BBC Comedy Show to Debut Online

Phil John writes "According to BBC News, the second series of "The Mighty Boosh" will be available to stream from the 19th of July, A full week before starting its run on BBC 3. Quoth the Article: 'It is one of a number of pilots that BBC Television will be undertaking over the next few months, exploiting the opportunities that new technologies offer to look at how programmes might be delivered beyond the traditional linear broadcast.'"

Comments

Mighty Boosh

[nother_nix_hacker]

The Mighty Boosh is a fantastic show. I think you should all watch it and revel in its comical genious!

Just wait for iMP!

[Anonymous Coward]

So those of you that don't know, the BBC are getting ready for the second trial of it's p2p programme download service - http://www.bbc.co.uk/imp/ Places on the trial still up for grabs!

Better as a radio show

[jone_stone]

Personally I thought this show worked better on the radio, where I didn't get distracted by extremely low budget. Are British people just used to this sort of production value? No, I'm not being a troll -- I do think it's a very innovative series, but the TV version just didn't hold my interest. It seems like a lot more shows that come from the UK have much lower production values than we're used to seeing in the US. Anyone have any insights as to why there's such a difference?

Re:Excellent Comedy

[jonathan_ingram]

I suppose someone who liked The Mighty Boosh would like Nathan Barley... personally I found them both mediocre. Peep Show wasn't that great, either.

15 Stories High, on the other hand, was genius. "Blue Rat: All the Power of a Rat, in a Can".

Re:Hope they can be downloaded and viewed later

[Larry Lightbulb]

The BBC have told me that, in theory, only people with a TV license should watch the broadband section of their site, but they have no way of checking.

Quality!

[Martz]

The Mighty Boosh is a hilarious, quality TV series. It's slightly off the wall, but it's good to see comedy cover new ground rather than reinvent the old gags.

I'm also proud that the BBC is going to trial the streaming shows, they seem to have been heavily investing in multicast routing with the ISPs to enable delivery. More details about it here: http://support.bbc.co.uk/multicast/

If anything, you need to watch it to see just how good Vinces' hair is!

Re:what media player will be required

[arkhan_jg]

To be fair, realplayer 10 is a lot nicer than previous versions. It's based on the their opensource helix player, but with the proprietry real codecs added. No adware, spam, or popups.

I have no trouble recommending it now.

Re:Good job BBC

[Beige]

They are also taking a lot of stick for their online work. Many see the quality of it to be unfair competition to private companies and in conflict with their charter, which is soon up for review. Those in the government such as Tory Blair that consider themselves above criticism may present this as proof that the BBC has willfully failed to fulfill its obligations. They could then change the charter to suit their own ends, ruining the BBC in the process. The BBC knows this, but it has to do online work or it will fall behind the competition. Hence it is attempting to demonstrate that their online presence is largely an extension of broadcasting, as befits the charter - hence things like this and the creative archive.