Having taped and not yet watched the last four Buffy eps, i'm assuming that the Sweeps are happening over in the US, hence the repeats... all for ratings and a chance for a new series next season. It's around about now that we in the UK get very close to the US for new episodes.

We're getting awfully close to the US eps of "Angel" as that show has just recently come off a five week hiatus ( i think we're probably two behind at the moment)

I possibly don't think there'll be a break, if the US show new episodes from now. I remember the Season 5 finale, SKY viewers saw it just three or four days after it was aired in the US, and probably that's what will happen here, i know we won't be seeing any new episodes that haven't been aired in the US yet.

(Edited by Keenangel 19/04/2002 14:29)

I think UPN are planning to show the last 5 episodes of Buffy without a break, starting on April 30th. This means that Sky will be a whole 2 days behind the US. This could cause problems, as reportedly (I don't have Sky) the last few eps of S5 were quite poor quality due to lack of time to convert them to PAL properly and stuff. I suppose they might opt to have a week break if they have trouble getting the episodes on time.

'Angel' should be ok, as Sky is currently 3 eps behind the US. There was a long break for both shows, but again, I doubt they'll have another break before the end of the season.
Oh, something that's just occurred to me. The Buffy finale is apparently a 2-parter to be broadcast together on UPN. If Sky decide to do the same, I guess that could affect the 'Angel' schedule..

Last year there were big problems with Spiral - the sound was dreadful. However, those people with digital escaped the poor sound quality so I think most people will be alright. And no, there will be no breaks of Buffy just possibly a break of Angel.

The no breaks thing is the whole reason why sky one only start showing buffy, Angel, Enterprise ect. in January.

Personally I'd rather have everything in one go, as it increases enjoyment knowing exactly whats going on - some people have really short memories.

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I believe the sweeps in the USA occur every year and I don't remember there being a break on sky last year and the season started about the same time in January.

There's plently of other programmes for me to catch up if there is a break from Buffy and Angel (at the moment I have 8 eps of 24 to watch!!)

(Edited by Pegasus 24/04/2002 02:02)

We're three or four episodes behind Angel, i can't see there being a break now.. they haven't done it before and i can't see SKY starting now...

Thanks Guys - stopped worrying now. Its just i'm a newbie to sky buffy having previously having to rely on BBC 2 and its numerous snooker and cricket interuptions. Can't wait for tomorrows ep!!!!

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by In a State of Dan
Oh, something that's just occurred to me. The Buffy finale is apparently a 2-parter to be broadcast together on UPN. If Sky decide to do the same, I guess that could affect the 'Angel' schedule..

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And apparently, Sky aren't going to show them together. Which kinda sucks...

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by In a State of Dan
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And apparently, Sky aren't going to show them together. Which kinda sucks...

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I'm pouting now

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by In a State of Dan
(quotes)And apparently, Sky aren't going to show them together. Which kinda sucks...

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Correct me if I'm wrong but didn't something similar happen last year? Or did the finale get shown on a completely different day or something?

Season 4(I remember this very well) Sky showed primevil on Friday and then Restless the Saturday or Sunday afterwards. I actually almost missed it as a result. I watched it, wondered what on earth was going on, then dismissed it as any episode done by a new writer. It was that confusing. With hindsight though, Joss whedon(hardly a new writer) wrote an episode filled with clues for the future which has predicted all of season 5 and 6. If the original plan for Dawn( an 8 or 9 year old sister) had gone ahead it would have fitted even better. Still, I think season 5 worked really well with Dawn in there.

Wow, its easy to get off the point.

I don't think this happened last year otherwise I probably wouldn't have been quite as annoyed as I was about the spoiler in the trailer.

I hope it isn't true about Sky One opting to show the Buffy finale episodes separately, as I think it will work a lot better in one go. If you saw Bargaining, the episodes really didn't work well on their own. I tried watching the two halves separately, and it is just not as well worked.

YEY! New Buffy back on UPN on 30th April. All happy at supporting evidence of no break on sky.

Who here has Sky One through ITV digital? I do, and I've just heard that ITV digital is closing down. After ITV digital analogue cable doesn't compare

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by TinnionA97
Who here has Sky One through ITV digital? I do, and I've just heard that ITV digital is closing down. After ITV digital analogue cable doesn't compare

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Very nearly signed up when I moved a few weeks ago...

Spotted the rumblings and got Sky Digital instead. In my experience I don't think digital cable is worse in any respect. Other than the customer service from NTL, which is something I can't talk about on a family board

So far as I know, ITV Digital will survive in one form or another, it'll just be a little shaky until they sort it out. What channels you get may well change without notice though.

Well, I've had ITV digital for just over a year hence my wanting to know anything about it. I've since discovered that their assets are being sold off separately.

None of the pay per view channels are in operation and its keeping all the primary channels as far as I know.

As for Sky Digital, sorry I really hate that from my experiences with it. On the autorecord it switches channels without telling you. There's a really annoying dot in the corner and occasionally the subtitles dissapear without notice(although to be fair the same happens with my on digital). My experiences with digtal cable have been short, but I've never had major problems with it. Unfortunately Telewest won't flipping upgrade to digital where I am, so I'm sticking with ITV digital for the time being.

Performances of Platforms:

Sky 8/10
Digital Cable 8/10
Ondigital 9/10(gets an extra mark because occasionally it shows angel again on saturdays)