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Minder · February 05, 2013, 09:31:36 PM

Quote from: Main Street on February 05, 2013, 10:08:33 AM
Quote from: Billys Boots on February 05, 2013, 09:20:53 AM
Engrenages (Spirals) series four starts on Saturday night on BBC4 - have been waiting ages for this!
That's great news and there's more good news, 12 episodes @ 55 minutes each episode, BBC4 will have 2 episodes back to back for 6 weeks.
It's going to be a long week in between.

Have they shown the previous three series on BBC ?

Hound · February 06, 2013, 08:08:34 AM

New series of Spartacus starts on Monday night on Sky. Loved the first two series

laoislad · February 06, 2013, 08:28:03 AM

Quote from: Hound on February 06, 2013, 08:08:34 AM
New series of Spartacus starts on Monday night on Sky. Loved the first two series

Does the Mrs know you are watching soft porn?

Hound · February 06, 2013, 08:32:35 AM

I'd have to close my eyes alright for some of the graphic bits

Billys Boots · February 06, 2013, 08:44:40 AM

Quote from: Minder on February 05, 2013, 09:31:36 PM
Quote from: Main Street on February 05, 2013, 10:08:33 AM
Quote from: Billys Boots on February 05, 2013, 09:20:53 AM
Engrenages (Spirals) series four starts on Saturday night on BBC4 - have been waiting ages for this!
That's great news and there's more good news, 12 episodes @ 55 minutes each episode, BBC4 will have 2 episodes back to back for 6 weeks.
It's going to be a long week in between.

Have they shown the previous three series on BBC ?

They have, but I think it goes back as far as 2006 or 2007.

Main Street · February 06, 2013, 08:48:47 AM

Quote from: Minder on February 05, 2013, 09:31:36 PM
Quote from: Main Street on February 05, 2013, 10:08:33 AM
Quote from: Billys Boots on February 05, 2013, 09:20:53 AM
Engrenages (Spirals) series four starts on Saturday night on BBC4 - have been waiting ages for this!
That's great news and there's more good news, 12 episodes @ 55 minutes each episode, BBC4 will have 2 episodes back to back for 6 weeks.
It's going to be a long week in between.

Have they shown the previous three series on BBC ?

Yes they have and those 3 series that were shown on BBC are available as hdtv rips on torrent sites, etc.
You don't need to have watched the earlier series in order to follow what's happening in the 4th.
Some plots do follow on, but each series is entirely valid on its own.

Billys Boots · February 06, 2013, 09:30:36 AM

Quote from: Main Street on February 06, 2013, 08:48:47 AM
Quote from: Minder on February 05, 2013, 09:31:36 PM
Quote from: Main Street on February 05, 2013, 10:08:33 AM
Quote from: Billys Boots on February 05, 2013, 09:20:53 AM
Engrenages (Spirals) series four starts on Saturday night on BBC4 - have been waiting ages for this!
That's great news and there's more good news, 12 episodes @ 55 minutes each episode, BBC4 will have 2 episodes back to back for 6 weeks.
It's going to be a long week in between.

Have they shown the previous three series on BBC ?
Yes they have and those 3 series that were shown on BBC are available as hdtv rips on torrent sites, etc.
You don't need to have watched the earlier series in order to follow what's happening in the 4th.
Some plots do follow on, but each series is entirely valid on its own.

Sure, but the characters are an important part of it (for me anyway) and I think it would lose something if you didn't have the history in your head.

Main Street · February 06, 2013, 10:09:22 AM

Perhaps, but would you lose more or less than a Longford GAA man who had no notion of his county's history?

Billys Boots · February 06, 2013, 11:13:49 AM

Emmmmm, ok.

nrico2006 · February 06, 2013, 01:59:45 PM

Quote from: Hound on February 06, 2013, 08:08:34 AM
New series of Spartacus starts on Monday night on Sky. Loved the first two series

Has there not been 3 so far?

screenexile · February 06, 2013, 02:08:27 PM

Watched the first 4 episodes of Utopia last night. I like it!!

el_cuervo_fc · February 06, 2013, 03:47:54 PM

Quote from: nrico2006 on February 06, 2013, 01:59:45 PM
Quote from: Hound on February 06, 2013, 08:08:34 AM
New series of Spartacus starts on Monday night on Sky. Loved the first two series

Has there not been 3 so far?

Yeah there's been three.

ziggy90 · February 06, 2013, 07:24:37 PM

Quote from: Billys Boots on February 05, 2013, 09:20:53 AM
Engrenages (Spirals) series four starts on Saturday night on BBC4 - have been waiting ages for this!

Thanks for the heads up (again) Boots.

Hound · February 07, 2013, 08:18:20 AM

Quote from: el_cuervo_fc on February 06, 2013, 03:47:54 PM
Quote from: nrico2006 on February 06, 2013, 01:59:45 PM
Quote from: Hound on February 06, 2013, 08:08:34 AM
New series of Spartacus starts on Monday night on Sky. Loved the first two series

Has there not been 3 so far?

Yeah there's been three.

Yip, but this new one is officially Season 3 (War of the Damned).

But in between Season 1 (Blood and Sand) and Season 2 (Vengeance), while the main star was ill (and subsequently died) they did another mini series (Gods of the Arena) which was a prequel to Season 1.

el_cuervo_fc · February 07, 2013, 11:07:51 AM

Quote from: Hound on February 07, 2013, 08:18:20 AM
Quote from: el_cuervo_fc on February 06, 2013, 03:47:54 PM
Quote from: nrico2006 on February 06, 2013, 01:59:45 PM
Quote from: Hound on February 06, 2013, 08:08:34 AM
New series of Spartacus starts on Monday night on Sky. Loved the first two series

Has there not been 3 so far?

Yeah there's been three.
Yip, but this new one is officially Season 3 (War of the Damned).

But in between Season 1 (Blood and Sand) and Season 2 (Vengeance), while the main star was ill (and subsequently died) they did another mini series (Blood and Sand) which was a prequel to Season 1.

They made Gods of the Arena as the prequel.

I'm looking forward to the new series. I'm glad they're bringing it all to a conclusion though.