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TracyLynnS · 02-16-2009, 12:17 PM

Anyone else watching UFC's Fight Night today at 11 in the morning until 3pm? And then, oh yay, Ultimate Knockouts for the rest of the day? I didn't think so.

I guess this is Spike's way of telling us it's time to clean the house.

Thankfully, Dead Like Me is on sci fi. But since I already have both seasons on DVD, I've got the episodes so memorized that it upsets the whole flow of the program every time an X-rated or R-rated convo has been changed to PG for daytime tv. At least it makes for good background noise while I'm sweeping, mopping, and dusting.

tygre · 02-16-2009, 12:20 PM

LOL! I was so looking forward to a day of UM -- I work when it's normally on, and when I clicked on the tv to see what episodes were on today, I

. Ah well. The house DOES need some work...but I wanted to do it with UM in the background!

justins5256 · 02-16-2009, 12:26 PM

Man, I really wish SPIKE would come up with some kind of a consistent schedule. It seems like they are just deciding week by week when it is going to be on, and even then it might not be right.

siamesemeg · 02-16-2009, 01:32 PM

I only watch SPIKE when they have Manswers marathons...

Seriously, TracyLynn you are killing me. I really feel you, too. Last week, I ended up with an unexpected day off and was treated to UM back to back to back on SPIKE. I never dared hope such a thing would happen to me! The randomness is stunning.

So I'm doubly sorry you're stuck with Ultimate Knockouts.

ps. I heart Dead Like Me, too. No SciFi, though. Sad.

everybodylovesrs · 02-16-2009, 02:28 PM

Yeah I dont even watch anymore, They lose a viewer when they don't figure out their own schedule. It's very disrespectful to the viewer who they onyl care about when they buy ****.

LooksLikeCRicci · 02-16-2009, 10:12 PM

I don't know about you guys, but I think it's great that Spike has these "Clean Your House" days.

I like a clean house.

P.S. I'm just sayin'.... this thread was up ALL DAY and NO ONE threw out a Paul Pollis joke?

cmyweb · 02-17-2009, 12:54 AM

That explains it! I had my day planned out...home office in the a.m. and Tivo'd UM in the afternoon while I cleaned the house. I was wondering why when I turned on the DVR this afternoon there were no UM's from today. I thought maybe it was because they were airing repeats I'd already recorded.

When I checked the listings last night they said UM would be on today...oh well maybe tomorrow...

nohwheregirl · 02-17-2009, 01:53 AM

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Originally Posted by LooksLikeCRicci

P.S. I'm just sayin'.... this thread was up ALL DAY and NO ONE threw out a Paul Pollis joke?

BWAH! Oh, Ricci. Sometimes your posts are simply ludicrous.

LooksLikeCRicci · 02-17-2009, 03:16 AM

LOL. Nice. I know, I know. You only cleaned up the floor where the baby spilled. I've heard it all before.

TracyLynnS · 02-17-2009, 02:29 PM

I thought I'd throw this weird little tidbit into this thread, for no logical reason.

During the lost gold treasure segment today (adam's diggings), I noticed that one way Spike is using to shorten the segments, besides editing, is speeding up the footage.

They showed the native americans on horseback, walking their horses along after apparently killing everyone in sight. Then the editors sped up the footage until the horses were daintily tippy toe-ing along at a rapid, and unintentionally comic speed, among the dead bodies.

justins5256 · 02-17-2009, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by TracyLynnS

I thought I'd throw this weird little tidbit into this thread, for no logical reason.

During the lost gold treasure segment today (adam's diggings), I noticed that one way Spike is using to shorten the segments, besides editing, is speeding up the footage.

They showed the native americans on horseback, walking their horses along after apparently killing everyone in sight. Then the editors sped up the footage until the horses were daintily tippy toe-ing along at a rapid, and unintentionally comic speed, among the dead bodies.

It's called time compression. A lot of networks used to (or still) do it to shorten movies and TV shows to fit a rigid time slot with commercials. The Turner networks used to be the worst culprits. I remember years ago they would often have a little blurb before the start of a movie that would say "this film has been edited and compressed for time" or something along those lines.

Definitely falls into the category of things I wish I didn't know.

TracyLynnS · 02-17-2009, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by justins5256

It's called time compression.

What a weird thing to do. I thought I'd been seeing it on the spike UM segments, but I don't half pay attention, so I wasn't positive. Then today, I knew for sure when I saw the cartoonish horses.

I think I'd be happier with fewer segments put into each episode, and just leave the segments at full, unedited length, rather than airing these hodgepodge, chopped up, speeded up, thingamabobbers they're showing us now. But I only get to watch this stuff, they don't take my editing advice.

peachysquirt21 · 02-17-2009, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by TracyLynnS

hodgepodge, chopped up, speeded up, thingamabobbers they're showing us now.

too funny

Spike really ruined this show. Would have better just to have left it on lifetime or putting it another network just the way it use to be.

justins5256 · 02-17-2009, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by peachysquirt21

too funny

Spike really ruined this show. Would have better just to have left it on lifetime or putting it another network just the way it use to be.

Totally. We used to complain how Lifetime edited segments, didn't syndicate certain stories and tacked stories onto episodes they didn't belong in originally, but at least they kept Stack....and you knew what time the show was on.

TracyLynnS · 03-05-2009, 11:56 AM

Looks like today and tomorrow are more "clean your house" days sponsored by Spike TV.

So is that it for this run of UM eppies? My directv onscreen guide doesn't go any further than sunday night, so I can't see next week's schedule yet. I'm going to go look up the spike schedule online... (not that it will be reliable)

02-16-2009, 12:17 PM	#1
TracyLynnS Don't Look Up Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 07, 2009 Posts: 3,107	Today Is SPIKE's Clean Your House Day Anyone else watching UFC's Fight Night today at 11 in the morning until 3pm? And then, oh yay, Ultimate Knockouts for the rest of the day? I didn't think so. I guess this is Spike's way of telling us it's time to clean the house. Thankfully, Dead Like Me is on sci fi. But since I already have both seasons on DVD, I've got the episodes so memorized that it upsets the whole flow of the program every time an X-rated or R-rated convo has been changed to PG for daytime tv. At least it makes for good background noise while I'm sweeping, mopping, and dusting.

02-16-2009, 12:20 PM	#2
tygre Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Mar 21, 2007 Location: NY Posts: 23	LOL! I was so looking forward to a day of UM -- I work when it's normally on, and when I clicked on the tv to see what episodes were on today, I . Ah well. The house DOES need some work...but I wanted to do it with UM in the background!

02-16-2009, 12:26 PM	#3
justins5256 Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 08, 2002 Posts: 3,866	Man, I really wish SPIKE would come up with some kind of a consistent schedule. It seems like they are just deciding week by week when it is going to be on, and even then it might not be right.

02-16-2009, 01:32 PM	#4
siamesemeg incapable of thought or speech Frequent Poster Join Date: Jun 02, 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 104	I only watch SPIKE when they have Manswers marathons... Seriously, TracyLynn you are killing me. I really feel you, too. Last week, I ended up with an unexpected day off and was treated to UM back to back to back on SPIKE. I never dared hope such a thing would happen to me! The randomness is stunning. So I'm doubly sorry you're stuck with Ultimate Knockouts. ps. I heart Dead Like Me, too. No SciFi, though. Sad.

02-16-2009, 02:28 PM	#5
everybodylovesrs Member Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 12, 2008 Posts: 526	Yeah I dont even watch anymore, They lose a viewer when they don't figure out their own schedule. It's very disrespectful to the viewer who they onyl care about when they buy ****.

02-16-2009, 10:12 PM	#6
LooksLikeCRicci Likes to live in a clean house Moderator Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 27, 2005 Posts: 4,050	I don't know about you guys, but I think it's great that Spike has these "Clean Your House" days. I like a clean house. P.S. I'm just sayin'.... this thread was up ALL DAY and NO ONE threw out a Paul Pollis joke?

02-17-2009, 12:54 AM	#7
cmyweb Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jan 04, 2009 Posts: 85	That explains it! I had my day planned out...home office in the a.m. and Tivo'd UM in the afternoon while I cleaned the house. I was wondering why when I turned on the DVR this afternoon there were no UM's from today. I thought maybe it was because they were airing repeats I'd already recorded. When I checked the listings last night they said UM would be on today...oh well maybe tomorrow...

02-17-2009, 03:16 AM	#9
LooksLikeCRicci Likes to live in a clean house Moderator Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 27, 2005 Posts: 4,050	LOL. Nice. I know, I know. You only cleaned up the floor where the baby spilled. I've heard it all before.

02-17-2009, 02:29 PM	#10
TracyLynnS Don't Look Up Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 07, 2009 Posts: 3,107	I thought I'd throw this weird little tidbit into this thread, for no logical reason. During the lost gold treasure segment today (adam's diggings), I noticed that one way Spike is using to shorten the segments, besides editing, is speeding up the footage. They showed the native americans on horseback, walking their horses along after apparently killing everyone in sight. Then the editors sped up the footage until the horses were daintily tippy toe-ing along at a rapid, and unintentionally comic speed, among the dead bodies.

03-05-2009, 11:56 AM	#15
TracyLynnS Don't Look Up Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 07, 2009 Posts: 3,107	Looks like today and tomorrow are more "clean your house" days sponsored by Spike TV. So is that it for this run of UM eppies? My directv onscreen guide doesn't go any further than sunday night, so I can't see next week's schedule yet. I'm going to go look up the spike schedule online... (not that it will be reliable)