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Offline ballistic_bro

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Re: Ripper Street Series 2
« Reply #165 on: 10 December 2013, 07:54:53 AM »
I'm gutted, this show is great and I feel this series has developed nicely.  :(
Signed the petition, up to 8548 now! :)

Offline psyberwyche

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Re: Ripper Street Series 2
« Reply #166 on: 10 December 2013, 09:14:39 AM »
If any of you guys are on Twitter, there's a @saveripperst account to follow, with lots of support for the show. Also tag your tweets with #saveripperstreet. It got a big boost last night as #RipperStreet was trending an hour after the show finished, which is pretty unusual.

The BBC must surely be hearing the support for the show, but they have yet to respond.

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Re: Ripper Street Series 2
« Reply #167 on: 10 December 2013, 11:42:19 AM »

Some years ago in the eighties, before reality TV really took hold, one commentator once said that if the government opened an arena and started feeding christians to the lions, there would be no shortage of spectators willing to pay to watch... I thought he was exaggerating, but now I believe we are reaching the stage when it would be compulsive viewing on CBBC!

Oooh, ooooh! Could we not, please, let loose some lions onto the dance floor in Strictly Come Dancing! The viewer numbers would shoot through the ceiling! Locking  Jeremy Clarkson into the back of a van with a starved spotted hyena would make splendid TV to. (Or  have they done that already?)

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Re: Ripper Street Series 2
« Reply #168 on: 10 December 2013, 11:50:28 AM »
Oooh, ooooh! Could we not, please, let loose some lions onto the dance floor in Strictly Come Dancing! The viewer numbers would shoot through the ceiling! Locking  Jeremy Clarkson into the back of a van with a starved spotted hyena would make splendid TV to. (Or  have they done that already?)

They tried it but the animal welfare charities went ballistic. They dont think the hyena will ever recover.
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Re: Ripper Street Series 2
« Reply #169 on: 10 December 2013, 11:54:20 AM »
Some years ago in the eighties, before reality TV really took hold, one commentator once said that if the government opened an arena and started feeding christians to the lions, there would be no shortage of spectators willing to pay to watch... I thought he was exaggerating, but now I believe we are reaching the stage when it would be compulsive viewing on CBBC!

Remember how we laughed to see snippets of Japan's 'Endurance' show? Oh those crazy Nippons, no way we'd ever stoop to humiliating and torturing people like that on TV ... urm ...
'Sir John ejaculated explosively, sitting up in his chair.' ... 'The Black Gang'.

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Re: Ripper Street Series 2
« Reply #170 on: 10 December 2013, 07:11:46 PM »
I only recently 'discovered' Ripper Street and it has all the hallmarks of a great series.

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Re: Ripper Street Series 2
« Reply #171 on: 10 December 2013, 07:59:37 PM »
I have complained twice - once on Friday and once today.

I feel another complaint coming on tomorrow.

You know 'ow us bean counters are: 'Here, look at all these complaints! Best cancel all the sooner. LOOK AT THE METRICS!'  :o

I will say, I feel a bit shoddily treated; remember the part where I bought the Blu-Ray AND watch on Netflix?

Doug

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Re: Ripper Street Series 2
« Reply #172 on: 11 December 2013, 04:58:56 AM »
I just saw the return of Drake episode it was smashing.

Offline Booboo

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Re: Ripper Street Series 2
« Reply #173 on: 11 December 2013, 06:28:20 AM »
I just saw the return of Drake episode it was smashing.

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Offline psyberwyche

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Re: Ripper Street Series 2
« Reply #174 on: 11 December 2013, 01:40:50 PM »
Potentially great news today. Ripper Street producers in talks with Lovefilm to secure alternative funding. Looks like the online campaign is attracting backers!

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Re: Ripper Street Series 2
« Reply #175 on: 11 December 2013, 02:13:34 PM »
Lets hope so!  :D

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Re: Ripper Street Series 2
« Reply #176 on: 11 December 2013, 03:06:40 PM »
I was talking to the missus last night and saying it just can't end, with so much public outcry. We then realised that a lot of the noise about this has been advertised by the BBC themselves. A cunning ploy to attract outside money?

Offline Booboo

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Re: Ripper Street Series 2
« Reply #177 on: 11 December 2013, 05:23:55 PM »
Ripper Street Kickstarter?????

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Re: Ripper Street Series 2
« Reply #178 on: 11 December 2013, 05:36:21 PM »
A cunning ploy to attract outside money?

Cynical but probably true  :?

cheers

James

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Re: Ripper Street Series 2
« Reply #179 on: 11 December 2013, 05:50:09 PM »
I was talking to the missus last night and saying it just can't end, with so much public outcry. We then realised that a lot of the noise about this has been advertised by the BBC themselves. A cunning ploy to attract outside money?
We need questions raised in parliament.

 

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