A&E's - MI-5

Flasch186 · 08-26-2005, 09:12 PM

is it ever coming back on!!! what is going on!!! Ive almost forgotten where it left off.

JonInMiddleGA · 08-26-2005, 11:24 PM

No idea, but I enjoyed the heck out of Spy, which I happened to see last night for the first time on PBS. Best description I can come up with is a UK-based reality show, with former MI-5 & CIA trainers trying to make (barely) passable spies out of 8 average people. Fans of MI-5 are almost sure to start drawing parallels to the wannabes & their possible fictional counterparts.

I made it all the way through an entire hour of the show, making it the second most viewed reality series of all-time for me.

Check local listings for your airings in your area I guess, no such thing as a "standard" air time for PBS programs AFAIK.

Flasch186 · 08-26-2005, 11:26 PM

damnit Jon thats not good enough!!

JonInMiddleGA · 08-26-2005, 11:35 PM

Sorry, all eps airing between now & late September look like re-runs

Then again, all the changes last season pretty much killed most of my interest in the show anyway, so I'm not nearly as crushed as I would have been a year ago at this time.

Glengoyne · 08-26-2005, 11:36 PM

Didn't they get rid of all the regulars, and replace them last season....or was that like the Dallas Dream Season?

Flasch186 · 08-27-2005, 07:34 AM

i like some of the new characters but yes, they freakin' killed off everyone.

QuikSand · 08-27-2005, 07:38 AM

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Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

Then again, all the changes last season pretty much killed most of my interest in the show anyway, so I'm not nearly as crushed as I would have been a year ago at this time.

Agreed. Bloody wankers.

QuikSand · 09-30-2005, 12:15 PM

I see that "Spooks" has made it to episode four of its new season. Anyone know what the delay is before we get the dumbed-down versions here stateside?

QuikSand · 10-22-2006, 09:23 AM

Well, after getting a few new (well, new to me) eipsodes, it lapsed for a couple of weeks, and then I got an avalanche yesterday, as they ran a marathon -- not of old episodes (as usual) but eight back-to-back "new" episodes. I'm guessing this is A&E deciding this show isn't going to hold an actual lineup spot for them, but they are just airing stuff that they already had paid for. *shurg*

Not sure how motivated I am to watch all this, especially given the shaky circumstances. Anyone else know more clearly what's up here?

QuikSand · 03-12-2007, 09:09 AM

I finally finished watching the marathon of A&E showings, which finished up season four.

I don't want to give away any spoilers (even on stuff that's months and months old) but it's a pretty frustrating show to try to stay in touch with, isn't it?

Coder · 03-12-2007, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by QuikSand

I finally finished watching the marathon of A&E showings, which finished up season four.

I don't want to give away any spoilers (even on stuff that's months and months old) but it's a pretty frustrating show to try to stay in touch with, isn't it?

Think of it as a George RR Martin novel.. he always says he wants his readers to actually be worried about the main characters when they're in danger, and not just shrug it off as "oh, the heroes always end up fine"..

Flasch186 · 03-12-2007, 12:41 PM

totally forgot about this show.

Critch · 06-06-2007, 08:15 AM

For anybody who missed MI-5/Spooks first time round (like I did), BBC America started showing it last night. They're starting right from the beginning, Series 1 episode 1 and 2 were shown last night and are repeated a number of times before episode 3 next tuesday.

sterlingice · 06-09-2007, 02:25 PM

We don't get BBC America

Which is a shame since I saw they also got Torchwood instead of Sci-Fi

SI

08-26-2005, 11:24 PM	#2
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	No idea, but I enjoyed the heck out of Spy, which I happened to see last night for the first time on PBS. Best description I can come up with is a UK-based reality show, with former MI-5 & CIA trainers trying to make (barely) passable spies out of 8 average people. Fans of MI-5 are almost sure to start drawing parallels to the wannabes & their possible fictional counterparts. I made it all the way through an entire hour of the show, making it the second most viewed reality series of all-time for me. Check local listings for your airings in your area I guess, no such thing as a "standard" air time for PBS programs AFAIK. __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis Last edited by JonInMiddleGA : 08-26-2005 at 11:25 PM.

08-26-2005, 11:26 PM	#3
Flasch186 Coordinator Join Date: May 2002 Location: Jacksonville, FL	damnit Jon thats not good enough!! __________________ Jacksonville-florida-homes-for-sale Putting a New Spin on Real Estate! ----------------------------------------------------------- Commissioner of the USFL USFL

08-26-2005, 11:35 PM	#4
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	Sorry, all eps airing between now & late September look like re-runs Then again, all the changes last season pretty much killed most of my interest in the show anyway, so I'm not nearly as crushed as I would have been a year ago at this time. __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis

08-27-2005, 07:34 AM	#6
Flasch186 Coordinator Join Date: May 2002 Location: Jacksonville, FL	i like some of the new characters but yes, they freakin' killed off everyone. __________________ Jacksonville-florida-homes-for-sale Putting a New Spin on Real Estate! ----------------------------------------------------------- Commissioner of the USFL USFL

03-12-2007, 12:41 PM	#12
Flasch186 Coordinator Join Date: May 2002 Location: Jacksonville, FL	totally forgot about this show. __________________ Jacksonville-florida-homes-for-sale Putting a New Spin on Real Estate! ----------------------------------------------------------- Commissioner of the USFL USFL

08-26-2005, 11:36 PM	#5
Glengoyne Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Fresno, CA	Didn't they get rid of all the regulars, and replace them last season....or was that like the Dallas Dream Season?

09-30-2005, 12:15 PM	#8
QuikSand lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Annapolis, Md	I see that "Spooks" has made it to episode four of its new season. Anyone know what the delay is before we get the dumbed-down versions here stateside?

10-22-2006, 09:23 AM	#9
QuikSand lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Annapolis, Md	Well, after getting a few new (well, new to me) eipsodes, it lapsed for a couple of weeks, and then I got an avalanche yesterday, as they ran a marathon -- not of old episodes (as usual) but eight back-to-back "new" episodes. I'm guessing this is A&E deciding this show isn't going to hold an actual lineup spot for them, but they are just airing stuff that they already had paid for. shurg Not sure how motivated I am to watch all this, especially given the shaky circumstances. Anyone else know more clearly what's up here?

03-12-2007, 09:09 AM	#10
QuikSand lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Annapolis, Md	I finally finished watching the marathon of A&E showings, which finished up season four. I don't want to give away any spoilers (even on stuff that's months and months old) but it's a pretty frustrating show to try to stay in touch with, isn't it?

06-06-2007, 08:15 AM	#13
Critch lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Herndon, VA	For anybody who missed MI-5/Spooks first time round (like I did), BBC America started showing it last night. They're starting right from the beginning, Series 1 episode 1 and 2 were shown last night and are repeated a number of times before episode 3 next tuesday.

06-09-2007, 02:25 PM	#14
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	We don't get BBC America Which is a shame since I saw they also got Torchwood instead of Sci-Fi SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

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