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Post by geefe on Sept 10, 2022 13:52:29 GMT
While doing a clear out because of no football, I discovered my old Gerry Anderson dvds and it got me thinking about that lovely BBC 2 evening slot from the 80s - early 00s.
What do we remember of it?
They used to do repeats of old 60s stuff, including Gerry. Captain Scarlet, Joe 90, UFO, along with Randal and Hopkirk, Champions, etc.
Any others I'm missing?
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Post by rawshark on Sept 10, 2022 13:55:53 GMT
Is that the slot that later got filled by Simpsons episodes?
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Post by geefe on Sept 10, 2022 14:17:45 GMT
Slowly. It went Simpsons, followed by X.
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Post by LockeTribal on Sept 10, 2022 14:33:40 GMT
They did a good bit of sci-fi stuff on there too didn't they? Fairly sure I remember watching Star Trek TNG, Farscape and Space Precinct on there before they moved to Sky (or maybe after).
EDIT: And Robot Wars of course! ACTIVATE.
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Post by Jambowayoh on Sept 10, 2022 15:02:37 GMT
Is that the slot that later got filled by Simpsons episodes? Simpsons was never on BBC 2. |
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Post by Whizzo on Sept 10, 2022 15:12:01 GMT
Simpsons was never on BBC 2. By never you mean for 8 years? It was a big success for the channel which is probably why the cost went up a lot and the BBC could no longer justify it so Channel 4 bought up the terrestrial rights. For me 6:00 on BBC2 was pretty much when imported science fiction got broadcast, from the reruns of Star Trek TOS to Farscape and others. Obviously a bit different now but I still tune in to watch House of Games because watching the BBC Six news these days is rather pointless given how quickly things change and they never do anything in detail like C4 does.
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Post by geefe on Sept 10, 2022 15:25:39 GMT
Fairly sure TOS was Sunday mornings, possibly even booted over to C4.
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Post by The12thMonkey on Sept 10, 2022 15:37:51 GMT
ST The Next Generation on Wednesdays and Deep Space 9 on Thursdays. Heart of the week for me!
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Post by EMarkM on Sept 10, 2022 15:41:06 GMT
Ooh, would this include Danger Man, The Avengers, The Saint?
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Post by Jambowayoh on Sept 10, 2022 15:45:12 GMT
Simpsons was never on BBC 2. By never you mean for 8 years? It was a big success for the channel which is probably why the cost went up a lot and the BBC could no longer justify it so Channel 4 bought up the terrestrial rights. For me 6:00 on BBC2 was pretty much when imported science fiction got broadcast, from the reruns of Star Trek TOS to Farscape and others. Obviously a bit different now but I still tune in to watch House of Games because watching the BBC Six news these days is rather pointless given how quickly things change and they never do anything in detail like C4 does.
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Post by Lizard on Sept 10, 2022 15:46:22 GMT
I remember it going to Channel 4 and them editing the fuck out of it.
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Post by simple on Sept 10, 2022 15:48:57 GMT
TNG followed by either Waynes World skits or Ren & Stimpy was the big night for me
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Post by oldschoolsavant on Sept 10, 2022 15:56:54 GMT
Pretty sure a few episodes of Aeon Flux made it from it's usual 11ish to that slot, in a kinda "is this really suitable for 6pm way ?" Ed: much like Ren & Stimpy  |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2022 16:06:27 GMT
Ren and Stimpy I think was around that sort of time. I think there is some controversy around the creator now but it was hilariously subversive for a kid of the time.
EDIT: just Google'd the controversy. Hard yikes.
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Post by Vortex on Sept 10, 2022 16:20:28 GMT
The water margin, star trek or monkey, on bbc2 at 6pm or gtfo!
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Post by Trowel 🏴 on Sept 10, 2022 16:39:26 GMT
Fresh Prince, Robot Wars, Buffy, Malcolm In The Middle...
Liquid TV was the show with Aeon Flux in, just loads of animation clips.
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Post by Reviewer on Sept 10, 2022 16:51:09 GMT
What channel was Batman on? We used to watch that sometimes at tea time.
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Post by Dougs on Sept 10, 2022 17:35:56 GMT
C4 on a Friday was where it was at.
Cheers, Rosanne, Who's Line is it Anyway.
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Post by geefe on Sept 10, 2022 17:36:05 GMT
What channel was Batman on? We used to watch that sometimes at tea time. Channel 4 |
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Post by rawshark on Sept 10, 2022 17:39:54 GMT
GamesMaster had the C4 6pm slot didn’t it? Or was it 7? Those were good times.
Of course if you had Sky there was also Games World who you would catch every weekday barring Wednesday where it had an excruciating “interactive” episode.
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Post by simple on Sept 10, 2022 17:51:15 GMT
Yeah GamesMaster was on at 6 despite being mostly cock jokes
On BBC2 those spare 15min they had to fill at 6:45 after Star Trek was always full of what would now be considered adult animation.
And wasn’t Family Guy on at tea time when C4 was airing the early episodes?
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Post by Gruf on Sept 10, 2022 18:27:12 GMT
I'm old Space 1999, The real 1999 was a shit version
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Post by cubby on Sept 10, 2022 18:34:29 GMT
I remember it going to Channel 4 and them editing the fuck out of it. I just saw the one where Homer becomes the sanitary commissioner, one where lots of characters say "wanker". On the BBC2 edit I remember they changed the word wanker to a grumble, which okay is less funny but at least makes sense. In the version I just saw (sure it was channel 4, might have been sky) they literally just cut the whole bit, but halfway through the scene. So you had the scene, it would get to the wanker line and cut it right before, in two different scenes. It makes no sense! |
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Post by X201 on Sept 10, 2022 18:38:25 GMT
FFS do none of you remember Monkey?
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Post by harrypalmer on Sept 10, 2022 18:39:20 GMT
Fresh Prince, Robot Wars, Buffy, Malcolm In The Middle... Liquid TV was the show with Aeon Flux in, just loads of animation clips. Yes. Red Dwarf later on too. Amazing. |
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Post by Trowel 🏴 on Sept 10, 2022 18:47:07 GMT
They showed Buck Rogers in this slot for a while - I used to have nightmares about an episode with some flying pancake-like alien things.
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Post by gamecat on Sept 10, 2022 18:48:56 GMT
Def II with Normski was in this slot in the late 80s/ early 90s, the start of a good few nights out in my student days.
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Post by X201 on Sept 10, 2022 18:53:20 GMT
They also showed a load of Buster Keaton films as well
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Post by rawshark on Sept 10, 2022 18:53:59 GMT
Yeah GamesMaster was on at 6 despite being mostly cock jokes On BBC2 those spare 15min they had to fill at 6:45 after Star Trek was always full of what would now be considered adult animation. And wasn’t Family Guy on at tea time when C4 was airing the early episodes? Yeah Family Guy started off in the 6:30 slot on Sky and even had some weekend lunchtime repeats. It was a less adult show back then but even then it got noticeably edited. |
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Post by Gruf on Sept 10, 2022 18:54:01 GMT
The Water Margin twanged my nostalgia boner, also the Monkey tv series around the same time.
I think those two sparked my love of Japan that remains to this day
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