If you have Sky, you'll probably have done this yourself. You'll flick through the EPG looking for something to watch and none of the main channels will be showing anything. So slowly you start scaling your way up the EPG to channels that have roughly seven viewers each and are dedicated to useful things like dog-bonnet crocheting.
I came across the most bizarre one the other night. The Bonanza channel. Yes, an entire channel dedicated to that lovely Western starring Lorne Greene. It's something you can do I guess: the series started in 1959 and finished in 1973, so that's 14 years of episodes that you can show. I shudder to think of the DVD box set possibilities.
But seriously. How many people want to watch nothing but Bonanza? And if they did, would they not worry about missing episodes when they have to do things like go to work, eat and sleep? I wonder how long it would take for the channel to get back to an episode you'd missed. Or do they just show the same series repeatedly for a month or two then work their way onto the next series?
Ah the crazy world of the Bonanza Channel....
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July 7, 2006 | Reply
Do they broadcast the Peter De Lane Director's Commentary of the episodes?
I'll never forget his anecdotes about the Yorkshire filming, the early Ricky Gervais appearance, and his dawrf cameraman. If they show those versions I might tune in.
July 7, 2006 | Reply
We can only hope they do. If they can make it a double-header with Flambards and it'll be regular viewing.
'I say "homage" for all the A1s out there. For all the C2s... it's a "rip-off". Hello, C2s. Back from the off-licence? Got your scratch cards?'
Marvellous.
July 7, 2006 | Reply
:-)
The last decent comedy on ITV. Will we ever see its like again?
July 7, 2006 | Reply
No. ITV's just cut its comedy budget to zero or something, although I think it may be doing some creative accounting with the chat show budget to allow spoof chat shows to be made. Cos that's cutting edge, isn't it?