General Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2013) Vol. 1. - Page 3

hdtvfan · 03-01-2013, 12:37

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Originally Posted by gadge

We replaced the main tivo in the living room with a sky+hd box believe me you aint missing anything.

In your opinion. Personally a lot of my favourite shows are on Atlantic. I have yet to see Game of Thrones, The Borgias, The Newsroom or Boardwalk Empire elsewhere. I think they also showed Bored to Death and House of Lies which I really enjoyed as well. Personally its a channel I would love to see on cable as it has many great high quality US shows.

geordiechris · 03-01-2013, 12:42

Series One of Game of Thrones was recently shown on Sky 1

hdtvfan · 03-01-2013, 12:45

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Originally Posted by geordiechris

Series One of Game of Thrones was recently shown on Sky 1

And Season Three is due shortly on Atlantic. So yeah it was shown but they are further behind that a DVD box set.

geordiechris · 03-01-2013, 12:51

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Originally Posted by hdtvfan

And Season Three is due shortly on Atlantic. So yeah it was shown but they are further behind that a DVD box set.

Something that doesn't bother me as I thought that G.O.T was rubbish

denphone · 03-01-2013, 13:01

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Originally Posted by geordiechris

Something that doesn't bother me as I thought that G.O.T was rubbish

Well each is entitled to their own opinion but in my opinion its one of the finest series produced in the last few years.

geordiechris · 03-01-2013, 13:02

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Originally Posted by denphone

Well each is entitled to their own opinion but in my opinion its one of the finest series produced in the last few years.

Really?????

**Hugh** · 03-01-2013, 13:04

I would agree with den - I found GoT enthralling, and never predictable.

denphone · 03-01-2013, 13:04

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Originally Posted by geordiechris

Really?????

You see Chris its a matter of taste.

shugg mcglummfer · 03-01-2013, 13:13

What I'd like is for Catch Up TV not to constantly tell me that it's not available due to demand (there's a laugh in itself), my V+ box not to crash constantly, for channels to be put into a logical order so that +1's (eg) are beside the main channel and for a programme guide that is better than something done on a ZX Spectrum.

Extra channels are not my priority, but it would be nice to have The Travel Channel, though, oh and more foreign channels and for the subtitles to actually work on TV Monde.

Chad · 03-01-2013, 13:26

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Originally Posted by shugg mcglummfer

What I'd like is for Catch Up TV not to constantly tell me that it's not available due to demand (there's a laugh in itself), my V+ box not to crash constantly, for channels to be put into a logical order so that +1's (eg) are beside the main channel and for a programme guide that is better than something done on a ZX Spectrum.

Extra channels are not my priority, but it would be nice to have The Travel Channel, though, oh and more foreign channels and for the subtitles to actually work on TV Monde.

TiVo will sort out some of the issues you have.

geordiechris · 03-01-2013, 13:30

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Originally Posted by denphone

You see Chris its a matter of taste.

I can honestly say Den, that since moving to Sky, i've not watched anything that has been shown on SA

muppetman11 · 03-01-2013, 13:44

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Originally Posted by denphone

You see Chris its a matter of taste.

Never a truer word spoken Den , my favourites currently airing on Atlantic are Blue Bloods and Friday night lights , my choices probably aren't too others taste but that's the beauty of multi channel pay TV. 'The Following' with Kevin Bacon also looks worth a go for me.

1701-e · 03-01-2013, 13:50

Anyone else not annoyed that BBC HD will become BBC2 HD?
This means that Borgen, The Killing etc will only be in SD from then.

Surely its better to have the current compromise channel.

Will the BBC also have to regionalise BBC2 HD as well?

Chad · 03-01-2013, 13:52

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Originally Posted by hdtvfan

In your opinion. Personally a lot of my favourite shows are on Atlantic. I have yet to see Game of Thrones, The Borgias, The Newsroom or Boardwalk Empire elsewhere. I think they also showed Bored to Death and House of Lies which I really enjoyed as well. Personally its a channel I would love to see on cable as it has many great high quality US shows.

You don't need SKY or SKY Atlantic to legally enjoy HBO content on your TV.

http://www.blinkbox.com/Search?Search=hbo

All you need is a Samsung, LG, Philips or Toshiba Smart TV. Alternatively other devices such as XBOX 360, Playstation 3 or LG Smart Blu-Ray all support the Blinkbox app.

Sure the episodes are a little costly however people, with the right equipment, can enjoy SKY Atlantic programming right now in their living room. The best American drama without subscription.

Virgin should try and get Blinkbox onto TiVo as an app, offering preferential rental rates. If virgin canâ€™t get SKY Atlantic, surely this would be the next best thing.

passingbat · 03-01-2013, 14:30

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Originally Posted by muppetman11

Never a truer word spoken Den , my favourites currently airing on Atlantic <Snip> and Friday night lights , .

ITV 4 showed a couple of seasons of that a few years ago and then abandoned it after moving the broadcast to the early hours of the morning. I remember not being that impressed and stoped watching season one after a few episodes. But I kept seeing good reviews so gave it another go when I saw season one going cheap on Amazon. I'm glad I did, as it is a really good show. I then bought each seasons from the US as soon as they were released because, at that time, only season one was available in the UK