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From: andrewc@spider.co.uk (Andrew Cannon)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.uk
Subject: Re: Young Ones actors
Date: 30 Sep 92 09:54:35 GMT
Organization: Spider Systems Limited, Edinburgh, UK.

In article <1992Sep29.193922.22366@eng.ufl.edu> greg@ise.ufl.edu (Greg O'Rear) writes:
>
> (Stuff deleted)
>
>Now if they'd just release the rest of the episodes on video....

All the Young Ones episodes are available on Video (in the UK) 4 cassettes, 3
episodes on each, 12 episodes total = 2 series.

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From: andrewc@spider.co.uk (Andrew Cannon)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.uk,uk.misc
Subject: Re: Ch4's Big Breakfast
Date: 29 Sep 92 12:48:46 GMT
Organization: Spider Systems Limited, Edinburgh, UK.

In article <BvC627.L4H@fulcrum.bt.co.uk> igb@fulcrum.bt.co.uk (Ian G Batten) writes:
>In article <1992Sep29.091353.23145@sol.ctr.columbia.edu> daniel@csgi63.dcs.leeds.ac.uk (D N Crow) writes:
>> It will be Mr. Redhead on Today for me from now on.
>
>What other choice is there?
>
>ian

The OFF button ?

I listen to rock music first thing in the morning. It wakes me up and annoys
the neighbours.
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From: kaurs@next09wor.wam.umd.edu (Sharanjit Kaur)
Subject: Re: Favourite Mystery Shows
Organization: Workstations at Maryland, University of Maryland, College Park
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 21:18:47 GMT

 


Definitely "Prime Suspect" even though it's a mini-series. Otherwise the  
Sherlock Holmes stories with Jeremy Brett - but only because it's been  
running for so many years, it's become a force of habit.

-S.K.
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From: kguinn@zephyr.cair.du.edu (Kip J. Guinn)
Subject: Brit Shows:  Tape 6 Episodes and Then...?
Originator: kguinn@zephyr.cair.du.edu
Organization: University of Denver
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 92 19:19:27 GMT

As a huge fan of British TV (think what you will :-), I have always
been curious about one thing:

For some reason 6 is a very popular number with British TV.  John
Inman (Mr. Humphries of "Are You Being Served" fame), he spoke 
about it.  Apparently, British shows are filmed in 6 episode
increments, for the most part.  Here in the US, shows usually go
in 22-26 episode batches (the rest of the year being taken up with
re-runs, specials, etc)

What confuses me is:  what do British networks do with all the weeks
after the first 6?  Putting up a new show at the beginning of the
season, running it for six weeks, and then...?  Awful lot of TV
season left, isn't there?

Kip
From: cc@dcs.ed.ac.uk (Chris Cooke)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.uk
Subject: Re: Miriam Margolin on UK TV?
Date: 30 Sep 92 12:42:45 GMT
Organization: Department of Computer Science, University of Edinburgh, Scotland

In article <1992Sep28.141459.12900@pixel.kodak.com> dj@ekcolor.ssd.kodak.com (Dave Jones) writes:

   Has she been seen in a similar show in the UK recently (synopsis: the
   emotional and sexual woes of middle age)?  Wouldn't be the first time
   a show has jumped across the pond, although usually the result is just
   barely recognizable.

No - she worked mainly on radio I think, and small bit parts on TV.  Her show
in the US is (was) a big breakthrough for her.
--
	-- Chris. 	cc@dcs.ed.ac.uk   (on Janet, cc@uk.ac.ed.dcs)
From: lskinner@emr1.emr.ca (Lauren Skinner)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.uk
Subject: Re: I want Mr. Bean! And I'll kill to get it!
Keywords: Football is a bitch!
Date: 28 Sep 92 00:44:05 GMT
Organization: Energy, Mines, and Resources, Ottawa

In article <717572439.2325@zooid.guild.org> adam@zooid.guild.org (Adam Lawrence 
Salter) writes:
>  Hello. I tried to record an episode of Mr.Bean here in Toronto, Ontario,
>Canada. I missed most of it because I was out and I set my VCR to record it
>and my cat turned off my VCR, at least that's what parents swear happened ;->.
> ...  I want this episode! Does anyone have it?

Join the club!  Here in Ottawa, at least, the first 10 minutes were 
pre-empted by football.  *ARGGHHH!!!*

Why can't the CBC stagger their programming for a stinking 10 minutes?
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From: mei172@cch.coventry.ac.uk (guru)
Subject: Re: Star Trek: TOS oddities
Organization: abUSENET, Coventry University, Coventry, UK
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 14:37:58 GMT

In article <2477.imc@uk.ac.ox.prg> imc@comlab.ox.ac.uk (Ian Collier) writes:
>In article <1992Sep25.122524.12172@syma.sussex.ac.uk>, andy@syma.sussex.ac.uk (Andy Clews) wrote:
>
>|Either that or they would have altered into some ghastly out-of-fashion
>|garments:
>
>|Sulu: "Sulu to Enterprise. Look, guys, it may be minus 90 degrees down here
>|but you ain't going to catch me wearing great-coats, flares and platforms no
>|way!!"
>
>So you're an anorak man then?  :-)

guru sez:
	while the subject's fresh, did anybody else notice one the show with
	the guy getting ESP powers (sorry, I can't remember the title) that,
	when he magicked up a gravestone for Jim-boy it said "JAMES R KIRK",
	*NOT* "JAMES T KIRK"?

	OK, it's not very interesting, and I shouldn't watch TOS, and I knew
	this would happen, sorry, sorry, I'll just go and crawl into this nice
	corner over here and shut up....
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From: EEC@PORTIA.UMDS.LON.AC.UK (Steve P eec@portia.umds.lon.ac.uk)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.uk
Subject: RE: Continental Shop report
Date: 6 Oct 1992 04:26:28 -0500
Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: cs.utexas.edu

> From: miriam@seismo.gps.caltech.edu (Miriam Jackson)
> Subject: Continental Shop report, was Re: Huge selection of BBC Videos in NTSC
> 
> Back to the videos - they get the tapes in Britain and do the conversions
> themselves at the shop.  They said the quality is the same as the original,
> and the ones I saw being done while I was there seemed to bear this out
> (except for one which was blurred, althought the original was, too).
> It wasn't clear to me if they do ALL their tapes themselves, or get
> some from BBC/PBS and fill in the gaps themselves.
> The videos for sale had what looked like the proper 'sleeves', but most of
> the rentals had either photocopies or none at all (looked just like home
> tapes that someone had made).  They will transfer stuff for you if you 
> take it in, 20c for a minute (min $12), and they can handle PAL, NTSC
> and Secam (?).
 
Tut, tut, tut.   These people will end up with a VERY large fine before
too long.   They are breaching copyright by at least 4 companies -
BBC, ITC, Granada, Thames and the football is probably another company too.
 
Although, I don't understand where they get "proper" sleeves from.  Perhaps
these are colour photocopies of the UK ones ?

I'd advise anyone to get any tapes they want from this shop quickly. However,
if anybody is seriously into British TV then it would be far better in the
long run to get a dual standard VCR and TV and get tapes mail-order direct
from the UK from a firm such as Engale.  Then you could sleep at nights ;-)

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|  eec@portia.umds.lon.ac.uk   ()   |
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From: Adrian.Waterworth@newcastle.ac.uk (Adrian Waterworth)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.uk
Subject: Re: Ghostbusters - victim of violent knife attack?
Date: 1 Oct 92 08:09:42 GMT
Organization: University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, NE1 7RU

imc@comlab.ox.ac.uk (Ian Collier) writes:

>In article <1992Sep29.083739@axion.bt.co.uk>, djenkins@axion.bt.co.uk (David Jenkins) wrote:

>>In article <5867@mccuts.uts.mcc.ac.uk>, zzassgl@uts.mcc.ac.uk (Geoff
>>Lane) writes:
>>|> Am I alone in thinking that Ghostbusters broadcast the other night was
>>|> somewhat hacked about? 

>>Also, did anyone else notice that Crocodile Dundee II was cut as well,

>While on this subject... the Witches of Eastwick seemed to be rather cut up
>as well, in spite of being after 9pm.  I haven't seen the original so I
>don't know if any scenes were cut - though there did seem to be a gap in
>continuity part way through.  Also, there was a scene where Jack Nicholson's
>mouth started going at a completely different speed than his voice, and his
>head suddenly jumped several centimetres.

	Yes, it was cut to Hell. (Pardon the pun.)

	So was Commando (as someone else has already pointed out).

	I wouldn't mind if they could find a way to make the cuts less
obvious. Cutting room staff are obviously becoming increasingly
incompetent.

	Personally, I blame the falling standards in education. ;-)

				Ade.

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From: geary@dragon.cis.ohio-state.edu (Lord High Everything Else)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.uk
Subject: Composer of Black Adder Title music?
Date: 5 Oct 92 19:11:22 GMT
Article-I.D.: cis.1992Oct5.191122.5275
Organization: The Ohio State University Dept of Computer & Information Science


    Does anyone know who composed the title music for Black Adder? (Or
-- 
    "Build high for happiness."
From: nrp@csug3.cs.reading.ac.uk ("Educated bags" Neilski)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.uk
Subject: Re: Eastenders Question
Date: 30 Sep 92 11:07:20 GMT
Reply-To: nrp@csug.cs.reading.ac.uk
Organization: University of Reading

andrewc@spider.co.uk (Andrew Cannon) writes:

>This may seem like a weird question but.....

>Watching Eastenders last night gave me the strange feeling of missing an episode

>My landlady also felt the same way. Mark woke up in bed next to the little
>tart Mandy (last I saw he'd gone to visit his mother-in-law), Ian is suddenly 
>back with his girlfriend AND trying to find money to pay back a debt I don't
>remember him getting !

>Did we miss last Thursdays episode or what ? I'm sure I watched it. Is this just
>crap continuity (something thats never happened on Eastenders before) or have
>they shown this Thursdays episode first ?

>Am I cracking up or did anyone else notice this ?

No, I noticed it too, and I KNOW I watched Thursday's episode because I
watched TOTP (for no reason except that I was bored) beforehand!  We were
trying to figure out what we did on Thursday...

Do you think they'll show yesterday's episode tomorrow?

-- neilski

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From: imc@comlab.ox.ac.uk (Ian Collier)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.uk
Subject: Re: Star Trek: TOS oddities
Date: 27 Sep 92 12:09:04 GMT
Organization: Oxford University Computing Laboratory, UK
X-Local-Date: Sunday, 27th September 1992 at 1:08pm BST
Originator: imc@msc3.comlab

In article <1992Sep25.122524.12172@syma.sussex.ac.uk>, andy@syma.sussex.ac.uk (Andy Clews) wrote:

|Either that or they would have altered into some ghastly out-of-fashion
|garments:

|Sulu: "Sulu to Enterprise. Look, guys, it may be minus 90 degrees down here
|but you ain't going to catch me wearing great-coats, flares and platforms no
|way!!"

So you're an anorak man then?  :-)

Ian Collier
Ian.Collier@prg.ox.ac.uk | imc@ecs.ox.ac.uk
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From: dj@ekcolor.ssd.kodak.com (Dave Jones)
Subject: Miriam Margolin on UK TV?
Organization: :noitazinagrO
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL6]
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 92 14:14:59 GMT

Apologies in advance for possibly mis-spelling the good lady's name...

Over here where TV is King, but the King is, alas, dead, there's a new
half-hour comedy called "Frannie's Turn" starring the estimable Miriam M.
Sadly, the show is not expected to live much longer, although it's
actually pretty good, if talky.  Its main fault, by US standards, seems
to be the complete lack of a smartmouthed teenager in the cast.
Reviewers may also have been discommoded by the very straightforward
attitude to sex displayed by the middle-aged protagonists - i.e. they
talk about it instead of sniggering around it a la Golden Girls.

Having watched the show, I smell British influence in the script.  Ms.
Miriam is, of course, English herself, despite the almost perfect
Brooklyn accent she uses in the show.  Lest anyone doubt her
credentials, she used to be the official owner of the Sexiest Voice in
Britain and had a long career doing voice-over work before she broke
into TV in a big way in "Life and Loves of a She-Devil".  She's what
they call a Character Actress (i.e. she doesn't look like Greta Scaatchi)
so she's been shuffled off into the background all these years.

Has she been seen in a similar show in the UK recently (synopsis: the
emotional and sexual woes of middle age)?  Wouldn't be the first time
a show has jumped across the pond, although usually the result is just
barely recognizable.

Answers on one side of the paper only, along with the name of Ms M.'s 
character in "Satanic Verses".

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From: daniel@scs.leeds.ac.uk (D N Crow)
Subject: Re: chance in a million
Organization: School of Computer Studies, University of Leeds
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1992 09:41:41 GMT
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In article <1992Oct4.4164.8697@dosgate>, "john coldrick" <john.coldrick@canrem.com> writes:
>  My wife and I have just recently started watching 'Chance in a Million'
> that's been broadcast on PBS from the states.  We've both found it a
> very charming show.  For those not having seen it, it stars Simon Callow
> as a man named Tom Chance whose life is filled with one bizarre
> coincidence after another.  He's an odd fellow, very charming and
> dynamic, usually chug-a-lugs at least one pint of lager a show, and
> only speaks in abbreviated sentences, like "Can't stay - must go - lot
> to do actually..."  He also has an ardent admirer(Allison) who's very
> shy but would love to settle down with him.
>    I've not noticed this show mentioned in this group, and was wondering
> if anyone knows much about the show's history.  The titles look like
> they were done in the seventies, but I know that can't be right since
> the star(Callow) looks about the same as he did in Amadaeus(he was
> Mozart's actor/singer friend who ran the 'Magic Flute' theatre).  Also,
> how long the series lasted, and any other shows the stars may have been
> in.  Any bits of trivia would be appreciated!

Simon Callow and Brenda Blethyn (sp?, I think there's another "e" somewhere)
are both highly rated British actors, both of whom appear regularly for the
RSC amongst others, and in many serious BBC dramas. The series was made in the
mid-80's and ran for (I believe) 3 series, and was repeated a couple of times.
Unfortunately it was never a great hit, either as a popular sitcom nor as a
cult series. Personally, I loved it. Recommended for those who like slightly
more intelligent off-beat British comedy, I would have thought. Worth watching
just for Blethyn's and Callow's performances which are excellent.

-- 
Dan Crow
daniel@scs.leeds.ac.uk
From: apm@hpopd.pwd.hp.com (Andrew Merritt)
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 10:27:04 GMT
Subject: Re: Ghostbusters - victim of violent knife attack?
Organization: Hewlett-Packard ISG-SBU-PWD, UK.
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.uk

zzassgl@uts.mcc.ac.uk (Geoff Lane) wrote:
>
>Am I alone in thinking that Ghostbusters broadcast the other night was
>somewhat hacked about?  There were a number of violent jumps in continuity
>and the fade outs for commercials seem to have been inserted at random -
>sometimes not even allowing a character to finish a sentence.
>
You are not alone.  The scene in the mayor's office just before the team went
off to save the city was heavily censored, to the point that some of the jokes
made no sense ("This man has no twinkie").  Other bits were removed to
presumably stop small children being frightened (you saw the possessed taxi
driving off, but you didn't see the ghostly driver).  ITV is particularly bad
at scheduling ad. breaks; you often get the feeling that they leave the film
running while the commercials are on.  Channel 4 seems to treat films with a
lot more respect.

The BBC obviously don't have the same problem with commercials, but they do
show edited versions of films; Bull Durham on Saturday was 'edited for
language'; I ask you, who says 'frigging' in moments of stress in real life?

The TV companies should either show the film at a time appropriate to its
content or not show it at all; tinkering with the film can destroy the
atmosphere of a film and remove some of the pleasure of watching it.  (As
does showing it on TV anyway; again, ITV is the worst offender when it comes
to cropping the film for the television screen; you often find two half heads
talking to each other, or someone talking to themselves).

That's enough for now,
From: sll28@cc.usu.edu (Lorna Payne)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.uk
Subject: Re: Blake's 7
Date: 5 Oct 92 09:27:43 MDT
Organization: Utah State University

In article <1992Oct4.225524.20370@scott.skidmore.edu>, gschlesi@scott.skidmore.edu (gabriel schlesinger) writes:
> Does anybody remember the show Blake's 7.  I had last seen it on PBS
> about four years ago, and had only caught the last few episodes (when
> there were only 5 and Blake was no longer on the show).  I'm curious
> if there are any tapes of it around or if any of the PBS stations are
> showing it again.  (I know it was cheesy but it was kind of fun).

Funny you should bring this up.  Yes, Scott, a lot of people remember 
Blake's 7.  Right now, we're trying to all get together in rec.arts.sf.tv,
so that's where you will find B7 postings.  Welcome to the group.
-- 

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               Lorna Payne
               Certified Math Geek and Grammarian
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                         -The Doctor (The Pirate Planet)
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From: zzassgl@uts.mcc.ac.uk (Geoff Lane)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.uk
Subject: Re: Married with Children
Date: 28 Sep 92 09:28:07 GMT
Distribution: rec.arts.tv.uk
Organization: Manchester Computing Centre, Manchester, England, M13 9PL.

In article <Bv8vz4.J6o@cen.ex.ac.uk> MCPerry@cen.ex.ac.uk (M.C.Perry) writes:
>Anyone see the episode where aliens come into Al's bedroom and steal his socks
>to use as fuel for their space ship... a classic!


Sadly no.  Granada treat MwC as a late night filler and it is broadcast at
random intervals.  It's a foul way to treat one of the best soap sendups
since "Soap".




-- 
Geoff. Lane. | Internet: zzassgl@uts.mcc.ac.uk | Janet: zzassgl@uk.ac.mcc.uts
UTS Sys Admin,  Manchester Computing Centre,  Oxford Rd,  Manchester, M13 9PL
I'm too sexy for my .sig
From: djenkins@axion.bt.co.uk (David Jenkins)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.uk
Subject: Re: Ghostbusters - victim of violent knife attack?
Date: 29 Sep 92 07:37:39 GMT
Reply-To: djenkins@axion.bt.co.uk (David Jenkins)
Organization: British Telecom Research Labs


In article <5867@mccuts.uts.mcc.ac.uk>, zzassgl@uts.mcc.ac.uk (Geoff
Lane) writes:
|> 
|> Am I alone in thinking that Ghostbusters broadcast the other night
|> was
|> somewhat hacked about?  There were a number of violent jumps in
|> continuity
|> and the fade outs for commercials seem to have been inserted at
|> random -
|> sometimes not even allowing a character to finish a sentence.
|> 
|> -- 
|> Geoff. Lane. | Internet: zzassgl@uts.mcc.ac.uk | Janet:
|> zzassgl@uk.ac.mcc.uts
|> UTS Sys Admin,  Manchester Computing Centre,  Oxford Rd,  Manchester,
|> M13 9PL
|> I'm too sexy for my .sig

No, not somewhat hacked about ... brutally murdered a la Pyscho shower scene!

If they feel that they must hack it to save upsetting the kiddies, then
I'd rather they saved it for after 9:00 and left it alone.  After all,
it was at least PG in the cinema, probably higher.

Also, did anyone else notice that Crocodile Dundee II was cut as well,
apparently just for the sake of timing?  In particular the scene where
he's delivering stationary to a firm in a high-rise office, sees a man
about to jump from the ledge, and goes and rescues him - the crazy thing
is, they showed it in the trailers!

Or am I going mad...
... I shouldn't be surprised.



David Jenkins

"The picture's pretty bleak, gentlemen...  The world's climates are changing,
the mammals are taking over, and we all have a brain about the size of a
walnut."
-- some dinosaurs from The Far Side, by Gary Larson
From: zzassgl@uts.mcc.ac.uk (Geoff Lane)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.uk
Subject: Re: Brit Shows:  Tape 6 Episodes and Then...?
Date: 6 Oct 92 08:01:54 GMT
Organization: Manchester Computing Centre, Manchester, England, M13 9PL.

In article <1992Oct5.191927.26204@mercury.cair.du.edu> kguinn@zephyr.cair.du.edu (Kip J. Guinn) writes:
>What confuses me is:  what do British networks do with all the weeks
>after the first 6?  Putting up a new show at the beginning of the
>season, running it for six weeks, and then...?  Awful lot of TV
>season left, isn't there?
>Kip


You get something else for 6 weeks and then something else...







-- 
Geoff. Lane. | Internet: zzassgl@uts.mcc.ac.uk | Janet: zzassgl@uk.ac.mcc.uts
UTS Sys Admin,  Manchester Computing Centre,  Oxford Rd,  Manchester, M13 9PL
"The Royal Family must think the entire world smells of wet paint."
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From: mei172@cch.coventry.ac.uk (guru)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.uk,uk.misc
Subject: Re: Ch4's Big Breakfast
Date: 30 Sep 92 14:42:49 GMT
Distribution: uk
Organization: abUSENET, Coventry University, Coventry, UK

In article <1992Sep29.112348.5032@rtf.bt.co.uk> fletcher@rtf.bt.co.uk (Catherine Fletcher) writes:
>
>Start your day off by watching a complete waste of life, watch Big Breakfast.
>

guru sez:
	no thanks, I can do that watching the checkout girls in Sainsbury's,
	and I don't have to get up early either....

	Hence I suggest an amendement:
	
 Start your day off by completely wasting your own life, watch Big Breakfast.

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        /                      imagination, I'm hallucinating grey vividly....
   (___/ mei172@cch.cov.ac.uk                       Victor Lewis-Smith