Give Me Five

Give Me Five is a satirical documentary series written and narrated by Thomas Thomanory that takes a look at the idents and presentation of the British television station Channel 5 from 1997 to the present. The series began on 3rd September 2023 and ended on 8th December 2023, with a Christmas special planned that takes a look at the channel's Christmas idents from the same time periods as the main series.
== Episodes ==
No. 	Title 	Written by 	Date of Release
1 	"1997 to 2002" 	Thomas Thomanory 	3rd September 2023
Thomas talks about the channel's inception as the fifth terrestrial channel in the UK, from when the Independent Television Commission (ITC) asked companies to submit bids for the licence to broadcast the channel to when it launched, which included an appearance by the Spice Girls and a selection of programming, including a film each night at 9pm. The idents were neon-styled and included uses of flashing lights and warping logos, as well as abstract uses of people. These were replaced in 1999 by celebrity-based sequences, which were updated the following year to include a tear in the wall. Finally, in 2002, a new set of generic idents were introduced as a build-up to a rebrand later in the year. 	Thomas talks about the channel's inception as the fifth terrestrial channel in the UK, from when the Independent Television Commission (ITC) asked companies to submit bids for the licence to broadcast the channel to when it launched, which included an appearance by the Spice Girls and a selection of programming, including a film each night at 9pm. The idents were neon-styled and included uses of flashing lights and warping logos, as well as abstract uses of people. These were replaced in 1999 by celebrity-based sequences, which were updated the following year to include a tear in the wall. Finally, in 2002, a new set of generic idents were introduced as a build-up to a rebrand later in the year. 	Thomas talks about the channel's inception as the fifth terrestrial channel in the UK, from when the Independent Television Commission (ITC) asked companies to submit bids for the licence to broadcast the channel to when it launched, which included an appearance by the Spice Girls and a selection of programming, including a film each night at 9pm. The idents were neon-styled and included uses of flashing lights and warping logos, as well as abstract uses of people. These were replaced in 1999 by celebrity-based sequences, which were updated the following year to include a tear in the wall. Finally, in 2002, a new set of generic idents were introduced as a build-up to a rebrand later in the year. 	Thomas talks about the channel's inception as the fifth terrestrial channel in the UK, from when the Independent Television Commission (ITC) asked companies to submit bids for the licence to broadcast the channel to when it launched, which included an appearance by the Spice Girls and a selection of programming, including a film each night at 9pm. The idents were neon-styled and included uses of flashing lights and warping logos, as well as abstract uses of people. These were replaced in 1999 by celebrity-based sequences, which were updated the following year to include a tear in the wall. Finally, in 2002, a new set of generic idents were introduced as a build-up to a rebrand later in the year.
2 	"2002 to 2008" 	Thomas Thomanory 	5th September 2023
Channel 5 is renamed to Five in 2002, with a a set of new idents focusing on people doing certain activities with the Five logo appearing shortly after. Thomas doesn't like them due to the lack of creativity. They would change in 2004 with a new set of idents that utilised the logo more by integrating it with certain situations like being involved with a shark attack, as neon lights, as light reflections, or even as a series of fireflies. Another change in 2006 saw the Five logo be dropped in the idents and replaced with certain four-lettered words relating to emotions, with the set reflecting that. These were altered a year later to include to include the Five logo again. These idents would last until October 2008, when a new look was introduced.	Channel 5 is renamed to Five in 2002, with a a set of new idents focusing on people doing certain activities with the Five logo appearing shortly after. Thomas doesn't like them due to the lack of creativity. They would change in 2004 with a new set of idents that utilised the logo more by integrating it with certain situations like being involved with a shark attack, as neon lights, as light reflections, or even as a series of fireflies. Another change in 2006 saw the Five logo be dropped in the idents and replaced with certain four-lettered words relating to emotions, with the set reflecting that. These were altered a year later to include to include the Five logo again. These idents would last until October 2008, when a new look was introduced.	Channel 5 is renamed to Five in 2002, with a a set of new idents focusing on people doing certain activities with the Five logo appearing shortly after. Thomas doesn't like them due to the lack of creativity. They would change in 2004 with a new set of idents that utilised the logo more by integrating it with certain situations like being involved with a shark attack, as neon lights, as light reflections, or even as a series of fireflies. Another change in 2006 saw the Five logo be dropped in the idents and replaced with certain four-lettered words relating to emotions, with the set reflecting that. These were altered a year later to include to include the Five logo again. These idents would last until October 2008, when a new look was introduced.	Channel 5 is renamed to Five in 2002, with a a set of new idents focusing on people doing certain activities with the Five logo appearing shortly after. Thomas doesn't like them due to the lack of creativity. They would change in 2004 with a new set of idents that utilised the logo more by integrating it with certain situations like being involved with a shark attack, as neon lights, as light reflections, or even as a series of fireflies. Another change in 2006 saw the Five logo be dropped in the idents and replaced with certain four-lettered words relating to emotions, with the set reflecting that. These were altered a year later to include to include the Five logo again. These idents would last until October 2008, when a new look was introduced.
3 	"2008 to 2011" 	Thomas Thomanory 	8th September 2023
4 	"2011 to 2016" 	Thomas Thomanory 	11th September 2023
5 	"2016 to Now" 	Thomas Thomanory 	8th December 2023
Category:Documentaries