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tarashnat
Registered: 08/17/05
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Daleks don't accept apologies! YOU WILL BE EXTERMINATED!
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Tardis-Knight
Registered: 02/11/07
Posts: 618
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| Saturday, April 14 2007 @ 08:45 AM EDT |
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| [Quote by: DarthSkeptical] Heh. I live where my local broadcst of some first-run American shows has been pre-empted for—wait for it—coverage of women's water polo in which the outcome has no bearing whatsoever on national rankings or tournaments. |
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I read that about 15 minutes ago and I'm still chuckling now.
I must admit I'm surprised that something as simple as a TV program (admittedly our favourite) being put back a little has generated such a heated debate!
Whenever there was football on the TV, my mum would always "bloody football again!" to which I'd smile and say "I know mum".
The simple fact is loads (millions actually, literally) of people want to watch football in general, and FA Cup Semi Finals in particular. If they didnt, the BBC wouldn't push one of the jewels in their crown back by half hour an hour.
There have been lots of "just stick it on another channel" arguments; but then they'd (obviously) be on at the same time. Before everyone says "then video it", that wouldnt work either (at least not for the BBC, because loads of people simply wouldn't bother). If you're in the viewing figures business, and you've got FA Cup Semi Finals and Doctor Who to show (having paid MILLIONS for one, and seemingly having hung your dramatic reputation on the other), what exactly are you supposed to do???
And I (for one) am not remotely complaining, because I want to see both.
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Nothing dies of old age on Skaro!
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daveac
Registered: 04/12/06
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| Saturday, April 14 2007 @ 01:27 PM EDT |
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Not giving the score away at Half Time - but it's NOT a draw at the moment.
So we could be OK.
Cheers, daveac |
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DarthSkeptical
Registered: 03/11/06
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| Saturday, April 14 2007 @ 02:24 PM EDT |
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Score's looking good for a quick exit; Man Utd up by 3 with 5 minutes left in regulation. Even though Man U has more penalties than Watford, there's really no point to a long extra time with that kinda lead.
Roll on, "Gridlock". |
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"I think of myself as ambitious in casting terms, and I know that Bonnie [Langford] has the potential to make the part totally unirritating . . ." — JNT, 1986
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Tardis-Knight
Registered: 02/11/07
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| Saturday, April 14 2007 @ 02:29 PM EDT |
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[Quote by: DarthSkeptical] Score's looking good for a quick exit; Man Utd up by 3 with 5 minutes left in regulation. Even though Man U has more penalties than Watford, there's really no point to a long extra time with that kinda lead.
Roll on, "Gridlock". |
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You mean you're not watching womens water polo? |
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Nothing dies of old age on Skaro!
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daveac
Registered: 04/12/06
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| Saturday, April 14 2007 @ 02:33 PM EDT |
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Games over.
Not a draw - so Dr Who should go out on time.
Too late for me as I have just a little social life and am out during the middle of this later episode.
Cheers, daveac |
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DarthSkeptical
Registered: 03/11/06
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| Saturday, April 14 2007 @ 02:35 PM EDT |
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| I'm gobsmacked that there was that much extra time. Pointless. Totally pointless. |
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"I think of myself as ambitious in casting terms, and I know that Bonnie [Langford] has the potential to make the part totally unirritating . . ." — JNT, 1986
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daveac
Registered: 04/12/06
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| Saturday, April 14 2007 @ 02:39 PM EDT |
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| [Quote by: DarthSkeptical] I'm gobsmacked that there was that much extra time. Pointless. Totally pointless. |
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Well it's finished - bye I'm off to watch the first part of Dr Who
Cheers, daveac |
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MikeD
Registered: 01/19/06
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| Sunday, April 15 2007 @ 12:33 PM EDT |
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| [Quote by: Tardis-Knight]The simple fact is loads (millions actually, literally) of people want to watch football in general, and FA Cup Semi Finals in particular. If they didnt, the BBC wouldn't push one of the jewels in their crown back by half hour an hour. |
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The great irony of yesterday for me was that due to the late start for Doctor Who I obtained the episode a bit later and as a result had to watch the Toronto FC match on a slight delay on my PVR. So Doctor Who delayed the football!
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