True Blood - C4 October 7th - Cult

molybecks · 06-09-2009, 10:29

I read rescently that C4 will air 'True Blood', i have never watched it but it looks really good and lots of friends have told me it's brilliant (they must watch it online etc).

So if it is coming to c4, when can we expect it to air?

Many thanks

absalomabsalom · 06-09-2009, 10:30

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Originally Posted by molybecks

I read rescently that C4 will air 'True Blood', i have never watched it but it looks really good and lots of friends have told me it's brilliant (they must watch it online etc).

So if it is coming to c4, when can we expect it to air?

Many thanks

Its a fantastic show. Starts on C4 around the end of September I think

06-09-2009, 13:00

It says October. Yeah i've heard it's good. I'll probably watch it on C4 when it's on.

EDIT: Link
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/a17...ighlights.html

JCR · 06-09-2009, 13:05

It's out on dvd here on 26th October. You'd assume channel 4 would have finished broadcasting it by then, but that doesn't give 'em much time.

06-09-2009, 13:21

How many episodes is it then anyone know?

JCR · 06-09-2009, 13:25

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Originally Posted by redtownofsmog

How many episodes is it then anyone know?

12 episodes, 55 minutes long each without ads.

06-09-2009, 13:35

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Originally Posted by JCR

12 episodes, 55 minutes long each without ads.

Oh well, even if it did air at the end of September, it still wouldn't be finished by the DVD release date, assuming they air one episode a week. And isn't 55mins pretty long for a US episode?

boogienow · 06-09-2009, 13:40

55 minutes is long. Usually an episode is around 43 minutes. But it's a good show so I like that it's longer

CJClarke · 06-09-2009, 13:53

HBO shows are always nearer to an hour due to the fact that they don't litter their shows with adverts. They show them uninterrupted, so there's no need for the episodes to be limited to 42 minutes. The same goes for Showtime (who air 'Dexter') i think.

jde-tv · 06-09-2009, 18:21

^ ye showtime an HBO arnt just cable channels, u have to pay for them separately

JCR · 06-09-2009, 22:46

Also it's definitely bbfc 18 certificate standard material, so it's gonna be on after 10pm.

SalBags · 07-09-2009, 01:26

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Originally Posted by JCR

Also it's definitely bbfc 18 certificate standard material, so it's gonna be on after 10pm.

We can hope.

I worry slightly that they will totally misunderstand the audience it's actually aimed at and treat it like a kids show (Angel, Alias anyone?). One would like to think they have learned from their mistakes. Let's assume they have.

JCR · 07-09-2009, 02:04

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Originally Posted by SalBags

We can hope.

I worry slightly that they will totally misunderstand the audience it's actually aimed at and treat it like a kids show (Angel, Alias anyone?). One would like to think they have learned from their mistakes. Let's assume they have.

They couldn't do that to TB though. Far too much swearing to try to cut, I'd imagine.

CJClarke · 07-09-2009, 14:38

With C4 i can see them giving it a good 10pm timeslot to begin with and then after about 4 weeks shoving it into the post 11pm graveyard slot like they did with 'The Sopranos' (i think the last ever Sopranos episode went out at something daft like 12:30am...). That said, if they were happy to give Big Brother a prime time slot for the past few months on such shitty ratings then TB could stand a chance at staying at 10pm for it's entire run (not that i'm saying TB will get bad ratings, but you know what C4's like).

arwencat · 07-09-2009, 17:50

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Originally Posted by JCR

They couldn't do that to TB though. Far too much swearing to try to cut, I'd imagine.

And far too much graphic sex and violence. If they tried to air it before the watershed, it would last about ten minutes!

grumpyoldbat · 07-09-2009, 18:13

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Originally Posted by arwencat

And far too much graphic sex and violence. If they tried to air it before the watershed, it would last about ten minutes!

LOL I said that on the FX thread. Not saying what happens, but suffice to say that Ryan Kwanten's character would get virtually no airtime at all in the first 3 shows if it had to be cut for pre-watershed!!!

jde-tv · 07-09-2009, 18:54

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Originally Posted by CJClarke

With C4 i can see them giving it a good 10pm timeslot to begin with and then after about 4 weeks shoving it into the post 11pm graveyard slot like they did with 'The Sopranos' (i think the last ever Sopranos episode went out at something daft like 12:30am...). That said, if they were happy to give Big Brother a prime time slot for the past few months on such shitty ratings then TB could stand a chance at staying at 10pm for it's entire run (not that i'm saying TB will get bad ratings, but you know what C4's like).

I can see it going in 11pm slot TBH, it s allready been shown on FX and a lot of ppl will of downloaded it! and to be fair to C4, The Sopranos was shown in prime time on E4 first!

boogienow · 07-09-2009, 20:58

Nip/Tuck started out at a 10pm-ish time back when it was on C4. Eventually ended up being shown at stupid o'clock and then vanishing altogether.

sbds1 · 08-09-2009, 18:28

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Originally Posted by boogienow

Nip/Tuck started out at a 10pm-ish time back when it was on C4. Eventually ended up being shown at stupid o'clock and then vanishing altogether.

Yeah, remember sitting up to watch the Season 2 finale with the middle of the carver story, it was a double episode and it started at about 12:45am!

PR0J3CT · 08-09-2009, 20:20

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Originally Posted by sbds1

Yeah, remember sitting up to watch the Season 2 finale with the middle of the carver story, it was a double episode and it started at about 12:45am!

OMG, I did that as well!!! And I was banned from the TV as well, all the way back in Year 8, so I had to turn the TV down.

Matthew Watson · 09-09-2009, 11:57

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Originally Posted by SalBags

We can hope.

I worry slightly that they will totally misunderstand the audience it's actually aimed at and treat it like a kids show (Angel, Alias anyone?). One would like to think they have learned from their mistakes. Let's assume they have.

Not much chance of them making that mistake, given the amount of shagging going on in the first episode.

ukdiva23 · 09-09-2009, 12:00

I'm looking forward to this starting on channel 4 as i only have Freeview.

LightningIguana · 09-09-2009, 17:06

If C4 don't cut it to ribbons I'll be absolutely amazed.

CJClarke · 09-09-2009, 21:43

To be honest, i can't actually see C4 cutting it. They might shove it in an stupid timeslot, but there's no way that they can cut it down for a pre 10pm audience. The ammount of swearing, sex and bloody violence would mean the episodes would be incoherent messes.

Nailz · 17-09-2009, 14:47

Any news on when it starts yet ?

06-09-2009, 10:29	#1
molybecks Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Walford. Services: Eastenders/...Hollyoaks...\Lady Gaga<3/..Doctor Who../ :D Posts: 4,441	True Blood - C4 October 7th I read rescently that C4 will air 'True Blood', i have never watched it but it looks really good and lots of friends have told me it's brilliant (they must watch it online etc). So if it is coming to c4, when can we expect it to air? Many thanks

06-09-2009, 13:00	#3
redtownofsmog Posts: n/a	It says October. Yeah i've heard it's good. I'll probably watch it on C4 when it's on. EDIT: Link http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/a17...ighlights.html Last edited by redtownofsmog : 06-09-2009 at 13:01. Reason: added a link

06-09-2009, 13:05	#4
JCR Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, UK Posts: 5,657	It's out on dvd here on 26th October. You'd assume channel 4 would have finished broadcasting it by then, but that doesn't give 'em much time.

06-09-2009, 13:21	#5
redtownofsmog Posts: n/a	How many episodes is it then anyone know?

06-09-2009, 13:40	#8
boogienow Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 369	55 minutes is long. Usually an episode is around 43 minutes. But it's a good show so I like that it's longer

06-09-2009, 13:53	#9
CJClarke Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The Middle of Nowhere Services: Sky+HD, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, 32" Toshiba HDTV, Ageing PC. Posts: 1,926	HBO shows are always nearer to an hour due to the fact that they don't litter their shows with adverts. They show them uninterrupted, so there's no need for the episodes to be limited to 42 minutes. The same goes for Showtime (who air 'Dexter') i think.

06-09-2009, 18:21	#10
jde-tv Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Cheshire Services: SKY+, freeview Posts: 3,106	^ ye showtime an HBO arnt just cable channels, u have to pay for them separately

06-09-2009, 22:46	#11
JCR Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, UK Posts: 5,657	Also it's definitely bbfc 18 certificate standard material, so it's gonna be on after 10pm.

07-09-2009, 14:38	#14
CJClarke Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The Middle of Nowhere Services: Sky+HD, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, 32" Toshiba HDTV, Ageing PC. Posts: 1,926	With C4 i can see them giving it a good 10pm timeslot to begin with and then after about 4 weeks shoving it into the post 11pm graveyard slot like they did with 'The Sopranos' (i think the last ever Sopranos episode went out at something daft like 12:30am...). That said, if they were happy to give Big Brother a prime time slot for the past few months on such shitty ratings then TB could stand a chance at staying at 10pm for it's entire run (not that i'm saying TB will get bad ratings, but you know what C4's like).

07-09-2009, 20:58	#18
boogienow Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 369	Nip/Tuck started out at a 10pm-ish time back when it was on C4. Eventually ended up being shown at stupid o'clock and then vanishing altogether.

09-09-2009, 12:00	#22
ukdiva23 Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: On the beach in Summer Bay! Services: Virgin Media/AOL Posts: 1,968	I'm looking forward to this starting on channel 4 as i only have Freeview.

09-09-2009, 17:06	#23
LightningIguana Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Services: VM Posts: 5,758	If C4 don't cut it to ribbons I'll be absolutely amazed.

09-09-2009, 21:43	#24
CJClarke Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: The Middle of Nowhere Services: Sky+HD, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, 32" Toshiba HDTV, Ageing PC. Posts: 1,926	To be honest, i can't actually see C4 cutting it. They might shove it in an stupid timeslot, but there's no way that they can cut it down for a pre 10pm audience. The ammount of swearing, sex and bloody violence would mean the episodes would be incoherent messes.

17-09-2009, 14:47	#25
Nailz Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,525	Any news on when it starts yet ?