The Watch update

[Tonyblack]

I used to get annoyed with the letters, but now I just rip them up without opening them.

 

[RathDarkblade]

Some friends of mine sent me links about the Watch (because they know I'm a Pratchett fan) but I just want to forget about it!! The Spanish dubbing also hunts me on my TV platform (as it appears as a new featured series). Please send love and courage to help me resisit this torture!

*sends love and encouragement ... and cookies*

Just wondering: how much is the license? What is it for? We don't have TV licenses in Australia, so I don't know what they mean.

 

[Mixa]

Thanks, Rath!

 

[Who's Wee Dug]

*sends love and encouragement ... and cookies*

Just wondering: how much is the license? What is it for? We don't have TV licenses in Australia, so I don't know what they mean.

Rath in the UK if you want to watch live TV or even record one for later viewing you must have a license at a cost of £159 yearly, even on a commercial station, only on catch up TV it's Ok , Netflix, Prime as subscription also not required.

 

[RathDarkblade]

£159 yearly??? You could buy a brand new TV for that, couldn't you?

Sounds like a rip-off. Then again, I've never paid a TV license ... I looked it up and they were abolished in 1974, before I was even born.

What happens if a person is (relatively) poor, and can't afford a license?

 

[Who's Wee Dug]

£159 yearly??? You could buy a brand new TV for that, couldn't you?

Sounds like a rip-off. Then again, I've never paid a TV license ... I looked it up and they were abolished in 1974, before I was even born.

What happens if a person is (relatively) poor, and can't afford a license?

They can be fined up to a £1,000 if convicted which might be the case for some 75's and over.

 

[Tonyblack]

The licence fee actually goes to the Home Office, that in turn funds the BBC

 

[owenmahamilton]

It's been confirmed that The Watch is coming to BBC iPlayer on July 1st 2021 and will be on BBC2 at a later date.

https://tellymix.co.uk/streaming/58...s-drama-comes-to-bbc-iplayer-and-bbc-two.html

 

[Tonyblack]

Thanks for the update, Owen!

 

[Who's Wee Dug]

It's been confirmed that The Watch is coming to BBC iPlayer on July 1st 2021 and will be on BBC2 at a later date.

https://tellymix.co.uk/streaming/58...s-drama-comes-to-bbc-iplayer-and-bbc-two.html

Time to make a quick getaway then from that pile of

 

[RathDarkblade]

I'm sure this doesn't need to be said, but ...

 

[Teppic]

OK, so it's just appeared on iPlayer if anyone wants to try it.... (I actually logged on here to see if anyone had!)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/p09jgmfb/the-watch

 

[RathDarkblade]

Sigh. Dare I even look?

*looks*

Ye gods, it's worse than I imagined.

 

[Penfold]

I hate to admit this but I watched episode 1 last night and actually quite enjoyed it. The characters, sets, and storyline are so far removed from the original that I found it quite easy to forget that they were meant to be Discworld.

 

[RathDarkblade]

Sigh. I tried this again, and was told: "For rights reasons, you cannot stream programmes on BBC iPlayer outside the UK, even on holiday."

Ah, well. So, I tried watching the trailer instead ... less than 2 minutes. That was enough.

This is not Discworld. This has never been Discworld. And the fact that the people who produced this claim that it's Discworld, and claim that Captain Vimes et al. are their creation ... well.

Now I'm going down to the sports store to get a boxing bag. Not sure why. I'm just in the mood to punch something.

 

[Who's Wee Dug]

Feegled from DW Emporium forum.
The Watch* is now on BBC iPlayer, with no fanfare...

 

[Tiffany]

I hate to admit this but I watched episode 1 last night and actually quite enjoyed it. The characters, sets, and storyline are so far removed from the original that I found it quite easy to forget that they were meant to be Discworld.

I have just watched the first episode on BBC i player. I thought it too steam punk for a Terry Pratchett series.
If you forget about the original books it's very loosely based on & treat it as just a Sci-Fi series, it could be OK. I shall reserve judgement till I watch The Watch some more, but, Good Omens it aint.
I think it's a typical American interpretation.

 

[Tiffany]

To what I said above. BTW Vetinari should not have been cast as a woman.

 

[Penfold]

Well, I watched the second episode and just lost interest and I'm not fussed about watching the rest. To put this into some sort of context, I managed the first three episodes of 'The Three Musketeers' (coincidentally made by the same people with the same showrunner) and the first six of 'The Walking Dead' (a separate entity entirely and apparently popular).

 

[RathDarkblade]

Feegled from DW Emporium forum.
The Watch* is now on BBC iPlayer, with no fanfare...

Gee, I wonder why?

Well, I watched the second episode and just lost interest and I'm not fussed about watching the rest. To put this into some sort of context, I managed the first three episodes of 'The Three Musketeers' (coincidentally made by the same people with the same showrunner) and the first six of 'The Walking Dead' (a separate entity entirely and apparently popular).

What did you think, Penners?