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Post by DaveTheFishandChipsGuy on May 6, 2008 2:33:41 GMT 12
Don't worry man, i know how it feels to miss a programme. Especially now i don't have a TV.
Seriously, when you have some free time, go to that link, go to 'Season 6' and start from the second ep down, and proceed to watch. All your worries will just melt away......
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Post by Praetor on May 6, 2008 10:55:10 GMT 12
Don't worry man, i know how it feels to miss a programme. Especially [glow=yellow,2,300]now[/glow] i don't have a TV. Seriously, when you have some free time, go to that link, go to 'Season 6' and start from the second ep down, and proceed to watch. All your worries will just melt away...... What happened to your TV? Does your university even have/allow a TV?
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Post by DaveTheFishandChipsGuy on May 6, 2008 11:15:44 GMT 12
Well, if I wanted a TV in my room, i'd have to get a TV License (Aren't the BBC geniuses?) which costs upward of £120. That's around $235 people. Fortunately, the internet provides my cravings for Torchwood, Doctor Who, Skins, QI, etc. Next year should be different, as i'm sharing a house with friends.
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Post by Praetor on May 6, 2008 11:20:56 GMT 12
You need a license to get a TV? They treat TVs like guns and other contraband, don't they?
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Post by LuciferIX on May 6, 2008 11:22:05 GMT 12
You need a license to own a TV? That seems kinda pointless, and harsh. Its bad enough paying for the cable and internet then to worry about making sure that your TV will even be accepted.
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Post by DaveTheFishandChipsGuy on May 6, 2008 11:29:21 GMT 12
yeah, tell me about it. Go here for more info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_licensing_in_the_United_KingdomI don't question it really, it's the norm here. Although, i don't think the US ever had a license system. And Austrailia abolished theirs, so they get off too. It's mainly because the BBC doesn't show adverts, so where does their money come from? Exactly.
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Post by Praetor on May 6, 2008 11:35:50 GMT 12
I get it now. Yes, that would be correct, we don't have a license system in the U.S. Do you pay for the license once or every set amount of time?
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Post by LuciferIX on May 6, 2008 11:36:48 GMT 12
Okay if is there is no commercials I would gladly pay the money, that is if its a one time fee (which I'm starting to doubt). Commercials here are getting dumber and dumber by the day and I just can't stand them. And whats worse is that some channels are separating them into shorter lengths of them but having more breaks. There is only one channel that I watch that has all the commercials packed into the last seven or so minutes. Its one of the best things about that channel.
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Post by DaveTheFishandChipsGuy on May 6, 2008 11:50:11 GMT 12
Yeah, you pay this amount for a year. then you have to do it all over again! JOY!
I remember going to america last time. I thought "Oh, the Simpsons is on. It's probably an episode that won't air in the UK for another year, so I'll watch it." (I have since gone off The Simpsons, as I now find it stale and repetitive)
So I watched it, the opening sequence came up, and then ADVERTS. When it came up, it played for 5 minutes and then ADVERTS. This is why each 20 min ep fills a half-hour slot. So many Friggin adverts!
Over here, we generally have adverts every 15 mins.
This is why, when i'm in the states, I generally watch the Weather Channel. How cool am I?
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Post by Praetor on May 6, 2008 12:21:46 GMT 12
Well, at least there's no license fee. However, there is one channel in the U.S that has no fees or commercials, and that is Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). It relies on donations instead. I usually don't watch it though; the shows are not too entertaining.
The network I watch Pokemon from is Cartoon Network; which only comes from paid cable. It has a lot of commercials. Pokemon is only about 10 minutes without commercials, but with commercials, it becomes 30 minutes.
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Post by JbstormburstADV on May 6, 2008 12:30:45 GMT 12
Actually, all episodes are around the 20-min. range, hence the total of the video amounts from each Japanese episode.
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Post by Praetor on May 6, 2008 12:37:47 GMT 12
Though it may only count for 2 or 3 minutes, the Japanese opening theme songs and ending theme songs are very long. The theme songs are probably not very popular in the U.S; which is probably why the new Battle Dimension opening is only about 30 seconds.
Back on the topic, okay, the episodes are around 20 minutes, but 10 minutes of commercials is a lot. At least I can use commercial time for bathroom/toilet breaks.
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Post by dryuu01 on May 8, 2008 0:28:35 GMT 12
Here the commercial segments are even more annoying. For one thing, there's this stupid song segment, "Cartoon Tunes". It was okay at first, premiering TWO or more years ago, but now it really, really gets, on my nerves. At first they broadcast them between shows, but then the slot is moved to within a show's timeslot! And, in some instances, sometimes two CTs are aired in a single show! THAT will get on anyone's nerves, don't you think? Enough ranting. As for the thread topic, I thought the episode "Tree's a Crowd" aired this Monday. That was until I saw yesterday's(Tuesday) episode, which is "Poached Ego". Chronologically, the former episode is aired tonight(which I saw, thank the heavens!). So, my question is, what episode aired between when Ash caught Taillow, and when Team Rocket released Weezing and Arbok? PS: I now have reason to doubt why I even gave the Trials version of Ash's Sceptile the personality of TMNT's Raphael.
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Post by DaveTheFishandChipsGuy on May 8, 2008 0:37:08 GMT 12
Hmmmm....... let's see...... {goes to Bulbapedia}........
Right, got it.
Don't worry it wasn't anything important. Some guy they meet challenges May to a battle cos she's Norman's daughter, and he beats her cos he has Mudkip and she has Torchic.
Like I say, nothing important.
Why are you doubting the personalities? Though, to be honest, I haven't watched TMNT since I was about 8, so my recollection is hazy at best.
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Post by dryuu01 on May 8, 2008 0:42:50 GMT 12
Why are you doubting the personalities? Though, to be honest, I haven't watched TMNT since I was about 8, so my recollection is hazy at best. I was thinking along the lines of the "original" comics versions of TMNT, not the 1987 one(I deduce that's the one you watched). The more recent(although cancelled after five seasons and one spin-off) series follows the comic book's pattern. Except for the 1987 version, all incarnations of Raphael in TMNT portray him as a hothead, and impulsive thinker. THAT'S what I made the Trials' Sceptile take after, and namesake.
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