Series 6: What Would YOU Like to See?

Zoltar wrote:

Sid Seadevil wrote:And here's the main advantage to living in the UK when it comes to Who. By law both cable and satellite providers must carry the five main channels by law. So everybody has access to the show - whether they want it or not.

We should have such a law here as well.

Technically, we do. There's an FCC regulation that all cable service providers, including satellite dish companies, carry free of charge the local market broadcast networks (ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, PBS, CW, and any local market independent stations.) When you get cable or satellite, what you're paying for is the array of cable networks they carry.

Depending upon the cable network, and whether is considered a "basic cable channel" or a "premium channel," the cost that cable service provider pays (and passes the cost along to you) will depend on how many subscribers they have. BBC-America tends to be of the middle tier networks, somewhere between a network like CNN and a premium network like History International or HBO. It all depends on what level of service you subscribe to.

Oh, and Zoltar, regarding your apartment complex's banning of satellite dishes- you do know there was a Supreme Court ruling several years ago that supported and FCC regulation and struck down complaints from a home owners association that wanted to prevent people from installing satellite dishes on the outside of their homes due to aesthetic concerns. The law basically says no owner's association can interfere with a citizen's right to access communication facilities. This, I believe, also applies to apartments. As long as you can attach a satellite antenna in a way that isn't permanent (such as bracketing it to a balcony), your apartment complex cannot legally stop you from subscribing to a satellite dish service. We have apartments all over town where, when you look at the balconies, people have taken advantage of this.

Patrick wrote:Technically, we do. There's an FCC regulation that all cable service providers, including satellite dish companies, carry free of charge the local market broadcast networks (ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, PBS, CW, and any local market independent stations.) When you get cable or satellite, what you're paying for is the array of cable networks they carry.

I wasn't being serious, I was just making a joke that it should be the law that we all get Doctor Who.

Patrick wrote:Depending upon the cable network, and whether is considered a "basic cable channel" or a "premium channel," the cost that cable service provider pays (and passes the cost along to you) will depend on how many subscribers they have. BBC-America tends to be of the middle tier networks, somewhere between a network like CNN and a premium network like History International or HBO. It all depends on what level of service you subscribe to.

I subscribe to the highest level my cable company provides, they simply don't carry BBCA. And given the recent costly battles they've gotten into (and lost) with certain networks (ABC and Fox for example) over carriage fees, I'm not sure they're looking to add another channel right now.

Patrick wrote:Oh, and Zoltar, regarding your apartment complex's banning of satellite dishes- you do know there was a Supreme Court ruling several years ago that supported and FCC regulation and struck down complaints from a home owners association that wanted to prevent people from installing satellite dishes on the outside of their homes due to aesthetic concerns. The law basically says no owner's association can interfere with a citizen's right to access communication facilities. This, I believe, also applies to apartments. As long as you can attach a satellite antenna in a way that isn't permanent (such as bracketing it to a balcony), your apartment complex cannot legally stop you from subscribing to a satellite dish service. We have apartments all over town where, when you look at the balconies, people have taken advantage of this.

I know nothing about that ruling, only that no one here has a dish and the complex forbids it. While I may be able to legally fight them on such a matter based on the ruling you mention, I'm not sure it's worth the trouble I'd get for it from the board or the other owners.

I am looking into another cable provider that does carry BBCA, but life's been too busy at the moment for me to pursue it further.

Well, it didn't take long: THE SERIES 6 TRAILER is now up on the Tube of You.

Hmm...

Spoiler:

Let the speculation begin!

Patrick wrote:Well, it didn't take long: THE SERIES 6 TRAILER is now up on the Tube of You.

Hmm...

Spoiler:

OK, so this first half of Series 32 looks completely and utterly outstanding. I love the fact that the whole thing looks so cinematic. This should finally silence all those loons over on GB who bellyache about foreign location shooting. No, you can't get that sort of vista in a quarry in Wenvo, no matter how hard you try.

One other thought that struck me, Cat, upon rewatching that trailer.

Spoiler:

Stetsons are cool.

The Co=Ordinator wrote:Stetsons are cool.

Cooler than fezzes?

Actually, from a personal perspective I'd have to say yes.

Fezzes make one's jawline look soft and paunchy, a Stetson however, balances out the face with a broad curved brim....

Fashion rationale...

So, what you're saying is that a Stetson suits the broad of face.

no it creates an aesthetically pleasing inverted triangle

Blimey!

Kate wrote:

The Co=Ordinator wrote:Stetsons are cool.

Cooler than fezzes?

Yes. Much.

Kate wrote:

The Co=Ordinator wrote:Stetsons are cool.

Cooler than fezzes?

Definitely. Fezes have no brims, so they do not shade the head at all. Stetsons have nice wide brims that produce lots of shade during the heat of the day. So naturally, Stetsons are cooler than Fezes.

I've worn both...but sadly not at the same time.

I would like a Rory-centric episode, please Mr. Moffat. Perhaps even a Doctor and Amy-lite?

Am I being too analytical in noticing that some of the corridors in the trailer have roundels in them? :p

I'd certainly second a Rory-centric episode. The character could certainly support one.

As for the possible roundels in the corridor...

*scurries away to have a closer look*

Sid Seadevil wrote:
As for the possible roundels in the corridor...

*scurries away to have a closer look*

The darkened corridor with the

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in; particularly noticeable when the door shuts on Rory.