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RE: UK TV Series Space Cadets
« Reply #40 on: 12/06/2005 12:11 pm »
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nacnud - 5/12/2005  8:11 AM

 I don't think I've ever watched a single show of any of those! Can I still call myself British :)

You've never watched the X Factor!!  :o  Oh Nacnud, you don't know what you're missing ;)
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RE: UK TV Series Space Cadets
« Reply #41 on: 12/06/2005 02:09 pm »
Is it really that bad! *Shudder*

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RE: UK TV Series Space Cadets
« Reply #42 on: 12/07/2005 03:40 pm »
Well it all starts tonight and they are pushing it like crazy. Will report back afterwards.

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RE: UK TV Series Space Cadets
« Reply #43 on: 12/07/2005 05:00 pm »
Huzzah for Colin Pillinger!

He was on the TV jsut now, asked if the contestants would be able to spot it was all a hoax.

He listed off 101 things!! "Errr, Space Shuttles are US and launch from Florida, anyone who's been to Florida on Holiday should know that, and went off on one from there."

They showed the clip of the contestants arriving after being flown to Russia (actually around the UK at night) and they look like fools.

Mainly women, open mouthed at a Russian Officer speaking Russian, like they are dumb enough to not even sit still and look respectful.

One of them looks very fat too! As if they'd be allowed on a damn space flight!

However, the Kazakstan base looks like they've spent loads on it, looked very realist on the short clip.
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RE: UK TV Series Space Cadets
« Reply #44 on: 12/07/2005 06:08 pm »
Damn, missed that. I'm going to have to be strapped in for this show.

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RE: UK TV Series Space Cadets
« Reply #45 on: 12/07/2005 08:16 pm »
10 mins in and they've converted a military base of 3 sq miles into Star City, Russia.

Making no excuses that they've got dizzy idiots for the show so as to ensure they don't have a clue about space flight.

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RE: UK TV Series Space Cadets
« Reply #46 on: 12/07/2005 08:21 pm »
I'm making an attempt to record it on a PC format. They are really not trying to say they're doing anything more than fooling people.
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RE: UK TV Series Space Cadets
« Reply #47 on: 12/07/2005 08:35 pm »
This is actually a really fun show. They've got the Orbiter flight deck right.

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RE: UK TV Series Space Cadets
« Reply #48 on: 12/07/2005 09:18 pm »
Hmmmm.

Contestants: Idiots, but had to be.

Star City replica: Where the money's been spent, need to see more of it yet, but they've done all they can.

Space Shuttle: Simulator, jury out.

Placing in real facts of real space flight, pretty good.


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RE: UK TV Series Space Cadets
« Reply #49 on: 12/08/2005 12:30 am »
Just takes one slip. If they think they are in Russia, then everything better be Russian that they come into contact with. Although if its a US Shuttle, then what's the point, they'll not know much if they think they launch Shuttles from Russia.

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RE: UK TV Series Space Cadets
« Reply #50 on: 12/08/2005 07:00 am »
Actually enjoyed it. It was a lot better than I feared. I'm going to enjoy those very gullable contestents being conned, but they do, more so in the E4 show, explain what would really be the case, so it's going to increase real interest in NASA and space travel.

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RE: UK TV Series Space Cadets
« Reply #51 on: 12/08/2005 02:42 pm »
Would have loved a real version to be honest.

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RE: UK TV Series Space Cadets
« Reply #52 on: 12/08/2005 03:00 pm »
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=1003&posts=1 - Putting the first episode on the video section. Chopped it into parts inbetween the ads to make it smaller files.
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RE: UK TV Series Space Cadets
« Reply #53 on: 12/08/2005 05:19 pm »
Wonder what the Americans make of Johnny Vaughan. Noticed they did pay good homage to Star City and also when they were going around the Russian market for goods to make the place seem real, they saw a pin with the Buran on it.

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RE: UK TV Series Space Cadets
« Reply #54 on: 12/08/2005 07:41 pm »
The full program from last night is now on, with screen shots (including the Buran pin - got to be rare). Will look to do the same if they get to the launch without working out it's a con.
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RE: UK TV Series Space Cadets
« Reply #55 on: 12/08/2005 08:39 pm »
You have to say that segment just on where they took them into the Russian Base was brilliantly done. Anik would be proud on how they did it.

Using real Russians was a great move.

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RE: UK TV Series Space Cadets
« Reply #56 on: 12/08/2005 09:09 pm »
Ah right, so the Shuttle Simulator is just to help with the ascent. They've now said it won't launch like a Space Shuttle and s called Orbiter 1. So they've got around the "What's a US Shuttle doing in Russia" with it being a SpaceShipOne type ship.

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RE: UK TV Series Space Cadets
« Reply #57 on: 12/08/2005 09:37 pm »
What a letdown on the E4 show when they said Shuttles are grounded till 2008 and had Marcus Allen on doing his usual "Man didn't go to the Moon".  :(

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RE: UK TV Series Space Cadets
« Reply #58 on: 12/08/2005 09:47 pm »
I've mailed the show and "informed" them of the correct information.
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RE: UK TV Series Space Cadets
« Reply #59 on: 12/10/2005 09:20 am »
The show is just getting stupid now. Last night was the worst one simply for being all about telling them false facts and then seeing if they realise it. Boring.

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