Planet Earth

[Vudak]

Originally posted by Furball

Glad you liked it.  Comes with compliments from the British Public who pay their TV license fee

I have to say, when I went to England I was at first perplexed by that little tax you all pay for your TVs, but after a week or so of catching the programming I can't really say you get a bad deal.

Coupling, Alan Patridge, Monty Python, Are you Being Served, Worst Day of My Life, The Office, Extras, Faulty Towers, Benny Hill, just for comedy the list goes on and on.  Throw in the documentaries and you have some great programming.

I have BBC America over there, but for whatever reason they'd rather just show "Who's Line is it Anyway?" and "Cash in the Attic" type shows for hours on end.  The good stuff is on at all crazy hours.

[Phaser11]

Great show.
 I think this would do more for saving the planet that wackos burning hummers.......

burning hummers?

You know what I mean.

[Shifty]

Originally posted by Phaser11
burning hummers?

 

What happens after you take your date out for a spicey mexican meal.

[RightF00T]

Originally posted by Shifty
What happens after you take your date out for a spicey mexican meal.

[Phaser11]

Originally posted by Shifty
What happens after you take your date out for a spicey mexican meal.

Point and match to Shifty!  

We are so going to get PWND!

[Sandman]

Originally posted by Engine
I was very impressed by the one or two episodes I was lucky enough to catch. Some breathtaking imagery.

TVTorrents is your friend.

[Furball]

Originally posted by Vudak


I have to say, when I went to England I was at first perplexed by that little tax you all pay for your TVs, but after a week or so of catching the programming I can't really say you get a bad deal.

Coupling, Alan Patridge, Monty Python, Are you Being Served, Worst Day of My Life, The Office, Extras, Faulty Towers, Benny Hill, just for comedy the list goes on and on.  Throw in the documentaries and you have some great programming.

I have BBC America over there, but for whatever reason they'd rather just show "Who's Line is it Anyway?" and "Cash in the Attic" type shows for hours on end.  The good stuff is on at all crazy hours.

Yeah, they make some great shows.  Rome was fantastic too (made with HBO of course), but the best part about the BBC is no commercials.  Especially with shows like planet earth - no interruptions.

When i was in America your infomercials every 10 minutes was irritating the hell out of me.

The best bit of TV i saw while over there, was an old Arnie clip on Letterman (i think) with him saying "biting" "bite it".

[FBplmmr]

TV license fee?  how does that work ?  is it monthly? pay by the hour ?  pay when you buy your set?

[Viking]

The BBC is very good at making documentaries visually interesting. They're also good with the music they use. You guys should also see “The Victoria Cross: For Valour“ about the battle at Arnhem, and "Greatest Raid of All Time" about the Commando raid on St. Nazaire in 1941. Both narrated by Jeremy Clarkson and directed by Richard Pearson (Top Gear).

[Furball]

Originally posted by FBplmmr
TV license fee?  how does that work ?  is it monthly? pay by the hour ?  pay when you buy your set?

http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/information/index.jsp

here you go

[Bluedog]

Originally posted by Vudak


I have to say, when I went to England I was at first perplexed by that little tax you all pay for your TVs, but after a week or so of catching the programming I can't really say you get a bad deal.

Coupling, Alan Patridge, Monty Python, Are you Being Served, Worst Day of My Life, The Office, Extras, Faulty Towers, Benny Hill, just for comedy the list goes on and on.  Throw in the documentaries and you have some great programming.

I have BBC America over there, but for whatever reason they'd rather just show "Who's Line is it Anyway?" and "Cash in the Attic" type shows for hours on end.  The good stuff is on at all crazy hours.

http://www.tv-links.co.uk/    

Lots of good Brit TV on that sight, streaming and relatively low quality, but definately worth a look if you are into anything on BBC.

I personally reccomend : Rome and Robin Hood for tele-movie/mini series type stuff, both excellant shows.
Black Adder, Black Books, Spaced, Ideal and League of Gentlemen for whacked out British comedy.
And definately Planet Earth for doco type stuff.


BTW, they have about half a dozen or so episodes of 'Over There'.....anyone know where I can download and watch the rest of that series?

[evenhaim]

i love the series
and yes we do get tv here lmao