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02-10-2011, 06:44 PM
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#26 | | I only answer to my username, my real name is Irrelevant!
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all the 80's and 90's shows were waaay better (hell even some of the 70s shows are good if you can get past the fact its the 70s  )
there's the odd gem for sure like EU
but most shows start out good or okay and end up completely retarded half way through like they just gave up
and they always end abruptly as hell instead of making 1 or 2 more episodes to make the ending coherent they just smash it all together on the final ep
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02-10-2011, 10:13 PM
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#27 | | HELP ME PLS!!!
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What do you guys expect?
TVB has dominated/monopolized the Cantonese-speaking entertainment industry for decades in Hong Kong, enjoying prime time ratings, exclusive contracts with "unspoken clauses" with A-class entertainers (ie, if you film with ATV, TVB's main competitor in HK, you will never be able to work for TVB again, or bogus clauses like you cannot participate in interviews using cantonese with a non-TVB news media in HK), or in scenarios if you speak negatively about TVB, they will make sure you will not get an acting role in the industry.
With these types of assets and strangleholds, they don't need to innovate, and can continuously recycle the same plots and actors, and can still streamline a source of income.
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02-15-2011, 04:33 PM
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#28 | | Where's my RS Christmas Lobster?!
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Originally Posted by StylinRed  yea
ch199 = 516 (LsTimes)
ch181 = 517 (Fairchild)
ch182 = 518 (Fairchild E)
ch183 = 519 (Phoenix)
ch180 = 520 (Talentvision)
and then 521-523 are new Taiwan (mandarin) stations
I'd like to see fairchild start an HD channel -_- it's sooo lame to see all these shows which i can download in HD in SD but Fairchild likely won't they have no need/drive to | Hi,
Does anyone know if these are ALL chinese stations? And are they ALL still free?
Thanks in advance!
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02-15-2011, 04:39 PM
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#29 | | HELP ME PLS!!!
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Only Ch521 to 523 free until feb 17. Posted via RS Mobile | |
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02-15-2011, 05:24 PM
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#30 | | Trollollolloing RS sine 2005
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Originally Posted by StylinRed and they always end abruptly as hell instead of making 1 or 2 more episodes to make the ending coherent they just smash it all together on the final ep | Ever notice most of the tvb seies r in 20, 25 or 30 episodes? Ever notice that when a series airs on tv, it always starts on a monday and ends on a friday?
If they made that 1 extra episode, that means theyll need to make 4 extra episodes to round it out. On rare occasions do they have that odd episode, and even then they air it on a saturday to finish the series so the following monday they can start airing a new series. Posted via RS Mobile | |
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02-15-2011, 08:16 PM
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#31 | | G'd up! w000weee
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Originally Posted by StylinRed I was thinking about getting my parents to switch to Telus because 1) shaws internet bs 2) telus has a lot of chinese channels (i think its like 15 channels?)
but telus tv isnt available @ the rents | telus internet service is a whirlpool of shit compared shaw's internet
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02-15-2011, 09:35 PM
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#32 | | YOU CANT CUT BACK ON FUNDING! YOU WILL REGRET THIS
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still waiting for the day TVB buys out fairchild
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02-15-2011, 09:40 PM
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#33 | | (╯°□°）╯聽不到 ╮(°□°╮)
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Originally Posted by Captain Picard still waiting for the day TVB buys out fairchild | wont happen, TVB controls 30% of fairchild Media, if TVB buys the rest, the CRTC will come down and they wouldn't be able to broadcast
Fairchild Media is one of the many holdings that the parent company owns
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02-26-2011, 07:59 PM
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#34 | | I AM
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so...who's happy that they still have channel 523 with all the cute/hot chicks?  cause I AM! | |
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02-26-2011, 08:24 PM
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#35 | | I only answer to my username, my real name is Irrelevant!
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lol yea
i asked the shaw rep online about pricing the other 2 channels that got scrambled and he's like $9.95 a month a channel???!
im like uhh... what? and he's like "oh you can get ch 519, 521, 522 for $14.95/m" -_-
i like the old movie channel even though they're dubbed into mando
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02-26-2011, 08:31 PM
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#36 | | I AM
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hmm..just checked..i get 519 and 520 but anyways WTF? $9.95 a month for a channel?!?!? that is BS right there.
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