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(July 2003)

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nwtv2003
I agree this a weird thread to talk about. But I noticed that the Cricket was rained off today so Channel 4 reverted to a different schedule, that being of a Film, Montel, Pet Rescue, Fifteen To One, Britain's Best Home, Friends and Countdown. But all of the programmes they show are repeats, as Friends was from Series 1 and Fifteen To One was a Friday edition from ages ago. But what I did notice that Countdown was NOT a repeat nor was it a Friday episode or the episode to go out next Tuesday. It was an episode especially recorded, with two former contestants, but the show obviously didn't refer to that day it was being shown and at the end Richard said See you soon. But this isn't the first time they have done this either as they did it on a Bank Holiday Monday not so long back, but the contestants were a husband and wife team which had been on before. Though what I want to know is that how many episodes have they made of these special Countdown's? They better hope that the cricket is rained off so they get to show them. But if they can do this with Countdown, shouldn't they be able to do this with Fifteen to One or something. Or does Channel 4 have the budget to make extra Countdown's which are only shown during rained off Cricket. Though I much preferred it when they showed episodes from 1992 when the Cricket rained off or when it finished early.
MB
MalcyB
Channel four scheduling is odd. Why did they choose to put on Friends when they had the opportunity to run the penultimate and ultimate episodes of Big Brother Little Brother knowing the Cricket was rained off.
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A former member
malcyb from WEBFAX posted:
Channel four scheduling is odd. Why did they choose to put on Friends when they had the opportunity to run the penultimate and ultimate episodes of Big Brother Little Brother knowing the Cricket was rained off.


That pissed me off to be honest - missed the last BBLB so they could show a standby episode of Friends because the cricket was rainind off. Earlier on in the series i wouldn't have been so bothered -but on the very last day - for pete's sake Sad
BR
Brekkie
Agree the certainly should have shown BBLB.

I preferred it in 1999 when C4 got the cricket rights. Then they showed classic Countdown episodes from the 80's, but since they went to 45minutes they've just shown recent episodes or specially recorded episodes.

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