BBC3

[colin_p]

It was once on the telly, then for many years it was not on the telly.

I have noticed that it is once again on the telly and being advertised by the BBC.

From the adverts, it seems to be a channel for childlike adults who don't watch telly and will probably never dream of obtaining a TV licence. I believe this is why the BBC binned it first time round, nobody watched it

I don't want to pay for the BBC as it is, but this is taking the piss.

[Fundoreen]

It does seem that way but I have a facination for back to life, which is good.
Was on iplayer though. I just ignored it then.

[Divieto di Sosta]

I rarely watched it when it was on before ,not watched anything yet on it's return .
Wrong demographic obviously .

[jurbie]

It used to be a great channel, stuff that was too edgy for BBC2 would turn up there such as Cyderdelic, Monkey Dust, How not to live your life and 15 Storeys high just off the top of my head. It needs to return to that kind of remit.

[Quhet]

colin_p said:

From the adverts, it seems to be a channel for childlike adults who don't watch telly and will probably never dream of obtaining a TV licence. I believe this is why the BBC binned it first time round, nobody watched it

I don't want to pay for the BBC as it is, but this is taking the piss.

I don't think you're its target demographic.

[droopsnoot]

I seem to recall some decent stuff on there (wasn't "Ideal" on BBC3?) but I keep forgetting to check it in the EPG because it's so far away from the other channels. When I did remember to look, it seemed to be mainly repeats of stuff, which isn't necessarily a bad thing.

The advertising was annoying me though - "BBC3 is now on TV" when it should really have been "BBC3 is back on TV".

[Johnnytheboy]

Quhet said:

colin_p said:

From the adverts, it seems to be a channel for childlike adults who don't watch telly and will probably never dream of obtaining a TV licence. I believe this is why the BBC binned it first time round, nobody watched it

I don't want to pay for the BBC as it is, but this is taking the piss.

I don't think you're its target demographic.

Kind of his point: it's target demographic is people who don't watch much live TV.

[marcosgt]

droopsnoot said:

The advertising was annoying me though - "BBC3 is now on TV" when it should really have been "BBC3 is back on TV".

Targeted at people with a short attention span?

Anyway, I didn't watch it a lot, but Orphan Black was an interesting series for a while (got a bit too complicated for its own good, imo) with an impressive performance by the lead actress playing a number of clones.

Maybe it's so that people who want to watch wall to wall Dragrace can do so without BBC1 or 2 being flooded with it?

M

[WY86]

Yeah it was alway's for new edgy shows and if they got decent views i think they use to bump them over to BBC2. It also use to cater for the age group that would watch Love Island and MTV shows like Geordie Shore.

it use to have some absolute dire shows like snog,married, avoid and sun sea and suspicious parents.

it did go to internet only but also noticed the ad before Louis Theroux last week

[pquinn]

Seems they're stuck with just the dross that wasn't good enough to stay on TV elsewhere. At least the stuff I used to watch on BBC3 I now watch in other places instead, and I never watched the stuff they had online so probably won't watch it on TV either.

Don't really care that it exists or not as long as other things aren't cut back to pay for it.

[Donbot]

I'm surprised they've brought it back considering the BBC have been pleading poverty these last few years.

[Master Bean]

My favourite programme was My Big Penis and Me. Fantastic.

[Tyre Smoke]

I quite liked the Fast and the Farmerish. If only for the wholesome farmerettes in tight jeans driving tractors. It's on my Sky planner.