UK and USA : what is on TV ?

[armedoldhippy]

Suddenly looks like good value, hay?
About 200usd a year, to watch Clarkson on some ace holidays, with no adverts. It's a steal.

i'd go for that in a heartbeat to avoid commercials. but...i don't even watch tv anymore. i miss the nightly news & a few sporting events i'd like to see, but i got so tired of talking heads that i started fantasizing about looking at them through a 4 x 10 rifle scope. Bausch & Lomb or higher quality, preferably...Leupold or Vortex both have good reps, but don't own one.

 

[f-e]

I know what you mean. I don't own a TV. Being dealt a random hand, when you can pick instead, isn't worth a second thought. I find it quite infuriating that a third of the programming is adverts. For it's only the BBC without adverts. The independents still suck. Watching 2 films at a friends, takes as long as watching 3 at home. Why bother. The working man gets to sit and watch maybe 4.5 hours a day, and 1.5 hours of it is female leak repairs. I would rather not bother.

 

[troutman]

Huh? Tv license? You Brits yanking our chain or is that really a thing?

It's stealing Leahy.

 

[Switcher56]

I know what you mean. I don't own a TV. Being dealt a random hand, when you can pick instead, isn't worth a second thought. I find it quite infuriating that a third of the programming is adverts. For it's only the BBC without adverts. The independents still suck. Watching 2 films at a friends, takes as long as watching 3 at home. Why bother. The working man gets to sit and watch maybe 4.5 hours a day, and 1.5 hours of it is female leak repairs. I would rather not bother.

Most of the programs I watch on TV are pre-recorded so I FFWD the commercials. Problem solved except for the "master shit" they had going over the holidays. All I could do was WTF! 1 scene, 3-5 minutes of commercials. I erased the "f....rs" and watched on VHS!

 

[Cuddles]

Most of the programs I watch on TV are pre-recorded so I FFWD the commercials. Problem solved except for the "master shit" they had going over the holidays. All I could do was WTF! 1 scene, 3-5 minutes of commercials. I erased the "f....rs" and watched on VHS!

This is one main reason I like watching downloaded TV stuff! I can just skip the mostly unimaginative and boring commercials most of the time. On the other hand I can see what kind of adverts they got on in Britain etc. ...if I really want. But this is what occasionally leads me onto other programs and films that I might be interested in. But I have to admit that this is pretty rare.

 

[Bush Dr]

I assume you know that the BBC has a YouTube channel as well as the stuff on Iplayer

 

[Cuddles]

I assume you know that the BBC has a YouTube channel as well as the stuff on Iplayer

nope. Dunno Iplayer at all. Can you download stuff from their youtube channel onto your computer? What´s on it worth watching?

 

[shithawk420]

It's stealing Leahy.

LMAO! That was perfect Trout!. I gotta watch some TPB now!

 

[f-e]

nope. Dunno Iplayer at all. Can you download stuff from their youtube channel onto your computer? What´s on it worth watching?

might need a mirror if outside the UK. Iplayer is the BBC streaming site. Catch up TV. It's quite rare that something shown on the BBC isn't on Iplayer to watch. Paid by the license fee.
channel 1&2 https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer
channel 3 https://www.itv.com/
channel 4 https://www.channel4.com/
channel 5 = Demand 5, but I can't get a link as I'm not in the UK

 

[Alpenglow]

comedy, cannabis, and about as much soap as Big Bang... Brassic
Season 1 2 and 3 https://123movieshd.name/browse-word/brassic/

I don't know any of the others.
OTR?

Woohooo nice tip, thank you very much!
Its like a Guy Ritchie short series, fookin luv it

 

[Cuddles]

So, I saw the trailor for The Mezzotint which was on british television over the christmas period. did anyone watch it, and is it worth downloading 500MB or so?

 

[f-e]

Woohooo nice tip, thank you very much!
Its like a Guy Ritchie short series, fookin luv it

Season 2 starts a bit badly, but if your committed you will get through.

Have you seen all the Lock, Stocks?
Lock, Stock And Four Stolen Hooves https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlQM5qzWaT4 Just a preview, but pissing myself within 3 minutes
Lock, Stock And a fist full of Jack&Jills https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vg9snZ4Aa5s
Lock, stock and 200 smoking Kalashnikovs https://www.youtube.com/results?sear...lock%2C+stock+
There are more

Then there was the Snatch TV series, for a bit more drama and more fitting for the thread

 

[Alpenglow]

Season 2 starts a bit badly, but if your committed you will get through.

Have you seen all the Lock, Stocks?
Lock, Stock And Four Stolen Hooves https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlQM5qzWaT4 Just a preview, but pissing myself within 3 minutes
Lock, Stock And a fist full of Jack&Jills https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vg9snZ4Aa5s
Lock, stock and 200 smoking Kalashnikovs https://www.youtube.com/results?sear...lock%2C+stock+
There are more

Then there was the Snatch TV series, for a bit more drama and more fitting for the thread

Not yet, but i will have look into those when im done with Brassic, watched the first season yesterday

 

[f-e]

UK=Hustle
US=Leverage
Inseparable but Hustle is the OG
Like them? Try The Real Hustle, a BBC production/documentary about Jess and her colleagues who go out in London conning people.

 

[Alpenglow]

Will have a look at it too if i can find it somewhere
Done with season 2, already downloaded the subtitles for season 3 and found a player where those fit in (totally new into that subtitle game, but i need them to get all those jokes and sidenotes with that accent). Thank you very much for your recommendations f-e

 

[gizmo666]

Actually f-e, they can't force entry without a search warrant and a couple of coppers to back them up. The guys knocking on your door are just salesmen spouting bullshit to earn a commission. You don't even need to open the door to them.

Your not legally obliged to talk to them or divulge any information whatsoever
So if they cannot confirm at the door who you are then they cannot legally enter premises
Police will only use search Warren if a crime is being committed
So don't answer or confirm mail or calls at door and NOTHING can be done
You can even write to them now and just say you don't need a license thousands have already done so
Fines only happen to those who confirm who they are

 

[f-e]

I get a letter to see if my circumstances have changed every few years. Ring them up, tell them I have a TV but I have no idea why as it's in a box. They tell me they will ask again in a few years.

People have tried that 'implied rights of access removal' to stop them stepping on the property. This was taken to court as reason to believe something dodgy was going on. Warrant issued. Door off. Name taken by the police

 

[Cuddles]

I get a letter to see if my circumstances have changed every few years. Ring them up, tell them I have a TV but I have no idea why as it's in a box. They tell me they will ask again in a few years.

People have tried that 'implied rights of access removal' to stop them stepping on the property. This was taken to court as reason to believe something dodgy was going on. Warrant issued. Door off. Name taken by the police

I don´t have to pay for a TV license but I have to prove every year that I don´t have to. Before it was every 6 months but now just once a year, phew.

 

[Frosty Nuggets]

Your not legally obliged to talk to them or divulge any information whatsoever
So if they cannot confirm at the door who you are then they cannot legally enter premises
Police will only use search Warren if a crime is being committed
So don't answer or confirm mail or calls at door and NOTHING can be done
You can even write to them now and just say you don't need a license thousands have already done so
Fines only happen to those who confirm who they are

So it's like the Census here in Australia, all I did was return the envelopes marked 'no contract, return to sender' after the third time I haven't heard back from them.

 

[St. Phatty]

Gone in 60 Seconds

the 2000 version and the 1974 version.

Anybody seen the 1974 version ?