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Channel 4 at 25

(September 2007)

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russnet Founding member
Gavin Scott posted:

This might be a futile discussion given Simon's desire to see programming stopped through the night and a return to powerpoint driven "nightscreen" and pages from ceefax.


I think having a powerpoint driven nightscreen might be a case of a bridge too far in modernisation of late night telly.
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tvarksouthwest
Gavin Scott posted:
Quite. I couldn't even say what that particular testcard looked like.

http://www.tvforum.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26220&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=343

Wink
BR
Brekkie
There's always someone who has to spoil the party - this isn't about **** testcards!
BR
Brekkie
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/merseyside/7074483.stm


Max Farnham's house has sold for £340,000 - while Trevor Jordache's house is £25,000 dearer than the virtually identical house next door due to the inclusion of a body under the patio!
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tvarksouthwest
That's a heck of a lot of money considering what you get for it...
JO
Joe
tvarksouthwest posted:
One further issue regarding the 25th anniversary celebrations - I notice that the iconic Channel 4 test card, once the image most associated with the channel in its early days, does not appear either on the Channel 4 at 25 website nor in any of the TV promotions. Is there a reason for this?


I think you would be the only viewer of that Simon.

If you fancy test cards so much, could you not simply burn one on a DVD and loop it to your heart's content, instead of subjecting us all to mind-numbingly dull 'television'.

You're never happy are you.

tvarksouthwest posted:
Gavin Scott posted:
Quite. I couldn't even say what that particular testcard looked like.

http://www.tvforum.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26220&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=343

Wink


Translation for Simon:

Gavin Scott posted:
Quite. I don't even care what that particular testcard looked like.
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tvarksouthwest
Thank you Jugalug - I knew exactly what Gavin was getting at and responded accordingly.

With this thread now having been overtaken by the reaction to my comments on ETP1 I have to wonder who is actually more bothered about it...
GS
Gavin Scott Founding member
tvarksouthwest posted:
Thank you Jugalug - I knew exactly what Gavin was getting at and responded accordingly.

With this thread now having been overtaken by the reaction to my comments on ETP1 I have to wonder who is actually more bothered about it...



Well it sure ain't the Duty Office at Horseferry Road.
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TVdaz
Countdown now - damn! It had to have that bloody digital thing didn't it!
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tvarksouthwest
It did when it was shown on More4.
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TVdaz
Yeah, I guessed it probably had.

I already knew that in the beginning the clock had lights in it (not connected) that went up to 45 seconds (because that thought this might be necessary), but I never realised that they would be so clearly visible. Why are the contestants a pair of miserable gits?!
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TV Times
Gavin Scott posted:
tvarksouthwest posted:
Brekkie Boy posted:
I do agree - but as far as I'm aware C4 have just had two Christmas idents in the last 10 years, one with the circles and one with the square.

But they always used to make as big a deal about it as the BBC - and this in the days when C4 was far less "mainstream".

Just fired this off to C4:

Firstly, I would like to praise Channel 4 for bringing back its old idents to celebrate the channel's 25th anniversary on 02 November 2007. It was great to see these again and good to see the channel deviate from its usual on-screen pres elements to mark the occasion.

However, with this in mind, I would like to challenge the fact that Channel 4 has not had Christmas idents since 2003, when it always used to do so. It has been very disappointing tuning into C4 the last three Christmas Days, only to find the usual tower blocks, street markets, and hay bales introducing programmes when most other channels have a festive ident symbol in place of their usual ones. Could you please explain why this is the case? I fear there may be a hidden PC agenda behind this, of the kind which has seen local councils rebrand Christmas as "Winterval" or other ludicrous "non-offensive" names. Now that C4 has shown it CAN deviate from its usual on-screen look for a special occasion (ie. its birthday), I would be very interested to know why Christmas is not afforded the same treatment.

One further issue regarding the 25th anniversary celebrations - I notice that the iconic Channel 4 test card, once the image most associated with the channel in its early days, does not appear either on the Channel 4 at 25 website nor in any of the TV promotions. Is there a reason for this?


Good grief.

That's the type of letter that will make them wish they hadn't bothered doing anything.

Just what is your obsession with accusing all and sundry of being slaves to political correctness? Especially Channel Four.

Keep in mind that it's political correctness that stops most of us from describing your bizarre behaviour for what it actually is.

Think on, Simon.



I agree - Ch 4 bosses are either pi**ing themeselves laughing at the email or cheesed off wishing they hadn't bothered. Some people come across as sad little men who should get out more.

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