David Brent = teh ass.
*snickers at rest of world for only *now* realising about The Office* ![]()
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I actually get a couple of BBC channels (including BBC America, where I believe the show ran), but I rarely watch TV, and only saw the show because somebody loaned me the DVD.
We still get most of the good stuff before you anyway.![]()
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We still get most of the good stuff before you anyway.
By good stuff you mean...? ![]()
Alright I'll give you The Simpsons, but that's it.![]()
Alright I'll give you The Simpsons, but that's it.
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*Looks at the difference between an American gaming store's selection and any European one...and laughs*Quote:
By good stuff you mean...?
Dude, you can't take the argument from TV to games. ![]()
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Hm...I'm not sure who wins out on that end. I'm sure we get DVDs of shows like 24 and such before you guys, but we're also behind on many others (The West Wing, Twin Peaks, etc.).
Don't they have dumb rules or something about TV show dvds in America? A few Americans have said to me before about how they don't get released as quickly in America as England, trying to get hold of things like Buffy. (Not that I watch it or condone such shows. ![]()
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And just what's wrong with Buffy (and such shows)?---
Behold Drakkael, legendary slayer of topics.
Behold Drakkael, legendary slayer of topics.
It's not so much of a "rule" as it is business. When a popular TV series has aired for a couple years (such as The West Wing), usually it'll go into syndication on another network (ie, NBC carries the show while Bravo carries the repeats). Bravo pays the creators of The West Wing for the right to air the older episodes, with the idea that people who are fans of the show will tune into their channel, which they can then use to get money from playing commercials.
The problem to a channel like Bravo in this case is that if The West Wing was immediately available on DVD, many people wouldn't tune in for the reapeats, they'd simply order it from Amazon and watch it whenever they felt like. This is the major reason that a show like Seinfeld, which is in syndication by a number of networks (including Fox and a couple of Turner's channels), may never see a DVD release, or at least not anytime soon.
The problem to a channel like Bravo in this case is that if The West Wing was immediately available on DVD, many people wouldn't tune in for the reapeats, they'd simply order it from Amazon and watch it whenever they felt like. This is the major reason that a show like Seinfeld, which is in syndication by a number of networks (including Fox and a couple of Turner's channels), may never see a DVD release, or at least not anytime soon.
