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How many of you watch BBC America and what do you think of it?

How many of you watch BBC America and what do you think of it?I asked a friend of mine the same question, and he said BBC America was just as shitty of a news program as CNN America, and all the others.

Whenever I surf the channels BBCAM has shows on, so meh.

I asked a friend of mine the same question, and he said BBC America was just as shitty of a news program as CNN America, and all the others.
Indeed.

I do not unquestioningly worship the BBC, as many seem to think I should. It has as much bias and crap as some other news organizations.

To their credit, they are the only news organization on the ground in Afghanistan that has a reporter embedded with the Taliban. But that's it.

How many of you watch BBC America and what do you think of it?
Never even heard of it before now. How do you find it? Is it on cable?

I watch BBC America occasionally. I also flip over to news from France and Asia.
Good to have other perspectives.

Never even heard of it before now. How do you find it? Is it on cable?
I get it with my cable box, it's up around 160 here.

Indeed.

I do not unquestioningly worship the BBC, as many seem to think I should. It has as much bias and crap as some other news organizations.

To their credit, they are the only news organization on the ground in Afghanistan that has a reporter embedded with the Taliban. But that's it.Well, to give the BBC credit, BBC international and BBC America seem to be two completely different things.

I watch a ton of BBC America, especially for the comedies.

I watch a ton of BBC America, especially for the comedies.

so you reckon that we have a good sense of humour then?

I watch BBC news, because I find it less biased and less sensationalistic than any of our news progams. I also watch BBC America for Monty Python and Benny Hill reruns.

I watch BBC news, because I find it less biased and less sensationalistic than any of our news progams. I also watch BBC America for Monty Python and Benny Hill reruns.

They show Benny Hill repeats on BBCAmerica? They won't even show that on the BBC or ITV here in Britain.

Well, to give the BBC credit, BBC international and BBC America seem to be two completely different things.

When I watched the BBC in the UK, it didn't seem any better than Sky News. In fact, for local UK news, Sky News seemed better.

Americans kiss boyzz.

so you reckon that we have a good sense of humour then?

My sense of humour is far more along British lines.

Never even heard of it before now. How do you find it? Is it on cable?
Digital cable.

They show Benny Hill repeats on BBCAmerica? They won't even show that on the BBC or ITV here in Britain.



Yeah. Now if they'd just show Fawlty Towers...

Yeah. Now if they'd just show Fawlty Towers...

They do marathons of it occasionally.

They do marathons of it occasionally.

And so they should!

Was just wondering about benny Hill because as far as I can remember it wasn't made by the BBC

I too occasionally watch Benny Hill, I still can't help laughing or at least smiling. As I get older, I've begun to realize he's who I want to be when I grow up.

Then there's the new to me show Hex. Rarwrrr. Thursdays at 10pm!

How many of you watch BBC America and what do you think of it?
One of my siblings watches it. tapes alot of the shows on there.

I, myself, like the mysteries, some of the drama and comedies.

Meh, I just use the thingie that came with Firefox. I think it's called RSS feed or something.

Anyway, I like the BBC's worldwide coverage of news, just gets annoying when I have to find somewhere else to get information on what's happening in the U.S. So I head on over to CNN...

I don't get the BBC channel anyway. Heh

they show Benny Hill on BBC America? man gotta donate some DVD's to get those...

It's so much better than the crap fed to us here. Really, everything outside the US is better. I'm thinking of moving but I can't decide where (haven't studied French since high school, which was a loooong time ago).

:p

they show Benny Hill on BBC America? man gotta donate some DVD's to get those...
Probably cheaper than buying the shows, I suppose.

How many of you watch BBC America and what do you think of it?



Watched it for a week, thought it sucked and never turned back.

How many of you watch BBC America and what do you think of it?

I don't currently have it, but when I did I enjoyed watching it pretty often. There are several British televison shows I enjoy. Fawlty Towers, Monty Python's Flying Circus, The Thin Blue Line, Blackadder, Red Dwarf. The few episodes of Little Britain I saw were amusing. I didn't see all of those on BBC America, I've caught them elsewhere. But I do like BBC America.

I watch BBC America quite a bit, I'm watching "My Family" right now.