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(benito vaselini no not that one, Tue 9 Feb 2010, 12:25, archived)

To be honest

it really doesn't matter if they comission good stuff, because no one will fucking watch it anyway.

See: Lost in Austen, Collision, Law and Order

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Joe Scaramanga with a G-double-O-D vibration, Tue 9 Feb 2010, 12:27, archived)

It's true.

With Lost in Austen for example *ADVERT BREAK* I was just getting into it *ADVERT BREAK* but each time I lost myself in *ADVERT BREAK* the story something would happen occasionally to take me *ADVERT BREAK* out of the world and towards the end *ADVERT BREAK* just gave up.

I don't think the ITV format lends itself to decent programming. *ADVERT BREAK*

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wuffle, the b3ta bunny 's flea collar isn't working on, Tue 9 Feb 2010, 12:32, archived)

I just refuse to watch anything 'live' thats got ads in it now

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Joe Scaramanga with a G-double-O-D vibration, Tue 9 Feb 2010, 12:35, archived)

^ this,

with superlatively hand-turned silver Peruvian Mountain Goat bells on.

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J Peasemould Gruntfuttock Alpha Mike Foxtrot, Tue 9 Feb 2010, 12:37, archived)

I'm really afraid that our TV will turn into 'merikan TV.

Last time I was over there the adverts were so bad that during one movie the adverts didn't just suddenly appear as they always did (at least we have a second or so break between the show and the advert) but there were also sponsor messages for each section. So one movie could have several sponsors and several advert breaks some even during the credits at both beginning and end.

I don't honestly know how anyone could watch something over there on a regular channel.

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wuffle, the b3ta bunny 's flea collar isn't working on, Tue 9 Feb 2010, 12:56, archived)

Australian TV is worse...

During Neighbours, they have an advert break between the last scene and the closing credits and then another one after the credits!

And the adverts are very, very cheap. Don't expect to see too many expensive Guinness/Mobile phone adverts, most of them will remind you of the adverts they used to put at the front of films:

"G'day, I'm Bob from "Bob's Garden Supplies" and have we got something for you etc etc"

(Sonny_Jim Kirkladn has a small penis, Tue 9 Feb 2010, 13:01, archived)

I used to like those ads.

After the film... how about a curry?

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Halibut If you think education is expensive, try crack., Tue 9 Feb 2010, 13:17, archived)

This is the governments fault

they decide how much advertising is allowed per hour, and how many breaks are allowed.

I think it's now a max of 15-20 mins, max of 5 breaks per hour, and a max of 4 mins per break.

I was thoroughly enjoying the last bit of Flash Gordon on ITV4 on sunday when they stuck an ad break in, in the middle of scene less than 10 mins before the end of the film.

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Joe Scaramanga with a G-double-O-D vibration, Tue 9 Feb 2010, 13:22, archived)

I recommend

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(danceswithferrets is leaking sanity, Tue 9 Feb 2010, 12:56, archived)

Not "Law and Order : UK"?

I watch Law and Order for a) sexy lady prosecutors and b) it's set in Noo Yawk Sitty. Not boring Lahndan. Where the crimes are no doubt "one guy stabbed another a bit over a sausage sandwich".

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The Alchemist king of the needlessly complicated, Tue 9 Feb 2010, 12:42, archived)

They use the same stories

just re-write them for the UK

I think it's the best thing ITV has done for years, probably because it wasn't there idea

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Joe Scaramanga with a G-double-O-D vibration, Tue 9 Feb 2010, 12:44, archived)

Does it have Angie Harmon or Elizabeth Rohm in it? No? I didn't think so...

Or even Diane Neal??

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The Alchemist king of the needlessly complicated, Tue 9 Feb 2010, 12:55, archived)

Bradley Walsh and the crap bird from Doctor Who

what more do you want??!!

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Joe Scaramanga with a G-double-O-D vibration, Tue 9 Feb 2010, 13:00, archived)