[i3S]

Just received an email. What with Patreon and YouTube revenue, not to mention some very obvious sponsorship and contra-deals, this latest attempt to grab our pounds....sorry, I mean “imaginations”, has all the whiff of something that could leave egg on various faces when it goes wrong. Then again, it might just work for those involved.

I can only assume this is part of the “different direction” Jonny Smith was referring to in his statement when he left.

Either way, Cringe

 

[Marcus Mascord]

Getting too big for their boots. It does do great content, but there are lots of people doing great content. Subscription model seems to be more appropriate. What do they plan to do with this investment?

 

[Mark Cornwall]

Yes, the charm for me was when the channel was less about the quality of production and more about the enthusiasm.

 

[i3S]

Hadn’t watched it for months until Jonny joined and then, only for his road tests. So now back to avoiding again.

Too much ranting and force feeding of one man’s point of view for my liking.

 

[Peter Devon]

I like to watch a wide range of channels on EVs and clean energy. It gives a better balance of views. I prefer the one person videos where they have done their own research, filming and editing. Making money or making a living from producing videos gets harder as ad blockers get much more common and average income per view goes down. So a channel asking for more outside funding is more likely to be on its way out than generating increasing revenue.

 

[Snax]

I love fully charged and I hope they continue to do well. I don’t think it’s for ‘expert’ level EV news but right now the world is looking for channels like this as a introduction.

 

[Jeffrey Cooper]

Dont see the problem - pay a license fee to watch red dwarf don't we ?

 

[donald]

Dont see the problem - pay a license fee to watch red dwarf don't we ?

nah. It is on Netflix.

 

[Jeffrey Cooper]

wtf is netflix, I watch it on bbc 2 i think

 

[cah197]

wtf is netflix, I watch it on bbc 2 i think

I think it’s part of the internet. You can get it on an AOL cd.

 

[cah197]

Well, I look forward to reading their prospectus on Seedrs soon.

 

[Mark Cornwall]

You can get it on an AOL cd.

No floppy disk I think. This internet thing will never compete with teletext though.

 

[mikegs]

Dont see the problem - pay a license fee to watch red dwarf don't we ?

It's on Dave these days I think, though I'm sure repeats pop up all over the show.

 

[Jeffrey Cooper]

wtf is the internet - my subscription to SpeakEV sends me an issue every week ? mind you, we're lucky !!

 

[Neilew]

It's on Dave these days I think, though I'm sure repeats pop up all over the show.

Yeah, since series X IIRC. TBH they started to get a bit too much wacky since then. The Doug Naylor and Bob Grant books where I think the series came from (not sure which came first) are a damn good read.

 

[Jeffrey Cooper]

hold on, who said you could allow this thread to get all serious again, I was looking forward to a rerun of the monty python sketch !!

 

[donald]

wtf is netflix, I watch it on bbc 2 i think

You can buy it in a box that you plug in to the socket.

You have to 'connect' it to 'the internet' but I have that in another box. The whole thing, I have it! Not sure what everyone else connects to when I have it upstairs, or maybe they are all connecting to mine?

 

[Mark Cornwall]

It's on Dave these days I think, though I'm sure repeats pop up all over the show.

Its Rodney not Dave.

 

[Jeffrey Cooper]

kushty, this time next year, I'll be able to afford an EV

 

[Vertigo]

Yeah, since series X IIRC. TBH they started to get a bit too much wacky since then. The Doug Naylor and Bob Grant books where I think the series came from (not sure which came first) are a damn good read.

The series came first, I don't remember there being any episodes that were adapted from book material rather than the other way around.

But yeah, they are great books, particularly the first one. More pathos and deeper character building than the show, while still being funny and creative.

IMO what 21st century Red Dwarf most sorely needs is narrative propulsion and continuity, some sense of an ultimate goal and lasting ramifications from the episodic hijinks. The books had those in spades, and benefited greatly from it.