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2003 highlights and lowlights

(December 2003)

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A former member
I know my threads are usually gobbledygook but I think this might be a serious thread.
EDIT: and also my threads divebomb.
What have been the highlights and lowlights of this year TV wise?
Highlight: BBC News 24 relaunching
Lowlight: Why so late in the year?
Now it is over to you to fill in the rest of the 2003 TV year.
MO
Moz
Highlights: N24 relaunch, BBC Three, 1/6/10 set, itv 1 new idents, five news's latest look

Lowlights: itv news still in that god-awful set, five rebrand, MTV turning feature channel rather than a music channel
WO
Woody_streatham
Highs: The Iraqi war coverage. Whatever the rights or wrongs of the war, the news coverage rose to new levels not seen before IMO.

Lows: Friendly TV, You TV, Showcase, Classics TV, Open Access, all 342 shopping channels, TXT channels, Christian channels (just plain scary!) Game in TV, L!VE TV's comeback, MTV Dance turning into an R'n'B channel, Nation 277, and Sky Movies new idents.
DV
DVB Cornwall
Highlights - Many
News 24, BBC Four and Three

Lowlight - collapse of the ITV NETWORK and the authorisation of the ITV plc merger
WH
Whataday Founding member
Might be a good time to mention you can vote for your TV 2003 disappointments at www.realverdict.co.uk Very Happy
NE
Neil__
Whataday posted:
Might be a good time to mention you can vote for your TV 2003 disappointments at www.realverdict.co.uk Very Happy

Oh, Row, any excuse to promote your we-

Hang on...

Oh, it's someone else promoting their website. Laughing
WH
Whataday Founding member
Neil Green posted:
Whataday posted:
Might be a good time to mention you can vote for your TV 2003 disappointments at www.realverdict.co.uk Very Happy

Oh, Row, any excuse to promote your we-

Hang on...

Oh, it's someone else promoting their website. Laughing


Well it's been a long time since I've done it. Just waiting for Square Eyes to dig his oar in. Very Happy Now VOTE!
RO
rob Founding member
Highlights - BBC Three, ITV2, BBC News 24

Lowlights - ITV1, Five News, cooltempest (is that allowed?) Very Happy
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A former member
Picking on other members isn't allowed in this thread!
MD
Mr D'Arcy
Highs: The Rise & Rise of Freeview, Little Britain Very Happy

Lows: ITV1's piss poor schedule, Junior Eurovision Crying or Very sad
WO
Woody_streatham
TVF posted:
Highs: The Rise & Rise of Freeview, Little Britain Very Happy

Lows: ITV1's **** poor schedule, Junior Eurovision Crying or Very sad


My God. Junior Eurovison. I had forgot about that. Truly car crash TV of the highest order. Just why does ITV1 keep giving Tara Palmer Tomkinson (sp?) work?
NW
nwtv2003
Highs: Harry Hill's TV Burp, The Sketch Show, Baddiel and Skinner, The Booze Cruise, Coronation Street, Brookside, Bo Selecta, Dead Ringers, UK G2, ITV News' Iraq War coverage, Granada Reports' relaunch (Though the graphics are awful the show has improved) and England winning the Rugby World Cup

Lows: RI:SE (MK II), Top Of The Pops relaunch, Anything to do with David Beckham, Countdown being moved to 3.15pm, Big Brother, Fame Academy and Any Reality show on ITV.

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