JA
Family Affairs, did any other soap ever kill of its entire cast in one go and change its premise and setting?
TI
I'm a little surprised that Shortland Street does not get a airing in the UK. It makes a nice little trio on RTE with Neighbours, H&A and Shortland back to back daily.
Surely it must be cheap as chips for a broadcaster if even RTE can afford it!
Surely it must be cheap as chips for a broadcaster if even RTE can afford it!
NJ
Neil Jones
Founding member
Shortland Street did air in the UK previously. although I don't think it was ever (fully) networked, although Wiki suggests it was networked between the Carlton stations for a while before it disappeared. It was most prominent in the Central region, but a lot of them didn't take it at all, including STV who of course had Take The High Road which presumably would have taken pride of place in that region, what with having made it and everything and most of the rest of the mainland had lost interest in it by 2003 anyway.
CO
cobbles
You can find practically everything (in one guise or another) in the place beginning with Y.
Only if your willing to put up with dreadful quality from multiple compressions, the Brookside uploads are nye on unwatchable.
The idea behind official repeats/official releases is that they might actually be watchable quality as they'd come from the source tapes rather than VHS recordings of satellite repeats that have then been transferred to dvd and transferred to PC to then be uploaded and run through a compression grinder as they've been uploaded to these hosting sites.
At least if Britbox or somewhere - or a digital channel - managed to obtain repeat rights they could get some high quality versions of the show to broadcast or see the light of day. I think this is why I and so many soap fans feel short-changed, thousands of ongoing dramas have had such releases but soaps have been left to rot in archives for years. It's about time they were treat as the iconic archive of British television they are rather than disposable shows to be thrown away.
JO
Only if your willing to put up with dreadful quality from multiple compressions, the Brookside uploads are nye on unwatchable.
The idea behind official repeats/official releases is that they might actually be watchable quality as they'd come from the source tapes rather than VHS recordings of satellite repeats that have then been transferred to dvd and transferred to PC to then be uploaded and run through a compression grinder as they've been uploaded to these hosting sites.
At least if Britbox or somewhere - or a digital channel - managed to obtain repeat rights they could get some high quality versions of the show to broadcast or see the light of day. I think this is why I and so many soap fans feel short-changed, thousands of ongoing dramas have had such releases but soaps have been left to rot in archives for years. It's about time they were treat as the iconic archive of British television they are rather than disposable shows to be thrown away.
You know television is a business and not a hobby....
You can find practically everything (in one guise or another) in the place beginning with Y.
Only if your willing to put up with dreadful quality from multiple compressions, the Brookside uploads are nye on unwatchable.
The idea behind official repeats/official releases is that they might actually be watchable quality as they'd come from the source tapes rather than VHS recordings of satellite repeats that have then been transferred to dvd and transferred to PC to then be uploaded and run through a compression grinder as they've been uploaded to these hosting sites.
At least if Britbox or somewhere - or a digital channel - managed to obtain repeat rights they could get some high quality versions of the show to broadcast or see the light of day. I think this is why I and so many soap fans feel short-changed, thousands of ongoing dramas have had such releases but soaps have been left to rot in archives for years. It's about time they were treat as the iconic archive of British television they are rather than disposable shows to be thrown away.
You know television is a business and not a hobby....
NJ
Sitcoms are made and designed for repeat viewing. Soap isn't, its designed to be watched over multiple (consecutive) episodes and you follow the story. In sitcoms episodes are mostly (but not exclusively) self contained and can be seen in any order - they're not dependent on knowing that Velma stuck her head around the door and saw Fred bonking Daphne six episodes previously. That's what makes them more suitable to be pushed out on DVD as opposed to soap.
Neil Jones
Founding member
channel - managed to obtain repeat rights they could get some high quality versions of the show to broadcast or see the light of day. I think this is why I and so many soap fans feel short-changed, thousands of ongoing dramas have had such releases but soaps have been left to rot in archives for years. It's about time they were treat as the iconic archive of British television they are rather than disposable shows to be thrown away.
Sitcoms are made and designed for repeat viewing. Soap isn't, its designed to be watched over multiple (consecutive) episodes and you follow the story. In sitcoms episodes are mostly (but not exclusively) self contained and can be seen in any order - they're not dependent on knowing that Velma stuck her head around the door and saw Fred bonking Daphne six episodes previously. That's what makes them more suitable to be pushed out on DVD as opposed to soap.
CO
cobbles
You can find practically everything (in one guise or another) in the place beginning with Y.
Only if your willing to put up with dreadful quality from multiple compressions, the Brookside uploads are nye on unwatchable.
The idea behind official repeats/official releases is that they might actually be watchable quality as they'd come from the source tapes rather than VHS recordings of satellite repeats that have then been transferred to dvd and transferred to PC to then be uploaded and run through a compression grinder as they've been uploaded to these hosting sites.
At least if Britbox or somewhere - or a digital channel - managed to obtain repeat rights they could get some high quality versions of the show to broadcast or see the light of day. I think this is why I and so many soap fans feel short-changed, thousands of ongoing dramas have had such releases but soaps have been left to rot in archives for years. It's about time they were treat as the iconic archive of British television they are rather than disposable shows to be thrown away.
You know television is a business and not a hobby....
Yes, I'm well aware that television is a business not a hobby and the market for these clear exists. As is shown by the sheer number of soap repeats. The point is HQ releases of these shows would attract a dedicated fanbase willing to splash out on the monthly sub fees or per episode download or DVD box-sets.
channel - managed to obtain repeat rights they could get some high quality versions of the show to broadcast or see the light of day. I think this is why I and so many soap fans feel short-changed, thousands of ongoing dramas have had such releases but soaps have been left to rot in archives for years. It's about time they were treat as the iconic archive of British television they are rather than disposable shows to be thrown away.
Sitcoms are made and designed for repeat viewing. Soap isn't, its designed to be watched over multiple (consecutive) episodes and you follow the story. In sitcoms episodes are mostly (but not exclusively) self contained and can be seen in any order - they're not dependent on knowing that Velma stuck her head around the door and saw Fred bonking Daphne six episodes previously. That's what makes them more suitable to be pushed out on DVD as opposed to soap.
Older soaps generally containing episodic arcs where you could catch the odd episode and understand what was going on, and regardless of whether or not they are designed for repeat viewing - there's enough people who would want to watch them again you could market them.
JO
Sitcoms are made and designed for repeat viewing. Soap isn't, its designed to be watched over multiple (consecutive) episodes and you follow the story. In sitcoms episodes are mostly (but not exclusively) self contained and can be seen in any order - they're not dependent on knowing that Velma stuck her head around the door and saw Fred bonking Daphne six episodes previously. That's what makes them more suitable to be pushed out on DVD as opposed to soap.
I don't recall that episode of Scooby Doo..
channel - managed to obtain repeat rights they could get some high quality versions of the show to broadcast or see the light of day. I think this is why I and so many soap fans feel short-changed, thousands of ongoing dramas have had such releases but soaps have been left to rot in archives for years. It's about time they were treat as the iconic archive of British television they are rather than disposable shows to be thrown away.
Sitcoms are made and designed for repeat viewing. Soap isn't, its designed to be watched over multiple (consecutive) episodes and you follow the story. In sitcoms episodes are mostly (but not exclusively) self contained and can be seen in any order - they're not dependent on knowing that Velma stuck her head around the door and saw Fred bonking Daphne six episodes previously. That's what makes them more suitable to be pushed out on DVD as opposed to soap.
I don't recall that episode of Scooby Doo..