Re: My thoughts on The Weekenders

"Chika" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, ungvichian
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > It's the first post of December, the 200th post of the thread, and...
> > well, it's cut and paste time folks. Thoughts follow real shortly.
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> So I get post 201. Does that mean I get the free passes to Chumbukkit?
Erm, post 202. Which means I have no claim whatsoever to the superior, or
inferior prize...:-(

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> > Paul Evans:
> > > > - Optional break time: (On Mrs. Duong about Carv's listening
> > > > troubles) "You said something?", and Carv has bought some clothes
> > > > for his sis (it looks nice).
> > > ... So we are led to believe ;-). That scene with Carver is
> > > reminiscent of a scene in 'Taking Sides' where Tish is playing
> > > dress-up but denies everything when Tino and Carver burst in.
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> > My memory's a bit fuzzy on that ep... she was trying on a hat when they
> > burst in, right? I don't seem to remember her "denying everything"
> > tho... Then again, it's probably because what I remember mostly of the
> > ep is the whole pool thing (but I have decent memory of its pair "To
> > Tish"... now, no "Tishing" jokes, please).
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> She tries to deny that she is playing dress up, that she is wearing
> lipstick, etc. "This is a science project!"
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'I'm not playing dress-up!'

<snippage> <----aw crap! Now I'm starting to sound like them!

> > Chika, from his gripes page: "The Disney channels pretend to be
> > commercial channels by sticking in commercial breaks everywhere which
> > have no actual commercial ads in them. They only have ads for upcoming
> > programmes!"
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> > For the most part, CN Asia works the same way.
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> The worry is that they will someday think about putting real adverts in
> these breaks. On the up side, this may finally persuade them to make these
> channels (or at least some of them) into basic package channels rather
> than premium channels as at present.
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To their credit, although the Disney channels are premium, there are no
commercials at all. It's just a shame the same can't be said of Sky Movies,
MUTV, PPV events etc which are flooded with adverts and infomercials.

What is inexcusable though is the amount of crap that litters the screen (nice
rant on your site BTW). Having said that, with seeing TW episodes from US Disney
for the first time, we should count ourselves lucky - That we can actually just
about see our programming behind the on-screen graffiti is a bonus. The
Americans have to put up with animated 'X days to...' messages that shoot down
the screen DURING the programme! Oh, and did I mention that they ran 'up next'
messages on an annoying blue bar along the bottom of the screen? Again, during
the programme.

> The down side... Adverts on UK television are on the slide. Especially
> since the abolition of the IBA and some of the regs that were cut when the
> ITC took over.
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Yeah - how many more sodding loans adverts do we have to suffer?! 'Have you been
chasing an ambulance in the last three years?'

> > Well, later days.
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> Hmmm.. perhaps Jennifer Love-Hewitt thinks she sounds like a dork because
> she is...? :)

I wonder how much she got paid for those three lines?

Paul.