0000


In article <92253.094948ACPS6410@RyeVm.Ryerson.Ca> ACPS6410@RyeVm.Ryerson.Ca writes:

> Well....It seems it's that time, again to find out how the companions
> rate in order of preference.......
> 
>   I would like you to tell me your 5 favorite companions and the 5
> sexiest companions in order from 1 to 5.

No competition really - the sexiest knees without a doubt belong to
  
James Robert McCrimmon
____________________________________________________________________
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 Gun till do cheum, as gach cearn, fo rionnag-iuil an dachaidh.
From: neilp@cs.hw.ac.uk (Neil Postlethwaite)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.uk
Subject: Re: prisoner on city-tv
Date: 7 Sep 92 09:49:53 GMT
Distribution: rec
Organization: Dept of Computing & Electrical Engineering, Heriot-Watt University, Scotland

In article <1992Sep6.763.8376@dosgate> "dale clayton" <dale.clayton@canrem.com> writes:
>Attention viewers of Toronto's CITY-TV!:
>---------------------------------------
>
>CITY-TV of Toronto will begin to show "The Prisoner" starting
>12th Sept., at 10:30pm EST.
>
>This first night will feature _seven_ episodes back to back.
>There after,"The Prisoner" can be seen Sunday at mid-night.
>
>Enjoy!

and also writes ...

> Subject: Wasting Bandwidth (was Re: Americanising of the UK,
> Now: British
>
>-> Do you think we could leave this discussion out of to rec.arts.drwho
>-> and alt.tv.prisoner?  Cheers!
>
> It isn't just those two newsgroups, either. The same posts are being
> repeated almost everywhere people think it could vaguely apply.
> To be honest, I'm really quite sick of flogging through them all. Even
> if in one newgroup, let alone several.

And is telling the whole world about about a local Toronto TV station
showing 'The prisoner' *IS* a valid use of bandwidth.

Dig yerself a hole, and hop into it.

Regards,

Neil (Originator of 'Americanising of The UK' , though not the X-posting,
      - The thread from hell !)


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From: andy@syma.sussex.ac.uk (Andy Clews)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.uk
Subject: Re: Igor Blimey (was Gordon Bennett)
Date: 4 Sep 92 11:27:30 GMT
Organization: University of Sussex
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migod@turing.toronto.edu (Mike Godfrey) writes:
: 
: Now that we've been introduced to Messers Bennet and Blimey, can someone
: please shed some light on Eee Bye Gum (as in, Lancashire)?

I think the correct rendition is "Ee, bah gum", but I still don't know what
on earth it means.

While we're on this Lancashire/Yorkshire/Cockney theme, perhaps someone can
enlighten us as to the hidden meaning of "gone for a Burton" (as applied to
something which has just broken) and "hows yer father" (which as far as I
can tell denotes something which is slightly on the taboo side [e.g.
"Blimey, that's a bit hows-yer-father isn't it?"]). I may be wrong. I have
cockney roots, but no-one in my family seems to be able or willing to
explain the hidden meaning of these two puzzling phrases. I'm sure I've
heard both of them on EastEnders --- which provides a link to this
newsgroup and therefore my justification for continuing this thread :-)

Andy


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From: martin.briscoe@almac.co.uk
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.uk
Subject: teletext in the u.s.
Date: 13 Sep 92 21:31:02 GMT
Distribution: rec
Organization: ALMAC BBS Ltd


LK4I think one of the major problems is that teletext is useful for information
  4like scores and weather reports, but US customers expect flashy gimmicks
  4like home shopping and video games.  If it was just used to supplement
  4normal TV viewing with facts and charts, great.  Unfortunately there's
  4no market for this, I believe...

In the UK, the BBC run teletext as a public service - concentrating on 
news, sports results, etc.  ITV and Ch4 run their service for profit.  
This just gets irrating when you want to look something up and the 
bottom part of the screen is filled with an advert - usually for 
something that I have no interest in !  Also they tend to get carried 
away with flashing text - which again is very irrating.  Then they 
insert whole screen of an advert in between screens of information.

Result is that usually get fed up and switch over to BBC service.

I use teletext mainly for the newsflash service - this can be left 
supressed only if there is an update.

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From: imc@msc2.comlab (Ian Collier)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.uk,soc.culture.british
Subject: Re: Bill and Ted v's Wayne's World
Date: 7 Sep 92 14:24:23 GMT
Organization: Oxford University Computing Laboratory, UK
X-Local-Date: Monday, 7th September 1992 at 3:24pm BST
Originator: imc@msc2.comlab

In article <25581@castle.ed.ac.uk>, egpv29@castle.ed.ac.uk (JHenderson) wrote:

>Well, I realise that sense of humour is an individual thing, but you're
>wrong anyway - Vic Reeves is a comic genius ;->

That's bollocks (now that this word is acceptable in polite company - ref:
last week's "Spitting Back" ;-) ).

Ian Collier
Ian.Collier@prg.ox.ac.uk | imc@ecs.ox.ac.uk
From: cc@dcs.ed.ac.uk (Chris Cooke)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.uk
Subject: Re: More about CNN International
Date: 11 Sep 92 15:59:42 GMT
	<1992Sep5.152243.15209@cs.hw.ac.uk> <Bu7FGu.4n0@csc.liv.ac.uk>
	<1992Sep8.100849.28931@corax.udac.uu.se>
	<1992Sep8.122736.308@dct.ac.uk> <BuBFLw.Kt@csc.liv.ac.uk>
Organization: Department of Computer Science, University of Edinburgh, Scotland
In-reply-to: rkl@csc.liv.ac.uk's message of 9 Sep 92 14:44:19 GMT

In article <BuBFLw.Kt@csc.liv.ac.uk> rkl@csc.liv.ac.uk (Richard Lloyd) writes:

   What I *don't* like about CNN International is:

   * The constant breaks (I don't mind not having commercials).  The
   * extensive (and I mean EXTENSIVE) use of ITN footage and reporters
     instead of sending their own US reporters there. "International" ? 
     I think not !
   * No teletext service (now one of the few Astra channels not to have a
     teletext service).

The main thing I don't like about it is that whenever I tuned it to it (while
I stayed with a friend with cable TV) it wouldn't be covering news at all,
but would be giving a loooooong, boooooring list of "fine hotels" which carry
CNN in Nairobi, or Amsterdam, or some other place.  *Very* annoying.

--
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From: dj@ekcolor (Dave Jones)
Subject: Re: Is this a record?
Organization: :noitazinagrO
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL3
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 92 15:20:53 GMT

dl1@ukc.ac.uk (Duncan Langford) writes:
: Last night we needed something to watch, and pulled out
: a videotape with an old Rockford Files episode on it,
: recorded for just such a moment.
: 
: Stunningly, after it had ended (and it wasn't that good,
: actually) there came an advertisment for the 1986 Proms -
: I'd had the damn thing on tape SIX YEARS before watching it.
: 
: Is this a record?
: 
Only if you watch it just after hearing the first cuckoo of spring.

Also you should know that US TV programmes have a subliminal message
at the end that makes you forget the plot, so you don't notice when
they re-use it in another show.  Thus you only thought you hadn't
watched it yet, while in fact you probably watched it many times.
"Mission Impossible" had yet another subliminal message that caused
videocassette tapes of it to erase themselves after one viewing.
From: sss@castle.ed.ac.uk (S S Sturrock)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.uk
Subject: Re: A Very Polish Practice (AVPP)
Date: 7 Sep 92 12:21:32 GMT
Organization: Edinburgh University

In article <PD.92Sep4185824@herts.x.co.uk> pd@x.co.uk (Paul Davey) writes:
>
>I saw a trailer for the above yesterday (for Sunday night coming,
>BBC1).

More interesting than the programme itself I think......  (later)
>
>It's a follow up to the womderful A Very Peculiar Practice with Dr.
>Dacre (sp?) played once again by Peter Davidson. Now married with
>children his former girlfriend played by Joanna Kanska is now his
>wife.

And an awful idea I must say.
>
>The awful spiv Doctor (Robert not Bob) who's surname escapes me is
>also back again.

Buzzard.
>
>I think it's a one episode play rather than a series.

Fortunately.

I was glad to see the nuns although how they got there is beyond me.  This
just lacked the surrealism of the original `practice' which I could relate
to more as a student at the time (oh, bloody hell, I still am?  Will this
nightmare ever end?????).

Anyway, it just was not fun.  The plot was predictable to say thee least,
very poor.  No more please, let it rest in peace, or rerun the original
..... (hope?)


-- 
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University of Edinburgh, Scotland, Commonwealth of Independant Kingdoms.  :-)

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From: bnassal@anagld.analytics.com (Robert L. Nassal)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.uk
Subject: RED DWARF
Summary: How many seasons?
Keywords: Red Dwarf
Date: 9 Sep 92 15:00:11 GMT
Organization: Computer Sciences Corporation - Systems Engineering Division

I've only seen the first and parts of the third...Is it still on in the UK?  What happened to the
original 'Holly'?

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From: pmorris@kean.ucs.mun.ca
Subject: Re: The Thunderbirds
Organization: Memorial University. St.John's Nfld, Canada
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 11:09:01 GMT

In article <1992Sep15.123532.12951@phillip.edu.au>, t9014123@phillip.edu.au writes:
> 
> Sorry if this is a FAQ, but here goes.  In the TV show 'The Thunderbirds',
> what do they mean when they say "F.A.B."??
> 
> No-one I know seems to know (hey, I'm a poet and don't even know it!)
> 
> Reply by e-mail please.

Also post it if possible, please.

> 
> Thanks in advance...
> 
> -- 
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
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> gfisher@arcadia.mc.phillip.edu.au
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From: dj@ssd.kodak.com (Dave Jones)
Subject: Re: New Stuff on BBC in the new season
Organization: :noitazinagrO
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 92 15:32:49 GMT

In article <i63NqB5w164w@kryton.UUCP> ace@kryton.UUCP (Catherine Beckstead) writes:
>> Re: Saturday Night Live.
>
>It could also have something to do with the fact that the producer, Lorne
>Michaels is Canadian.   So perhaps he has had a chance to see a lot of
>the Canadian comedians on visits home.  A lot of the original SNL
>players were Canadian as well.  
>
Depends who you think the originals are, I suppose.  Fearing flames I
checked my own assertion and found that only Dan Ayckroyd is Canadian.
The rest of the major members of the 1976 troupe are U.S. (major
being defined as those who have not disappeared from view since).

A big influence on SNL is the Second City comedy group, which despite
the connection with Chicago (hence the name) is very Canadian.  I will
cheerfully assert that the subgroup who created SCTV are entirely
Canadian.....

er...back to British TV???



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