It seems like we’ve been waiting an age for Channel 9 to launch its second digital channel. Well, it appears the date is set, so put it in your calendars now: on August 9, 2009, you’ll have access to a heap of US TV shows never before seen on Australian TV you could previously only get on Pay TV.
The channel – named Go! – will include shows like Gossip Girl, Weeds, The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Fringe, Curb Your Enthusiasm and Dog the Bounty Hunter, among others.
Excited? No, me neither. It’ll be interesting to see how it performs (although the TV ratings system in this country is so fundamentally flawed it wouldn’t matter) but ultimately I think I’ll stick to getting my TV online or on DVD…
[MediaSpy via Lifehacker]
Aaron Clement
Thursday, July 16, 2009 at 12:02 PMSo TV shows that’ve had some limited airtime on free to air in Australia previously and were horribly abused by the Network in question?
Goody!
Chumplunt
Thursday, July 16, 2009 at 12:45 PMIf it hadn’t already seen them, i’d definitely be logging more time on this channel name the standard 9. Dance You Fat Chubby No Dignity Ass Off vs Fringe. Hmm, tough choice there!
Sam Testa
Thursday, July 16, 2009 at 12:51 PMA bit of Curb Your Enthusiasm would be good, just as long as they don’t show any more Two and a Half Men! Seriously, that show is on about 15 times a week on 9.
cleverclogs
Thursday, July 16, 2009 at 12:55 PMI guess this might be the only ‘good’ thing about multi-channel FTA TV, in that, yes, programmes will actually fall into a schedule that doesn’t change, and “prime time” programmes like Fringe etc aren’t pushed to the twilight hours.
Problem is, with more channels, means less people watching each one, means they’ll want to advertise even more… which means I won’t be watching them.
Matt
Thursday, July 16, 2009 at 8:10 PMSo the unwashed masses can have their reality tv and two and half men on Nine’s Primary channel, and people with some intelligence can watch scripted TV on the Secondary.
Then those of US with brains can go watch the shows we actually want to watch online / DVD
Vicki
Wednesday, August 5, 2009 at 8:48 PMWhy do the TV networks in this country never commences their shows on time!! Channel 9 is the worst offender and don’t they have anything better to show than two and half men!!!!
Take a leaf out of the UK’s book and Sky (ALL shows commenced on time, as advertised and SKY was cheap), unlike Foxtel which is SO expensive and the amount of channels and quality of the shows is a joke.
Francis
Friday, August 7, 2009 at 8:44 AMYeah TV stations have lost – I got so sick of their constant switching of timeslots and dumb ass decisions leading to missed episodes that I don’t bother anymore. I only watch on DVD now – at a time that’s convenient to me and has no adds… thanks to 9 et al – if you weren’t so messed up I wouldn’t have found a better way !!
bill brown
Saturday, August 8, 2009 at 3:55 AMi only wanna see Survivor