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Bad News: KR off Sci-Fi in July

Post by neps » Tue Jun 01, 2004 4:19 pm

Pavanbadal mentioned this in another thread (http://knightrideronline.com/phpbb/view ... hp?p=51919), but as it is important information, it should really have its own.

It looks like Knight Rider will only be on Sci-Fi for the month of June. No matter, pretty soon we'll have the DVDs, and what would be the point of watching syndicuts?
Effective, Monday, June 28:
What's back: Roswell and Quantum Leap
What's gone: Knight Rider, X-Files, Incredible Hulk,
and The Sentinel

Changes listed ONLY

8:00AM Daytime Rotation (replaces THE SENTINEL)
9:00AM Daytime Rotation (replaces Knight Rider)
10:00AM Daytime Rotation (replaces The Sentinel)
(So 3 extra hours of the Daytime Rotation, now from
8am-4pm)
4:00PM Roswell (replaces The Incredible Hulk)
5:00PM Sliders (replaces The X-Files)
2:00AM Quantum Leap (replaces X-Files)

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Post by Deferranfan1 » Tue Jun 01, 2004 5:50 pm

WTF, why even bother to put it back on. AAHHHHHH Yes we will only have the first season dvd though right? Or have I missed something along the line. I know about the first season in the USA.
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Post by Cougar » Tue Jun 01, 2004 7:11 pm

:x I wish they would make up their minds!

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Post by GetKittBack » Tue Jun 01, 2004 8:48 pm

:evil: if i could id take a baseball bat to the programmer who desined this messed up schedule

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Post by comets78 » Tue Jun 01, 2004 10:39 pm

just when i learned to program my vcr, can i sue somebody for this?

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Post by SwEeTiNsAnItY » Wed Jun 02, 2004 3:12 am

lol @ comets78...

I guess it was almost too good to be true. But I'm not that disappointed; afterall, we are getting them on DVD, uncut and in even better quality, we just gotta be patient. 'Til then I'm gonna enjoy this reason to wake up in the morning :)

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Post by neps » Wed Jun 02, 2004 6:53 am

Yes, first season has only been confirmed for Region 1, Deferranfan1... just going on the idea that once one is released they will continue. And when the time comes that all Seasons are released, what would be the point of caring which channel is airing a hacked up version of the episode.

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Post by cloudkitt » Wed Jun 02, 2004 9:48 pm

What are these "Regions" everyone keeps talking about
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Post by neps » Wed Jun 02, 2004 9:59 pm

Wait.. you just asked this question last week, didn't you see the answer? ;)

http://bb.knightrideronline.com/viewtopic.php?p=51746

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Post by Michael Pajaro » Thu Jun 03, 2004 4:09 pm

I'm realizing more and more that even the DVD box set will never completely replace the enjoyment of watching Knight Rider on broadcast. I already have all the episodes on tape and many on DVD, but it's great coming home and having a new episode waiting for you on your TiVo. You can just bring it up, speed through to the good parts if you want and get a quick daily dose of the 80s. Yes, you could come up and stick in a DVD every night, but with the disc-loading time and the FBI warning it's just not the same.
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Post by neps » Thu Jun 03, 2004 5:43 pm

So you'd rather watch an inferior quality product, with scenes missing, than wait a minute to get through the disc loading and the FBI warning? Yea, that makes sense. :)

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Post by Michael Pajaro » Thu Jun 03, 2004 6:27 pm

This is the difference... If I want to watch Trust Doesn't Rust, I'll pop in a DVD and watch it. But chances are I'm going to watch Forget Me Not once on DVD, then won't choose to watch it again for quite a while.

Put another way: even with my current set of DVDs and tapes, I did not watch an episode of Knight Rider every single day. But when it's on sci-fi, at the very least I will scan through that day's episode.
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Post by Knight224 » Thu Jun 03, 2004 7:26 pm

my day is ruined boohoo
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Post by Skav » Thu Jun 03, 2004 7:31 pm

Mike, what do you mean scan through it? You mean, even though you have it on tape, you still tape that day's airing and go through to the best bits or come home and watch that episode for the day?

Anyway, with either answer, I still find it hard to believe that a syndicate edited airing is better than a dvd version. but that's just me.

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Post by Knight Storm » Thu Jun 03, 2004 11:53 pm

I think he means the feelings not the same. It's just somthing you can look forward too. I know I was looking forward to it. Putting in the DVD despite the quality, it's the feeling from it that counts.

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Post by Michael Pajaro » Fri Jun 04, 2004 2:03 am

Skav wrote:Mike, what do you mean scan through it? You mean, even though you have it on tape, you still tape that day's airing and go through to the best bits or come home and watch that episode for the day?

Anyway, with either answer, I still find it hard to believe that a syndicate edited airing is better than a dvd version. but that's just me.

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Post by Deferranfan1 » Fri Jun 04, 2004 2:37 am

neps wrote:Yes, first season has only been confirmed for Region 1, Deferranfan1... just going on the idea that once one is released they will continue. And when the time comes that all Seasons are released, what would be the point of caring which channel is airing a hacked up version of the episode.
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Post by TurbomanKnight » Mon Jun 14, 2004 10:38 pm

Damn, lets build a replica of Goliath and scare the living crap out of them and make them show it. Whos with me? :twisted:
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Post by comets78 » Tue Jun 15, 2004 9:26 pm

only if i can drive it:)

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Post by spyhunter » Wed Jun 16, 2004 2:23 pm

Michael Pajaro wrote:I'm realizing more and more that even the DVD box set will never completely replace the enjoyment of watching Knight Rider on broadcast. I already have all the episodes on tape and many on DVD, but it's great coming home and having a new episode waiting for you on your TiVo. You can just bring it up, speed through to the good parts if you want and get a quick daily dose of the 80s. Yes, you could come up and stick in a DVD every night, but with the disc-loading time and the FBI warning it's just not the same.
I feel the same way Mike, since I also have TiVo, it's way easier...

I wish TiVo was more affordable, so everyone would see their TVs in a whole new light! It's too bad that it has not developed overseas as well! They must have some type of DVR overseas though?

Many Sony computers come with Giga Pocket recording, so that would be an alternative if you hooked your PC up to your TV. And then there has been Windows XP Media Center Edition for awhile now, which is similar to TiVo, but not half as friendly...

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Post by GetKittBack » Wed Jun 16, 2004 4:03 pm

i also have tivo to and do the same thing mike. but i cant wait to get the bonous freatures though. but as u said it just wont be the same.

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Post by Cougar » Wed Jun 16, 2004 5:35 pm

[quote="SwEeTiNsAnItY"]lol @ comets78...

I guess it was almost too good to be true. But I'm not that disappointed; afterall, we are getting them on DVD, uncut and in even better quality, we just gotta be patient. 'Til then I'm gonna enjoy this reason to wake up in the morning :)[/quote]

LOL If it wern't for KR there's no telling how long I would sleep!

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