Comments on: Essential viewing http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2006/10/18/essential-viewing/ the blog that is not dansdata.com Sun, 07 Sep 2008 15:56:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: ryan http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2006/10/18/essential-viewing/#comment-178 Tue, 24 Oct 2006 12:14:30 +0100 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2006/10/18/essential-viewing/#comment-178 I love these... i remember watching these on PBS in Canada in the early 90's... the video seems just the same as what it looked like on TV... thanks for the trip down memory lane; I'm still seeding by the way. I love these… i remember watching these on PBS in Canada in the early 90’s… the video seems just the same as what it looked like on TV… thanks for the trip down memory lane; I’m still seeding by the way.

]]> by: Nick1911 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2006/10/18/essential-viewing/#comment-131 Wed, 18 Oct 2006 22:26:31 +0100 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2006/10/18/essential-viewing/#comment-131 Seeding all three at 500 k/s. The number of peers has really picked up! Seeding all three at 500 k/s. The number of peers has really picked up!

]]> by: matt http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2006/10/18/essential-viewing/#comment-129 Wed, 18 Oct 2006 21:51:45 +0100 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2006/10/18/essential-viewing/#comment-129 Thanks for the tip. Hadn't heard of Tim Hunkin before, but the websites are excellent. Particularly enjoyed the <a HREF="http://www.timhunkin.com/94_illegal_engineering.htm" rel="nofollow">page on safe-cracking</a>. Am seeding the videos... Thanks for the tip. Hadn’t heard of Tim Hunkin before, but the websites are excellent. Particularly enjoyed the page on safe-cracking.

Am seeding the videos…

]]> by: acrawley http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2006/10/18/essential-viewing/#comment-127 Wed, 18 Oct 2006 16:50:54 +0100 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2006/10/18/essential-viewing/#comment-127 As you said, the video quality leaves a bit to be desired, but these are some awesome videos! Thanks for the recommendation. As you said, the video quality leaves a bit to be desired, but these are some awesome videos! Thanks for the recommendation.

]]> by: bmorey http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2006/10/18/essential-viewing/#comment-125 Wed, 18 Oct 2006 12:21:21 +0100 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2006/10/18/essential-viewing/#comment-125 What a brilliant series they were. I'l always remember Tim's manicure - he'd never be a hand-model. Great stuff, especially when they blew up everything at the end. What a brilliant series they were. I’l always remember Tim’s manicure - he’d never be a hand-model. Great stuff, especially when they blew up everything at the end.

]]> by: fruitbaticus http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2006/10/18/essential-viewing/#comment-123 Wed, 18 Oct 2006 09:06:32 +0100 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2006/10/18/essential-viewing/#comment-123 Might I add that i've mixed sound for Bob Flowerdew mentioned in the shed faq, how geeky am I? :P Might I add that i’ve mixed sound for Bob Flowerdew mentioned in the shed faq, how geeky am I? :P

]]> by: Daniel Rutter http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2006/10/18/essential-viewing/#comment-122 Wed, 18 Oct 2006 04:19:46 +0100 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2006/10/18/essential-viewing/#comment-122 Yes - they screened on SBS here in Australia, some years ago. I dunno if they ever showed the third season - it may be like the Mystic Unscreened Season Of The Goodies that never made it to the ABC on account of how The Goodies had moved from the BBC to ITV :-). Yes - they screened on SBS here in Australia, some years ago. I dunno if they ever showed the third season - it may be like the Mystic Unscreened Season Of The Goodies that never made it to the ABC on account of how The Goodies had moved from the BBC to ITV :-).

]]> by: AussieDan http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2006/10/18/essential-viewing/#comment-121 Wed, 18 Oct 2006 04:13:16 +0100 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2006/10/18/essential-viewing/#comment-121 I vaguely remember seeing some of these, looks like I'll have something to tide me over until Top Gear returns! I vaguely remember seeing some of these, looks like I’ll have something to tide me over until Top Gear returns!

]]> by: fruitbaticus http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2006/10/18/essential-viewing/#comment-119 Wed, 18 Oct 2006 04:09:55 +0100 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2006/10/18/essential-viewing/#comment-119 they are indeed worth downloading, it seems that Tim and Rex hand their hands in most special effects done in the 80's and 90's, Tim made the giant Pink Floyd "Animals" pig for instance. they are indeed worth downloading, it seems that Tim and Rex hand their hands in most special effects done in the 80’s and 90’s, Tim made the giant Pink Floyd “Animals” pig for instance.

]]> by: Nick1911 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2006/10/18/essential-viewing/#comment-118 Wed, 18 Oct 2006 03:05:36 +0100 http://dansdata.blogsome.com/2006/10/18/essential-viewing/#comment-118 Hmm... Somehow I envisioned the torrent running faster considering I'm on a University network with a pretty good network connection. I'm seeing about 15-20kbs for an aggregate time of 42 hours for all three. Hmm… Somehow I envisioned the torrent running faster considering I’m on a University network with a pretty good network connection. I’m seeing about 15-20kbs for an aggregate time of 42 hours for all three.

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