Sky Atlantic on Virgin Media - Page 22

Sasha222 · 26-01-2011, 20:10

Ya but with a with them being popular you would think they would keep it to one station or two and keep it away from the one there going to launch and cater for people that are not into all the Si_fi

mersey70 · 26-01-2011, 20:17

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Originally Posted by defirish

Ya but with a with them being popular you would think they would keep it to one station or two and keep it away from the one there going to launch and cater for people that are not into all the Si_fi

Who knows what their thinking is. I would imagine things will be tried out but one thing is for sure, Sky won't hesitate to change things if they don't work. There's no chance of that

Sasha222 · 26-01-2011, 20:21

Ya I know. Cant believe that there making so much fuss about it and a load of rubbish they are going to be shown

mersey70 · 26-01-2011, 20:25

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Originally Posted by defirish

Ya I know. Cant believe that there making so much fuss about it and a load of rubbish they are going to be shown

There is a lot of new premium content on it just not all at launch, but little really appeals to me though only because i'm not a huge fan of US TV on any channel, i'm rather happy US shows like Mad Men are coming off the BBC so long as its replaced with something decent from here.

Sasha222 · 26-01-2011, 20:28

Never even watched Mad men and dont even know what Its about to be honest. Is it a comedy? Some american shows I dont mind

mersey70 · 26-01-2011, 20:31

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Originally Posted by defirish

Never even watched Mad men and dont even know what Its about to be honest. Is it a comedy? Some american shows I dont mind

It's a drama set in (i think) the 60's about an advertising agency, by all accounts it's very good but being an import was hid away in a very late slot on BBC2 after Newsnight so only had a relatively small audience, Sky will be giving it much higher prominence though.

Sasha222 · 26-01-2011, 20:33

Oh right. Even that dont seem to be interesting so no wonder they hid it

OLD BOY · 26-01-2011, 20:34

Well, I am miffed, big time. None of the channels we have provide a schedule of good programmes that I wish to watch for any one evening , but when you can pick out individual series from the full range of channels, this makes for a good selection of programmes for recordings. Sky Atlantic has a few programmes worth selecting for that purpose, such as Mad Men and Boardwalk Empire and I want access to them.

I don't know what is possible through the TIVO boxes. Can VM do deals directly with various studios and film suppliers such as Lovefilm to get good programmes to show through video on demand? If so, the picture may not be so bleak, but I am seriously annoyed at the reducing choice of programmes that we are getting access to now that we no longer have Bravo, Bravo 2, Channel One and now Sky Atlantic.

Are VM starting to lose their grip again? Are they no longer interested in their TV viewers because Broadband is king? I certainly hope that this is not what we are seeing now.

mersey70 · 26-01-2011, 20:36

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Originally Posted by defirish

Oh right. Even that dont seem to be interesting so no wonder they hid it

That's a very brief overview of it I don't know a great deal to be honest. It has won a host of awards including the Golden Globe for best drama for what that means.

Sasha222 · 26-01-2011, 20:37

Well from what Sky Atlantic are going to be showing looks like you wont be missing out on anything

mersey70 · 26-01-2011, 20:40

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Originally Posted by defirish

Well from what Sky Atlantic are going to be showing looks like you wont be missing out on anything

As I say it's not for me but going from the poll result on this thread most viewers (65%) would like it which seems a bit contrary to so many posts on here.

I'd rather have Sky Arts HD!

Tezcatlipoca · 26-01-2011, 20:41

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Originally Posted by defirish

Ya I know. Cant believe that there making so much fuss about it and a load of rubbish they are going to be shown

Rubbish? Sky Atlantic has a brilliant line-up of top-quality US drama...

Big Love, Boardwalk Empire, Generation Kill, Mad Men, Six Feet Under, The Sopranos, The Wire...

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Originally Posted by defirish

Oh right. Even that dont seem to be interesting so no wonder they hid it

It's an excellent drama series, and has won a whole load of awards (including the 2008, 2009, and 2010 Golden Globe Award for Best Drama, and the same again for the 2008, 2009, and 2010 Emmy Awards).

Sasha222 · 26-01-2011, 20:41

Ya each to there own and all that. It wouldn't appeal to me either

26-01-2011, 20:43

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Originally Posted by OLD BOY

Well, I am miffed, big time. None of the channels we have provide a schedule of good programmes that I wish to watch for any one evening , but when you can pick out individual series from the full range of channels, this makes for a good selection of programmes for recordings. Sky Atlantic has a few programmes worth selecting for that purpose, such as Mad Men and Boardwalk Empire and I want access to them.

I don't know what is possible through the TIVO boxes. Can VM do deals directly with various studios and film suppliers such as Lovefilm to get good programmes to show through video on demand? If so, the picture may not be so bleak, but I am seriously annoyed at the reducing choice of programmes that we are getting access to now that we no longer have Bravo, Bravo 2, Channel One and now Sky Atlantic.

Are VM starting to lose their grip again? Are they no longer interested in their TV viewers because Broadband is king? I certainly hope that this is not what we are seeing now.

Have you read the thread Old Boy? Sky have started up this channel to be an exclusive. They could have put the programmes on existing channels but have started a new channel because they can keep it to themselves. They have been quite open about it. You are directing your anger at the wrong company. Not that directing at Sky will do any good. The more customers of rival platforms they annoy the happier they will be.

Tezcatlipoca · 26-01-2011, 20:45

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Originally Posted by defirish

Theres loads of Star Trek and other Si_Fi stuff there so wouldn't be bothered with that stuff

Daytime padding, mostly. Sky has the Star Trek rights due to buying VMTV (Trek was previously on Virgin 1).

The big-name programmes, the shows the channel is designed for, are on at primetime.

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Originally Posted by defirish

Ya each to there own and all that. It wouldn't appeal to me either

Fair enough. Do you know what any of them are though?

What kind of TV shows do you like?