• Don't watch Le Brea on Ch5 tonight...

    From Jeff Layman@Jeff@invalid.invalid to uk.media.tv.misc on Mon Aug 1 20:46:52 2022
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    ...unless you have a subscription to Paramount+. Channel 5 are playing
    the same trick that they did with "Halo" just over a month ago. This new Sci-Fi series has the pilot episode showing on Ch5 at 2200. To see the
    rest you'll have to take out a subscription to Paramount+.
    --

    Jeff
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  • From Mike Swift@mike.swift@yeton.co.uk to uk.media.tv.misc on Tue Aug 2 01:27:47 2022
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    In article <tc9ajc$137o1$1@dont-email.me>, Jeff Layman
    <Jeff@invalid.invalid> writes
    ...unless you have a subscription to Paramount+. Channel 5 are playing the >same trick that they did with "Halo" just over a month ago. This new Sci-Fi >series has the pilot episode showing on Ch5 at 2200. To see the rest you'll >have to take out a subscription to Paramount+.

    Other ways are available to watch.

    Mike
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  • From Max Demian@max_demian@bigfoot.com to uk.media.tv.misc on Tue Aug 2 12:16:16 2022
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    On 01/08/2022 20:46, Jeff Layman wrote:

    ...unless you have a subscription to Paramount+. Channel 5 are playing
    the same trick that they did with "Halo" just over a month ago. This new Sci-Fi series has the pilot episode showing on Ch5 at 2200. To see the
    rest you'll have to take out a subscription to Paramount+.

    Somebody complained in the Radio Times letters page about Halo, but they haven't made it unambiguous for Le Brea. They do it better when Channel
    4 play the same trick by use of the word "only".
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    Max Demian
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  • From Jeff Layman@Jeff@invalid.invalid to uk.media.tv.misc on Tue Aug 2 12:32:09 2022
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    On 02/08/2022 12:16, Max Demian wrote:
    On 01/08/2022 20:46, Jeff Layman wrote:

    ...unless you have a subscription to Paramount+. Channel 5 are playing
    the same trick that they did with "Halo" just over a month ago. This new
    Sci-Fi series has the pilot episode showing on Ch5 at 2200. To see the
    rest you'll have to take out a subscription to Paramount+.

    Somebody complained in the Radio Times letters page about Halo, but they haven't made it unambiguous for Le Brea. They do it better when Channel
    4 play the same trick by use of the word "only".

    I checked my EPG for next Monday. Le Brea was missing.

    Is truth stranger than fiction? The timing couldn't be better! <https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/02/sinkhole-25-metres-wide-prompts-investigation-near-chilean-copper-mine>
    --

    Jeff
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  • From Max Demian@max_demian@bigfoot.com to uk.media.tv.misc on Tue Aug 2 16:58:41 2022
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    On 01/08/2022 20:46, Jeff Layman wrote:

    ...unless you have a subscription to Paramount+. Channel 5 are playing
    the same trick that they did with "Halo" just over a month ago. This new Sci-Fi series has the pilot episode showing on Ch5 at 2200. To see the
    rest you'll have to take out a subscription to Paramount+.

    The Guardian slagged it off, but vaguely said it was on Channel 5. They
    didn't even say when it was/is on. That's typical of the Graun, who
    often review something without saying whether it's a TV programme, a theatrical production or a magic lantern show.
    --
    Max Demian
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  • From JNugent@jennings&co@fastmail.fm to uk.media.tv.misc on Tue Aug 2 18:39:39 2022
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    On 02/08/2022 04:58 pm, Max Demian wrote:

    On 01/08/2022 20:46, Jeff Layman wrote:

    ...unless you have a subscription to Paramount+. Channel 5 are playing
    the same trick that they did with "Halo" just over a month ago. This
    new Sci-Fi series has the pilot episode showing on Ch5 at 2200. To see
    the rest you'll have to take out a subscription to Paramount+.

    The Guardian slagged it off, but vaguely said it was on Channel 5. They didn't even say when it was/is on. That's typical of the Graun, who
    often review something without saying whether it's a TV programme, a theatrical production or a magic lantern show.

    Saw the first seven eight minutes on P+.

    It's pretty fast-moving. Like ER when it started. Or 9-1-1 before they introduced all the woke stuff.

    I'll catch the rest later.

    Natalie Zea... Hmmmmm....
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  • From JNugent@jennings&co@fastmail.fm to uk.media.tv.misc on Thu Aug 4 21:15:04 2022
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    On 02/08/2022 06:39 pm, JNugent wrote:

    On 02/08/2022 04:58 pm, Max Demian wrote:
    On 01/08/2022 20:46, Jeff Layman wrote:

    ...unless you have a subscription to Paramount+. Channel 5 are
    playing the same trick that they did with "Halo" just over a month
    ago. This new Sci-Fi series has the pilot episode showing on Ch5 at
    2200. To see the rest you'll have to take out a subscription to
    Paramount+.

    The Guardian slagged it off, but vaguely said it was on Channel 5.
    They didn't even say when it was/is on. That's typical of the Graun,
    who often review something without saying whether it's a TV programme,
    a theatrical production or a magic lantern show.

    Saw the first seven eight minutes on P+.
    It's pretty fast-moving. Like ER when it started. Or 9-1-1 before they introduced all the woke stuff.
    I'll catch the rest later.
    Natalie Zea... Hmmmmm....

    Just in case anyone is interested...

    Via Sky Cinema, the Paramount+ channel ostensibly includes Season 1 of
    "La Brea".

    But there are currently only eight episodes of Season 1 (which consists
    of 10 episodes) available.

    Numbers 2 and 10 are missing. (!!)

    A query at Sky revealed that the difficulty is at the Paramount+ end of things, that they are aware of the problem and hope to get it resolved.

    Having watched Ep 1, the absence of Ep 2 is a bit of a bind.

    Fingers crossed.

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