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Re: Hong Kong TV viewers are very very lucky

#101
From: K
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 1997 00:00
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TV Fan wrote:
> 
> Do you know that.... The two free-to-air English TV stations in Hong Kong
> put on great movies every night!!!!
> Many of these moives are still only available on Laser Disc / Video tape /
> Pay-TV in other countries, that means, you have to PAY!!!!
> After cinema showing, then a movie will go to free-to-air TV 4 months (at
> least) till 3 years (at most) later.
> 
> "Madonna - the girlie show", first run in Nov, 1993 on TVB Pearl while she
> was still in Australia. LD/Video was released in June, 1994. VideoCD was
> released in June, 1997.
> 
> "From Dusk Till Dawn", first run in June 1997 on ATV World. The video is
> still on the "new release" counter in vidoe rental shops in UK & Australia.
> (No Laser Disc in UK & Australia). It is also avialable on Cable TV in
> US... but not free-to-air TV.
> 
> "Strictly Ballroom", first run in June 1993 on ATV World, Hong Kong
> official LD release date: August, 1993... is it ridiculous???
> 
> "Hellraiser 3", first run in Aug, 1993 on TVB Pearl, released on Video in
> Australia in May, 1994.
> 
> "Heavenly Creature", first run in Apirl 1996 on ATV World, UK video release
> date: March, 1997
> 
> "Murial's Wedding", first run in Nov, 1996 on ATV World.
> 
> "The Usual Suspect", "Murder on the first", "Jurassic Park", "The Piano",
> "The Man without a face", "Foever Young", "Far & Away", "Damage", "Die Hard
> 3", "Bram Stoker's Dracula", "Ace Ventuna - Pet Detective", "Stargate",
> "Star Trek 6"....
> 
> God, you have to pay if you are not in Hong Kong!!!!
> 
> So, if you are one of the typical Hong Kong citizens, only watching
> Cantonese dramas on the two free-to-air Cantonese Stations...
> Poor boys, you miss a lot!!!
> 
> Don't miss "Batman - Forever" coming Saturday on TVB Pearl..
> "the x-files" now re-run after mid-night, from Monday - Friday...
> 
> In other countries, only dated movies on Sunday night & terrible TV soap
> available on free-to-air TV

I got that is "Batman Returns"(�����L�A�ԭ���) on coming Satuaday on TVB
Pearl! 
Yeah! I was very suprised when "From Dusk Till Dawn" was shown on ATV
World in June!! But the fastest and hottest movie channel I think is HBO
on Cable TV!! 

	--Ernest
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From: K <badtzkei@netvigator.com>
Subject: Re: Hong Kong TV viewers are very very lucky
Date: 1997/07/17
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