Five

Newest Review: ... just a load of fuzz. To be honest going on the quality of the shows on Five we had not been missing anything and these days the only programme I do watch on Five is CSI Vegas whic is a pretty good show. The new series is currently being shown on a Tuesday night at 21.00 while the New York version of CSI is shown on a Saturday night so I rarely get to see that. There was a bit of a fanfare recently as they got Neighbours but that was probably due to the fact that the British love affair with Aussie soaps died a long time ago. They do have the occasional film on every so often and they do a bit of sport coveridge although it is mostl... more

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Five: One trick wonder (221 words)
by - written on 11/05/08 (Useful, 69 readings)
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It is only since we got cable TV that I have been able to watch channel five as when we relied on a normal aerial it was not possible to get any sort of picture and indeed still to this day the small portable upstairs in the bedroom which is not hooked up to the cable does not get a clear picture just a load of fuzz. To be honest going on the quality of the shows on Five we had not been missing anything and these days the only programme I do watch on Five is CSI Vegas whic is a pretty good show. The new series is currently being shown on a Tuesday night at 21.00 while the New York version of CSI is shown on a Saturday night so I rarely get to see ... Read the complete review

Relies on Imports (238 words)
by - written on 09/05/08 (Useful, 48 readings)
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The success of Channel Five has been built mainly on the import of US drama series and the showing of some rather ropey Steven Seagal films as well. The show that got me watching C5 and the main one still is the CSI franchise and in particular the original one based in Vegas and the later spin off based in New York, the Miami one is a spin off I watch less often as it is not as good. Initially when Channel Five was launched it was hard to get in some areas and the quality of shows were poor, it still manages to have some awful fly on the wall reality style programmes with inflammatory headlines, the latest one I have seen advertised is Celebrity ... Read the complete review

Five: Gimme Give Entertainment (583 words)
by - written on 16/04/07 (Very useful, 104 readings)
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Ten years ago Channel Five came onto the air in a haze of fuzz, poor reception and even poorer programming. The output mainly consisted of cheap imported programmes and a deluge of soft smut to satisfy those who rolled in late on a Friday night. However with the advent of digital, more homes were able to get the channel with a great reception, more viewers have meant that in recent years Five has steadily shown themselves to be pretty canny with their output. Compare the channel now with the other four and you’ll find that the cream of US entertainment is shown by Five. Some may say this is a bad thing but in all honesty some of the shows the US are ... Read the complete review