Channel 5

Channel 5

Some people still cannot receive Channel Five where they live. While they may moan about it, they don’t know how lucky they are. I’m not sure what the competition comprised of when C5 won the right to broadcast, but it must have been pretty awful. What follows is my first completely ... Read review

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Free Pornography

Advantages: It's free
Disadvantages: It's shit

Some people still cannot receive Channel Five where they live. While they may moan about it, they don’t know how lucky they are. I’m not sure what the competition comprised of when C5 won the right to broadcast, but it must have been pretty awful. What follows is my first completely negative review of a TV station. If you like C5, it’s best you look away now or prepare to be offended.

If C5 has one redeeming feature ...
...the subscription-based Sky One, a channel that offers marginally better programming. Its only other redeeming feature is that it has news on the hour, but with its horribly tasteless and bright graphics and studio, it is sore on the eye to watch. And when I have BBC News 24 I know where my zapper turns for news bulletins.

And that’s as far as C5’s redeeming features reach. The last Tory government might have been convinced ... more

kfingleton 28.02.2001
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The Best of Five

Advantages: Some excellent dramas and films
Disadvantages: Too many cheaply made programmes

When Channel Five first started a few years ago it soon got a reputation of relying on cheap American imports, even cheaper home produced programmes and a regular diet of soft porn films, soaps and repeats to fill its schedules. Not surprisingly, it was dismissed by most people as being a waste of time. However since its re-launch and name change it has become a much better channel and now does have the calibre of programmes that can tempt viewers ...
...why you might consider watching Channel 5 Number 10- Minority Sports Five provides a good coverage of many sports that these days would not otherwise be seen on terrestrial TV. They might not be to everyone’s taste but part of the remit of this channel was to cater for minority interests. At various days during the week you can see; American Football, Kickboxing, Boxing, Australian Rules Football, Motorsports (including drag racing and bike racing), ...

Mauri 21.09.2000 (04.12.2002) · Read full review
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ITS NOT ALL EROTIC THRILLERS

Advantages: Some good football on 5, odd good film
Disadvantages: Tacky adverts, a lot of cheap American TV

...element of novelty too with Channel 5's movie premiers at 9pm, though far too soon the novelty wore off. The movie premiers just began to be repeated. And the movies, no films were not big high-budget blockbusters or good low-budget films but tacky b-movies with a half-famous cast. So Channel 5 started well, and then went through a terrible patch of cheap American shows but now I think its starting to improve. And lets not forget Channel 4 started ...
... Though not everyone gets Channel 5, so some people miss out on all the fun! The news every hour, the erotic thrillers, the sex documentaries, the American police documentaries and most importantly for some people - the cheap and awful Home and Away. Anyway I'll try not to rub in too much to the poor folks who press 5 on their remote to find a snowy screen but I assure you your not missing much… The programmes ~~ Well if your too embarrassed to ...

Disillusioned 02.09.2001 (03.09.2001) · Read full review
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FUN, FILMS AND FILTH

Advantages: Variety, stability
Disadvantages: Quality

...and compile some thoughts about Channel 5. The main reason I’m writing this is that it occurred to me the other day that I seem to be spending a greater proportion of my time watching Channel 5, compared to the other terrestrial television channels. As you are most probably aware, Channel 5 was launched a few years ago – the first independent terrestrial television channel launch since Channel 4 in the 1980s. The station’s launch ...
...things that I like about Channel 5 – and there are things that I don’t. A recent poll indicated that Channel 5 has the fastest growing audience of any terrestrial television station – it is gradually catching up with Channel 4’s market share. Here’s a run down of some of my thoughts about why this might be and what they need to do to escalate their status. AVAILABILITY AND RECEPTION One of the biggest controversies ...

LostWitness 18.08.2002 · Read full review
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Fives Alive

Advantages: Free, often very entertaining, always different.
Disadvantages: Sometimes programming can be a little extreme, but at least it is honest.

...To write about a TV channel seems a bit strange in some ways, but when that channel gives the viewers the option of what they want to see, without the many cuts made by the various licensees, it releases a bit of a thrill. After all, we're the ones who give these people advice through all the advertising and general questionnaires. What I'm talking about is channel 5, a little understood channel that unfortunately, even now can not reach everyone ...
...the facts. Week after week channel 5 shows a variety of good films that are often highly sought after, and are usually good entertainment. Also aside from actual films they have a good selection of children's and adult viewing at the right times for the right age groups, without having limitations. Controversial or not, they will give you what most people want, and if it feels too personal you can always change channel. Frankly I'm amazed that others ...

Trev1000 15.04.2001 · Read full review
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always the best!!!

Advantages: sex, the seventies, cheese
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...there is usually something on channel 5 to get your juices flowing. I think they've filled a definate niche in the market. They provide bad soft porn several nights a week for the needy without having to pretend that it's all for the sake of science. Let's face it we all love a bit of it. The BBC know it sells, but they'd give some five part historical documentary about it, but good old channel 5 makes no bones about it. If you add to this the great ...

gsplat 09.08.2000 · Read full review
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Greed is Channel 5’s entry into the ‘big money’ quiz shows. Channel 5 does host some of its own quiz shows, but so far they have been pretty poor, Greed seems to make up for this. It’s not as good as Who Wants to be a Millionaire (ITV) or The Weakest Link (BBC) which have both taken off in other countries, but it is quite an addictive show to watch. Its hosted by Jerry Springer of ‘The Jerry Springer show’ you know the one where the audience all seem to chant ‘Jerry…..Jerry’ all of the time. It’s a show you must have seen, if not, just where have you been?! If you have watched it you’ll know that Jerry Springer is someone you will either love or hate. I like him, he seems very fair on his shows and he doesn’t annoy me like some hosts. If you can remember ‘ ...

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CHANNEL 5 NEWS

Advantages: easy to understand
Disadvantages: on channel 5 so not everyone will be able to watch it

Channel 5 news is probably, the next step up after you've watched newsround, but your still not ready to take on the BBC1 6oclock news. Like any other news station they give the latest news updates but in a way that is easy to understand and take in without it being patronising. For many news stories, they give you a top5 facts, which gives you a background to the subject mentioned. for example the other day I remember them doing the top 5 facts on the Real IRA. They also bring in news stories about well known celebrities as well as the political stories featured in all the other news broadcasts. My favourite part of the show is the Winners and Losers of the Day, the winners people who have had a successful day the losers, being people who have had days they wish they could forget. ...

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