1988 episodes on That's TV 2-Discussion

[petetown]

I've emailed them asking what's going on... had a flick through the listings for the next week and no sign on That's 2 or their other channels...  

[cymbaline]

20 hours ago, CaptainHulk said:

It'a a Bit off if people can't follow the series from a designated start point.

Most people start watching a soap after it has been running for a while. There's no reason why they couldn't have started with a stronger season. It's also really easy to find these episodes elsewhere as we all know. I think the channel would have got even better ratings if they aired post-1995 episodes. The ones nobody can get.

If you're interested at all in 1988 you can watch it legally on Prime Video in the UK. It's also easy to find elsewhere as we all know.

[CaptainHulk]

There's always that fan who is like "Why did this happen?" and "HOW did we get here?".

 

[Bobby Forever Missed]

I definitely see both sides here, I remember pre 7two I was the fan trying to see the early years from the very beginning but in those days you had to rely on clips and the very occasional full episode.

 

now though? I personally have seen 1988 in full dozens of times since 2008 (including the 7two run a year later) if i’m going to binge watch I’m honestly more likely to start from Dodge or Emma

[Shannon 12]

15 hours ago, petetown said:

I've emailed them asking what's going on... had a flick through the listings for the next week and no sign on That's 2 or their other channels...  

I've done the same .

[Red Ranger 1]

4 hours ago, cymbaline said:

Most people start watching a soap after it has been running for a while. There's no reason why they couldn't have started with a stronger season. It's also really easy to find these episodes elsewhere as we all know. I think the channel would have got even better ratings if they aired post-1995 episodes. The ones nobody can get.

If you're interested at all in 1988 you can watch it legally on Prime Video in the UK. It's also easy to find elsewhere as we all know.

Yes, it's worth noting that ITV3 started showing both Coronation Street and Emmerdale from starting points in the 80s, in both cases well over a decade into the shows' runs, and although it meant you lost a bit of context and back story, both runs have been trotting along merrily for some years now and have reached the mid-00s.

[cymbaline]

I wonder how long the channels themselves will last? They seem to be very low budget and there are lots of those out there. 

[CaptainHulk]

6 hours ago, Red Ranger 1 said:

Yes, it's worth noting that ITV3 started showing both Coronation Street and Emmerdale from starting points in the 80s, in both cases well over a decade into the shows' runs, and although it meant you lost a bit of context and back story, both runs have been trotting along merrily for some years now and have reached the mid-00s.

At least with Emmerdale they showed from when it was renamed to coincide with the arrival of the Tates and Jack's return for good.

 

[Red Ranger 1]

10 hours ago, CaptainHulk said:

At least with Emmerdale they showed from when it was renamed to coincide with the arrival of the Tates and Jack's return for good.

 

I think Jack returned the week before their starting point. I'm not sure how significant that was, since he'd been in and out throughout the year and had only "left" near the end of the previous year.

[CaptainHulk]

4 hours ago, Red Ranger 1 said:

I think Jack returned the week before their starting point. I'm not sure how significant that was, since he'd been in and out throughout the year and had only "left" near the end of the previous year.

It was more his and Sarah's arc and them being a thing once and for all after everything fell apart with Marian.