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0|0|0|||||Enterprise on Australian Tv%21|Matrix Dragon||19:44:41|02/19/2002|Just thought I%27d stick a message up for any Australian weasels that haven%27t seen the ad yet. Channel Nine is showing the pilot of Enterprise tonight at 10%3A30 %28Early for a ST show by their standards%29%0D%0A%0D%0AWeird advertising for it. They had the %27Coming Soon%27 ad all through Janurary%2C but then they just stopped talking about it. Weird.%0D%0A%0D%0AMatrix Dragon%2C RCW %23123%0D%0A%22We did it Gir%2C we saved the Earth%21 Now%2C let%27s go destroy it.%22%0D%0A%22Yay%21%22%0D%0A- Zim and Gir
1|1|0|||||RE%3A Enterprise on Australian Tv%21|Nathan||23:12:43|02/19/2002|[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON Feb-19-02 AT 11:13 PM (EST)[/font][p]%5Bfont size%3D%221%22 color%3D%22%23FF0000%22%5DLAST EDITED ON Feb-19-02 AT 11%3A13%A0PM %28EST%29%5B%2Ffont%5D%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EJust thought I%27d stick a message up for any Australian weasels that %0D%0A%3Ehaven%27t seen the ad yet. Channel Nine is showing the pilot of %0D%0A%3EEnterprise tonight at 10%3A30 %28Early for a ST show by their standards%29 %0D%0A%0D%0AOkay%2C any Australians in the audience are officially Lucky Bastards.%0D%0A%0D%0ABlessed be.%0D%0ANathan Baxter%2C TGHEotL%2C RCWaL %23232.%0D%0A%28LIVE from MIDDLEOFNOWHERE%2C WEST VIRGINIA%21%29%0D%0AEdit%3A Bloody typos.
2|2|1|||||RE%3A Enterprise on Australian Tv%21|Rod_H||04:11:51|02/20/2002|%3E%3EJust thought I%27d stick a message up for any Australian weasels that %0D%0A%3E%3Ehaven%27t seen the ad yet. Channel Nine is showing the pilot of %0D%0A%3E%3EEnterprise tonight at 10%3A30 %28Early for a ST show by their standards%29 %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EOkay%2C any Australians in the audience are officially Lucky Bastards. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0AWe%2C may be. But I%27ve got a feeling Channel Nine will shaft us in the near future. May us look to their treatments of Farscape%2C West Wing%2C all Trek%2C B5 and various anime and sci-fi shows for the proof.%0D%0A%0D%0A--Rod.H %28who fears cable%29%0D%0A%5Bi%5D%22Now where did I hide my blank E-300s...%22%5B%2Fi%5D%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A
3|3|2|||||RE%3A Enterprise on Australian Tv%21|Laudre||15:39:06|02/20/2002|%3EWe%2C may be. But I%27ve got a feeling Channel Nine will shaft us in the %0D%0A%3Enear future. May us look to their treatments of Farscape%2C West Wing%2C %0D%0A%3Eall Trek%2C B5 and various anime and sci-fi shows for the proof. %0D%0A%0D%0AI personally find it bizarre that %5Bi%5DFarscape%5B%2Fi%5D is produced in Australia%2C has a great many well-known%2C high-profile Australian actors as recurring characters and guest stars%2C and yet so few Australians have actually seen it.  The cast of %5Bi%5DFarscape%5B%2Fi%5D are always talking about how weird it gets when they go to countries where %5Bi%5DFarscape%5B%2Fi%5D is regularly broadcast%2C and they get a full blast of fandom.%0D%0A%0D%0A-- Sean --%0D%0A%5Bb%5DRabid Crack Weasel %2342%5B%2Fb%5D%0D%0A%5Blink%3Awww.thebrokenlink.org%7Chttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.thebrokenlink.org%5D %5Bb%5DThe Broken Link 4.0 is live%21%5B%2Fb%5D%0D%0A%22All tribal myths are true%2C for a given value of %27true%27.%22  -- Terry Pratchett%0D%0A%5Blink%3Awww.livejournal.com%2Fusers%2Flaudre%2F%7CFollow my random thoughts%5D%0D%0A%5Blink%3Awww.livejournal.com%2Fusers%2Feva_densetsu%2F%7CFollow my creative process%5D
4|4|3|||||RE%3A Enterprise on Australian Tv%21|Matrix Dragon||22:16:54|02/20/2002|%3E%3EWe%2C may be. But I%27ve got a feeling Channel Nine will shaft us in the %0D%0A%3E%3Enear future. May us look to their treatments of Farscape%2C West Wing%2C %0D%0A%3E%3Eall Trek%2C B5 and various anime and sci-fi shows for the proof. %0D%0A%0D%0AOh damn%2C I forgot about that. Well%2C we might as well make the best of it.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EI personally find it bizarre that %5Bi%5DFarscape%5B%2Fi%5D is produced in %0D%0A%3EAustralia%2C has a great many well-known%2C high-profile Australian actors %0D%0A%3Eas recurring characters and guest stars%2C and yet so few Australians %0D%0A%3Ehave actually seen it.  The cast of %5Bi%5DFarscape%5B%2Fi%5D are always talking %0D%0A%3Eabout how weird it gets when they go to countries where %0D%0A%3E%5Bi%5DFarscape%5B%2Fi%5D is regularly broadcast%2C and they get a full blast of %0D%0A%3Efandom. %0D%0A%0D%0AChannel Nine invested quite a large amount of money on Farscape%2C it got pretty good ratings %28Better then a lot of the crap they put on%29 and yet they put it on around midnight%2C in no particular order. And then they say this is proof that it%27s not popular. Idiots.%0D%0A%0D%0AMatrix Dragon%2C RCW %23123%2C who thinks that the NX-01 is up there with the Sovereign class for coolness.
5|4|3|||||RE%3A Enterprise on Australian Tv%21|Rod_H||01:49:03|02/21/2002|%3E%3EWe%2C may be. But I%27ve got a feeling Channel Nine will shaft us in the %0D%0A%3E%3Enear future. May us look to their treatments of Farscape%2C West Wing%2C %0D%0A%3E%3Eall Trek%2C B5 and various anime and sci-fi shows for the proof. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EI personally find it bizarre that %5Bi%5DFarscape%5B%2Fi%5D is produced in %0D%0A%3EAustralia%2C has a great many well-known%2C high-profile Australian actors %0D%0A%3Eas recurring characters and guest stars%2C and yet so few Australians %0D%0A%3Ehave actually seen it.  The cast of %5Bi%5DFarscape%5B%2Fi%5D are always talking %0D%0A%3Eabout how weird it gets when they go to countries where %0D%0A%3E%5Bi%5DFarscape%5B%2Fi%5D is regularly broadcast%2C and they get a full blast of %0D%0A%3Efandom. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0AOh%2C we have small groups of fandom that rarely see the light of day and meet in homes%2C scout halls and whatnot. That%2C and the fact we don%27t have true major cons%2C means of course they experiance fandom shock once they leave our shores.%0D%0A%0D%0AAnd the facts that MD mentions doesn%27t help matters. Although%2C I think they%27ve tried to improve things e.g. recently broadcasting %5Bi%5DFarscape%5B%2Fi%5D at 5pm on weekdays%2C but this AFAIK was only done in Sydney in the past few months%3B Melbourne still had it broadcast at variying times %2810%3A30 pm being the earlest%29 once a week or at 5pm on Sunday.%0D%0A%0D%0ACurrently%2C the only Sci-fi show regularly seen on .AU telly in a decent timeslot has been %5Bi%5DStargate%3ASG1%5B%2Fi%5D. And that%27s gone bye-bye because of the Salt Lake snowboree%2C to be possibly seen again later in the year.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe average Australian Sci-fi fan has become the savy reader of TV guides and programer of VCRs or is a night owl%2Fgargoyle just to watch their favorite shows. But those with the budgets to do so%2C will no doubt shop at Amazon.com and its ilk to aquire US NTSC or UK PAL video tapes and Region 1 %26 2 DVDs%2C just to keep up with the latest of show.%0D%0A%0D%0AAs for anime you got to get Foxtel or Optus for the Cartoon Network just to see a small scattering of it. The %27Mons%27 and Drag-on brawl Zzzz get the breakfast shift on Channel Ten. SBS will play the odd major series or movie%3A NGE%2C BGC2040%2C %5Bi%5DGunsmith Cats%5B%2Fi%5D%2C %5Bi%5DGhost in the Shell%5B%2Fi%5D%2C etc. %0D%0AABC %28Australian Broadcasting C-%3F%29 had %5Bi%5DRobotech%5B%2Fi%5D%2C %5Bi%5DVoltron%5B%2Fi%5D%2C %5Bi%5DAstro Boy%5B%2Fi%5D and %5Bi%5DDoctor Who%5B%2Fi%5D%2C but that was over a decade ago.%0D%0A%0D%0A--Rod.H %28who%27s got a vague memory of the Max Sterling%2FMiriya Parino meeting%29%0D%0A%5Bi%5D%22And thank %3Cinsert Deity here%3E%2C no memory of Minmei.%22%5B%2Fi%5D 
6|5|5|||||RE%3A Enterprise on Australian Tv%21|drakensisthered||18:26:12|02/21/2002|%3EThe average Australian Sci-fi fan has become the savy reader of TV %0D%0A%3Eguides and programer of VCRs or is a night owl%2Fgargoyle just to watch %0D%0A%3Etheir favorite shows. But those with the budgets to do so%2C will no %0D%0A%3Edoubt shop at Amazon.com and its ilk to aquire US NTSC or UK PAL video %0D%0A%3Etapes and Region 1 %26 2 DVDs%2C just to keep up with the latest of show. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0ACurious%2C most of my DVDs are Australian - because it%27s %5Bi%5Dcheaper%5B%2Fi%5D to buy them there and ship them across the Pacific %5Bb%5Dand%5B%2Fb%5D the Atlantic than it is to by them in the US and ship %27em across just the Atlantic or in the UK and carry %27em home in my pocket. Funny old world.%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0Adrakensisthered%0D%0A%0D%0A%22Only one human captain has ever survived battle with the Minbari Fleet. He is behind me. You are in front of me. If you value your lives%2C %5Bi%5Dbe somewhere else%5B%2Fi%5D.%22 - Satai Delenn%2C 2261
7|6|6|||||RE%3A Enterprise on Australian Tv%21|Rod_H||08:09:33|02/22/2002|%3E%3EBut those with the budgets to do so%2C will no %0D%0A%3E%3Edoubt shop at Amazon.com and its ilk to aquire US NTSC or UK PAL video %0D%0A%3E%3Etapes and Region 1 %26 2 DVDs%2C just to keep up with the latest of show. %0D%0A%3E%3E%0D%0A%3ECurious%2C most of my DVDs are Australian - because it%27s %5Bi%5Dcheaper%5B%2Fi%5D %0D%0A%3Eto buy them there and ship them across the Pacific %5Bb%5Dand%5B%2Fb%5D the %0D%0A%3EAtlantic than it is to by them in the US and ship %27em across just the %0D%0A%3EAtlantic or in the UK and carry %27em home in my pocket. Funny old %0D%0A%3Eworld. %0D%0A%0D%0A%2ABlink%2A %28could be weird and add the %3Cblink%3E tag%2C but it doesn%27t function on the browsers I use%29%0D%0A%0D%0AThat%27s strange%2C I didn%27t think the exchange and shipping rates%2C were that flonqed up. Here%2C we haven%27t got the complete catalogue of DVD titles that the US has --the reason why I%27ve got a multizone DVD player-- %28although%2C it could explain why my %5Bi%5DX-men%5B%2Fi%5D movie %26 %5Bi%5DBuffy%5B%2Fi%5D DVDs have the UK %26 Ireland copyright-licence-thingy.%29 and we tend to be the last to get certain things%2C but curiously not the last season of %5Bi%5DVoyager%5B%2Fi%5D. I%27ve noticed that herem UK tapes and DVDs are generaly more expensive here%2C than US issues.%0D%0A%0D%0AAUD %2480 for box set for a half a season of %5Bi%5DFarscape%5B%2Fi%5D DVDs -from the UK %28I think%29 at HMV. It%27s AUD %2460 for the same amount of %5Bi%5DBuffy%5B%2Fi%5D %28local%29. %0D%0AI%27ve picked up the M2K megabox of %5Bi%5DBubblegum Crisis%5B%2Fi%5D for AUD %24140 and DVDs of %5Bi%5DBig O%5B%2Fi%5D for AUD %2450.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe prices of .AU region 4 DVDs for those interested start at AUD %2420 and I%27ve seen them top out at AUD %2450 %28e.g. Blues Brothers%2FBlues Brothers 2000%29 but the average price is AUD %2430 %28e.g. Stargate%3ASG 1%29.%0D%0A%0D%0A--Rod.H%0D%0A%5Bi%5D%22If you think the DVD prices are bad%2C you should read the letters page of %5Bu%5DPowers%5B%2Fu%5D %2317.%22%5B%2Fi%5D
8|7|7|||||RE%3A Enterprise on Australian Tv%21|Laudre||08:58:06|02/22/2002|%3EAUD %2480 for box set for a half a season of %5Bi%5DFarscape%5B%2Fi%5D DVDs -from %0D%0A%3Ethe UK %28I think%29 at HMV.%0D%0A%0D%0AIt%27d have to be from the UK%2C or somewhere in Europe.  The %5Bi%5DFarscape%5B%2Fi%5D Region 1 DVDs are released in individually sold%2C 2-episode discs%2C by ADV Films %28one of the major anime distributors here in the States%29.  Plus%2C the Region 1 release has only gotten up through Episode 20 %28%22The Hidden Memory%22%29 of the first season.  The UK version has released all of the first two seasons%2C and they%27re packaged as half-season boxed sets.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe UK also has a great deal more %5Bi%5DBuffy%5B%2Fi%5D on DVD than the States.  They%27ve the first three or four seasons%2C and I hear the fifth season is coming out there this October.  %28And all five seasons are already available on VHS.%29  We just got the first season on DVD this past January%2C and have only had a few episodes here and there released on VHS.  IIRC%2C the first two seasons of %5Bi%5DAngel%5B%2Fi%5D are also already available in the UK on DVD%2C and we haven%27t gotten %5Bi%5Danything%5B%2Fi%5D of that series -- VHS or DVD here in the States.%0D%0A%0D%0AWhy the massive delay%3F  Mostly so that they can milk as much as possible out of syndication%2Frepeats.  Right now%2C the SFC isn%27t running any %5Bi%5DFarscape%5B%2Fi%5D%2C but it%27s coming back in April%2C and the fourth season starts here in June.  F%2FX runs the first five seasons of Buffy in regular rotation%2C two episodes every weeknight.  And none of them want to lose any advertising dollars over people watching the DVDs instead.%0D%0A%0D%0A-- Sean --%0D%0A%5Bb%5DRabid Crack Weasel %2342%5B%2Fb%5D%0D%0A%5Blink%3Awww.thebrokenlink.org%7Chttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.thebrokenlink.org%5D %5Bb%5DThe Broken Link 4.0 is live%21%5B%2Fb%5D%0D%0A%22All tribal myths are true%2C for a given value of %27true%27.%22  -- Terry Pratchett%0D%0A%5Blink%3Awww.livejournal.com%2Fusers%2Flaudre%2F%7CFollow my random thoughts%5D%0D%0A%5Blink%3Awww.livejournal.com%2Fusers%2Feva_densetsu%2F%7CFollow my creative process%5D
9|8|8|||||RE%3A Enterprise on Australian Tv%21|Rod_H||10:16:36|02/22/2002|%3E%3EAUD %2480 for box set for a half a season of %5Bi%5DFarscape%5B%2Fi%5D DVDs -from %0D%0A%3E%3Ethe UK %28I think%29 at HMV.%0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EIt%27d have to be from the UK%2C or somewhere in Europe.  The %0D%0A%3E%5Bi%5DFarscape%5B%2Fi%5D Region 1 DVDs are released in individually sold%2C %0D%0A%3E2-episode discs%2C by ADV Films %28one of the major anime distributors %0D%0A%3Ehere in the States%29.  Plus%2C the Region 1 release has only gotten up %0D%0A%3Ethrough Episode 20 %28%22The Hidden Memory%22%29 of the first season.  The UK %0D%0A%3Eversion has released all of the first two seasons%2C and they%27re %0D%0A%3Epackaged as half-season boxed sets. %0D%0A%0D%0ACool%2C so it%27s a grey import then%2C surprising that a major multimedia chain would stock it%2C as that%27s more a comic shop%2Fspecalist store thing. I wonder if it%27s been made like Madman%27s run of NGE %26 BGC2040 %28a region 2 %26 4 printing%29.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EThe UK also has a great deal more %5Bi%5DBuffy%5B%2Fi%5D on DVD than the States. %0D%0A%3E They%27ve the first three or four seasons%2C and I hear the fifth season %0D%0A%3Eis coming out there this October.  %28And all five seasons are already %0D%0A%3Eavailable on VHS.%29  We just got the first season on DVD this past %0D%0A%3EJanuary%2C and have only had a few episodes here and there released on %0D%0A%3EVHS.  IIRC%2C the first two seasons of %5Bi%5DAngel%5B%2Fi%5D are also already %0D%0A%3Eavailable in the UK on DVD%2C and we haven%27t gotten %5Bi%5Danything%5B%2Fi%5D of %0D%0A%3Ethat series -- VHS or DVD here in the States. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0AHere%2C it%27s the same way as the UK%2C in regards to those series. Not too sure about the VHS release though. The fifth season of %5Bi%5DBuffy%5B%2Fi%5D is going to be screened here within the fortnight%2C so the October date for the release of those DVDs seems right.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EWhy the massive delay%3F  Mostly so that they can milk as much as %0D%0A%3Epossible out of syndication%2Frepeats.  Right now%2C the SFC isn%27t running %0D%0A%3Eany %5Bi%5DFarscape%5B%2Fi%5D%2C but it%27s coming back in April%2C and the fourth %0D%0A%3Eseason starts here in June.  F%2FX runs the first five seasons of Buffy %0D%0A%3Ein regular rotation%2C two episodes every weeknight.  And none of them %0D%0A%3Ewant to lose any advertising dollars over people watching the DVDs %0D%0A%3Einstead. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0ASyndication doesn%27t appear to have much of an affect here%2C just the cable channels buying up content to screen has.%0D%0A%0D%0A--Rod.H%0D%0A%5Bi%5D%22Now on the telly%3A the SBS weatherwatch.%22%5B%2Fi%5D%0D%0A%0D%0A
10|5|5|||||RE%3A Enterprise on Australian Tv%21|Matrix Dragon||20:55:58|02/24/2002|%3ECurrently%2C the only Sci-fi show regularly seen on .AU telly in a %0D%0A%3Edecent timeslot has been %5Bi%5DStargate%3ASG1%5B%2Fi%5D. And that%27s gone bye-bye %0D%0A%3Ebecause of the Salt Lake snowboree%2C to be possibly seen again later in %0D%0A%3Ethe year. %0D%0A%0D%0AGuess what Rod%3F Stargate has gone bye bye %5Bu%5DAGAIN%21%21%5B%2Fu%5D They replaced it with Heartbeat.%0D%0A%0D%0AMatrix Dragon%2C RCW %23123%0D%0A%22We did it Gir%2C we saved the Earth%21 Now%2C let%27s go destroy it.%22%0D%0A%22Yay%21%22%0D%0A- Zim and Gir
11|6|10|||||RE%3A Enterprise on Australian Tv%21|Rod_H||03:05:49|02/25/2002|%3EGuess what Rod%3F Stargate has gone bye bye %5Bu%5DAGAIN%21%21%5B%2Fu%5D They replaced %0D%0A%3Eit with Heartbeat. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0AOh%21 For crying out loud%21 Just when it was getting good.%0D%0A %0D%0AAs for %5Bi%5DHeartbeat%5B%2Fi%5D I gave up on that when it left the ABC. British shows seem to work better there %28No ads%29.%0D%0A%0D%0AWell%2C we%27re due for some fwerid %5Bi%5DBuffy%5B%2Fi%5D eps in the near future.%0D%0A%0D%0A--Rod.H %28who is thinking of geting a copy of the Utena movie%29%0D%0A
12|7|11|||||RE%3A Enterprise on Australian Tv%21|donnerjack||05:22:20|02/25/2002|%3E--Rod.H %28who is thinking of geting a copy of the Utena movie%29 %0D%0A%0D%0AMan%2C that is one %5Bb%5Dmessed up%5B%2Fb%5D movie.  Interesting%2C cool animation and a good soundtrack.  But completely messed up.%0D%0A%0D%0ADonnerjack%0D%0A--%0D%0Areality%40peoplearestrange.net%0D%0ABOFH to www.astralstudios.com