VOD : Mad Dogs series 3

[huffnpuff]

Hi,
Forgive me if I'm in a minority here, but I have really enjoyed Mad Dogs on Sky 1 VOD.
It has recently been advertised on Sky1 that all 3 series are available to watch on Sky On Demand prior to the ultimate 2 or 3 episodes to be broadcast at the end of December.
The problem is that I can't see any VOD for series 3 despite it being clearly advertised as available.
Forgive me if I'm wrong but do Sky hold back on their VOD service to Virgin just to be a bit bullish and why am I expected to pay an extra £5/m from next Feb for an inferior service ?
Is this to cover BT Sports ? ....Well, I don't do sports, reality or cartoons why can't I get the package that I want?????

I subscribe to TV XL and have a V+HD box.

Anybody.....?

[RobboEdin]

No idea why series 3 is not available on Virgin Media.

It may be as you suggest - Sky holding it back for commercial advantage. It wouldn't be the first (or last) time that this has been true.

If you honestly are concerned at the increased price for what you see as an inferior product, you should cancel immediately (and I really mean cancel).

Virgin Media with TiVo still provides me with exactly what I want at an acceptable price.

It seems that that's not the case for you.

[muppetman11]

Wouldn't Sky want as many people as possible to watch the previous 3 series irrelevant of platform considering Mad Dogs : The Finale is due to air.

[ocav]

The advert does say that all 3 series are available on Virgin Media in the small print. Have you checked for both a HD and SD version as it may only be available in one of them?

[Mad Max]

Read the start of the thread wrong, binned my reply........

[johnathome]

I just had a look in case it was region specific, all i have is s1, s2 and s4 the finale.

Oh well.

[Mad Max]

Off topic slightly, but what a ***** ending.........

Originally Posted by Mad Max

Off topic slightly, but what a ***** ending.........

it did not make any sense to me

[harry_hitch]

Originally Posted by Mad Max

Off topic slightly, but what a ***** ending.........

Yeah, it could of better. I did understand why it ended that way, but it could have been handled better. It looks like the writer/creator has left it ready for someone else to take up the reins and continue the show, should they feel the need.

[ocav]

Originally Posted by harry_hitch

Yeah, it could of better. I did understand why it ended that way, but it could have been handled better. It looks like the writer/creator has left it ready for someone else to take up the reins and continue the show, should they feel the need.

But how...

Spoiler: 

The characters got shot at the beach and them then driving off the road was a metaphor for it being the end of the road. The picture behind the car in the car park at the beach means is called "End of the Road". Basically everything after they get the guns put to their heads is all a metaphor and never really happened.

that is only one of the possibilities

[harry_hitch]

Originally Posted by ocav

But how...

Spoiler: 

The characters got shot at the beach and them then driving off the road was a metaphor for it being the end of the road. The picture behind the car in the car park at the beach means is called "End of the Road". Basically everything after they get the guns put to their heads is all a metaphor and never really happened.

You may well be right, I saw it differently though.

Spoiler: 

The characters were not killed at the beach. They figured out at the beach they were being watched constantly and could, in theory, be killed at any time. I think the "bad guy" knows it would be more fun to torture them as a constant punishment, rather then kill them and end it all. I think the characters realize this after they are spared at the beach, and all know that death is the only relief they will get in the future. As such they are all happy to be driven off the unfinished road, with the ultimate aim of ending their lives. Let's also not forget they all look across at another car and see themselves under the Tony Blair mask (i.e. Baxter is his own "killer"/kills himself.) After this scene Baxter asks if they think it is all over, we do not hear anyone say they think it is. This suggests to me, again, that the characters know they will never escape the "bad guy" whilst alive. From this theory, someone else could easily revive the show with the four of them surviving the crash.

[bubblegun]

Originally Posted by ocav

The advert does say that all 3 series are available on Virgin Media in the small print. Have you checked for both a HD and SD version as it may only be available in one of them?

On Sky, I only have Series 1 and 2 in SD but have Series 1, 2 and 3 in HD.

[huffnpuff]

Thanks for all your replies, didn't expect so many.

In the end I decided NOT to watch the final episodes since without series 3, I doubt that they would make much sense.

Since the demise of Virgin TV channels, I assumed that Virgin was a "TV content provider". They don't seem to be doing a very good job of providing that content. No boxed sets available (at least on my set up) and films priced at least 50p above Sky!!

I think I'm going to go with RobboEdin and cancel or reduce my subscription.

It costs me almost £65/m for TVXL, 60mb B/B and Talk weekends.
I rarely use the phone, I don't watch sport, cartoons, reality TV or shopping channels. My 60mb B/B is no better than my 30mb B/B was (probably because the speed is down to the server that supplies the data) so for Virgin to add another £5/m to my bill just breaks the bank, and my patience. AND I don't even have TiVo!!!!!!

I'll see what retentions have to offer but it seems that the Internet may be the next best TV content provider and the likes of Virgin are on the way out!