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14 Replies Last post: Apr 30, 2008 2:44 PM by tallscot

Macworld

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Apr 29, 2008 7:32 AM

BBC America content comes to U.S. iTunes Store

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Bruce_Star_Guy

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Dec 17, 2001

1. Apr 29, 2008 8:16 AM

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For those of us that don't have BBC America, it would have been nice to offer a free episode so we can see what the different shows are all about.

Grapho

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Aug 30, 2004

2. Apr 29, 2008 8:21 AM

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$2 dollars? I don't think 2 dollars is much to invest to quench your curiosity.

ronincali3002

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Sep 30, 2004

3. Apr 29, 2008 8:28 AM

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$2.00 in the US is now HALF A GALLON of 87 gas. Yeah, it's a bit much.

ronincali3002

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Sep 30, 2004

4. Apr 29, 2008 8:29 AM

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I'd love to see "The IT Crowd" and "Top Gear" made available on the BBC's iTunes store. Check them out on YouTube and you'll understand.

moose_n_squirrel

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Sep 16, 2004

5. Apr 29, 2008 8:48 AM

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ronincali3002 wrote:
$2.00 in the US is now HALF A GALLON of 87 gas. Yeah, it's a bit much.

Not compared to what petrol costs in the UK!

cek2go

9 posts since
Jun 18, 2004

6. Apr 29, 2008 8:48 AM

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Check out Torchwood. It is based on a character and storyline from the Dr. Who series. It is my favorite BBC America program!

paulchang

2 posts since
Apr 29, 2008

7. Apr 29, 2008 8:52 AM

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Episodes of Dr. Who and MI6 would be great too.

henryhbk

11 posts since
Oct 8, 2007

8. Apr 29, 2008 9:39 AM

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It's actually MI-5 (called Spooks in the UK), and I wholeheartedly agree (one of my favorite shows along with Top Gear)

hoju

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Mar 15, 2006

9. Apr 29, 2008 9:41 AM

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As ronincali said, TOP GEAR!!! I pray to thee, o higher power, to make available all of Top Gear's episodes, past and present...

If you have even a passing interest in cars, you should check this show out. The show's three presenters have, in my humble opinion, the greatest job in the world (sorry MacWorld guys, they have it better

Not only do they get to test amazing automobiles, but they also do ridiculously fun things like race Winnebagos around a track, or organize a soccer game with a giant ball and subcompacts as the players. You have to see it to believe it.

The show is shot and edited extremely well, and I, for one, would gladly pay $10, heck, $20 an episode for a good, non-You Tube copy. I mean it.

Whew, I'm all riled up now. I need to go drive something really fast.

paulchang

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Apr 29, 2008

10. Apr 29, 2008 9:54 AM

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haha...thanks for the correction.

although, I did manage to watch one episode on the BBC website for it. They don't have all the seasons though.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/spooks/index.shtml

until we get it on iTunes, there's that.

ronincali3002

137 posts since
Sep 30, 2004

11. Apr 29, 2008 10:24 AM

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Touché my friend. You are correct. Not to mention that we love our gas guzzler vehicles in the "colonies".

redheadtempe32

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Jan 2, 2008

12. Apr 29, 2008 10:39 AM

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$2.00 is a bargain actually for Torchwood and for other BBC shows. Have you seen what they charge for the DVD's? I'm sure the current weakness of the US dollar has some to do with it but holy ****. $55-$75 for a 13 episode series.

n4hhe

68 posts since
Jun 13, 2005

13. Apr 29, 2008 4:12 PM

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The thing that makes "Top Gear" so good is that they make no apologies for having an opinion or unpopular likes and dislikes.

There are not 3 hosts of "Top Gear", but 4. Don't forget The Stig "our tamed race driver."

tallscot

1,616 posts since
Jan 31, 2001

14. Apr 30, 2008 2:44 PM

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ronincali3002 wrote:
Touché my friend. You are correct. Not to mention that we love our gas guzzler vehicles in the "colonies".

So do the Brits. The Land Rovers look really funny going down those small village streets in England.

What many Americans don't realize is that 81% of the price of petrol in England is tax (2000). So there is a reason their fuel costs over twice as much as our ~$3.50 average. They have duty and then a VAT applied to the combination of fuel + duty, which would be double taxation here.

In many cases, the higher cost of living in Europe is due to excessive taxation.

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