Have the BBC gone mad?

[Teh Krypt]

What the heck is up with them puting 'Moveing to some other country, televised #13445654' on BBC2 instead of Simpsons? I can just about deal with shity sport on there (should be on BBC sport) instead of simpsons when special sports events are on.. but this? Grrrr!

 

[Swift^]

BBC don't own the Simpsons any more.

You won't see any more Simpsons episodes on BBC, should be on C4 from whenever they decide to start showing it.

 

[mank]

Originally posted by Swift^
BBC don't own the Simpsons any more.

You won't see any more Simpsons episodes on BBC, should be on C4 from whenever they decide to start showing it.

When didd that happen?

 

[Teh Krypt]

eek... any more details? Not a very good move by the BBC imo.

 

[.Cask]

What about Star Trek? Used to be on every week night and now I'm lucky to catch one episode of TNG a month. Yet neighbours is still going strong on its twice daily routine.

TV stinks, tempted not to renew my license this year if it wasn't for the late night boxing.

 

[Xtro 2.0]

So now you select 4 instead of 1 on the remote to watch the Simpsons.

Hardship.


Meanwhile back at the UN...

 

[Summo]

Originally posted by Swift^
BBC don't own the Simpsons any more.

You won't see any more Simpsons episodes on BBC, should be on C4 from whenever they decide to start showing it.

I know you! You're a bad boy! I'm not to speak to you anymore.

 

[Gekul]

They never showed any new ones anyway :/

 

[Cdr]

I believe C4 bought the rights to the Simpsons around 2000 (maybe even early as 1999). I think the BBC's license runs out at the end of this year, but they've obviously decided to stop showing them early, and prob doesnt feature in their autumn line up. Although it is a programme that they change and move around at will, so who knows, it could be back on, before the year is out.

It did become tiresome tho, watching repeats of episodes.

 

[mank]

Originally posted by Cdr
It did become tiresome tho, watching repeats of episodes.

Repeats of repeats of repeats of repeats of repeats of repeats of repeats of repeats of episodes, you mean?

 

[Jonaldo]

I liked that one where Homer said "d'oh!" and then the episode where he strangled Bart.

 

[Ch3tan]

The Beeb couldn't afford the extortionate prices Fox were charging for each episode of the Simpsons. For a broadcaster that won't benefit from advertising revenues during the program it just didnt make sense to pay. That is also why they showed a lot of repeats, they couldnt afford to buy new episodes.

If you want to wath Simpsons get Sky 1, then you'll be sick of it within a week.

 

[Jonny_Darko]

On the other hand, they're bringing back Doctor Who with a harder edge and the man who may be this country's best TV writer - Russell T. Davies - at the helm.

I'm not even a huge Who fan, but this is a big deal for British Television in general. Well done BBC - only why did it take so long?

And Blake's 7 is coming back (and I have that on good authority!)

 

[SoWat]

It won't seem the same without the wobbly scenery though.

 

[Cdr]

Originally posted by Jonny_Darko
On the other hand, they're bringing back Doctor Who with a harder edge and the man who may be this country's best TV writer - Russell T. Davies - at the helm.

I'm not even a huge Who fan, but this is a big deal for British Television in general. Well done BBC - only why did it take so long?

And Blake's 7 is coming back (and I have that on good authority!)

Who they got playing 'the good doctor'?

 

[(Shovel)]

They've not done any casting yet.

They are still script writing and are yet to staff a production team, let alone cast.

 

[djpringle]

Originally posted by Jonny_Darko
And Blake's 7 is coming back (and I have that on good authority!)

Wow....er, wait a minute they (almost) all died....

 

[Jonny_Darko]

Originally posted by djpringle
Wow....er, wait a minute they (almost) all died....

Avon gets out of prison 30 years later and is the catalyst for a new seven. It's being taken really seriously too, which is nice.

 

[Jonny_Darko]

Originally posted by Cdr
Who they got playing 'the good doctor'?

Richard E. Grant possibly, since he's voicing him in an animated series, but I'd love to see Anthony Head do it.

 

[Cdr]

Originally posted by Jonny_Darko
Richard E. Grant possibly, since he's voicing him in an animated series, but I'd love to see Anthony Head do it.

There's an animated series?

 

[old.ignus]

Originally posted by Cdr
Who they got playing 'the good doctor'?

If holywood get hold of it probably Mark Wankberg.

 

[sad_mung]

Originally posted by Ch3tan
If you want to wath Simpsons get Sky 1, then you'll be sick of it within a week.

And with repeated viewings you soon realise just how trite it is.
Family Guy is much better IMO. Shame that's been canned.

 

[Ch3tan]

I couldn't stand family guy. The new Simpsons episodes are still fresh and funny, it's just the endless repeats that wear you down. Futurama is still by far my favourite, shame they canned it.

 

[doh_boy]

Originally posted by Cdr
There's an animated series?

Somewhere on the bbc's website :S

 

[mank]

Originally posted by Jonny_Darko
Richard E. Grant possibly, since he's voicing him in an animated series, but I'd love to see Anthony Head do it.

I could imagine both of those playing him quite well. Neat!

 

[Swift^]

I don't know who Head is (ooer madam), but Grant - despite being a cockmonger in real life - would probably suit the role very well.

 

[Will]

Anthony Head = Giles from Buffy.

 

[Swift^]

Ban him.

 

[Jonny_Darko]

Originally posted by doh_boy
Somewhere on the bbc's website :S

Nah this one's a "proper" one (not the old captain america style sliding animation) coming out for the 40th anniversary. It's going to be run online in November I think then on TV.

 

[bigbb]

This happened last year. I even posted on it then, but at that time C5 were in the game as well.

http://media.guardian.co.uk/broadcast/story/0,7493,653628,00.html

You'd better enjoy it for £700k an episode.