OK, I know it's a cliché now, but IMO yesterday's (UK) episode 'Yokel 
Chords' has to be a strong contender for that dubious title.
-- 
Paul 'Charts Fan' Hyett

On Mon, 16 Apr 2007 07:10:07 +0000, Paul Hyett wrote:

> OK, I know it's a cliché now, but IMO yesterday's (UK) episode 'Yokel 
> Chords' has to be a strong contender for that dubious title.

It wasnt a musical, therefore it isnt a contender IMO :)

I thought it was great to see Cletus all pimped out like that.

On 16 Apr, 08:10, Paul Hyett  wrote:
> OK, I know it's a cliché now, but IMO yesterday's (UK) episode 'Yokel
> Chords' has to be a strong contender for that dubious title.
> --

Given that C4 re show the first few series several times before moving
on it'll be 2027 before this is aired!!

On 16 Apr, 08:10, Paul Hyett  wrote:
> OK, I know it's a cliché now, but IMO yesterday's (UK) episode 'Yokel
> Chords' has to be a strong contender for that dubious title.
> --
> Paul 'Charts Fan' Hyett

For me it's the Gervais episode. I enjoyed the Office, Extras and his
live shows but his take on the Simpsons was truly dire.

> For me it's the Gervais episode. I enjoyed the Office, Extras and his
> live shows but his take on the Simpsons was truly dire.

The main problem with that one is the massive sell-out that Sky obviously 
did - to promote HD. What, a Simpsons episode about HD just before they 
launch Sky HD? What a coincidence!

D.

Paul Hyett wrote:
> OK, I know it's a cliché now, but IMO yesterday's (UK) episode 'Yokel 
> Chords' has to be a strong contender for that dubious title.

There's been plenty of contenders for that since around about Season 
12 IMO.

As a Virgin customer I don't see any more new Simpsons and I'm not 
missing it one bit. If I'm in the mood for Homer and co. I'll dig out 
one of my DVDs - when it was still actually funny.

"Jeßus"  wrote in message 
news:pan.2007.04.16.08.17.03.625000@void.net...
> I thought it was great to see Cletus all pimped out like that.
>

Didn't he remind you of "Kid Rock?"

-- R Flowers

In , Paul Hyett
 wrote:

>OK, I know it's a cliché now, but IMO yesterday's (UK) episode 'Yokel 
>Chords' has to be a strong contender for that dubious title.

It wasn't good. I was equally bothered by Sky's egregious on-screen
in-programme advertising
(http://xs114.xs.to/xs114/07161/SkyProgDOG.jpg). They are *really*
taking the p these days.

In article , pah@nojunkmailplease.co.uk 
says...
> OK, I know it's a cliché now, but IMO yesterday's (UK) episode 'Yokel 
> Chords' has to be a strong contender for that dubious title.
> 
I realised after it had been on that I'd forgotten to cancel my weekly 
recording at 6.30pm (I sometimes leave it in for old eps, but started the 
recording when I still used to watch it, and once in a while there'll be the 
occasional one to watch), so just deleted it when I realised.
-- 

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In article , {$mrtickle$}
@nospam.demon.co.uk says...
> In , Paul Hyett
>  wrote:
> 
> >OK, I know it's a cliché now, but IMO yesterday's (UK) episode 'Yokel 
> >Chords' has to be a strong contender for that dubious title.
> 
> It wasn't good. I was equally bothered by Sky's egregious on-screen
> in-programme advertising
> (http://xs114.xs.to/xs114/07161/SkyProgDOG.jpg). They are *really*
> taking the p these days.
> 
Was that on all the way through the show? If so, Jeez!
-- 

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/* http://DVDfever.co.uk (editor)
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In , Dom Robinson
 wrote:

>In article , {$mrtickle$}
>@nospam.demon.co.uk says...
>> In , Paul Hyett
>>  wrote:
>> 
>> >OK, I know it's a cliché now, but IMO yesterday's (UK) episode 'Yokel 
>> >Chords' has to be a strong contender for that dubious title.
>> 
>> It wasn't good. I was equally bothered by Sky's egregious on-screen
>> in-programme advertising
>> (http://xs114.xs.to/xs114/07161/SkyProgDOG.jpg). They are *really*
>> taking the p these days.
>> 
>Was that on all the way through the show? If so, Jeez!

No it was for 1/2-1 minute after each ad break. But Jeez anyway - it was
for far too long (it makes you look at it thinking "ok, I've read it,
fade out now, go on... surely you're going to fade out... Jeez!") and
they already have 15 mins per hour for adverts and continuity.

On 16 Apr, 22:57, Mike Henry <{$mrtickl...@nospam.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> In , Dom Robinson
>
>  wrote:
> >In article , {$mrtickle$}
> >@nospam.demon.co.uk says...
> >> In , Paul Hyett
> >>  wrote:
>
> >> >OK, I know it's a cliché now, but IMO yesterday's (UK) episode 'Yokel
> >> >Chords' has to be a strong contender for that dubious title.
>
> >> It wasn't good. I was equally bothered by Sky's egregious on-screen
> >> in-programme advertising
> >> (http://xs114.xs.to/xs114/07161/SkyProgDOG.jpg). They are *really*
> >> taking the p these days.
>
> >Was that on all the way through the show? If so, Jeez!
>
> No it was for 1/2-1 minute after each ad break. But Jeez anyway - it was
> for far too long (it makes you look at it thinking "ok, I've read it,
> fade out now, go on... surely you're going to fade out... Jeez!") and
> they already have 15 mins per hour for adverts and continuity.

It's following the practice of a number of US TV stations then, who
don't do it for so long but still it's a royal pain.

When I watched a few US eps of last year's Nip Tuck (I stopped a few
eps into the current season because it went shit), despite it being
taken from the premiere ep and it always being on at 10pm Tuesday,
they still began each part with a logo to shout that fact by having a
scalpel flail across the screen and make a loud slashing/scraping
sound as it did so, thus blocking out some of the dialogue from each
scene after the ad break(!)

I noticed they were doing it on the Sky One premiere broadcasts of Dom
Joly's Happy Hour before Xmas, and so tried to get as many eps as
possible during the late-night repeats when those occurred.

I wasn't happy when I came to make the DVD of the first 3 eps though,
as I'd watched the late-night repeat (and on the TiVo you don't know
without double-checking which version you've got as I hadn't thought
about it) of the first ep, but realised too late that I'd got the
premiere of it when recording, so just when I thought the end credits
were left alone... they were scrunched up and talked over. :(

I saw it was going to be repeated later on Sky 3 (around Jan this
year), but again in prime time so it would still have been ruined.

On Mon, 16 Apr 2007 07:10:07 +0000, Paul Hyett wrote:

> OK, I know it's a cliché now, but IMO yesterday's (UK) episode 'Yokel 
> Chords' has to be a strong contender for that dubious title.

It wasnt a musical, therefore it isnt a contender IMO :)

I thought it was great to see Cletus all pimped out like that.

On 16 Apr, 08:10, Paul Hyett  wrote:
> OK, I know it's a cliché now, but IMO yesterday's (UK) episode 'Yokel
> Chords' has to be a strong contender for that dubious title.
> --

Given that C4 re show the first few series several times before moving
on it'll be 2027 before this is aired!!

On 16 Apr, 08:10, Paul Hyett  wrote:
> OK, I know it's a cliché now, but IMO yesterday's (UK) episode 'Yokel
> Chords' has to be a strong contender for that dubious title.
> --
> Paul 'Charts Fan' Hyett

For me it's the Gervais episode. I enjoyed the Office, Extras and his
live shows but his take on the Simpsons was truly dire.

> For me it's the Gervais episode. I enjoyed the Office, Extras and his
> live shows but his take on the Simpsons was truly dire.

The main problem with that one is the massive sell-out that Sky obviously 
did - to promote HD. What, a Simpsons episode about HD just before they 
launch Sky HD? What a coincidence!

D.

Paul Hyett wrote:
> OK, I know it's a cliché now, but IMO yesterday's (UK) episode 'Yokel 
> Chords' has to be a strong contender for that dubious title.

There's been plenty of contenders for that since around about Season 
12 IMO.

As a Virgin customer I don't see any more new Simpsons and I'm not 
missing it one bit. If I'm in the mood for Homer and co. I'll dig out 
one of my DVDs - when it was still actually funny.

"Jeßus"  wrote in message 
news:pan.2007.04.16.08.17.03.625000@void.net...
> I thought it was great to see Cletus all pimped out like that.
>

Didn't he remind you of "Kid Rock?"

-- R Flowers

In , Paul Hyett
 wrote:

>OK, I know it's a cliché now, but IMO yesterday's (UK) episode 'Yokel 
>Chords' has to be a strong contender for that dubious title.

It wasn't good. I was equally bothered by Sky's egregious on-screen
in-programme advertising
(http://xs114.xs.to/xs114/07161/SkyProgDOG.jpg). They are *really*
taking the p these days.

In article , pah@nojunkmailplease.co.uk 
says...
> OK, I know it's a cliché now, but IMO yesterday's (UK) episode 'Yokel 
> Chords' has to be a strong contender for that dubious title.
> 
I realised after it had been on that I'd forgotten to cancel my weekly 
recording at 6.30pm (I sometimes leave it in for old eps, but started the 
recording when I still used to watch it, and once in a while there'll be the 
occasional one to watch), so just deleted it when I realised.
-- 

Dom Robinson	  Gamertag: DVDfever      email: dom at dvdfever dot co dot uk
/* http://DVDfever.co.uk (editor)
/* 1132 DVDs, 347 games, 314 CDs, 110 cinema films, 42 concerts, videos & news
/* antibodies, steve hillage, burning crusade, sega psp, norah jones, kylie
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In article , {$mrtickle$}
@nospam.demon.co.uk says...
> In , Paul Hyett
>  wrote:
> 
> >OK, I know it's a cliché now, but IMO yesterday's (UK) episode 'Yokel 
> >Chords' has to be a strong contender for that dubious title.
> 
> It wasn't good. I was equally bothered by Sky's egregious on-screen
> in-programme advertising
> (http://xs114.xs.to/xs114/07161/SkyProgDOG.jpg). They are *really*
> taking the p these days.
> 
Was that on all the way through the show? If so, Jeez!
-- 

Dom Robinson	  Gamertag: DVDfever      email: dom at dvdfever dot co dot uk
/* http://DVDfever.co.uk (editor)
/* 1132 DVDs, 347 games, 314 CDs, 110 cinema films, 42 concerts, videos & news
/* antibodies, steve hillage, burning crusade, sega psp, norah jones, kylie
             New music charts - http://dvdfever.co.uk/music.shtml
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In , Dom Robinson
 wrote:

>In article , {$mrtickle$}
>@nospam.demon.co.uk says...
>> In , Paul Hyett
>>  wrote:
>> 
>> >OK, I know it's a cliché now, but IMO yesterday's (UK) episode 'Yokel 
>> >Chords' has to be a strong contender for that dubious title.
>> 
>> It wasn't good. I was equally bothered by Sky's egregious on-screen
>> in-programme advertising
>> (http://xs114.xs.to/xs114/07161/SkyProgDOG.jpg). They are *really*
>> taking the p these days.
>> 
>Was that on all the way through the show? If so, Jeez!

No it was for 1/2-1 minute after each ad break. But Jeez anyway - it was
for far too long (it makes you look at it thinking "ok, I've read it,
fade out now, go on... surely you're going to fade out... Jeez!") and
they already have 15 mins per hour for adverts and continuity.

On 16 Apr, 22:57, Mike Henry <{$mrtickl...@nospam.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> In , Dom Robinson
>
>  wrote:
> >In article , {$mrtickle$}
> >@nospam.demon.co.uk says...
> >> In , Paul Hyett
> >>  wrote:
>
> >> >OK, I know it's a cliché now, but IMO yesterday's (UK) episode 'Yokel
> >> >Chords' has to be a strong contender for that dubious title.
>
> >> It wasn't good. I was equally bothered by Sky's egregious on-screen
> >> in-programme advertising
> >> (http://xs114.xs.to/xs114/07161/SkyProgDOG.jpg). They are *really*
> >> taking the p these days.
>
> >Was that on all the way through the show? If so, Jeez!
>
> No it was for 1/2-1 minute after each ad break. But Jeez anyway - it was
> for far too long (it makes you look at it thinking "ok, I've read it,
> fade out now, go on... surely you're going to fade out... Jeez!") and
> they already have 15 mins per hour for adverts and continuity.

It's following the practice of a number of US TV stations then, who
don't do it for so long but still it's a royal pain.

When I watched a few US eps of last year's Nip Tuck (I stopped a few
eps into the current season because it went shit), despite it being
taken from the premiere ep and it always being on at 10pm Tuesday,
they still began each part with a logo to shout that fact by having a
scalpel flail across the screen and make a loud slashing/scraping
sound as it did so, thus blocking out some of the dialogue from each
scene after the ad break(!)

I noticed they were doing it on the Sky One premiere broadcasts of Dom
Joly's Happy Hour before Xmas, and so tried to get as many eps as
possible during the late-night repeats when those occurred.

I wasn't happy when I came to make the DVD of the first 3 eps though,
as I'd watched the late-night repeat (and on the TiVo you don't know
without double-checking which version you've got as I hadn't thought
about it) of the first ep, but realised too late that I'd got the
premiere of it when recording, so just when I thought the end credits
were left alone... they were scrunched up and talked over. :(

I saw it was going to be repeated later on Sky 3 (around Jan this
year), but again in prime time so it would still have been ruined.

On Mon, 16 Apr 2007 07:10:07 +0000, Paul Hyett wrote:

> OK, I know it's a cliché now, but IMO yesterday's (UK) episode 'Yokel 
> Chords' has to be a strong contender for that dubious title.

It wasnt a musical, therefore it isnt a contender IMO :)

I thought it was great to see Cletus all pimped out like that.

On 16 Apr, 08:10, Paul Hyett  wrote:
> OK, I know it's a cliché now, but IMO yesterday's (UK) episode 'Yokel
> Chords' has to be a strong contender for that dubious title.
> --

Given that C4 re show the first few series several times before moving
on it'll be 2027 before this is aired!!

On 16 Apr, 08:10, Paul Hyett  wrote:
> OK, I know it's a cliché now, but IMO yesterday's (UK) episode 'Yokel
> Chords' has to be a strong contender for that dubious title.
> --
> Paul 'Charts Fan' Hyett

For me it's the Gervais episode. I enjoyed the Office, Extras and his
live shows but his take on the Simpsons was truly dire.

> For me it's the Gervais episode. I enjoyed the Office, Extras and his
> live shows but his take on the Simpsons was truly dire.

The main problem with that one is the massive sell-out that Sky obviously 
did - to promote HD. What, a Simpsons episode about HD just before they 
launch Sky HD? What a coincidence!

D.

Paul Hyett wrote:
> OK, I know it's a cliché now, but IMO yesterday's (UK) episode 'Yokel 
> Chords' has to be a strong contender for that dubious title.

There's been plenty of contenders for that since around about Season 
12 IMO.

As a Virgin customer I don't see any more new Simpsons and I'm not 
missing it one bit. If I'm in the mood for Homer and co. I'll dig out 
one of my DVDs - when it was still actually funny.

"Jeßus"  wrote in message 
news:pan.2007.04.16.08.17.03.625000@void.net...
> I thought it was great to see Cletus all pimped out like that.
>

Didn't he remind you of "Kid Rock?"

-- R Flowers

In , Paul Hyett
 wrote:

>OK, I know it's a cliché now, but IMO yesterday's (UK) episode 'Yokel 
>Chords' has to be a strong contender for that dubious title.

It wasn't good. I was equally bothered by Sky's egregious on-screen
in-programme advertising
(http://xs114.xs.to/xs114/07161/SkyProgDOG.jpg). They are *really*
taking the p these days.

In article , pah@nojunkmailplease.co.uk 
says...
> OK, I know it's a cliché now, but IMO yesterday's (UK) episode 'Yokel 
> Chords' has to be a strong contender for that dubious title.
> 
I realised after it had been on that I'd forgotten to cancel my weekly 
recording at 6.30pm (I sometimes leave it in for old eps, but started the 
recording when I still used to watch it, and once in a while there'll be the 
occasional one to watch), so just deleted it when I realised.
-- 

Dom Robinson	  Gamertag: DVDfever      email: dom at dvdfever dot co dot uk
/* http://DVDfever.co.uk (editor)
/* 1132 DVDs, 347 games, 314 CDs, 110 cinema films, 42 concerts, videos & news
/* antibodies, steve hillage, burning crusade, sega psp, norah jones, kylie
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In article , {$mrtickle$}
@nospam.demon.co.uk says...
> In , Paul Hyett
>  wrote:
> 
> >OK, I know it's a cliché now, but IMO yesterday's (UK) episode 'Yokel 
> >Chords' has to be a strong contender for that dubious title.
> 
> It wasn't good. I was equally bothered by Sky's egregious on-screen
> in-programme advertising
> (http://xs114.xs.to/xs114/07161/SkyProgDOG.jpg). They are *really*
> taking the p these days.
> 
Was that on all the way through the show? If so, Jeez!
-- 

Dom Robinson	  Gamertag: DVDfever      email: dom at dvdfever dot co dot uk
/* http://DVDfever.co.uk (editor)
/* 1132 DVDs, 347 games, 314 CDs, 110 cinema films, 42 concerts, videos & news
/* antibodies, steve hillage, burning crusade, sega psp, norah jones, kylie
             New music charts - http://dvdfever.co.uk/music.shtml
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In , Dom Robinson
 wrote:

>In article , {$mrtickle$}
>@nospam.demon.co.uk says...
>> In , Paul Hyett
>>  wrote:
>> 
>> >OK, I know it's a cliché now, but IMO yesterday's (UK) episode 'Yokel 
>> >Chords' has to be a strong contender for that dubious title.
>> 
>> It wasn't good. I was equally bothered by Sky's egregious on-screen
>> in-programme advertising
>> (http://xs114.xs.to/xs114/07161/SkyProgDOG.jpg). They are *really*
>> taking the p these days.
>> 
>Was that on all the way through the show? If so, Jeez!

No it was for 1/2-1 minute after each ad break. But Jeez anyway - it was
for far too long (it makes you look at it thinking "ok, I've read it,
fade out now, go on... surely you're going to fade out... Jeez!") and
they already have 15 mins per hour for adverts and continuity.

On 16 Apr, 22:57, Mike Henry <{$mrtickl...@nospam.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> In , Dom Robinson
>
>  wrote:
> >In article , {$mrtickle$}
> >@nospam.demon.co.uk says...
> >> In , Paul Hyett
> >>  wrote:
>
> >> >OK, I know it's a cliché now, but IMO yesterday's (UK) episode 'Yokel
> >> >Chords' has to be a strong contender for that dubious title.
>
> >> It wasn't good. I was equally bothered by Sky's egregious on-screen
> >> in-programme advertising
> >> (http://xs114.xs.to/xs114/07161/SkyProgDOG.jpg). They are *really*
> >> taking the p these days.
>
> >Was that on all the way through the show? If so, Jeez!
>
> No it was for 1/2-1 minute after each ad break. But Jeez anyway - it was
> for far too long (it makes you look at it thinking "ok, I've read it,
> fade out now, go on... surely you're going to fade out... Jeez!") and
> they already have 15 mins per hour for adverts and continuity.

It's following the practice of a number of US TV stations then, who
don't do it for so long but still it's a royal pain.

When I watched a few US eps of last year's Nip Tuck (I stopped a few
eps into the current season because it went shit), despite it being
taken from the premiere ep and it always being on at 10pm Tuesday,
they still began each part with a logo to shout that fact by having a
scalpel flail across the screen and make a loud slashing/scraping
sound as it did so, thus blocking out some of the dialogue from each
scene after the ad break(!)

I noticed they were doing it on the Sky One premiere broadcasts of Dom
Joly's Happy Hour before Xmas, and so tried to get as many eps as
possible during the late-night repeats when those occurred.

I wasn't happy when I came to make the DVD of the first 3 eps though,
as I'd watched the late-night repeat (and on the TiVo you don't know
without double-checking which version you've got as I hadn't thought
about it) of the first ep, but realised too late that I'd got the
premiere of it when recording, so just when I thought the end credits
were left alone... they were scrunched up and talked over. :(

I saw it was going to be repeated later on Sky 3 (around Jan this
year), but again in prime time so it would still have been ruined.

On Mon, 16 Apr 2007 07:25:53 -0500, R Flowers wrote:

> "Jeßus"  wrote in message 
> news:pan.2007.04.16.08.17.03.625000@void.net...
>> I thought it was great to see Cletus all pimped out like that.
>>
> 
> Didn't he remind you of "Kid Rock?"

Now that you mention it, yes :)

On Mon, 16 Apr 2007 07:10:07 +0000, Paul Hyett wrote:

> OK, I know it's a cliché now, but IMO yesterday's (UK) episode 'Yokel 
> Chords' has to be a strong contender for that dubious title.

It wasnt a musical, therefore it isnt a contender IMO :)

I thought it was great to see Cletus all pimped out like that.

On 16 Apr, 08:10, Paul Hyett  wrote:
> OK, I know it's a cliché now, but IMO yesterday's (UK) episode 'Yokel
> Chords' has to be a strong contender for that dubious title.
> --

Given that C4 re show the first few series several times before moving
on it'll be 2027 before this is aired!!

On 16 Apr, 08:10, Paul Hyett  wrote:
> OK, I know it's a cliché now, but IMO yesterday's (UK) episode 'Yokel
> Chords' has to be a strong contender for that dubious title.
> --
> Paul 'Charts Fan' Hyett

For me it's the Gervais episode. I enjoyed the Office, Extras and his
live shows but his take on the Simpsons was truly dire.

> For me it's the Gervais episode. I enjoyed the Office, Extras and his
> live shows but his take on the Simpsons was truly dire.

The main problem with that one is the massive sell-out that Sky obviously 
did - to promote HD. What, a Simpsons episode about HD just before they 
launch Sky HD? What a coincidence!

D.

Paul Hyett wrote:
> OK, I know it's a cliché now, but IMO yesterday's (UK) episode 'Yokel 
> Chords' has to be a strong contender for that dubious title.

There's been plenty of contenders for that since around about Season 
12 IMO.

As a Virgin customer I don't see any more new Simpsons and I'm not 
missing it one bit. If I'm in the mood for Homer and co. I'll dig out 
one of my DVDs - when it was still actually funny.

"Jeßus"  wrote in message 
news:pan.2007.04.16.08.17.03.625000@void.net...
> I thought it was great to see Cletus all pimped out like that.
>

Didn't he remind you of "Kid Rock?"

-- R Flowers

In , Paul Hyett
 wrote:

>OK, I know it's a cliché now, but IMO yesterday's (UK) episode 'Yokel 
>Chords' has to be a strong contender for that dubious title.

It wasn't good. I was equally bothered by Sky's egregious on-screen
in-programme advertising
(http://xs114.xs.to/xs114/07161/SkyProgDOG.jpg). They are *really*
taking the p these days.

In article , pah@nojunkmailplease.co.uk 
says...
> OK, I know it's a cliché now, but IMO yesterday's (UK) episode 'Yokel 
> Chords' has to be a strong contender for that dubious title.
> 
I realised after it had been on that I'd forgotten to cancel my weekly 
recording at 6.30pm (I sometimes leave it in for old eps, but started the 
recording when I still used to watch it, and once in a while there'll be the 
occasional one to watch), so just deleted it when I realised.
-- 

Dom Robinson	  Gamertag: DVDfever      email: dom at dvdfever dot co dot uk
/* http://DVDfever.co.uk (editor)
/* 1132 DVDs, 347 games, 314 CDs, 110 cinema films, 42 concerts, videos & news
/* antibodies, steve hillage, burning crusade, sega psp, norah jones, kylie
             New music charts - http://dvdfever.co.uk/music.shtml
           Youtube - http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=DVDfeverDom

In article , {$mrtickle$}
@nospam.demon.co.uk says...
> In , Paul Hyett
>  wrote:
> 
> >OK, I know it's a cliché now, but IMO yesterday's (UK) episode 'Yokel 
> >Chords' has to be a strong contender for that dubious title.
> 
> It wasn't good. I was equally bothered by Sky's egregious on-screen
> in-programme advertising
> (http://xs114.xs.to/xs114/07161/SkyProgDOG.jpg). They are *really*
> taking the p these days.
> 
Was that on all the way through the show? If so, Jeez!
-- 

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In , Dom Robinson
 wrote:

>In article , {$mrtickle$}
>@nospam.demon.co.uk says...
>> In , Paul Hyett
>>  wrote:
>> 
>> >OK, I know it's a cliché now, but IMO yesterday's (UK) episode 'Yokel 
>> >Chords' has to be a strong contender for that dubious title.
>> 
>> It wasn't good. I was equally bothered by Sky's egregious on-screen
>> in-programme advertising
>> (http://xs114.xs.to/xs114/07161/SkyProgDOG.jpg). They are *really*
>> taking the p these days.
>> 
>Was that on all the way through the show? If so, Jeez!

No it was for 1/2-1 minute after each ad break. But Jeez anyway - it was
for far too long (it makes you look at it thinking "ok, I've read it,
fade out now, go on... surely you're going to fade out... Jeez!") and
they already have 15 mins per hour for adverts and continuity.

On 16 Apr, 22:57, Mike Henry <{$mrtickl...@nospam.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> In , Dom Robinson
>
>  wrote:
> >In article , {$mrtickle$}
> >@nospam.demon.co.uk says...
> >> In , Paul Hyett
> >>  wrote:
>
> >> >OK, I know it's a cliché now, but IMO yesterday's (UK) episode 'Yokel
> >> >Chords' has to be a strong contender for that dubious title.
>
> >> It wasn't good. I was equally bothered by Sky's egregious on-screen
> >> in-programme advertising
> >> (http://xs114.xs.to/xs114/07161/SkyProgDOG.jpg). They are *really*
> >> taking the p these days.
>
> >Was that on all the way through the show? If so, Jeez!
>
> No it was for 1/2-1 minute after each ad break. But Jeez anyway - it was
> for far too long (it makes you look at it thinking "ok, I've read it,
> fade out now, go on... surely you're going to fade out... Jeez!") and
> they already have 15 mins per hour for adverts and continuity.

It's following the practice of a number of US TV stations then, who
don't do it for so long but still it's a royal pain.

When I watched a few US eps of last year's Nip Tuck (I stopped a few
eps into the current season because it went shit), despite it being
taken from the premiere ep and it always being on at 10pm Tuesday,
they still began each part with a logo to shout that fact by having a
scalpel flail across the screen and make a loud slashing/scraping
sound as it did so, thus blocking out some of the dialogue from each
scene after the ad break(!)

I noticed they were doing it on the Sky One premiere broadcasts of Dom
Joly's Happy Hour before Xmas, and so tried to get as many eps as
possible during the late-night repeats when those occurred.

I wasn't happy when I came to make the DVD of the first 3 eps though,
as I'd watched the late-night repeat (and on the TiVo you don't know
without double-checking which version you've got as I hadn't thought
about it) of the first ep, but realised too late that I'd got the
premiere of it when recording, so just when I thought the end credits
were left alone... they were scrunched up and talked over. :(

I saw it was going to be repeated later on Sky 3 (around Jan this
year), but again in prime time so it would still have been ruined.

On Mon, 16 Apr 2007 07:25:53 -0500, R Flowers wrote:

> "Jeßus"  wrote in message 
> news:pan.2007.04.16.08.17.03.625000@void.net...
>> I thought it was great to see Cletus all pimped out like that.
>>
> 
> Didn't he remind you of "Kid Rock?"

Now that you mention it, yes :)

On Mon, 16 Apr 2007 07:10:07 +0000, Paul Hyett wrote:

> OK, I know it's a cliché now, but IMO yesterday's (UK) episode 'Yokel 
> Chords' has to be a strong contender for that dubious title.

It wasnt a musical, therefore it isnt a contender IMO :)

I thought it was great to see Cletus all pimped out like that.

On 16 Apr, 08:10, Paul Hyett  wrote:
> OK, I know it's a cliché now, but IMO yesterday's (UK) episode 'Yokel
> Chords' has to be a strong contender for that dubious title.
> --

Given that C4 re show the first few series several times before moving
on it'll be 2027 before this is aired!!

On 16 Apr, 08:10, Paul Hyett  wrote:
> OK, I know it's a cliché now, but IMO yesterday's (UK) episode 'Yokel
> Chords' has to be a strong contender for that dubious title.
> --
> Paul 'Charts Fan' Hyett

For me it's the Gervais episode. I enjoyed the Office, Extras and his
live shows but his take on the Simpsons was truly dire.

> For me it's the Gervais episode. I enjoyed the Office, Extras and his
> live shows but his take on the Simpsons was truly dire.

The main problem with that one is the massive sell-out that Sky obviously 
did - to promote HD. What, a Simpsons episode about HD just before they 
launch Sky HD? What a coincidence!

D.

Paul Hyett wrote:
> OK, I know it's a cliché now, but IMO yesterday's (UK) episode 'Yokel 
> Chords' has to be a strong contender for that dubious title.

There's been plenty of contenders for that since around about Season 
12 IMO.

As a Virgin customer I don't see any more new Simpsons and I'm not 
missing it one bit. If I'm in the mood for Homer and co. I'll dig out 
one of my DVDs - when it was still actually funny.

"Jeßus"  wrote in message 
news:pan.2007.04.16.08.17.03.625000@void.net...
> I thought it was great to see Cletus all pimped out like that.
>

Didn't he remind you of "Kid Rock?"

-- R Flowers

In , Paul Hyett
 wrote:

>OK, I know it's a cliché now, but IMO yesterday's (UK) episode 'Yokel 
>Chords' has to be a strong contender for that dubious title.

It wasn't good. I was equally bothered by Sky's egregious on-screen
in-programme advertising
(http://xs114.xs.to/xs114/07161/SkyProgDOG.jpg). They are *really*
taking the p these days.

In article , pah@nojunkmailplease.co.uk 
says...
> OK, I know it's a cliché now, but IMO yesterday's (UK) episode 'Yokel 
> Chords' has to be a strong contender for that dubious title.
> 
I realised after it had been on that I'd forgotten to cancel my weekly 
recording at 6.30pm (I sometimes leave it in for old eps, but started the 
recording when I still used to watch it, and once in a while there'll be the 
occasional one to watch), so just deleted it when I realised.
-- 

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/* http://DVDfever.co.uk (editor)
/* 1132 DVDs, 347 games, 314 CDs, 110 cinema films, 42 concerts, videos & news
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In article , {$mrtickle$}
@nospam.demon.co.uk says...
> In , Paul Hyett
>  wrote:
> 
> >OK, I know it's a cliché now, but IMO yesterday's (UK) episode 'Yokel 
> >Chords' has to be a strong contender for that dubious title.
> 
> It wasn't good. I was equally bothered by Sky's egregious on-screen
> in-programme advertising
> (http://xs114.xs.to/xs114/07161/SkyProgDOG.jpg). They are *really*
> taking the p these days.
> 
Was that on all the way through the show? If so, Jeez!
-- 

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/* http://DVDfever.co.uk (editor)
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In , Dom Robinson
 wrote:

>In article , {$mrtickle$}
>@nospam.demon.co.uk says...
>> In , Paul Hyett
>>  wrote:
>> 
>> >OK, I know it's a cliché now, but IMO yesterday's (UK) episode 'Yokel 
>> >Chords' has to be a strong contender for that dubious title.
>> 
>> It wasn't good. I was equally bothered by Sky's egregious on-screen
>> in-programme advertising
>> (http://xs114.xs.to/xs114/07161/SkyProgDOG.jpg). They are *really*
>> taking the p these days.
>> 
>Was that on all the way through the show? If so, Jeez!

No it was for 1/2-1 minute after each ad break. But Jeez anyway - it was
for far too long (it makes you look at it thinking "ok, I've read it,
fade out now, go on... surely you're going to fade out... Jeez!") and
they already have 15 mins per hour for adverts and continuity.

On 16 Apr, 22:57, Mike Henry <{$mrtickl...@nospam.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> In , Dom Robinson
>
>  wrote:
> >In article , {$mrtickle$}
> >@nospam.demon.co.uk says...
> >> In , Paul Hyett
> >>  wrote:
>
> >> >OK, I know it's a cliché now, but IMO yesterday's (UK) episode 'Yokel
> >> >Chords' has to be a strong contender for that dubious title.
>
> >> It wasn't good. I was equally bothered by Sky's egregious on-screen
> >> in-programme advertising
> >> (http://xs114.xs.to/xs114/07161/SkyProgDOG.jpg). They are *really*
> >> taking the p these days.
>
> >Was that on all the way through the show? If so, Jeez!
>
> No it was for 1/2-1 minute after each ad break. But Jeez anyway - it was
> for far too long (it makes you look at it thinking "ok, I've read it,
> fade out now, go on... surely you're going to fade out... Jeez!") and
> they already have 15 mins per hour for adverts and continuity.

It's following the practice of a number of US TV stations then, who
don't do it for so long but still it's a royal pain.

When I watched a few US eps of last year's Nip Tuck (I stopped a few
eps into the current season because it went shit), despite it being
taken from the premiere ep and it always being on at 10pm Tuesday,
they still began each part with a logo to shout that fact by having a
scalpel flail across the screen and make a loud slashing/scraping
sound as it did so, thus blocking out some of the dialogue from each
scene after the ad break(!)

I noticed they were doing it on the Sky One premiere broadcasts of Dom
Joly's Happy Hour before Xmas, and so tried to get as many eps as
possible during the late-night repeats when those occurred.

I wasn't happy when I came to make the DVD of the first 3 eps though,
as I'd watched the late-night repeat (and on the TiVo you don't know
without double-checking which version you've got as I hadn't thought
about it) of the first ep, but realised too late that I'd got the
premiere of it when recording, so just when I thought the end credits
were left alone... they were scrunched up and talked over. :(

I saw it was going to be repeated later on Sky 3 (around Jan this
year), but again in prime time so it would still have been ruined.

On Mon, 16 Apr 2007 07:25:53 -0500, R Flowers wrote:

> "Jeßus"  wrote in message 
> news:pan.2007.04.16.08.17.03.625000@void.net...
>> I thought it was great to see Cletus all pimped out like that.
>>
> 
> Didn't he remind you of "Kid Rock?"

Now that you mention it, yes :)

On Mon, 16 Apr 2007 07:10:07 +0000, Paul Hyett wrote:

> OK, I know it's a cliché now, but IMO yesterday's (UK) episode 'Yokel 
> Chords' has to be a strong contender for that dubious title.

It wasnt a musical, therefore it isnt a contender IMO :)

I thought it was great to see Cletus all pimped out like that.

On 16 Apr, 08:10, Paul Hyett  wrote:
> OK, I know it's a cliché now, but IMO yesterday's (UK) episode 'Yokel
> Chords' has to be a strong contender for that dubious title.
> --

Given that C4 re show the first few series several times before moving
on it'll be 2027 before this is aired!!

On 16 Apr, 08:10, Paul Hyett  wrote:
> OK, I know it's a cliché now, but IMO yesterday's (UK) episode 'Yokel
> Chords' has to be a strong contender for that dubious title.
> --
> Paul 'Charts Fan' Hyett

For me it's the Gervais episode. I enjoyed the Office, Extras and his
live shows but his take on the Simpsons was truly dire.

> For me it's the Gervais episode. I enjoyed the Office, Extras and his
> live shows but his take on the Simpsons was truly dire.

The main problem with that one is the massive sell-out that Sky obviously 
did - to promote HD. What, a Simpsons episode about HD just before they 
launch Sky HD? What a coincidence!

D.

Paul Hyett wrote:
> OK, I know it's a cliché now, but IMO yesterday's (UK) episode 'Yokel 
> Chords' has to be a strong contender for that dubious title.

There's been plenty of contenders for that since around about Season 
12 IMO.

As a Virgin customer I don't see any more new Simpsons and I'm not 
missing it one bit. If I'm in the mood for Homer and co. I'll dig out 
one of my DVDs - when it was still actually funny.

"Jeßus"  wrote in message 
news:pan.2007.04.16.08.17.03.625000@void.net...
> I thought it was great to see Cletus all pimped out like that.
>

Didn't he remind you of "Kid Rock?"

-- R Flowers

In , Paul Hyett
 wrote:

>OK, I know it's a cliché now, but IMO yesterday's (UK) episode 'Yokel 
>Chords' has to be a strong contender for that dubious title.

It wasn't good. I was equally bothered by Sky's egregious on-screen
in-programme advertising
(http://xs114.xs.to/xs114/07161/SkyProgDOG.jpg). They are *really*
taking the p these days.

In article , pah@nojunkmailplease.co.uk 
says...
> OK, I know it's a cliché now, but IMO yesterday's (UK) episode 'Yokel 
> Chords' has to be a strong contender for that dubious title.
> 
I realised after it had been on that I'd forgotten to cancel my weekly 
recording at 6.30pm (I sometimes leave it in for old eps, but started the 
recording when I still used to watch it, and once in a while there'll be the 
occasional one to watch), so just deleted it when I realised.
-- 

Dom Robinson	  Gamertag: DVDfever      email: dom at dvdfever dot co dot uk
/* http://DVDfever.co.uk (editor)
/* 1132 DVDs, 347 games, 314 CDs, 110 cinema films, 42 concerts, videos & news
/* antibodies, steve hillage, burning crusade, sega psp, norah jones, kylie
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In article , {$mrtickle$}
@nospam.demon.co.uk says...
> In , Paul Hyett
>  wrote:
> 
> >OK, I know it's a cliché now, but IMO yesterday's (UK) episode 'Yokel 
> >Chords' has to be a strong contender for that dubious title.
> 
> It wasn't good. I was equally bothered by Sky's egregious on-screen
> in-programme advertising
> (http://xs114.xs.to/xs114/07161/SkyProgDOG.jpg). They are *really*
> taking the p these days.
> 
Was that on all the way through the show? If so, Jeez!
-- 

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/* http://DVDfever.co.uk (editor)
/* 1132 DVDs, 347 games, 314 CDs, 110 cinema films, 42 concerts, videos & news
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In , Dom Robinson
 wrote:

>In article , {$mrtickle$}
>@nospam.demon.co.uk says...
>> In , Paul Hyett
>>  wrote:
>> 
>> >OK, I know it's a cliché now, but IMO yesterday's (UK) episode 'Yokel 
>> >Chords' has to be a strong contender for that dubious title.
>> 
>> It wasn't good. I was equally bothered by Sky's egregious on-screen
>> in-programme advertising
>> (http://xs114.xs.to/xs114/07161/SkyProgDOG.jpg). They are *really*
>> taking the p these days.
>> 
>Was that on all the way through the show? If so, Jeez!

No it was for 1/2-1 minute after each ad break. But Jeez anyway - it was
for far too long (it makes you look at it thinking "ok, I've read it,
fade out now, go on... surely you're going to fade out... Jeez!") and
they already have 15 mins per hour for adverts and continuity.

On 16 Apr, 22:57, Mike Henry <{$mrtickl...@nospam.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> In , Dom Robinson
>
>  wrote:
> >In article , {$mrtickle$}
> >@nospam.demon.co.uk says...
> >> In , Paul Hyett
> >>  wrote:
>
> >> >OK, I know it's a cliché now, but IMO yesterday's (UK) episode 'Yokel
> >> >Chords' has to be a strong contender for that dubious title.
>
> >> It wasn't good. I was equally bothered by Sky's egregious on-screen
> >> in-programme advertising
> >> (http://xs114.xs.to/xs114/07161/SkyProgDOG.jpg). They are *really*
> >> taking the p these days.
>
> >Was that on all the way through the show? If so, Jeez!
>
> No it was for 1/2-1 minute after each ad break. But Jeez anyway - it was
> for far too long (it makes you look at it thinking "ok, I've read it,
> fade out now, go on... surely you're going to fade out... Jeez!") and
> they already have 15 mins per hour for adverts and continuity.

It's following the practice of a number of US TV stations then, who
don't do it for so long but still it's a royal pain.

When I watched a few US eps of last year's Nip Tuck (I stopped a few
eps into the current season because it went shit), despite it being
taken from the premiere ep and it always being on at 10pm Tuesday,
they still began each part with a logo to shout that fact by having a
scalpel flail across the screen and make a loud slashing/scraping
sound as it did so, thus blocking out some of the dialogue from each
scene after the ad break(!)

I noticed they were doing it on the Sky One premiere broadcasts of Dom
Joly's Happy Hour before Xmas, and so tried to get as many eps as
possible during the late-night repeats when those occurred.

I wasn't happy when I came to make the DVD of the first 3 eps though,
as I'd watched the late-night repeat (and on the TiVo you don't know
without double-checking which version you've got as I hadn't thought
about it) of the first ep, but realised too late that I'd got the
premiere of it when recording, so just when I thought the end credits
were left alone... they were scrunched up and talked over. :(

I saw it was going to be repeated later on Sky 3 (around Jan this
year), but again in prime time so it would still have been ruined.

On Mon, 16 Apr 2007 07:25:53 -0500, R Flowers wrote:

> "Jeßus"  wrote in message 
> news:pan.2007.04.16.08.17.03.625000@void.net...
>> I thought it was great to see Cletus all pimped out like that.
>>
> 
> Didn't he remind you of "Kid Rock?"

Now that you mention it, yes :)

On Mon, 16 Apr 2007 07:10:07 +0000, Paul Hyett wrote:

> OK, I know it's a cliché now, but IMO yesterday's (UK) episode 'Yokel 
> Chords' has to be a strong contender for that dubious title.

It wasnt a musical, therefore it isnt a contender IMO :)

I thought it was great to see Cletus all pimped out like that.

On 16 Apr, 08:10, Paul Hyett  wrote:
> OK, I know it's a cliché now, but IMO yesterday's (UK) episode 'Yokel
> Chords' has to be a strong contender for that dubious title.
> --

Given that C4 re show the first few series several times before moving
on it'll be 2027 before this is aired!!

On 16 Apr, 08:10, Paul Hyett  wrote:
> OK, I know it's a cliché now, but IMO yesterday's (UK) episode 'Yokel
> Chords' has to be a strong contender for that dubious title.
> --
> Paul 'Charts Fan' Hyett

For me it's the Gervais episode. I enjoyed the Office, Extras and his
live shows but his take on the Simpsons was truly dire.

> For me it's the Gervais episode. I enjoyed the Office, Extras and his
> live shows but his take on the Simpsons was truly dire.

The main problem with that one is the massive sell-out that Sky obviously 
did - to promote HD. What, a Simpsons episode about HD just before they 
launch Sky HD? What a coincidence!

D.

Paul Hyett wrote:
> OK, I know it's a cliché now, but IMO yesterday's (UK) episode 'Yokel 
> Chords' has to be a strong contender for that dubious title.

There's been plenty of contenders for that since around about Season 
12 IMO.

As a Virgin customer I don't see any more new Simpsons and I'm not 
missing it one bit. If I'm in the mood for Homer and co. I'll dig out 
one of my DVDs - when it was still actually funny.

"Jeßus"  wrote in message 
news:pan.2007.04.16.08.17.03.625000@void.net...
> I thought it was great to see Cletus all pimped out like that.
>

Didn't he remind you of "Kid Rock?"

-- R Flowers

In , Paul Hyett
 wrote:

>OK, I know it's a cliché now, but IMO yesterday's (UK) episode 'Yokel 
>Chords' has to be a strong contender for that dubious title.

It wasn't good. I was equally bothered by Sky's egregious on-screen
in-programme advertising
(http://xs114.xs.to/xs114/07161/SkyProgDOG.jpg). They are *really*
taking the p these days.

In article , pah@nojunkmailplease.co.uk 
says...
> OK, I know it's a cliché now, but IMO yesterday's (UK) episode 'Yokel 
> Chords' has to be a strong contender for that dubious title.
> 
I realised after it had been on that I'd forgotten to cancel my weekly 
recording at 6.30pm (I sometimes leave it in for old eps, but started the 
recording when I still used to watch it, and once in a while there'll be the 
occasional one to watch), so just deleted it when I realised.
-- 

Dom Robinson	  Gamertag: DVDfever      email: dom at dvdfever dot co dot uk
/* http://DVDfever.co.uk (editor)
/* 1132 DVDs, 347 games, 314 CDs, 110 cinema films, 42 concerts, videos & news
/* antibodies, steve hillage, burning crusade, sega psp, norah jones, kylie
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In article , {$mrtickle$}
@nospam.demon.co.uk says...
> In , Paul Hyett
>  wrote:
> 
> >OK, I know it's a cliché now, but IMO yesterday's (UK) episode 'Yokel 
> >Chords' has to be a strong contender for that dubious title.
> 
> It wasn't good. I was equally bothered by Sky's egregious on-screen
> in-programme advertising
> (http://xs114.xs.to/xs114/07161/SkyProgDOG.jpg). They are *really*
> taking the p these days.
> 
Was that on all the way through the show? If so, Jeez!
-- 

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/* http://DVDfever.co.uk (editor)
/* 1132 DVDs, 347 games, 314 CDs, 110 cinema films, 42 concerts, videos & news
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In , Dom Robinson
 wrote:

>In article , {$mrtickle$}
>@nospam.demon.co.uk says...
>> In , Paul Hyett
>>  wrote:
>> 
>> >OK, I know it's a cliché now, but IMO yesterday's (UK) episode 'Yokel 
>> >Chords' has to be a strong contender for that dubious title.
>> 
>> It wasn't good. I was equally bothered by Sky's egregious on-screen
>> in-programme advertising
>> (http://xs114.xs.to/xs114/07161/SkyProgDOG.jpg). They are *really*
>> taking the p these days.
>> 
>Was that on all the way through the show? If so, Jeez!

No it was for 1/2-1 minute after each ad break. But Jeez anyway - it was
for far too long (it makes you look at it thinking "ok, I've read it,
fade out now, go on... surely you're going to fade out... Jeez!") and
they already have 15 mins per hour for adverts and continuity.

On 16 Apr, 22:57, Mike Henry <{$mrtickl...@nospam.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> In , Dom Robinson
>
>  wrote:
> >In article , {$mrtickle$}
> >@nospam.demon.co.uk says...
> >> In , Paul Hyett
> >>  wrote:
>
> >> >OK, I know it's a cliché now, but IMO yesterday's (UK) episode 'Yokel
> >> >Chords' has to be a strong contender for that dubious title.
>
> >> It wasn't good. I was equally bothered by Sky's egregious on-screen
> >> in-programme advertising
> >> (http://xs114.xs.to/xs114/07161/SkyProgDOG.jpg). They are *really*
> >> taking the p these days.
>
> >Was that on all the way through the show? If so, Jeez!
>
> No it was for 1/2-1 minute after each ad break. But Jeez anyway - it was
> for far too long (it makes you look at it thinking "ok, I've read it,
> fade out now, go on... surely you're going to fade out... Jeez!") and
> they already have 15 mins per hour for adverts and continuity.

It's following the practice of a number of US TV stations then, who
don't do it for so long but still it's a royal pain.

When I watched a few US eps of last year's Nip Tuck (I stopped a few
eps into the current season because it went shit), despite it being
taken from the premiere ep and it always being on at 10pm Tuesday,
they still began each part with a logo to shout that fact by having a
scalpel flail across the screen and make a loud slashing/scraping
sound as it did so, thus blocking out some of the dialogue from each
scene after the ad break(!)

I noticed they were doing it on the Sky One premiere broadcasts of Dom
Joly's Happy Hour before Xmas, and so tried to get as many eps as
possible during the late-night repeats when those occurred.

I wasn't happy when I came to make the DVD of the first 3 eps though,
as I'd watched the late-night repeat (and on the TiVo you don't know
without double-checking which version you've got as I hadn't thought
about it) of the first ep, but realised too late that I'd got the
premiere of it when recording, so just when I thought the end credits
were left alone... they were scrunched up and talked over. :(

I saw it was going to be repeated later on Sky 3 (around Jan this
year), but again in prime time so it would still have been ruined.

On Mon, 16 Apr 2007 07:25:53 -0500, R Flowers wrote:

> "Jeßus"  wrote in message 
> news:pan.2007.04.16.08.17.03.625000@void.net...
>> I thought it was great to see Cletus all pimped out like that.
>>
> 
> Didn't he remind you of "Kid Rock?"

Now that you mention it, yes :)

On Mon, 16 Apr 2007 07:10:07 +0000, Paul Hyett wrote:

> OK, I know it's a cliché now, but IMO yesterday's (UK) episode 'Yokel 
> Chords' has to be a strong contender for that dubious title.

It wasnt a musical, therefore it isnt a contender IMO :)

I thought it was great to see Cletus all pimped out like that.

On 16 Apr, 08:10, Paul Hyett  wrote:
> OK, I know it's a cliché now, but IMO yesterday's (UK) episode 'Yokel
> Chords' has to be a strong contender for that dubious title.
> --

Given that C4 re show the first few series several times before moving
on it'll be 2027 before this is aired!!

On 16 Apr, 08:10, Paul Hyett  wrote:
> OK, I know it's a cliché now, but IMO yesterday's (UK) episode 'Yokel
> Chords' has to be a strong contender for that dubious title.
> --
> Paul 'Charts Fan' Hyett

For me it's the Gervais episode. I enjoyed the Office, Extras and his
live shows but his take on the Simpsons was truly dire.

> For me it's the Gervais episode. I enjoyed the Office, Extras and his
> live shows but his take on the Simpsons was truly dire.

The main problem with that one is the massive sell-out that Sky obviously 
did - to promote HD. What, a Simpsons episode about HD just before they 
launch Sky HD? What a coincidence!

D.

Paul Hyett wrote:
> OK, I know it's a cliché now, but IMO yesterday's (UK) episode 'Yokel 
> Chords' has to be a strong contender for that dubious title.

There's been plenty of contenders for that since around about Season 
12 IMO.

As a Virgin customer I don't see any more new Simpsons and I'm not 
missing it one bit. If I'm in the mood for Homer and co. I'll dig out 
one of my DVDs - when it was still actually funny.

"Jeßus"  wrote in message 
news:pan.2007.04.16.08.17.03.625000@void.net...
> I thought it was great to see Cletus all pimped out like that.
>

Didn't he remind you of "Kid Rock?"

-- R Flowers

In , Paul Hyett
 wrote:

>OK, I know it's a cliché now, but IMO yesterday's (UK) episode 'Yokel 
>Chords' has to be a strong contender for that dubious title.

It wasn't good. I was equally bothered by Sky's egregious on-screen
in-programme advertising
(http://xs114.xs.to/xs114/07161/SkyProgDOG.jpg). They are *really*
taking the p these days.

In article , pah@nojunkmailplease.co.uk 
says...
> OK, I know it's a cliché now, but IMO yesterday's (UK) episode 'Yokel 
> Chords' has to be a strong contender for that dubious title.
> 
I realised after it had been on that I'd forgotten to cancel my weekly 
recording at 6.30pm (I sometimes leave it in for old eps, but started the 
recording when I still used to watch it, and once in a while there'll be the 
occasional one to watch), so just deleted it when I realised.
-- 

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In article , {$mrtickle$}
@nospam.demon.co.uk says...
> In , Paul Hyett
>  wrote:
> 
> >OK, I know it's a cliché now, but IMO yesterday's (UK) episode 'Yokel 
> >Chords' has to be a strong contender for that dubious title.
> 
> It wasn't good. I was equally bothered by Sky's egregious on-screen
> in-programme advertising
> (http://xs114.xs.to/xs114/07161/SkyProgDOG.jpg). They are *really*
> taking the p these days.
> 
Was that on all the way through the show? If so, Jeez!
-- 

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In , Dom Robinson
 wrote:

>In article , {$mrtickle$}
>@nospam.demon.co.uk says...
>> In , Paul Hyett
>>  wrote:
>> 
>> >OK, I know it's a cliché now, but IMO yesterday's (UK) episode 'Yokel 
>> >Chords' has to be a strong contender for that dubious title.
>> 
>> It wasn't good. I was equally bothered by Sky's egregious on-screen
>> in-programme advertising
>> (http://xs114.xs.to/xs114/07161/SkyProgDOG.jpg). They are *really*
>> taking the p these days.
>> 
>Was that on all the way through the show? If so, Jeez!

No it was for 1/2-1 minute after each ad break. But Jeez anyway - it was
for far too long (it makes you look at it thinking "ok, I've read it,
fade out now, go on... surely you're going to fade out... Jeez!") and
they already have 15 mins per hour for adverts and continuity.

On 16 Apr, 22:57, Mike Henry <{$mrtickl...@nospam.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> In , Dom Robinson
>
>  wrote:
> >In article , {$mrtickle$}
> >@nospam.demon.co.uk says...
> >> In , Paul Hyett
> >>  wrote:
>
> >> >OK, I know it's a cliché now, but IMO yesterday's (UK) episode 'Yokel
> >> >Chords' has to be a strong contender for that dubious title.
>
> >> It wasn't good. I was equally bothered by Sky's egregious on-screen
> >> in-programme advertising
> >> (http://xs114.xs.to/xs114/07161/SkyProgDOG.jpg). They are *really*
> >> taking the p these days.
>
> >Was that on all the way through the show? If so, Jeez!
>
> No it was for 1/2-1 minute after each ad break. But Jeez anyway - it was
> for far too long (it makes you look at it thinking "ok, I've read it,
> fade out now, go on... surely you're going to fade out... Jeez!") and
> they already have 15 mins per hour for adverts and continuity.

It's following the practice of a number of US TV stations then, who
don't do it for so long but still it's a royal pain.

When I watched a few US eps of last year's Nip Tuck (I stopped a few
eps into the current season because it went shit), despite it being
taken from the premiere ep and it always being on at 10pm Tuesday,
they still began each part with a logo to shout that fact by having a
scalpel flail across the screen and make a loud slashing/scraping
sound as it did so, thus blocking out some of the dialogue from each
scene after the ad break(!)

I noticed they were doing it on the Sky One premiere broadcasts of Dom
Joly's Happy Hour before Xmas, and so tried to get as many eps as
possible during the late-night repeats when those occurred.

I wasn't happy when I came to make the DVD of the first 3 eps though,
as I'd watched the late-night repeat (and on the TiVo you don't know
without double-checking which version you've got as I hadn't thought
about it) of the first ep, but realised too late that I'd got the
premiere of it when recording, so just when I thought the end credits
were left alone... they were scrunched up and talked over. :(

I saw it was going to be repeated later on Sky 3 (around Jan this
year), but again in prime time so it would still have been ruined.