ABC1 will launch September 27 in the United Kindom as a digital cable channel on the Freeview system and air from 6am to 6pm. So anyone out there here on the boards from the London area, here are the highlights and a prelim. launch line-up that is tentative:


Once and Again:
Emmy-winner Sela Ward (The Day After Tomorrow) and Billy Campbell star in this compelling drama which follows the lives of two people tending emotional wounds from recent divorces whilst struggling to be good parents. Both are convinced that romance is a thing of the past until they meet each other and find themselves falling in love. But their kids, who are hoping for parental reconciliation, threaten their fragile romance, along with intrusive ex-spouses and demanding careers. Edward Zwick and Marshall Herskovitz (thirtysomething) have created a compelling drama with characters that seem to have stepped straight out of real life.

Sports Night:
This award-winning comedy drama drops viewers right in the middle of the chaos, behind the scenes of a cable sports network. Dan Rydell and Casey McCall are the anchors for ‘Sports Night’, a popular sports wrap show on the perennially third-place Continental Sports Channel. On the other side of the cameras, their co workers scramble to keep the show running as smoothly as possible. The pithy scripts and gripping story lines have all the trademark skill of executive producer/writer Aaron Sorkin (West Wing). Each episode is brought to life by an exceptional cast, including Isaac Jaffee (Benson) and Peter Krause (Nate Fisher in Six Feet Under).

Moonlighting:
Maddie Hayes (Cybill Shephard, Cybill) is a former successful model who has fallen on hard times since her business manager has robbed her blind. As she sells-off her investments she discovers she owns a detective agency and crosses paths with David Addison (Bruce Willis, The Sixth Sense), a brash, self-styled private eye, who isn’t keen to be put out of a job. His plan is to make Maddie his active partner and keep the company going. Maddie and David are complete opposites in every way. They never agree on anything, they can’t help fighting, yet despite their differences, they discover a strong attraction for each other. Could it be love?

The Geena Davis Show:
Academy Award winner Geena Davis (Thelma and Louise) is the star of this refreshing comedy alongside Peter Horton (thirtysomething). Teddie Cochran (Davis) finds her successful single New York lifestyle is turned on its head when she meets the man of her dreams, Max (Horton), a suburban widower with two children. Her family now consists of an emotional six year-old girl, an unpredictable teenager and a hostile housekeeper. Out go the yellow cabs, in comes a mammoth sports utility vehicle. The occasional Martini is replaced by peanut butter sandwiches. Luckily, Teddie relies on her own brand of sarcastic humour and a lot of patience to help her through this juggling act.

Home Improvement:
Tim Taylor (Tim Allen) is the know-it-all master handyman who hosts ‘Tool Time’, a local cable home improvement show. With his hefty tool belt and an endless variety of power tools, Tim approaches every project as an opportunity to reaffirm his masculinity. However, the fun really begins at home with Jill (Patricia Richardson), his loving wife of 11 years, who knows her husband too well and constantly battles to keep him away from the home appliances. As the mother of three sons, Brad (Zachery Ty Bryan), Randy (Jonathan Taylor Thomas) and Mark (Taran Smith), Jill has her hands full dealing with mischievous boys, and grown up ones too.

8 Simple Rules:
Paul Henessey (John Ritter, Three's Company) has grown accustomed to his wife Cate (Katey Sagal, Married with Children) staying at home to take care of their son and two daughters whilst his job as a sports writer keeps him on the road. But when Cate decides to return to work as a hospital nurse, Paul has to take a job as a columnist and share the responsibility of raising the kids, only to realise that he has grown a little out of touch with them, especially his daughters! Sixteen-year-old Bridget (Kaley Cuoco) has matured into a beautiful and popular teenager with a different boyfriend each week and a flair for fashion a little too revealing for her father’s taste. As for fifteen-year-old Kerry (Amy Davidson), she’s intelligent and cute, but her lack of self-confidence leaves her hiding behind a mask of sarcasm. Despite their differences, their priorities are the same: dating boys and fitting in with their peers. Thankfully for Paul, 13-year-old Rory (Martin Spanjers, Daddio) has remained seemingly normal - well, for the moment anyway! 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter is based on W. Bruce’s bestselling book by the same title and is directed by Tom Shadyac (Ace Ventura, Liar Liar).

Ellen:
This custom-written role showcases Ellen DeGeneres’ unique wit and wry humour in her first starring role in a television series. She plays Ellen Morgan, a neurotic thirty-something, bookstore employee who tries to get by in life dealing with her various complicated friends. Among the demanding bunch are outgoing redhead Paige, insecure photographer Adam, her unsure-of-himself cousin Spence, coffee shop guy Joe Farrell, the critical and obnoxious Audrey and most challenging of all, Ellen also has to contend with being around her annoying and overbearing parents, Lois and Harold.


'abc1' will begin promptly at 6AM on Monday, September 27, 2004. The channel will be commercial free and programs will air unedited.
www.abc1.com will launch closer to the launch date.


Weekdays
6:00AM The Sinbad Show (stars Sinbad, 1993-94)
6:30AM Soul Man (stars Dan Ackroyd, 1997-98)
6:55AM Thunder Alley (stars Ed Asner & Haley Joel Osmnet, 1994-95)
7:20AM Brotherly Love (stars Matthew Lawrence, 1995-97)
7:45AM 8 Simple Rules... (stars John Ritter & Katey Sagal, 2002-current)
8:10AM Home Improvement (stars Tim Allen & Patricia Richardson, 1991-99)
8:35AM Daddio (stars Michael Chiklis, 2000)
9:00AM Soul Man (stars Dan Ackroyd, 1997-98)
9:25AM General Hospital (soap opera)
10:10AM Nurses (with Loni Anderson, 1991-94)
10:35AM Empty Nest (stars Richard Mulligan, 1988-95)
11:00AM Unhappily Ever After (with Nikki Cox, 1995-99)
11:25AM Home Improvement (stars Tim Allen & Patricia Richardson, 1991-99)
11:50AM Daddio (stars Michael Chiklis, 2000)
12:15PM 8 Simple Rules... (stars John Ritter & Katey Sagal, 2002-current)
12:40PM Geena Davis Show (stars Geena Davis, 2000-01)
1:05PM General Hospital (soap opera)
1:50PM Ellen (stars Ellen DeGeneres, 1994-98)
2:15PM Once and Again (drama stars Sela Ward, 1999-2002)
3:05PM Moonlighting (drama stars Bruce Willis & Cybill Shepherd, 1985-1989)
3:55PM Geena Davis Show (stars Geena Davis, 2000-01)
4:20PM Home Improvement (stars Tim Allen & Patricia Richardson, 1991-99)
4:45PM 8 Simple Rules... (stars John Ritter & Katey Sagal, 2002-current)
5:10PM Ellen (stars Ellen DeGeneres, 1994-98)
5:35PM Sports Night (stars Felicity Huffman, 1998-2000)

Weekends
6:00AM Daddio
6:25AM The Sinbad Show
6:50AM Soul Man
7:15AM Thunder Alley
7:40AM Brotherly Love
8:05AM Daddio
8:30AM Beg, Borrow And Deal
8:55AM Wild Rules
9:20AM TBA
Saturdays ONLY:
9:45AM Empty Nest
10:10AM Home Improvement
10:35AM Home Improvement
11:00AM 8 Simple Rules...
11:25AM 8 Simple Rules...
11:50AM Geena Davis Show
12:15PM Geena Davis Show
12:40PM Ellen
1:05PM Ellen
Sundays ONLY:
9:45AM-1:30PM General Hospital
1:30PM Unhappily Ever After
1:55PM Moonlighting
2:45PM Home Improvement (Sat); Nurses (Sun)
3:10PM Home Improvement (Sat); Ellen (Sun)
3:35PM 8 Simple Rules... (Sat); Geena Davis Show (Sun)
4:00PM 8 Simple Rules... (Sat); Daddio (Sun)
4:20PM Ellen (Sat); Home Improvement (Sun)
4:45PM Ellen (Sat); 8 Simple Rules ... (Sun)
5:10PM Sports Night (Sat); Once and Again (Sun)
5:35PM Sports Night (Sat); Once and Again cont. (Sun)

Why can't we get channels that are commercial free and the shows unedited? :cuss:

Thanks though Pav, sounds like a great channel, and a great schedule :)

I hope that someday, ABC-1 will become a 24-hour channel. The launch will be a 12-hour channel from 6 AM to 6 PM. Just like Disney Channel when it first launched 21 years ago when it was a 15-hour channel.

Originally posted by Full House
I hope that someday, ABC-1 will become a 24-hour channel. The launch will be a 12-hour channel from 6 AM to 6 PM. Just like Disney Channel when it first launched 21 years ago when it was a 15-hour channel.


This is in the UK, not the United States.

I'm in the US right now but not in the UK. I don't live in the UK and watch ABC-1 until September 27th. My Time Warner Cable in Kingston, NY doesn't get ABC-1 until or after the launch or probably not available in all areas.

Originally posted by Full House
I'm in the US right now but not in the UK. I don't live in the UK and watch ABC-1 until September 27th. My Time Warner Cable in Kingston, NY doesn't get ABC-1 until or after the launch or probably not available in all areas.

:confused: ABC-1 is for the United Kingdom(England) not the US :)

Originally posted by Full House
I'm in the US right now but not in the UK. I don't live in the UK and watch ABC-1 until September 27th. My Time Warner Cable in Kingston, NY doesn't get ABC-1 until or after the launch or probably not available in all areas.

Do you not speak English??

Originally posted by Full House
I'm in the US right now but not in the UK. I don't live in the UK and watch ABC-1 until September 27th. My Time Warner Cable in Kingston, NY doesn't get ABC-1 until or after the launch or probably not available in all areas.

What the hell, lol? Of course Time Warner in NY won't get this channel. What part of the UK do you not understand? The UK is not in the USA! It is another country. I hope you know that. I think you do, but you just have some English problems, I've noticed. For some things, you should not reply to, lol. You're making a fool of yourself most of the time.

Originally posted by pavanbadal
What the hell, lol? Of course Time Warner in NY won't get this channel. What part of the UK do you not understand? The UK is not in the USA! It is another country. I hope you know that. I think you do, but you just have some English problems, I've noticed.


Just to make it clear. UK = United Kingdom, aka England.

I'm in the US right now but not in the UK. I don't live in the UK and watch ABC-1 until September 27th. My Time Warner Cable in Kingston, NY doesn't get ABC-1 until or after the launch or probably not available in all areas.

???

So your from the UK? Sounds like Londener English to me.

NY- New York? I am pretty sure thats in the USA , Time Warner Cable - If they were picking up the channel for some Bizarre reason 1. Pav would have likely told us , 2.Why would they? Every single show on the Line-up is probably airing on some Syndicate Network in the US (except 8 Rules , and a few others , But you can watch them on their main network)

Now what confuses me the most


I'm in the US right now but not in the UK

Well if you are in the US right now , Its pretty obvious you are not in the UK.



I don't live in the UK and watch ABC-1 until September 27th.
Lets try put that into some form of english

I do not live in the UK , and I do not watch ABC-1 until September 27th.

Obviosly you will not watch it until September 27th , It has not launched , and since who knows where you live , I doubt you will ever get to see the station

Originally posted by Full House
I'm in the US right now but not in the UK. I don't live in the UK and watch ABC-1 until September 27th. My Time Warner Cable in Kingston, NY doesn't get ABC-1 until or after the launch or probably not available in all areas. :confused:

Originally posted by Raisingdad2004
???

So your from the UK? Sounds like Londener English to me.

NY- New York? I am pretty sure thats in the USA , Time Warner Cable - If they were picking up the channel for some Bizarre reason 1. Pav would have likely told us , 2.Why would they? Every single show on the Line-up is probably airing on some Syndicate Network in the US (except 8 Rules , and a few others , But you can watch them on their main network)

Now what confuses me the most




Well if you are in the US right now , Its pretty obvious you are not in the UK.




Lets try put that into some form of english

I do not live in the UK , and I do not watch ABC-1 until September 27th.

Obviosly you will not watch it until September 27th , It has not launched , and since who knows where you live , I doubt you will ever get to see the station He lives in New York

Originally posted by barwars
Do you not speak English?? Im guessing that he doesnt speak it well.

I picked up New York , it was subtle but I grasped it:) , He lives in the US , he is in the US , yet somehow UK got in there? The only way he will get that station is if he gets a HUGE sattelite dish , Or gets allot of mirrors set up to reflect somebody's TV box over The Pacific Ocean (is it the Pacfic? I suck at Geo). Unless he thinks ABC-1 will launch in US? Which is obsurd since its really just ABC & ABC FAMILY put together , and all shows on there are likely to be airing in Syndication or not in the US now.

Originally posted by Raisingdad2004
I picked up New York , it was subtle but I grasped it:) , He lives in the US , he is in the US , yet somehow UK got in there? The only way he will get that station is if he gets a HUGE sattelite dish , Or gets allot of mirrors set up to reflect somebody's TV box over The Pacific Ocean (is it the Pacfic? I suck at Geo). Unless he thinks ABC-1 will launch in US? Which is obsurd since its really just ABC & ABC FAMILY put together , and all shows on there are likely to be airing in Syndication or not in the US now. Its the Atlantic :lol:

Originally posted by RurryMicelli
Its the Atlantic :lol:

I don't know why the don't name them easier

Like THE AMERICA-EUROPE sea , sounds stupid , but.

Like THE AMERICA-EUROPE sea , sounds stupid , but.



:lol:

As I mentioned before, I'm in the US right now, I don't live in the UK. Got it?:D I'm an American and I'm not that British.

is there anyone in the uk that will get this channel and will be able to record for me? i would need it recorded in ntsc format. there are a bunch of shows that will be airing and i'll be more than generous in compensating for the help. pelase email me at sammny2001@yahoo.com

Doubt anyone will help you , I will be taping a couple of the shows , but not to VHS to my Computer

are you able to record to dvd in ntsc format from your computer

NTSC? Yeah , but I usually do not burn to DVD , just leave it on my Computer. A normal episode comes out around 230 MB. I am using about 20GB of space with TV shows I taped.

so, in other words, you arent willing to help me?

Originally posted by sammny2001
so, in other words, you arent willing to help me? :p

thanks for your support. its been a pleasure

Howcome the website has not launched yet , ABC1.TV looks to amatuer , and for some reason ABC1 has not released its shedules to the Press (when I say Shedule I mean Daily Listings , in the UK it is law for Terrestrial stations to release them atleast 13 days before airing , not sure about Sattelite , but I get Disney Channel UK listings 13 days before airing , some channels provide Monthly or 3 week).

Is it still going ahead?

I think it is because it now has a Place Holder on Freeview 15

ABC1 is DEFINETLY launching on the 27th... if you get next weeks Whats on TV there's a full page ad for Home Improvement on abc1.

Ok , wonder why the site is not up and they have not released listings.

although , Friday will be a day of Pilot episodes , not much point with Listings.

Apparently the Radio Times is carrying listings for abc1 from the 27th onwards...

Originally posted by pavanbadal

10:10AM Nurses (with Loni Anderson, 1991-94)


Oh man...lucky! Why can't they show that over here? :crying:

has the channel launched?

"UK aka England" - what about Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland? You annoy a lot of people with that mistake :mad:

Originally posted by Tamm
"UK aka England" - what about Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland? You annoy a lot of people with that mistake :mad:

you have a point

Yeah , well the channel has launched.

is there any here yet willing to record some things for an unlucky american whos not able to get this channel?

That's not fair... we get half hour sitcoms here with 8-9 minutes worth the commericals and hour long shows with 17-18 minutes worth!!!! :wallbang