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Re: Hong Kong TV viewers are very very lucky

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From: Kenny
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 1997 00:00
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K <badtzkei@netvigator.com> ���g�J��D�D <33CE1F73.7A00@netvigator.com>...
> 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!! 

NO! 
"My Girl", "The China Sydrome", "Risky Business" on TVB this Saturday
"Batman Returns", "Red Dwarf" on TVB this Sunday.
Tuesday: Classic "Coma" 
"Robocop" & "The bedroom window" on Wednesday..

And ATV..., why ATV don't have a on-line timetable???
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From: "Kenny" <kyang@asiaonline.net>
Subject: Re: Hong Kong TV viewers are very very lucky
Date: 1997/07/18
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