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Basil Plumley · 07-02-2009, 2:41 PM

Having a look at the exclusive Bond double bills coming our way in High Definition from our friends at Sky, I can't help feeling a little conned...lets have a look at whats on shall we? The number in the brackets is the number of times that film has been shown during this season.

SUNDAY 8 FEB
20.00 -Casino Royale (1)
22.30 - From Russia With Love (1)

MONDAY 9 FEB
20.00 - From Russia With Love (2)
22.05 - The Man With The Golden Gun (1)

TUESDAY 10 FEB
20.00 - The Man With The Golden Gun (2)
22.15 - Casino Royale (2)

WEDNESDAY 11 FEB
20.00 - Casino Royale (3)
22.30 - You Only Live Twice (1)

THURSDAY 12 FEB
20.00 - You Only Live Twice (2)
22.00 - Tomorrow Never Dies (1)

FRIDAY 13 FEB
20.00 - Tomorrow Never Dies (2)
22.30 - Casino Royale (4)

Ten different time slots, five different films - now I'm not a betting man, but I'd lay a months money on the fact that Casino Royale will be on at 20.00 on Sat 14 as well...add the fact that it's on today as well, that's 7 showings in 7 days - talk about wearing a film out!

derek500 · 07-02-2009, 3:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Don Lafontaine

Ten different time slots, five different films - now I'm not a betting man, but I'd lay a months money on the fact that Casino Royale will be on at 20.00 on Sat 14 as well...add the fact that it's on today as well, that's 7 showings in 7 days - talk about wearing a film out!

Keep your money in your pocket!! Sunday 14th is Goldfinger and Live and Let Die!! Three more titles appear that week, making the ten that Sky have announced they're showing.

Hardy a con!! Silly post TBH.

Basil Plumley · 07-02-2009, 4:06 PM

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Originally Posted by derek500

Keep your money in your pocket!! Sunday 14th is Goldfinger and Live and Let Die!! Three more titles appear that week, making the ten that Sky have announced they're showing.

Hardy a con!! Silly post TBH.

Do you think so...? Why didn't they just put two different films over five nights then...?

Silly statement if you ask me...

JEFF62 · 07-02-2009, 4:22 PM

Casino Royale must be one of the most screened films ever on Sky Movies. It seems to be on at least three times a week. Its been showing since Christmas Day 2007. Goodness knows how many screenings it has had since then!

By the way later in the month the spoof Casino Royale starring David Niven is also showing on Sky Movies so when you see Casino Royale lsited yet again it may well be the 1967 film which doesnt deserve to even be classed as a Bond film.

penna · 07-02-2009, 4:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Don Lafontaine

Do you think so...? Why didn't they just put two different films over five nights then...?

Silly statement if you ask me...

Because more people will get the chance to watch the films if they are each on more than once?

What is wrong with that?

My vote is for silly thread!

*DirtyNorris* · 07-02-2009, 4:46 PM

Really thoughtless scheduling from Sky tomorrow - they should've put From Russia With Love (first showing) on BEFORE Casino Royale (been on Hundreds of times). Some of us have work on Monday morning!

I'm hoping FRWL will turn up on Anytime overnight so I'm not stuck with their daft scheduling.

Coffin · 07-02-2009, 5:24 PM

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Originally Posted by DirtyNorris

I'm hoping FRWL will turn up on Anytime overnight so I'm not stuck with their daft scheduling.

Soon...TV Guide & TV Listings - Sky TV

JEFF62 · 07-02-2009, 5:33 PM

Apparently all ten Bond films will appear on Anytime tomorrow morning.

Starburst · 07-02-2009, 5:40 PM

What exactly is the point of the thread or the issue with linear broadcast schedules for an all PVR audience?

I'm not being awkward but honestly puzzled.

Basil Plumley · 07-02-2009, 6:37 PM

I was actually referencing the fact that they chose to show one film in particular four times in a short season - if it goes on into next week as well, we'll probably get the chance to see it a few more times as well...

Apologies for starting a thread that some people didn't find useful or informative - maybe I should be tied to a big block of gold and have my ******** fried with a laser beam or something...

Starburst · 07-02-2009, 8:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Don Lafontaine

I was actually referencing the fact that they chose to show one film in particular four times in a short season - if it goes on into next week as well, we'll probably get the chance to see it a few more times as well...

Well CR is probably nearing it's rights period so they are slapping it on all over the place but again not that unexpected especially as new customers are coming onboard everyday. The problem with movies in particular is how often are they repeated to maximise rights costs but also to cover new customers while not saturating the existing audience.
There is no easy answer but in the PVR age it really doesn't matter that much it's not as if any SKY HD movie subscriber will miss a new HD version of a Bond movie thanks to CR being shown 4 times.

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Apologies for starting a thread that some people didn't find useful or informative - maybe I should be tied to a big block of gold and have my ******** fried with a laser beam or something...

Entertaining but SKY would repeat it so many times......

roba666 · 08-02-2009, 8:41 AM

All on Anytime now.

JEFF62 · 08-02-2009, 9:02 AM

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Originally Posted by roba666

All on Anytime now.

Six of them on my Anytime including the 1967 Casino royale. so what do we think? Disappointed to see Goldfinger and From Russia With love have black bars at the side of the screen.

roba666 · 08-02-2009, 9:37 AM

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Originally Posted by JEFF62

Six of them on my Anytime including the 1967 Casino royale. so what do we think? Disappointed to see Goldfinger and From Russia With love have black bars at the side of the screen.

I wouldn't be as they were shot at 1.78.1 and 1.66.1 anyway.

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Basil Plumley · 08-02-2009, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by JEFF62

Disappointed to see Goldfinger and From Russia With love have black bars at the side of the screen.

Why...?

That's how they were made...

Coffin · 08-02-2009, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by roba666

All on Anytime now.

CLH · 08-02-2009, 2:14 PM

And, of course, it wasn't THAT Casino Royale!

Variable quality mind.

Man with the Golden Gun appears the best to me.

JEFF62 · 08-02-2009, 5:14 PM

I only have six Bond films on Anytime today. Sounds like some have all ten on there. Im missing Live And Let Die, Man With the golden gun, Dr No and Tomorrow Never Dies.

Basil Plumley · 11-02-2009, 7:52 PM

Just had a look at the first ten minutes of Goldfinger...and it seems that they haven't even used the master that was used for the remastered SD DVDs a few years back - to put it bluntly, it's in **** state - marks, tears, gate hairs - and for the entire ten minutes, there was an annoying flicker on the extreme right edge of the screen...and the colours are way out as well - particularly black (check the background on the opening titles...

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If the same master is used for the Blu-ray, they'll be uproar.

locutus · 12-02-2009, 8:38 PM

Just got Sky HD today and think You Only Live Twice looks superb for it's age

Goooner · 12-02-2009, 9:40 PM

Was disappointed with Goldfinger, but agree YOLT looks great.

Coffin · 12-02-2009, 9:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Don Lafontaine

Just had a look at the first ten minutes of Goldfinger...

I've just watched all of Goldfinger and this is the worst PQ yet (watched Dr. No and From Russia with Love earlier this week). Pretty disappointing..

Moldiver · 20-02-2009, 7:00 PM

How many films did they actually show? ive got 5 Sky+ and going through them the now, just wanting to know what ones i need to look out for.

Ive got
The man with the golden gun
Diamonds are forever
Thunderball
Live and let die
From russia with love

I also know that tommorw never dies was on. What others am i missing?

Coffin · 20-02-2009, 9:45 PM

I 'Sky plus'd' Dr. No, From Russia with Love, Goldfinger, Thunderball and You Only Live Twice

Tomorrow Never Dies is on again, tomorrow!

loz · 27-02-2009, 7:44 PM

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Originally Posted by penna

Because more people will get the chance to watch the films if they are each on more than once?

What is wrong with that?

Because you can only watch them on a Sky HD box with a recorder....

Basil Plumley · 27-02-2009, 8:09 PM

There's been ten altogether I think...shown every night for the last 3 weeks. Sky really know how to milk something...

Wonder when they're going to show the rest?

Starburst · 27-02-2009, 11:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Don Lafontaine

There's been ten altogether I think...shown every night for the last 3 weeks. Sky really know how to milk something...

Wonder when they're going to show the rest?

Yes, enjoyed them all and no doubt some of those who are new to SKY HD each day of those 3 weeks also appreciated the chance to watch the movies, one or even two screenings are simply not practical for a subscription based channel constantly adding new viewers.
It's pretty obvious promoting SKY HD via Bond adverts means they have to have multipule screenings during the promotion period otherwise they leave themselves wide open to false advertising claims or over-complex t&c's tacked onto the advertising.

As for the rest it may depend upon if the rights are still with ITV or there are separate rights for HD and SD, SKY may have decided to screen them now to make the most of Blu-ray marketing and then Solace marketing as other rights open up.