with a �112 per annum bill TV licence, which is just there to fund the BBC
Bloody rip off
-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Campbell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 03 October 2003 15:11
To: CF-Community
Subject: Re: the office
Right. I don't remember the exact details of my subscription, but I
believe it's $40/month for way too many channels, and BBCA is part of
that package. The extra channels are things like HBO/Cinemax etc. and
the seasonal sport channel packages like NFL Sunday Ticket and the like.
- Jim
Mark Smyth wrote:
>and i'm probably right in thinking that you don't have to pay separately
for
>it, correct?
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Jim Campbell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Sent: 03 October 2003 15:06
>To: CF-Community
>Subject: Re: the office
>
>
>That's exactly what it is. I have DirecTV and get it (part of their
>standard package), and it's on my short list of channels to watch, since
>who can keep track of all 200?
>
>- Jim
>
>Mark Smyth wrote:
>
>
>
>>Ben
>>
>>Is BBC america a channel with programmes only from the BBC?
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Ben Doom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>Sent: 03 October 2003 14:59
>>To: CF-Community
>>Subject: Re: the office
>>
>>
>>I've seen two American episodes, and they did change the dialogue and
>>plotlines quite a bit.
>>
>>Unfortunately, just not for the better.
>>
>>They really tamed it down in a lot of ways, with very indirect
>>references to things (I'm thinking specifically of vibrators and dildos
>>here) instead of the very direct (and hilarious) references (like the
>>Jr. Patrick).
>>
>>Can we tell what last night's show was ripped from, boys and girls?
>>
>>Anyway, the moral of the story is "Watch on BBC America!"
>>
>>--BenD
>>
>>Charlie Griefer wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>The american version of coupling is ...wow..words fail me.
>>>
>>>The scripts are very nearly identical, word for word. The acting is bad.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>I
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>mean even for a sitcom bad.
>>>
>>>Just makes me wonder...if we American folk had no intention of even
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>changing
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>a word in the script...why even pay bad american actors? Just run the
BBC
>>>version on network TV.
>>>
>>>charlie
>>>(grateful for BBC-America)
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Paul Ihrig [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>> Sent: Friday, October 03, 2003 3:34 AM
>>> To: CF-Community
>>> Subject: RE: the office
>>>
>>>
>>> yep its great!
>>>
>>> on a side note
>>> in our ever expanding lack of creativity we took a beautiful bbc show
>>> "coupling" and made it American...
>>>
>>> not even going to watch it..
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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