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MW
Mike W
Neil Jones posted:
Gaz McEwan posted:
I'm sure there was talk of a rebrand on Point's Of View a while back, because I distinctly remember them saying that also Family Guy would be getting axed from the new schedules.


Family Guy isn't being axed, not deliberately anyway:
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a337340/family-guy-future-debatable-says-bbc-three-controller.html

Quote:
Family Guy's future on BBC Three is "debatable", according to the channel's controller Zai Bennett.

Speaking at the Edinburgh TV Festival today, Bennett told journalists that rights for the popular US animated comedy, which come to an end in [2013], would not be renewed at "any price".


Which is fine because the rights are one thing, the episodes aren't.

Maybe they'd get more viewers if they mixed them up enough and didn't repeat the same ones 3 times in a week, often 2 parters but never showing part 2! They don't DESERVE the rights.
PE
peterh
werent there rumours of tweaks to all bbc channels presentatiin within 2013 in the case of bbc 2 this is to do with bbc2hd launching eventually and also because whereas bbc 1 has changed recently bbc 4 hasn't so everything is being tweaked for freshness.
JA
JAS84
Mike W posted:
Maybe they'd get more viewers if they mixed them up enough and didn't repeat the same ones 3 times in a week, often 2 parters but never showing part 2! They don't DESERVE the rights.
Ugh, yeah, I hate seeing in the EPG a synopsis for an episode that aired two days ago.
AM
amosc100
Mike W posted:
Neil Jones posted:
Gaz McEwan posted:
I'm sure there was talk of a rebrand on Point's Of View a while back, because I distinctly remember them saying that also Family Guy would be getting axed from the new schedules.


Family Guy isn't being axed, not deliberately anyway:
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a337340/family-guy-future-debatable-says-bbc-three-controller.html

Quote:
Family Guy's future on BBC Three is "debatable", according to the channel's controller Zai Bennett.

Speaking at the Edinburgh TV Festival today, Bennett told journalists that rights for the popular US animated comedy, which come to an end in [2013], would not be renewed at "any price".


Which is fine because the rights are one thing, the episodes aren't.

Maybe they'd get more viewers if they mixed them up enough and didn't repeat the same ones 3 times in a week, often 2 parters but never showing part 2! They don't DESERVE the rights.



Maybe Channel 5 will pick up Family Guy to bolster their 5USA channel - considering they now have American Idol, would also be good to see Family Guy on their main channel as well!!!!
BA
bilky asko
I think E4 has a chance of picking it up, considering they hold the rights to The Cleveland Show. I doubt Channel 5 would have a go, although ITV might give it a shot if ITV4's focus changes enough.
BA
Bail Moderator
peterh posted:
werent there rumours of tweaks to all bbc channels presentatiin within 2013 in the case of bbc 2 this is to do with bbc2hd launching eventually and also because whereas bbc 1 has changed recently bbc 4 hasn't so everything is being tweaked for freshness.

Peter, Can you please read your posts before you make them, you've made two now that have required Asa or myself to comment on them. Spelling may not be your strong point but on a forum such as this it's hard work for other users to decipher your posts. There are a number of add-ons and plugs for browsers which can spellcheck for you.
BA
bilky asko
Bail posted:
peterh posted:
werent there rumours of tweaks to all bbc channels presentatiin within 2013 in the case of bbc 2 this is to do with bbc2hd launching eventually and also because whereas bbc 1 has changed recently bbc 4 hasn't so everything is being tweaked for freshness.

Peter, Can you please read your posts before you make them, you've made two now that have required Asa or myself to comment on them. Spelling may not be your strong point but on a forum such as this it's hard work for other users to decipher your posts. There are a number of add-ons and plugs for browsers which can spellcheck for you.


I don't think the problem is the spelling as such, but the complete lack of punctuation, save for a full stop. It's lots of sentences strung together into one, and that's what makes it nonsensical.
AM
amosc100
bilky asko posted:
I think E4 has a chance of picking it up, considering they hold the rights to The Cleveland Show. I doubt Channel 5 would have a go, although ITV might give it a shot if ITV4's focus changes enough.




Hasn't The Cleveland Show been axed in the US?

Must admit, I saw about 10 episodes of The Cleveland Show and gave up on it - for me the humour never matched the quality of Family Guy or American Dad.
DA
davidmcg
amosc100 posted:
bilky asko posted:
I think E4 has a chance of picking it up, considering they hold the rights to The Cleveland Show. I doubt Channel 5 would have a go, although ITV might give it a shot if ITV4's focus changes enough.




Hasn't The Cleveland Show been axed in the US?

Must admit, I saw about 10 episodes of The Cleveland Show and gave up on it - for me the humour never matched the quality of Family Guy or American Dad.


Its steadily got better, the latest series has been great.
JA
JAS84
amosc100 posted:
bilky asko posted:
I think E4 has a chance of picking it up, considering they hold the rights to The Cleveland Show. I doubt Channel 5 would have a go, although ITV might give it a shot if ITV4's focus changes enough.
Hasn't The Cleveland Show been axed in the US?

No it hasn't. Season 4 is currently airing, we don't yet know if it'll continue past that or not.
JA
JAS84
amosc100 posted:
Maybe Channel 5 will pick up Family Guy to bolster their 5USA channel - considering they now have American Idol, would also be good to see Family Guy on their main channel as well!!!!
Idol will be on 5*, not 5USA.
GS
Gavin Scott Founding member
davidmcg posted:
amosc100 posted:
bilky asko posted:
I think E4 has a chance of picking it up, considering they hold the rights to The Cleveland Show. I doubt Channel 5 would have a go, although ITV might give it a shot if ITV4's focus changes enough.




Hasn't The Cleveland Show been axed in the US?

Must admit, I saw about 10 episodes of The Cleveland Show and gave up on it - for me the humour never matched the quality of Family Guy or American Dad.


Its steadily got better, the latest series has been great.


Cleveland is hilarious. It took about a dozen episodes to find its feet.

Viewers of Family Guy and American Dad must surely have seen those shows start off unsteadily and then improve massively - for some reason unbeknownst to me they don't think Cleveland will do the same.

Which is illogical.

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