BBC Three goes online with the Freebies
Wednesday, February 6th, 2008Super Tuesday is NEXT week, says Beeb
Even though it’s been Super Tuesday in the States this week, it’s next Tuesday that is going to be super for BBC Three. Next week which sees the digital channel begin simulcasts of its programmes live on t’internet at bbc.co.uk/bbcthree. The channel will also undergo a major visual facelift to coincide with the launch of the new service, and to seal the deal, it will also begin rolling with a pair of ambitious new shows aimed at a young adult audience.
First up is the pilot for a genius-looking futuristic crime drama Phoo Action which is loosely based on the Jamie Hewlett-created comic strip ‘Get The Freebies’, which was a regular feature in The Face magazine in the mid nineties. Phoo Action is centred around the crime fighting exploits of riot grrl Whitey Action and gay kung-fu expert Terry Phoo on the streets of London in 2012.
Another programme aimed at ‘Generation Jpeg’ is Lily Allen and Friends, a talk show loosely based on the themes of social utility websites MySpace and Facebook, where the guests who appear on the show with Ms. Allen do so under the guise of being one of her top 20 internet buddies. David Mitchell from Peep Show and That Mitchell and Webb Look and American actor Cuba Gooding Jr. will be among the first guests on the show.
Danny Cohen, BBC Three big cheese, said: “I’m delighted to confirm BBC Three’s fantastic line-up of new programmes on air from next Tuesday, along with our innovative and exciting approach to television for young audiences… BBC Three is aiming to become Britain’s most ambitious multi-platform network – combining television and the web into a single, integrated offering.”
Hopefully they’ll cancel the genuinely vile Sex… With Mum and Dad whilst they’re at it.
BBC Three goes online next Tuesday the 12th of February.
February 19th, 2008 at 1:42 pm
The new on screen BBC 3 Logo is too colourful, it detracts from the viewing experience, im not sure of the logic, we dont really need a logo that bright to tell us which channel we are on, most of us can work it out ourselves.
February 20th, 2008 at 9:42 am
I liked the orange blobs that shouted ‘Threeeeeeee’! Altho they had been around for a while, and I suppose they needed a change. Maybe they’ll resurface somewhere down the line, they’d become pretty iconic.
Still, it could be worse, le Beeb could have hired the deisgn team behind the 2012 Olympics logo…