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    From Jeff Layman@Jeff@invalid.invalid to uk.media.tv.misc on Sat Jun 25 10:20:22 2022
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    I watched the first episode on Channel 5. Not bad, but I have yet to see what's so different from the film "Starship Troopers".

    More to the point, is that it's the only episode which will be shown of
    Ch5. The rest are only available with a subscription to Paramount+.
    That's *not* what appears to be the case in last week's Radio Times. It
    was in the Ch5 listings as:
    "10.00 New series. Halo"
    1/9 Contact. US sci-fi action series based on the video game of the same name..."

    A couple of points. Firstly, when there's a new programme and RT has a
    comment about it in it's preview/blurb pages there's a small "RT" by the programme listing showing there's a comment. There wasn't one for some
    reason in the Ch5 listing at 10.00pm. RT's "Best of the rest" blurb
    refers to it as "A taster of the new Paramount+ fantasy adventure...".
    But if you didn't see the blurb because there's no reference that it
    exists, that it was a "taster" would have been missed.

    Secondly, why show it as 1/9, when only the first one is free-to-air?
    One explanation I can think of is that the Ch5 listing was meant to
    misinform. I assume the RT listing is basically what is supplied by Ch5. There's nothing more here either <https://www.radiotimes.com/programme/b-bjtmda/halo-season-1/?episode=b-9tbc3n>.
    It refers to "Season 1" and "All episodes".

    Oh, did I forget to mention that Ch5 is owned by Paramount+? ;-)
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    Jeff
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  • From Mike Swift@mike.swift@yeton.co.uk to uk.media.tv.misc on Sat Jun 25 13:07:24 2022
    From Newsgroup: uk.media.tv.misc

    In article <t96k0n$33e$1@dont-email.me>, Jeff Layman
    <Jeff@invalid.invalid> writes
    Secondly, why show it as 1/9, when only the first one is free-to-air? One >explanation I can think of is that the Ch5 listing was meant to misinform. I >assume the RT listing is basically what is supplied by Ch5. There's nothing >more here either <https://www.radiotimes.com/programme/b-bjtmda/halo- >season-1/?episode=b-9tbc3n>. It refers to "Season 1" and "All episodes".

    Oh, did I forget to mention that Ch5 is owned by Paramount+? ;-)

    It reminded me of a more bloody version of The Mandalorian, it would
    appear that the whole series is available on your nearest horseshoe
    shaped magnetic download outlet if you're desperate to see other
    episodes.

    Mike
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  • From Max Demian@max_demian@bigfoot.com to uk.media.tv.misc on Sat Jun 25 13:52:31 2022
    From Newsgroup: uk.media.tv.misc

    On 25/06/2022 10:20, Jeff Layman wrote:

    I watched the first episode on Channel 5. Not bad, but I have yet to see what's so different from the film "Starship Troopers".

    More to the point, is that it's the only episode which will be shown of
    Ch5. The rest are only available with a subscription to Paramount+.
    That's *not* what appears to be the case in last week's Radio Times. It
    was in the Ch5 listings as:
    "10.00 New series. Halo"
    1/9 Contact. US sci-fi action series based on the video game of the same name..."

    A couple of points. Firstly, when there's a new programme and RT has a comment about it in it's preview/blurb pages there's a small "RT" by the programme listing showing there's a comment. There wasn't one for some reason in the Ch5 listing at 10.00pm. RT's "Best of the rest" blurb
    refers to it as "A taster of the new Paramount+ fantasy adventure...".
    But if you didn't see the blurb because there's no reference that it
    exists, that it was a "taster" would have been missed.

    Secondly, why show it as 1/9, when only the first one is free-to-air?
    One explanation I can think of is that the Ch5 listing was meant to misinform. I assume the RT listing is basically what is supplied by Ch5. There's nothing more here either <https://www.radiotimes.com/programme/b-bjtmda/halo-season-1/?episode=b-9tbc3n>.
    It refers to "Season 1" and "All episodes".

    Oh, did I forget to mention that Ch5 is owned by Paramount+? ;-)

    Yes, the RT should do better. Write to them! They might print your
    complaint. They warn you about that kind of thing with Channel 4 ("Just
    the first episode is broadcast and the rest on All4"). In this case I
    assume you have to pay real money to watch Paramount+ rather than just
    be annoyed with adverts so it's even more important.

    I watches a bit of it and decided it wasn't for me so no loss.
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    Max Demian
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