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Monique · Sep 18, 2006, 02:45 PM

Does anyone watch that series?

Just love it to bits. The only thing is that because it is British and their commercials do not work the same way, we loose about 10 minutes of that show which is ashamed. Maybe one day I will find the money to buy it on DVD.

Which characters is your favorite?

Which episode did you like best.

My favorite character is Harry and my favorite episodes were the end of 2nd second season when Tom was framed and the conclusion at the beginning of the 3rd series.

Peter · Sep 18, 2006, 02:48 PM

sounds like Spooks...

nonhuman · Sep 18, 2006, 02:50 PM

I haven't seen the show, but a friend of mine works for Mi-5.

Mastrap · Sep 18, 2006, 03:08 PM

Originally Posted by Peter

sounds like Spooks...

It is. Runs on BBC Canada.

Monique · Sep 18, 2006, 03:15 PM

Originally Posted by Peter

sounds like Spooks...

In America we call it MI-5.

Monique · Sep 18, 2006, 03:16 PM

Originally Posted by nonhuman

I haven't seen the show, but a friend of mine works for Mi-5.

Really more details, I somehow believe it is not as exciting in real life. President Putin used to say about spying that it was very boring; just talking to people.

nonhuman · Sep 18, 2006, 03:18 PM

Originally Posted by Monique

Really more details, I somehow believe it is not as exciting in real life. President Putin used to say about spying that it was very boring; just talking to people.

Well, he does IT, so not really a whole lot of interesting details.

moodymonster · Sep 18, 2006, 03:19 PM

yeah, it's cool -

btw you loose 10 mins 'cause it's made by the BBC, and in the UK they don't have commercials on the BBC.

Zaf is quite cool.

Monique · Sep 18, 2006, 03:20 PM

Originally Posted by moodymonster

yeah, it's cool -

btw you loose 10 mins 'cause it's made by the BBC, and in the UK they don't have commercials on the BBC.

Zaf is quite cool.

Which is unfair, and we are just starting with series 4, I have been waiting for it for a very long time.

moodymonster · Sep 18, 2006, 03:21 PM

I think also 'cause it's a hour in the UK, in the US they must edit some of it out to make it fit an hour - if it is broadcast in an hour format.

Mastrap · Sep 18, 2006, 03:22 PM

Originally Posted by Monique

In America we call it MI-5.

It is broadcast on BBC Canada, in Canada. And there it is called Spooks, like the original from the UK.

Anyway, my favourite moment: "You have no idea what will happen to you if you pull that trigger."
Quality entertainment.

Monique · Sep 18, 2006, 03:28 PM

Originally Posted by Mastrap

It is broadcast on BBC Canada, in Canada. And there it is called Spooks, like the original from the UK.

Anyway, my favourite moment: "You have no idea what will happen to you if you pull that trigger."
Quality entertainment.

Was it when Tom was pointing the gun to Harry and that is what Harry told him.

Mine was when he was pointing a gun to Herman Joyce's head and Joyce kept saying that he would not get up, and he kept saying no, no, no and Tom shot him; that was so cool.

It takes a convertor or satellite to get BBC Canada and I do not have the money to get either.

nonhuman · Sep 18, 2006, 03:29 PM

Originally Posted by moodymonster

I think also 'cause it's a hour in the UK, in the US they must edit some of it out to make it fit an hour - if it is broadcast in an hour format.

Damn British with their metric hours.

turtle777 · Sep 18, 2006, 05:10 PM

Originally Posted by nonhuman

Damn British with their metric hours.

-t

as2 · Sep 18, 2006, 06:21 PM

There is likely to be a torrent version knocking around on the web that has come from the UK.

CMYKid · Sep 19, 2006, 08:26 PM

actually they end up cutting out more than 8 minutes for the US version.

anyway, i download it every week to get the UK version. The new season started the 17th, they're up to Episode 3 already.

ghporter · Sep 19, 2006, 09:11 PM

It was on BBC America, titled "MI-5" but I can't find it on the schedule now, so I can't say what format it was broadcast in. For what it's worth, it seems like programming on BBC-A is a mixed bag of "edited to allow commercials" and "edited to stick commercials in anyway" where they just find the ends of acts and stick in a commercial, so the thing runs 20 minutes longer for every hour of programming. I just don't get enough time to watch to be able to say what's more common.

CMYKid · Sep 20, 2006, 09:18 AM

domestically MI-5 airs on the A&E Network. Kudos has only re-edited the previous seasons versions though, so it's waaaay behind.

I'll keep the season premiere episodes on my drive for a while, if you want to message me about getting it.