Title: Comics Britania
Post by: Scottiepunk on 20 July, 2008, 12:48:08 PM
Post by: Scottiepunk on 20 July, 2008, 12:48:08 PM
Sorry if this has been covered somewhere else already, but did anyone else see this last night? All about Dandy and Beno featuring Kevin O'Neill. Next weeks about British Action comics. Hopefully 2000AD will get featured somewhere along the way.
Title: Re: Comics Britania
Post by: Jim_Campbell on 20 July, 2008, 01:07:56 PM
Post by: Jim_Campbell on 20 July, 2008, 01:07:56 PM
Honestly?
It's a horribly missed opportunity, offering no insights into the industry or the medium and -- most annoying of all -- you'd be forgiven for thinking that 2000AD ceased publication in the late 80s, so little is it mentioned in the context of the modern industry.
Cheers!
Jim
It's a horribly missed opportunity, offering no insights into the industry or the medium and -- most annoying of all -- you'd be forgiven for thinking that 2000AD ceased publication in the late 80s, so little is it mentioned in the context of the modern industry.
Cheers!
Jim
Title: Re: Comics Britania
Post by: COMMANDO FORCES on 20 July, 2008, 03:10:45 PM
Post by: COMMANDO FORCES on 20 July, 2008, 03:10:45 PM
This was on BBC3 a while back and it was horrendous. You would think that Viz was the only British comic going at the moment the way this programme is put together 
Title: Re: Comics Britania
Post by: Peter Wolf on 20 July, 2008, 03:35:12 PM
Post by: Peter Wolf on 20 July, 2008, 03:35:12 PM
Yes i watched it.In the listings it said "New series" but it seems to be a repeat of the series that was shown a while ago.I am not sure but its a bit of a deception to list a series as "new' when its not.
It was interesting but i never read any of those comics that were featured.
will 2000ad get such an indepth focus that the Beano and the Dandy ?
DA IT.
Could we have 20 minutes only on 2000ad in next weeks [part 2] that barely even scratches the surface of its history and impact and characters and all the rest of it ?
"No problem ! "
Could we have a whole hour and the rest of the series devoted to the Infantile Viz comic where Squarehead Ian Mcdonald goes over how he started from his bedroom and lots of voiceovers to his strips like Roger Mellie etc ?
"No problem ! "
Fuck Off
Morons
TV gets turned off.
It was interesting but i never read any of those comics that were featured.
will 2000ad get such an indepth focus that the Beano and the Dandy ?
DA IT.
Could we have 20 minutes only on 2000ad in next weeks [part 2] that barely even scratches the surface of its history and impact and characters and all the rest of it ?
"No problem ! "
Could we have a whole hour and the rest of the series devoted to the Infantile Viz comic where Squarehead Ian Mcdonald goes over how he started from his bedroom and lots of voiceovers to his strips like Roger Mellie etc ?
"No problem ! "
Fuck Off
Morons
TV gets turned off.
Title: Re: Comics Britania
Post by: Scottiepunk on 20 July, 2008, 05:53:45 PM
Post by: Scottiepunk on 20 July, 2008, 05:53:45 PM
Err, ok, fair enough, just thought I'd mention it, guess looking forward to 2000AD being mentioned next week is out then!!
Title: Re: Comics Britania
Post by: Mardroid on 20 July, 2008, 08:36:02 PM
Post by: Mardroid on 20 July, 2008, 08:36:02 PM
If it is a repeat of the BBC3 comics thing, then 2000AD will definitely get a mention as I saw that episode. They didn't go into all that much depth (they had other comics to cover too), but didn't just skim over it either.
Title: Re: Comics Britania
Post by: satchmo on 20 July, 2008, 09:38:16 PM
Post by: satchmo on 20 July, 2008, 09:38:16 PM
It was on BBC4 last year, the first 2 episodes I really enjoyed, but the final part (with the 2000ad stuff) is appalling, misleading nonsense. Next weeks is worth a watch though!
Title: Re: Comics Britania
Post by: IndigoPrime on 20 July, 2008, 10:53:11 PM
Post by: IndigoPrime on 20 July, 2008, 10:53:11 PM
Much better was the Phill Jupitus-narrated show about 2000 AD, complete with amusing Dredd voiceover.
Title: Re: Comics Britania
Post by: Scottiepunk on 21 July, 2008, 07:25:32 AM
Post by: Scottiepunk on 21 July, 2008, 07:25:32 AM
Quote from: "IndigoPrime"Much better was the Phill Jupitus-narrated show about 2000 AD, complete with amusing Dredd voiceover.?
Title: Re: Comics Britania
Post by: satchmo on 21 July, 2008, 11:25:30 AM
Post by: satchmo on 21 July, 2008, 11:25:30 AM
It was a half hour documentary about 2000AD on Radio 4, it was a lot of fun!
Title: Re: Comics Britania
Post by: Scottiepunk on 21 July, 2008, 11:40:14 AM
Post by: Scottiepunk on 21 July, 2008, 11:40:14 AM
Ah, bugger, I missed that one then!! 
Title: Re: Comics Britania
Post by: dweezil2 on 26 July, 2008, 12:51:06 PM
Post by: dweezil2 on 26 July, 2008, 12:51:06 PM
Remember the last time our favourite comic was featured on a prime time TV program? No? Me either. While the coverage of 2000ad next week is somewhat superficial, interviews with Pat Mills and Kevin O'Neil make this worth a watch and it does at least attempt to put 2000ad in some sort of social/historical context.
Maybe if the viewing figures are high enough we can expect a more in-depth documentary at some point, so it's definately worth supporting.
Maybe if the viewing figures are high enough we can expect a more in-depth documentary at some point, so it's definately worth supporting.
Title: Re: Comics Britania
Post by: radiator on 26 July, 2008, 12:55:03 PM
Post by: radiator on 26 July, 2008, 12:55:03 PM
Was looking forward to catching this on iPlayer, but it's not available for some reason.
Is the Channel 4 series SF:UK from a few years back available anywhere, online or otherwise? ISTR they had some good episodes on Dredd, 2000ad, Doctor Who and The Invisibles.
Is the Channel 4 series SF:UK from a few years back available anywhere, online or otherwise? ISTR they had some good episodes on Dredd, 2000ad, Doctor Who and The Invisibles.
Title: Re: Comics Britania
Post by: Scottiepunk on 26 July, 2008, 06:46:21 PM
Post by: Scottiepunk on 26 July, 2008, 06:46:21 PM
What episodes?
There are a few online as torrents if you just do a search on some of the torrent sites, but what episodes should I be looking for?
There are a few online as torrents if you just do a search on some of the torrent sites, but what episodes should I be looking for?
Title: Re: Comics Britania
Post by: Scottiepunk on 27 July, 2008, 08:10:48 AM
Post by: Scottiepunk on 27 July, 2008, 08:10:48 AM
Answered my own question, it's episode 6, 5 is the one about psychedilic Dr Who, 6 is Ultra Violence featuring Clockwork Orange and 2000AD!