Channel 5 series - Paddington Station 24/7, starting 11 September 2017

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[a-driver]

New series starting on Channel 5 on Monday. Paddington Station 24/7.

I believe film crews were present when some of the major meltdown occurred so this could be interesting viewing

[JayMac]

The film crews were definitely there for the recent power car derailment.

[TonyK]

Recorder set - no spoilers until I have seen it please - probably tomorrow.

[ChrisB]

Mods - there is a 'spoiler' button avauilable to these fora that hides anything that could be a spoiler like this - those that are happy to read click the button, those that don't, don't.

Any chance? I want to read reviews to see if its worth watching on catch up!

[TonyK]

I've just watched it. It's worth looking at, especially for the engineering, even if that's a long way from Paddington.

[Timmer]

Any chance? I want to read reviews to see if its worth watching on catch up!

Watching it tonight. Recorded it so I can skip the tons of adverts that Channel 5 place. Probably watch it in 40 minutes.

[TonyK]

Wot I did. There are also (and I don't think this is a spoiler) two plugs for a chance to win a rather excellent prize, at a cost of £1.50. They are worth zapping through.

[Red Squirrel]

I watched it on 'Demand 5' after my attempt to record it mysteriously failed... no ads were streamed, so I think it took about 48 mins. Most enjoyable.

For me the most jarring note came as a result of the rather jolly stings they use either side of where the commercials would be: immediately after the segment about the London Bridge attack, we had a very jolly tiddly-pom. Inappropriate, I'd say. So it goes.

[Timmer]

Wot I did. There are also (and I don't think this is a spoiler) two plugs for a chance to win a rather excellent prize, at a cost of £1.50. They are worth zapping through.

Yup, add that to the at least 10 minutes of adverts and you can watch it in just over 40 minutes.

[TonyK]

Yup, add that to the at least 10 minutes of adverts and you can watch it in just over 40 minutes.

Better than watching on a subscription or pay per view, I suppose, although that rather describes the BBC^» (British Broadcasting Corporation - home page) these days. I don't begrudge the licence fee, other than spending it on the banal "talent" shows. Having seen American friends amazed and confused by 2 hours of uninterrupted movie, I shouldn't, and won't, complain.

That said, the cricket is best watched from a recording. Goodness knows what will happen to TV when TPTB^▸ (The Powers That Be) realise how few watch the commercials.

Back on track, I thought it very interesting in the main, and thought it would be so for any followers of railway media. It may be jaw-dropping for those who are not so involved - those who ask "Why don't they put more trains on?" and look surprised when you tell them there aren't any more, nor space to run them.

There was a matter related to special Cardiff services that I shan't start to discuss until I am sure most people have had the chance to watch it.

[Timmer]

American TV is dreadful, makes you really appreciate what we've got over here.

[JayMac]

American TV is dreadful, makes you really appreciate what we've got over here.

Really?

Breaking Bad
Fargo
Game of Thrones
The Big Bang Theory
Late Late Show with James Corden
The Sopranos
Friends
The Walking Dead
The Simpsons
House of Cards
The Wire
Family Guy
The West Wing
The X-Files
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Twin Peaks
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Frasier

[ChrisB]

Friends is a good example! Canned laughter galore

[TaplowGreen]

Thought it was a good programme overall ......couldn't believe the bit where about 6 GWR^▸ (Great Western Railway) staff were unable to stop an apparently well known lone fare dodger plodding along the platform  (armed with a full sized bicycle!), then having called for assistance from the BTP^▸ (British Transport Police) managed to lose him on the train!!! 🙈😂

[JayMac]

Friends is a good example! Canned laughter galore

Friends was filmed in front of a live studio audience throughout its entire run. Any exterior video (in the real outside world) was shown to said audience, in the correct place in the episode, and their natural response recorded. The Friends episodes filmed on location in the UK^▸ (United Kingdom) were shown on video to a live studio audience and their reactions recorded.

All sitcoms that have a live studio audience occasionally have to edit audience response. Be that due to a technical fault during a scene, an actor getting their lines wrong or missing a mark, or an audience guffaw ruining a take. For instance, the first take of a scene usually gets the best laugh, but if that take can't be used for technical reasons then that 'best laugh' is added to the 'best take' in edit.

Just rarely, recorded laughter not from people watching the recording 'live' is used in a normally live studio audience sitcom. An example being season cliffhangers where the producers don't want the plot to leak. The last ever episode of Friends was filmed on a closed set. Again to prevent plot leaks. That episode did used pre-recorded laughs.

So Friends was not 'canned laughter galore'. The exception rather than the rule.

A bit sad, but I know Friends inside out. Could well be a Mastermind subject for me.