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From: jiml@pesnta.UUCP (Jim Livingston)
Newsgroups: net.tv.drwho,net.news.group
Subject: Re: The Prisoner -> net.tv.pbs?
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Date: Fri, 22-Feb-85 16:43:46 EST
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> There's been some discussion on both net.tv.drwho and net.news.group suggesting
> a new net.tv.bbc for such esoterica as "The Prisoner."
> 
> Not that net.tv.bbc would be a bad idea for a group (although, if created, 
> it should probably swallow up net.tv.drwho).  However, I must insist that 
> net.tv.bbc is completely inappropriate for "The Prisoner."  "The Prisoner" 
> was an AMERICAN series.  The only thing it has in common with England 
> (never mind the BBC) is that Patrick McGoohan was the creator/star, and
> he's got an accent.  (British?  Welsh?  Scottish?)  The fact that "The
> Prisoner" is shown on PBS may confuse certain viewers who believe that
> anything that's any good on PBS (or, in fact, on any American network) must 
> be British.  
> 
> I also think a net.tv.prisoner would be too limited, and would die a quick 
> death once the current spate of new "Prisoner" viewers had seen the whole
> series.
> 
> Therefore I propose net.tv.pbs, for discussion of "The Prisoner," "Nova," PBS
> fund drives, "The Nature of Things," "This Old House," etc.  I've seen plenty 
> of discussion of "The Prisoner" and PBS fund drives on net.tv.drwho that would
> move over to a net.tv.pbs quite nicely, although maybe not enough to justify an
> entire new group.
> 
> Followup discussion (if any) in net.news.group, please.
> 
> David D. Levine  (...decvax!tektronix!orca!davidl)          [UUCP]
>                  (orca!davidl.tektronix@csnet-relay.csnet)  [ARPA]

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I think net.tv.pbs is an excellent idea. I watch pbs AND commercial tv
but I don't subscribe to net.tv.

net.tv.pbs is simply more logical than net.tv.prisoner or whatever.