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# is it me
or does anyone else hate the Discoverychannelization of Horizon on BBC2? Do we really need pre-chewed documentaries with music throughout?
(I helped save b3ta! crouchingbadger, Fri 14 Feb 2003, 23:50, archived)
# various items:
1) Hi witchy... my thoughts exactly

2) Horizon used to be magnificent TV. It's now gone dumb.
(I helped save b3ta! chaotic_illuminator proud spacehopperist, Fri 14 Feb 2003, 23:54, archived)
# yeah
and whatever happened to QED?
and interesting editions of Equinox?

And another thing!
you can always tell there's a discovery channel ad break coming by the change in tense of the script.

hate that.
(I helped save b3ta! crouchingbadger, Fri 14 Feb 2003, 23:59, archived)
# QEd was the best...
...my favourite was "Testing, Testing".... the one about testing stuff... mainly to destruction. Chinese fireworks that didn't get an import license. Driving artic trucks round in ever decreasing circles. Cooking propane cylinders with no safety valve with blow torches...
(I helped save b3ta! chaotic_illuminator proud spacehopperist, Sat 15 Feb 2003, 0:13, archived)
# that sounds ruling

I always remember the tourette's one.. but who doesn't. Oh and the autistic sauvant one where that bloke could tell you what day of the week any date was.

"that would be ah.ah...ah. sata-daaayyy"
(I helped save b3ta! crouchingbadger, Sat 15 Feb 2003, 0:16, archived)
# Apparently, you can get the Testing one and other QED classics...
on viceo from the BBC's education arm... Might get my teacher GF to get that!
(I helped save b3ta! chaotic_illuminator proud spacehopperist, Sat 15 Feb 2003, 0:22, archived)
# cor that'd be ace
let me know if it's possible.
(I helped save b3ta! crouchingbadger, Sat 15 Feb 2003, 0:25, archived)
# It's all being
yankecised and it's all shite. Next we'll be seeing WHEN TRAFFIC WARDENS ATTACK! followed by THE WORLD'S WEIRDEST WASP SWATTING and WHEN COUCH POTATO'S CHANGE CHANNEL.

Big Bunch Of Arse.
(I helped save b3ta! witchy is covered in BEES, Fri 14 Feb 2003, 23:57, archived)
# WHEN ADVERTS TRY TO SELL YOU SHITE!
17 hour special...
(I helped save b3ta! chaotic_illuminator proud spacehopperist, Fri 14 Feb 2003, 23:58, archived)