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Fraggle Rock is Coming to Apple TV+ After Apple Purchases Streaming Rights for Old Episodes and Orders Reboot
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Sesame Street was originally created in like 1969 by Children's Television Workshop (CTW) which no longer exists. Also, if I recall correctly, they were called 'monsters' not 'muppets' for as long as I can remember.
I'd love to see some old forgotten stuff (mostly only on Youtube in bits and pieces lately) from my childhood as well:
1. Pinwheel
2. Today's Special
3. 3-2-1 Contact
4. Mr. Wizard's World
5. ORIGINAL 1970s Electric Company
6. Davey and Goliath
7. Gumby
I've been catching Fraggle Rock on HBO most afternoons. Did you know that the guy who played Doc was also in an episode of Today's Special? He played a drunk who got angry and the episode revolved around it (when we weren't busy sparing kids from reality)
I'd love to see some old forgotten stuff (mostly only on Youtube in bits and pieces lately) from my childhood as well:
1. Pinwheel
2. Today's Special
3. 3-2-1 Contact
4. Mr. Wizard's World
5. ORIGINAL 1970s Electric Company
6. Davey and Goliath
7. Gumby
I've been catching Fraggle Rock on HBO most afternoons. Did you know that the guy who played Doc was also in an episode of Today's Special? He played a drunk who got angry and the episode revolved around it (when we weren't busy sparing kids from reality)
“Inked” is a whole lot closer to “plain English” than it is to “silly "breathless" hack-journalism”.
It’s a very common usage of the word here in the US, especially in the context of entertainment (and business) reporting.
There are probably other windmills equally or more deserving of being tilted at. Maybe work on that Daily Mail or something. That’ll probably be a more constructive use of your time than trying to convince MR editors that using “inked” is somehow unprofessional.
PS I have a better pet peeve than you do. I hate when people say “reached out to” instead of “contacted” or “tried to contact”.
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Is this a US thing only? I can only find the first three episodes of Rock On here in Australia
Ya, but mine was complete with iTunes as well. BUt Apple is missing a few episodes now, i previously purchased. I fail to see AppleTV+ as 'complete' to usher people over as the only reason. But probably be seen as a 'good incentive'
But was widely know for starting it off, which is what all that matters... If it wasn't for him, many may not have been inspired. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Henson
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People got that show outside of Ontario? It was a local production, I didn't know it was widespread.
They haven’t finished translating the rest into Australian yet.Is this a US thing only? I can only find the first three episodes of Rock On here in Australia
Nickelodeon aired it in the US. It was not the only Canadian show they had airing rights. The show Pinwheel as well as You Can't Do That on Television also was in the lineup. Back when Nickelodeon was an 'educational' network (1982-84).
Less excited about Fraggle Rock (maybe good for my daughter), but oh yeah to Long Way Up and hopefully HD versions of Long Way Round and Long Way Down - two fantastic documentaries/ish shows.
APPLE - GET THE RIGHTS TO NORTHERN EXPOSURE and you can have my soul!!!!
APPLE - GET THE RIGHTS TO NORTHERN EXPOSURE and you can have my soul!!!!
Just make sure you pronounce Python correctly...
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yep - only members of The Four Tops should be allowed to reach out...
You raise a fair point, but American entertainment reporting is almost by definition "breathless" and still sounds ridiculous coming from a non-entertainment site - although of course there are many unintentionally entertaining things about MR!
After more than a decade I haven’t been able to shake using “pinged” for that. We used to say that at AMD.
I find “pinged” quite common in the parts of the tech industry I’ve seen, though that’s with networking equipment around. Occasionally get befuddled looks from those not clued in.
