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NEWS: Film4 Screening Studio Ghibli Season This Easter




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faintsmile1992



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PostPosted: Sat Mar 16, 2013 1:08 pm Reply with quote
As much as I like Ghibli, it would be nice if 4 would show something else for a change.
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Shiroi Hane
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 16, 2013 1:33 pm Reply with quote
There's not much else anime-wise that draws the viewers.
Manga had to pay Sci-Fi to air Akira. Akira!
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Mohawk52



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PostPosted: Sun Mar 17, 2013 1:50 am Reply with quote
To be fair these are probably one of the few studios that are mostly family orientated and therefore can be transmitted in family viewing times and that are not blatant commercials for toys, games, and other merchandice, or blatant otaku wank fodder that one has had to have seen 13 to 52 episodes of the TV series before hand to comprehend.
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faintsmile1992



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PostPosted: Sun Mar 17, 2013 2:27 am Reply with quote
I see where you're both coming from, but if Manga had to pay Sci-Fi to air Akira they could surely pay BBC or 4 to broadcast their high-sales licences to generate interest in their releases.

Mohawk, I was thinking of things to be broadcast outside of family viewing time, not just the classic movies like Akira but also series such as Stand Alone Complex that touch upon philosophical or psychological themes and are likely to appeal to an already existing and more mature audience (as in people with a real interest in sci-fi or fantasy, not just in violence or oversized racks).
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