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Sky Atlantic - launching February 1st

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  • #202
    johnmolloy554
    Registered Users Posts: 408 ✭✭johnmolloy554


    dlambirl wrote: »
    What would we do without Sky+???

    We'd be watching a lot more ads.......:D


  • #203
    everton091
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10 ✭everton091


    I'm just wondering is it available on UPC? :)


  • #204
    aidan_walsh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,208 ✭✭✭✭aidan_walsh


    No, Sky exclusive.


  • #205
    bah1011
    Registered Users Posts: 66 ✭✭bah1011


    Is broadwalk empire on anytime?


  • #206
    everton091
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10 ✭everton091


    Thanks for that ;)


  • #207
    Nerdkiller1991
    Registered Users Posts: 3,999 ✭✭✭Nerdkiller1991


    bah1011 wrote: »
    Is broadwalk empire on anytime?
    Yup. First episode is up, right now.


  • #208
    murpho999
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,544 ✭✭✭✭murpho999


    Recorded pilot episode of X Files this morning, just went to watch it and it's not widescreen......4:3 format with black bars on side, very annoying.

    Before anyone says, on my Samsung TV I can adjust vertical zoom but not horizontal.

    Don't understand this as I see older shows on other channels in full 16:9 format.

    Anyone know why is this?


  • #209
    Sideshow Mark
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,155 ✭✭✭Sideshow Mark


    murpho999 wrote: »
    Don't understand this as I see older shows on other channels in full 16:9 format.

    Anyone know why is this?

    Its just the way it was filmed, dont think it went widescreen until the fourth or fifth season. Fox were particularly slow at moving to widescreen.


  • #210
    Elmo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,641 ✭✭✭✭Elmo


    So being on UPC I haven't see Sky Atlantic.

    The big shake up seems only to revolve around that channel, because Sky 1, 2, 3, Living, +1 etc seem to be as bad as ever. However Channel 1 has seen a big improvement.

    For this shake up to work Sky really need to up the game across their channels so far they haven't done this.

    Why re-brand Sky 3 when its going to be called Pick TV in a few weeks time?


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  • #211
    The Sparrow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,614 ✭✭✭The Sparrow


    Nerdkiller1991 wrote: »
    Yup. First episode is up, right now.

    Not up on anytime on my box. :confused:


  • #212
    adox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,019 ✭✭✭✭adox


    The Sparrow wrote: »
    Not up on anytime on my box. :confused:

    Up on mine.


  • #213
    Colmo52
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,370 ✭✭✭Colmo52


    The Sparrow wrote: »
    Not up on anytime on my box. :confused:
    adox wrote: »
    Up on mine.

    On mine too.


  • #214
    The Sparrow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,614 ✭✭✭The Sparrow


    Do you all have HD or regular Sky+ ?


  • #215
    adox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,019 ✭✭✭✭adox


    The Sparrow wrote: »
    Do you all have HD or regular Sky+ ?

    HD


  • #216
    Colmo52
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,370 ✭✭✭Colmo52


    The Sparrow wrote: »
    Do you all have HD or regular Sky+ ?

    Regular sky+.


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  • #217
    fisgon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,747 ✭✭✭fisgon


    pegasus1 wrote: »
    It's repeated during the week...just a note there is 3 new episodes of it this week!:)

    Are you sure there are 3? I can only find 2, yesterday and tonight.


  • #218
    120_Minutes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,706 ✭✭✭120_Minutes


    silver_Shadow wrote: »
    yeah, for backward folk who have bot bothered to download and watch the best AMC and HBO stuff over the last 6 years Channel is redundant

    backward eh? sorry but i download a good few shows, but theres not enough time in the world to download everything

    plus i've never watched the sopranos.....ever. so theres a few shows on this i'll be watching.


    One post wonder's one post makes me :rolleyes:


  • #219
    The Sparrow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,614 ✭✭✭The Sparrow


    Colmo52 wrote: »
    Regular sky+.

    Weird. I wonder why Anytime is different for some people. Still no sign of Boardwalk Empire on mine.

    Do you guys have other Sky Atlantic programming on Anytime? I just have the Let the Stories Begin introduction programme.


  • #220
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    murpho999 wrote: »
    Recorded pilot episode of X Files this morning, just went to watch it and it's not widescreen......4:3 format with black bars on side, very annoying.

    Before anyone says, on my Samsung TV I can adjust vertical zoom but not horizontal.

    Don't understand this as I see older shows on other channels in full 16:9 format.

    Anyone know why is this?

    If you're watching it on the HD channel then 4:3 material will automatically have black bars, this is the way the picture is transmitted.

    I don't find it annoying at all, I prefer it that way to be honest.


  • #221
    Oat23
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,369 ✭✭✭✭Oat23


    fisgon wrote: »
    Are you sure there are 3? I can only find 2, yesterday and tonight.

    Saturday night the 3rd episode is on. It'll then go to 1 episode per week which will be on Saturday nights at 9pm.

    Channel guide
    http://data.skyprogrammeinformation.co.uk/wtv.php?week=388&chan=SATS#


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  • #222
    pegasus1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,490 ✭✭✭pegasus1


    Karsini wrote: »
    If you're watching it on the HD channel then 4:3 material will automatically have black bars, this is the way the picture is transmitted.

    I don't find it annoying at all, I prefer it that way to be honest.

    I have noticed on quite a few occasions that the 4.3 picture would be stretched to fill 50% of the side black bars by the broadcaster, this makes it easier on the eyes for us who are used to a widescreen picture


  • #223
    The Sparrow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,614 ✭✭✭The Sparrow


    pegasus1 wrote: »
    I have noticed on quite a few occasions that the 4.3 picture would be stretched to fill 50% of the side black bars by the broadcaster, this makes it easier on the eyes for us who are used to a widescreen picture

    That makes everyone look fat and stretched. I much prefer the black bears than a distorted picture because of stretching.


  • #224
    pegasus1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,490 ✭✭✭pegasus1


    The Sparrow wrote: »
    That makes everyone look fat and stretched. I much prefer the black bears than a distorted picture because of stretching.

    This is true, but there was a time when the widescreen tv one bought,when they came out, did just that...streeeeched the picture.I was just saying that it's a halfway measure...when looking at the 4.3 picture with the side bars, I cant look at it for long, as in I am too used to the natural widescreen picture!

    back onto the topic of the thread...

    our skybox is losing free space like no tomorrow due to all the sky+ing of good programs on this channel...have to get a bigger harddrive soon i think!


  • #225
    bungler
    Closed Accounts Posts: 831 ✭✭✭bungler


    anyone know if that show True Bloods has started and if it has is there anyway to watch the show i missed?


  • #226
    Nerdkiller1991
    Registered Users Posts: 3,999 ✭✭✭Nerdkiller1991


    bungler wrote: »
    anyone know if that show True Bloods has started and if it has is there anyway to watch the show i missed?
    Thats gonna remain on FX until the current contract expires. After that, you know where its gonna end up.


  • #227
    H8GHOTI
    Registered Users Posts: 1,933 ✭✭✭H8GHOTI


    bungler wrote: »
    anyone know if that show True Bloods has started and if it has is there anyway to watch the show i missed?

    Are you on about Blue Bloods by any chance? That is on Sky Atlantic.
    The first episode of that was already on. It's repeated on Saturday night at 22:10. It's regular slot is Tuesdays at 10.


  • #228
    bungler
    Closed Accounts Posts: 831 ✭✭✭bungler


    H8GHOTI wrote: »
    Are you on about Blue Bloods by any chance? That is on Sky Atlantic.
    The first episode of that was already on. It's repeated on Saturday night at 22:10. It's regular slot is Tuesdays at 10.

    Yep,sorry i meant Blue Bloods, raging i missed the first one but thanks for letting me know its on again on Sat,ill set the sky + on series link now


  • #229
    Dman001
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,534 ✭✭✭Dman001


    Nerdkiller1991 wrote: »
    Thats gonna remain on FX until the current contract expires. After that, you know where its gonna end up.
    Im sure I heard FX has lifetime rights to True Blood, but I could be wrong.


  • #230
    Elmo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,641 ✭✭✭✭Elmo


    Dman001 wrote: »
    Im sure I heard FX has lifetime rights to True Blood, but I could be wrong.

    Sky and FX are related so AFAIK True Blood is staying on FX. But TG4 and Channel 4 have lost the rights for Season 3.


  • #231
    pegasus1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,490 ✭✭✭pegasus1


    Dman001 wrote: »
    Im sure I heard FX has lifetime rights to True Blood, but I could be wrong.

    http://www.digitalspy.ie/broadcasting/s59/true-blood/news/a252758/fx-uk-still-owns-true-blood-rights.html

    your right!


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  • #232
    Dman001
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,534 ✭✭✭Dman001


    Elmo wrote: »
    Sky and FX are related so AFAIK True Blood is staying on FX. But TG4 and Channel 4 have lost the rights for Season 3.
    News Corp owns FX, and News Corp has a share of Sky too, so there probably wasn't a great deal of conflict when FX lost the rights to The Wire and Eastbound and Down.

    I don't think C4 or TG4 lost the rights to True Blood though. Actually I don't think True Blood was any way affected by the Sky/HBO deal. FX still has First View, Pay TV rights and TG4/C4 have Terrestrial rights.


  • #233
    H8GHOTI
    Registered Users Posts: 1,933 ✭✭✭H8GHOTI


    Dman001 wrote: »
    News Corp owns FX, and News Corp has a share of Sky too, so there probably wasn't a great deal of conflict when FX lost the rights to The Wire and Eastbound and Down.

    I don't think C4 or TG4 lost the rights to True Blood though. Actually I don't think True Blood was any way affected by the Sky/HBO deal. FX still has First View, Pay TV rights and TG4/C4 have Terrestrial rights.

    According to that article they still have the rights to both those shows. I read that they're going showing repeats of The Wire from next month.


  • #234
    Elmo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,641 ✭✭✭✭Elmo


    Dman001 wrote: »
    I don't think C4 or TG4 lost the rights to True Blood though. Actually I don't think True Blood was any way affected by the Sky/HBO deal. FX still has First View, Pay TV rights and TG4/C4 have Terrestrial rights.

    I was thinking that TG4 might still have the rights for Season 3. When I read that FX had UK rights, with no mention of Irish Rights. However the Sky deal does cover Ireland??? It would be great if C4/TG4 still had True Blood.


  • #235
    Dman001
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,534 ✭✭✭Dman001


    H8GHOTI wrote: »
    According to that article they still have the rights to both those shows. I read that they're going showing repeats of The Wire from next month.
    Odd how both channels will be showing both shows, but they could be used as filler on Sky Atlantic. Either way, the more shows that get on the channel the better. It means more content on the Sky Player.


  • #236
    SuperInfinity
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,449 ✭✭✭SuperInfinity


    silver_Shadow wrote: »
    yeah, for backward folk who have bot bothered to download and watch the best AMC and HBO stuff over the last 6 years Channel is redundant

    Wow, you're retarded. Maybe they didn't want to waste all their time and bandwidth downloading shows.


  • #237
    ShamoBuc
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 33,246 CMod ✭✭✭✭ShamoBuc


    SuperInfinity wrote: »
    Wow, you're retarded. Maybe they didn't want to waste all their time and bandwidth downloading shows.


    There are sooooo many other better ways of getting your point across!


  • #238
    Dman001
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,534 ✭✭✭Dman001


    http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/broadcasting/news/a302145/virgin-media-to-miss-out-on-sky-atlantic.html

    It seems Sky are infact offering Sky Atlantic to Virgin Media (and quite possibly UPC), but it at a high price. If Virgin can't afford it, I can't see UPC being able to afford it.


  • #239
    Comic Book Guy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,476 ✭✭✭Comic Book Guy


    Hi All,

    Any ideas when The Wire is due to start? Never seen any of it but obviously heard great things!


  • #240
    Nerdkiller1991
    Registered Users Posts: 3,999 ✭✭✭Nerdkiller1991


    Comic Book Guy wrote: »
    Hi All,

    Any ideas when The Wire is due to start? Never seen any of it but obviously heard great things!
    I haven't heard anything about Sky showing The Wire on the network, so you're out of luck kid...but there's always hope.


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  • #241
    Dman001
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,534 ✭✭✭Dman001


    Comic Book Guy wrote: »
    Hi All,

    Any ideas when The Wire is due to start? Never seen any of it but obviously heard great things!
    Going by the information released late last year, it is due in Q4 2011.


  • #242
    H8GHOTI
    Registered Users Posts: 1,933 ✭✭✭H8GHOTI


    Dman001 wrote: »
    Odd how both channels will be showing both shows, but they could be used as filler on Sky Atlantic. Either way, the more shows that get on the channel the better. It means more content on the Sky Player.
    Comic Book Guy wrote: »
    Hi All,

    Any ideas when The Wire is due to start? Never seen any of it but obviously heard great things!
    Dman001 wrote: »
    Going by the information released late last year, it is due in Q4 2011.

    The link you posted on the first page of this thread seems to be broken now but I found this on the same site. According to that, Sky Atlantic aren't showing it till next year.

    This is where I read about FX showing it in March. Maybe FX have the rights for it until the end of this year?


  • #243
    Dman001
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,534 ✭✭✭Dman001


    H8GHOTI wrote: »
    The link you posted on the first page of this thread seems to be broken now but I found this on the same site. According to that, Sky Atlantic aren't showing it till next year.

    This is where I read about FX showing it in March. Maybe FX have the rights for it until the end of this year?
    Yes your link is definitely more up to date, as it includes the daytime schedule, and includes Generation Kill as coming in 2013.


  • #244
    saggycaggy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 814 ✭✭✭saggycaggy


    Hi,

    I forgot to watch the 3rd episode of Boardwalk Empire last night at 9pm-any idea if and when that episode is repeated?

    Thanks!


  • #245
    Minstrel27
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,818 ✭✭✭Minstrel27


    I imagine that it will be up on Sky Anytime.


  • #246
    Nemanja91
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,814 ✭✭✭Nemanja91


    Any idea when eastbound and down is starting?


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  • #247
    Dman001
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,534 ✭✭✭Dman001


    saggycaggy wrote: »
    Hi,

    I forgot to watch the 3rd episode of Boardwalk Empire last night at 9pm-any idea if and when that episode is repeated?

    Thanks!
    The 3rd episode is on Sky Anytime and the Sky Player, or at 3:35am tomorrow morning.


  • #248
    adox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,019 ✭✭✭✭adox


    Dman001 wrote: »
    The 3rd episode is on Sky Anytime and the Sky Player, or at 3:35am tomorrow morning.

    Plus the anytime episodes are add free. They are a couple of breaks with just the sky Atlantic screen that can be fast forwarded, but nowhere near as intrusive as the add breaks.

    If the whole season goes on to anytime, I'm just going to copy those episodes over rather than recording when they are airing.


  • #249
    Dman001
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,534 ✭✭✭Dman001


    adox wrote: »
    Plus the anytime episodes are add free. They are a couple of breaks with just the sky Atlantic screen that can be fast forwarded, but nowhere near as intrusive as the add breaks.

    If the whole season goes on to anytime, I'm just going to copy those episodes over rather than recording when they are airing.
    Yes Anytime is great, you'll often see True Blood on it too.


  • #250
    saggycaggy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 814 ✭✭✭saggycaggy


    Thats great, thanks for all the replies! I'll try and get to watch it before next Saturday!

    Thanks again.


  • #251
    adox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,019 ✭✭✭✭adox


    The Pacific is due to air mid April. Date TBC,

    @sky_atlantic
    Sky Atlantic
    If you missed the incredible #ThePacific when it aired on Sky Movies, it will air on Atlantic from mid April. We'll tweet a date soon...


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