Films on TV

How much do the BBC love the film Deep Impact, showing yet again tonight ? Always seems to be on every few months on either BBC One or Three. No doubt we'll get the same posts on here about the MSNBC news presentation in the film.

On another note, ITV showing Jurassic Park tonight. Whilst they've always shown The Lost World, I think the BBC have always had the rights to the first. Am I right ? Looks as if they've done some kind of deal to show the whole trilogy on ITV. They're doing something similar with Hannibal Lecter, showing Silence of the Lambs and premiering Hannibal next week.

Anyone know if the terrestrial rights to the Lord of the Rings series has been picked up by a broadcaster yet. The Fellowship of the Ring must be up for an airing soon, (possibly Christmas) ? And will the BBC finally be showing the first Harry Potter this year ?

Plus the "this was shown on Sept the 10th we're all going to die tomorrow" posts.

I don't see why the BBC love this film so much, I think it's rather poor myself.

I watched 'Sphere' on five a couple of days ago.

Look at the text that comes up on the screen from 'Jerry'. eg. excerpt from the book 'Sphere' (C) Michael Crichton



I kept imagining craiga's name would come up at the side with 'ok thanks!.'

five do generally get some good films, just sometimes they do get naff ones, like the daytime tosh they screen (eg. 'Miracle Landing', 'The Incredible Story of Doris's underwear'...)

The BBC did show Jurrasic Park originally, but ITV have shown the second one previously, but I take it that JP is made by Universal and a deal with ITV and Universal comes into force this year, mainly with their newer films made in 2001/2 etc. Hence why we will probably see American Pie 2 and The Mummy Returns on ITV. But I guess it entitles them to the film.

Silence of The Lambs has been on ITV before, we still have the Premiere on video from 1994, though I remember it was on Channel 5 a few years ago, but I'm assuming that the rights have been swapped.

I think the BBC should show some more popular films that people love i.e. James Bond, Lord of the Rings, action and thriller, comedy type films rather than these boring black and white World War Two films that no one watches! Look at Five, all they show is boring 80s and films that get boring after an hour! On Bank Holiday Monday, the BBC are showing Flubber and Free Willy again! YAWN! Give me comedy and action films anyday!

The problem with that is, although I like LOTR etc, others do not - Flubber and Free Willy are family films and are there to cater for the kids really - which is why they usually start in the late afternoon slot.

It's all very well saying "the Beeb should show x,y and z films" but they might not suit everyone's tastes - if you get what I mean.

I suppose what I'm trying to articulate is that no matter what broadcasters schedule, there is always going to be somebody who moans about it. Fact of life. Deal with it.

Well last time I saw it (which was a few months ago), it was showing on channel five. As I understand it, the BBC and five have a deal with the film company that lets them show their films on a rotation (or something like that) - although the BBC have shown it much more than five has (I remember seeing it at least twice a year, every year for about 4 years now!!).

Hi all,

I've noticed both those asteroid films have been shown a lot recently. I've been trying to find out exactly how many times they have been shown

Some people seem to think there is 'more to it than meets the eye'
its causing quite a stir here...

http://www.godlikeproductions.com/bbs/message.php?message=331275&mpage=1&topic=3&showdate=5/29/04&replies=6

it's a forum dedicated to the stranger things in life.......

I distinctly remember Channel 4 showing their version of Caligula a year or so ago which was somewhere in between the hacked-about version given an '18' certificate and the Penthouse cut with hardcore snippets. Five showed the bowderlized edition just a few days later!

BBC THREE broadcast Ginger Snaps only a few months after it was given a late-night screening on BBC TWO last night. The BBC does seem to recycle some films a lot more than they should.

Apparently, "Harry potter and the Philosophers Stone" "Bend it Like Beckham" and "Reign of Fire" are to be shown on BBC1 this Christmas. I have been enquiring to TV companies and a deal (possibly with ITV) to show ALL three Lord of the Rings film is being fought out. ITV will totally destroy the atmospheric formula of the Rings films with all those ad breaks, and there would be a fair few considering their length.

The BBC have struck a multi million pound deal with Buena Vista and that gives them to the rights of "Chicago", "Pirates of the Caribbean", "Calendar Girls", and several Disney films. Also a vast back catalogue of films including "Pretty Woman", "Big Business" and "Sister Act" are likely to be shown on BBC over the coming couple of years.

On the other side, ITV have acquired rights to "Working Title" films including "Love Actually" and "Johnny English". Plenty of terrestrial premieres to look forward to.

That wasn't a film but a two part drama. The first part was shown on the previous Saturday and the final part two days ago. I'm surprised there hasn't been more comment about it on this forum because it did have some fantastic special effects including the collapse of the Space Needle in Seattle and the Golden Gate Bridge, and much of southern California disappearing into the San Andreas fault.

There's a disaster movie out coming out now about the effects of global warming, where ironically, some parts of the world turn freezing.