"Clem Dye" wrote in message
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Heracles Pollux wrote:
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We don't know the full truth of it, but there are 2 factors:

- The BBC being "unencrypted" has upset NewsCorp / Fox.
- Fox got greedy and asked for too much money.

Personally, I would love to see "24" on FIVE.



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Not much of a loss, by all accounts. Fox wanted to charge OTT for the
3rd series that wasn't doing that well in the US - the broadcasting to
Europe bit was a smokescreen, IMHO. In any event, the second series was
pretty poor after the first, so I don't see this as a big loss. I gave
up on series 2 half way through - way too boring and formulaic. That's
the trouble with US shows - they're flogged to death.


Like Britain makes anything better.

a wrote:
Not much of a loss, by all accounts. Fox wanted to charge OTT for the
3rd series that wasn't doing that well in the US - the broadcasting to
Europe bit was a smokescreen, IMHO. In any event, the second series was
pretty poor after the first, so I don't see this as a big loss. I gave
up on series 2 half way through - way too boring and formulaic. That's
the trouble with US shows - they're flogged to death.


I think you missed out on S2, IMO is got better as it progressed. The same
is happening with S3, a little slow to start but it is getting pretty good
again now (albeit pretty predictable)



I gave up on S2 at about episode 9, AIR. I appreciate that this type of
programme is slow to build (as was S1), but it just seemed too
predictable for my liking, along with a big chunk of implausability.

Each to their own .....

gerxyz wrote:
"Clem Dye" wrote in message
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Heracles Pollux wrote:

http://logofreetv.org/redirect.asp?i=3362


We don't know the full truth of it, but there are 2 factors:

- The BBC being "unencrypted" has upset NewsCorp / Fox.
- Fox got greedy and asked for too much money.

Personally, I would love to see "24" on FIVE.



http://logofreetv.org/
XML Newsfeeds: http://forum.logofreetv.org/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=865



Not much of a loss, by all accounts. Fox wanted to charge OTT for the
3rd series that wasn't doing that well in the US - the broadcasting to
Europe bit was a smokescreen, IMHO. In any event, the second series was
pretty poor after the first, so I don't see this as a big loss. I gave
up on series 2 half way through - way too boring and formulaic. That's
the trouble with US shows - they're flogged to death.


I find it hard to believe anyone who loves good drama could find season two
of 24 'boring and formulaic.' Its the most gripping thing Ive ever seen on
television.
So yes, a lot of people will consider it a great loss not to have 24 on
BBC2.




As a posted, it just didn't grip me. S1 was pretty entertaining because
it was a new concept. S2 relied on the formula of S1, so the format was,
IMO, already tired. Add to that an implausible story line (again, IMO)
and by episode 9 or 10, I'd had it. I found it so boring I kept falling
asleep through it - not the mark of something engaging in my book.


Clem

On Sat, 6 Dec 2003 10:25:15 -0000, "Kieran Seymour"
wrote:

"John L" wrote
Clem Dye wrote:
Now the Beeb will have put something hopefully better on in its
place.

Such as Carnivale...

I've only read a few episode synopses in TV Zone, but Carnivale sounds
pretty damn interesting.

Slow, sometimes doom-ladenly pretentious, but better by a mile than
almost anything currently on UK TV. Astonishing photography, excellent
writing and acting. Above all original - there's nothing else like it
(the Twin Peaks comparison is way off the mark - closer to American
Gothic, I think)

I'm wondering who *will* buy it. BBC2? (maybe with a BBC4 showing
beforehand? Can't see it working on BBC3 [or 1] at all). Channel 4?
(the usual home for HBO stuff)

Maybe Channel 5 if it's cheap enough : )

John L