FX Goes HD In UK

PoochJD · 23-04-2008, 4:00 PM

Hi,

Fab news for fans of US imports. As of Monday 28th April 2008, FX will be broadcasting an HD channel!

However, the scheduling will only run from 7pm-2am approx, and will NOT be the same as the normal FX, FX+1 or FX+2 channels.

The HD version will show old and new shows, in HD, including:
- Third Watch (Season 5 - uncut and edited versions)
- Nip/Tuck (Season 5 from the start)
- E-Ring (Season 1)
and many others!

The channel number on Sky Digital will be on channel 205, and will be REPLACING FX+1 completely! (This means only FX and FX+2 will be available to standard digital viewers on Sky!)

Pooch

IAN P · 23-04-2008, 4:13 PM

They want to get shot of the large red FX,puts me off watching i'm afraid

Battlestar · 23-04-2008, 4:14 PM

HI ya pooch , thats great news. I hope NCIS is included in that line up.

Any idea when FX will be showing the lastest season ? Perhaps it will premire on the day FX start the HD broadcasts ?

PoochJD · 23-04-2008, 5:12 PM

Hi DaveS,

No news on when Season 5 of NCIS will air, but it certainly isn't due on either FX or FXHD until mid-to-late May 2008 at the earliest, and certainly not on the first week of FXHD's schedules.

Sorry, mate.

Pooch

Shaun666 · 23-04-2008, 7:08 PM

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Originally Posted by IAN P

They want to get shot of the large red FX,puts me off watching i'm afraid

Agree completely but perhaps common sense will prevail and they will reduce it in size and intensity. Too much to hope that they'd abandon it altogether although I wish they would.

And when are BBC HD gonna do something about their massive logo ?

discostewart · 24-04-2008, 10:17 AM

Dear channel owners,
My Sky Box has this neat trick, when I switch to a new channel the on screen menu tells me what channel I'm on and even what program I am watching. I know, I know its amazing isn't it... wheel.... fire....on screen menus. Anyway I'm sure you didn't realise but now you do can you take your logo offthescreen for the love of all that is good.

Shaun666 · 24-04-2008, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by discostewart

Dear channel owners,
My Sky Box has this neat trick, when I switch to a new channel the on screen menu tells me what channel I'm on and even what program I am watching. I know, I know its amazing isn't it... wheel.... fire....on screen menus. Anyway I'm sure you didn't realise but now you do can you take your logo offthescreen for the love of all that is good.

Ah but in the new multi-channel universe it is important to have a strong brand identity. This can only be achieved by putting a big shiny logo in one corner. No sorry, make that about 6 inches in from the corner. Also we need to ensure that casual viewers ( who are most important to us) know when we are broadcasting a new series so we will put "new series" on the other side of the screen.

Then of course it's important that people know that this programme forms part of our regular schedule so we will
put "Drama Night" or "Sci-Fi Night" in another corner so that people know exactly what they're watching.

I'm sure you all appreciate how important it is to attract and keep viewers in these ultra-competitive times. Viewers to whom picture quality, sound quality and programme quality are important are well catered for by DVD and Cinema so we are trying to attract a different kind of viewer, often referred to as "thick people."

discostewart · 24-04-2008, 10:58 AM

oh i see, now i understsand, in that case why not put arrows in the middle to point at which character is the hero, bad guy, etc. you could have red ones for baddies, blue for goodies....

Battle · 24-04-2008, 5:47 PM

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Originally Posted by discostewart

oh i see, now i understsand, in that case why not put arrows in the middle to point at which character is the hero, bad guy, etc. you could have red ones for baddies, blue for goodies....

Dont give them ideas!!!!!!!

PeteZahut · 25-04-2008, 10:17 AM

Does anyone know if/when Dexter Series 2 will be shown on FXHD ?

maverick177uk · 25-04-2008, 10:49 AM

So will we get Third Watch season 5 on normal FX and if so when does it start, says May on the guide but no start date.

eric pisch · 25-04-2008, 3:55 PM

lol quality channel no wonder i have never watched it

7 episodes of family guy back to back on saturday

PoochJD · 25-04-2008, 5:16 PM

Maverick,

I'm pretty certain that Season 5 of "THird Watch" will air on FX (regular) at some point in May, but the schedule will differ from the HD schedules. Sorry I can't offer you any more specific details.

Pooch

Abbeygoo · 26-04-2008, 7:49 AM

Hey Pooch

thanks for the update ....

I have about six or so episodes of Nip/Tuck in the planner recorded from FX ... is this season five? If so, they can all get deleted and I will record them on FXHD starting Tuesday!

cheers

PoochJD · 26-04-2008, 1:53 PM

Hi Abbeygoo,

Yep, FX are currently part-way through Season 5, and FXHD will be starting Season 5 all over again, from the beginning, for HD lovers like yourself.

Pooch

PoochJD · 28-04-2008, 12:28 PM

Afternoon Folks,

Just a quick note for you all regarding FX-HD.

1 - The channel starts broadcasting from 10pm tonight, but will usually broadcast from 7pm.

2 - Tonight's first show will be Season 1, Episode 1 of "Brotherhood" in HD.

3 - The Sky EPG doesn't appear to have been updated yet, either with the name of the channel, nor the correct programming.

The channel number, however, has been confirmed as being 205, replacing FX+ (or FX+1 for the rest of us)!

4 - Dexter (Season 2) will broadcast in HD, later in the year, but will premiere on FX (SD) first.

The best news, though, I've saved for last, because I know it will please a lot of you:

FX HD will broadcast every show without any advert breaks or interruptions, e.g. US hour-long dramas (Third Watch, NCIS, JAG, etc) will be scheduled in 45 minute slots, with shows from HBO, Showtime and the like, (Nip/Tuck, Brotherhood, et al) will be scheduled in appropriate slots, depending on the length of each episode!

Pooch

SG-22 · 28-04-2008, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by PoochJD

FX HD will broadcast every show without any advert breaks or interruptions, e.g. US hour-long dramas (Third Watch, NCIS, JAG, etc) will be scheduled in 45 minute slots, with shows from HBO, Showtime and the like, (Nip/Tuck, Brotherhood, et al) will be scheduled in appropriate slots, depending on the length of each episode!

Pooch

still dont understand how they can do that

they'll be losing some serious money surely

Abbeygoo · 28-04-2008, 4:23 PM

just had a quick look and the sky EPG seems to have updated!

Nip/Tuck is now on Wednesdays at 10pm on FXHD! Yippee! I hadn't started watching any of the current season and can now delete them all from my planner and watch them in lovely HD!

cheers Pooch

mjn · 29-04-2008, 9:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Abbeygoo

just had a quick look and the sky EPG seems to have updated!

Nip/Tuck is now on Wednesdays at 10pm on FXHD! Yippee! I hadn't started watching any of the current season and can now delete them all from my planner and watch them in lovely HD!

cheers Pooch

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