Talk:E4 (channel)

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As of October 2004 Season 5 of The Sopranos is premiering on E4 only 6 days ahead of Channel 4, which seems to disprove the theory that the delay is scaled with popularity. Lee M 02:34, 6 Oct 2004 (UTC)

Likewise, Desperate Housewives is premiering just 7 days before Channel 4 (to be precise, episode 2 was screened immediately after episode 1 had screened on Channel 4 and this pattern was repeated in successive weeks, so that each episode from #2 on was screened 167 hours before its Channel 4 debut). [Since then Lost has followed the same pattern.]
For this reason I have now removed the (?ir)relevant paragraph:
“It should be noted that since the launch of E4, premium American imports such as those mentioned above will often be screened in advance of their showing on Channel 4. The delay appears to scale with popularity, that is to say that ER will be 2 weeks ahead on E4, Sopranos a month, Six Feet Under several months, and The West Wing several years. The last West Wing shown on Channel 4 was the third season.”

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[edit] The West Wing

It isn't going to be shown on E4 anymore, just More4

texas.veggie deleted the reference to the drug Ecstasy with the comment: "(deleted the vaguely ludicrous reference to the drug -exstasy-. piffle!)" Actually it's not piffle - when E4 started there was a lot made of the reference in the papers and elsewhere, and the E4 logo still looks vaguely like a tablet. Suggest restoring the reference. Lee M 22:49, 26 August 2005 (UTC)

[edit] The graph

How about some info on why the viewing figures spike every summer? Is it Big Brother? --Pipedreambomb 02:59, 20 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Free terrestrial - subscription satellite

Just added an explanation as to why the channel is free on terrestrial, but requires a subscription on satellite. There was a big issue at the time because E4 wanted to go free on satellite and was publicized as such by E4, until BSkyB insisted on E4 honouring the contract. I don't know if all that needs to be put in so I've not gone into detail.

Prgreetham 18:09, 1 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] 'he missed something very important in the pre-flight check'

'he missed something very important in the pre-flight check, amnd now they're covered in talcolm powder' —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.129.64.103 (talk) 18:31, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Irrelevant statement, with POV

It is no secret that Northern Irish Cult actress Katrina Rafferty has been getting linked with nearly every show under the sun. Some believe E4 to be responsible for this as its believed they are going to launch a sitcom in Spring 09 called Katrina starring the cult actress.

I don't think this is needed, especially in the POV manner, and definitely not in the top section. Deleted for now, based on POV, irrellevance and the fact it is is based around Katrina Rafferty, and not the article subject. Josh 11:53, 9 May 2008 (UTC)