Bits
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| First episode date | June 4, 1999 |
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| Final episode date | April 6, 2001 |
| Number of episodes | 60 |
| Networks | Channel 4 |
| Creators | Channel 4 |
| Presented by | Aleks Krotoski |
| Emily Newton Dunn | |
| Emily Booth | |
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| ID | 2298358 |
About Bits
Bits is a British entertainment television series that aired on Channel 4 from 4 June 1999 to 6 April 2001, with both late night and edited morning versions of the show. Five series were produced and uniquely at the time for a show about computer games, had an all female presentation team.
Pause HS2 land sale, says government big projects adviser
... The project has delivered the most expensive Bits - tunnels and viaducts in straight lines through parts of London and the South - and failed to deliver the actual benefits, of extra capacity and connections to and within the North...
The Idol savaged by critics as 'worst TV show of the year' after finale
... " And yet the season contains some inspired Bits - glimmers of what The Idol could have been...
Five ways to save money on your packed lunch
... " It s a great way to use up lots of little Bits - a wrap, some lettuce or carrots, a little bit of bean chilli from the night before...
Midsomer Murders: The vicar you may have seen many times before
... " The scene was so graphic I believe the very gory Bits - which included dogs licking up the victims blood, encouraged by cunningly concealed small Bits of sausage - were cut...
Martin Compston: From a school corridor to stardom
... " I love them to Bits Asked whether Line of Duty will return for a seventh series, he said: " We are in no different position than we have ever been...
Vaccine trial for killer elephant virus begins
... The scientists have " seeded" this tried and tested vaccine backbone with proteins from EEHV - Bits of the virus for the elephant s immune system to recognise and respond to...
Australia outback rescue: Family safe after stranded for four days
... " We are thrilled - thrilled to Bits - that they are going to be finally rescued, " Mr Zavros s mother, Theo, told ABC News earlier on Tuesday...
Apollo 13: a Deadly DIY in the room
... Your best minds have to improvise fast creating an air filter with only the basic elements available in the space-ship - Bits of towel, duct tape, cardboard and a space suit...
The Idol savaged by critics as 'worst TV show of the year' after finale
By Ian YoungsEntertainment reporter
Before it began, The Idol creator That his " provocative" drama would be " The biggest show of The summer".
Now it has ended, TV critics have given their final verdicts - But most agreed it was The summer's biggest misfire.
The Idol starred Johnny Depp 's daughter Lily-Rose Depp and pop star The Weeknd .
it " surely The worst TV show of The Year " while, calling it " one of The worst programmes ever made".
It was " a painfully tedious TV non-event" That had " The dampest squib of a finale" The Guardian 's Leila Latif wrote.
Depp's performance as troubled pop singer Jocelyn consisted of " limp, glazed-over, chain-smoking nothingness" she wrote.
Latif was even more scathing about Depp's co-star, stating That " a performance from Abel 'The Weeknd ' Tesfaye should be tried at The Hague" referring to The Dutch location of The International Criminal Court .
" We were braced to be shocked. We were braced to be appalled. But nothing can prepare you to be so incredibly bored. "
As well as being boring, The Idol " feels The need to make The occasional point about how feminism and #MeToo Get In The Way of a good time" Latif continued.
Hbo had " spent millions upon millions of dollars to deliver women gleefully writhing, being sexualised and finding peace in admitting how much they suck" she added.
The Telegraph's Ed Power agreed The series was " toe-curlingly naff and sexist" and " maintained a consistent awfulness throughout".
The Final episode " confirmed it was not only The worst TV show of The Year - But a potential turkey for The ages" he wrote. " It was The Dark Side of The Moon of terrible telly - so cringe-inducing it's hard to imagine how it got off The drawing board, let alone on to our screens. "
Aiming criticism at " The vacant Depp and atrociously stilted The Weeknd " He Said The Most extensive damage might be to Hbo , which was " long considered The gold standard of prestige TV studio" But has now " dropped a clunker for The ages".
Hbo " has had worse mishaps" in The Past , But bemoaned The Idol 's " atonal pile-up of hazy character motives, narrative dead-ends, and remarkably unsexy sex scenes".
The finale was " neither a bang nor a whimper" he wrote. " It was, rather, not quite as bad as what preceded it. That can be either read as damning with faint praise, or seen as a small victory of sorts. "
The series ended " with a finale so disorienting That Levinson's prediction That his latest creation would be 'The biggest show of The summer' now seems ridiculous".
She wrote: " The Idol 's problems aren't limited to its gratuitous nudity or juvenile eroticism. The Show is dogged by a thin plot and an incoherent narrative. Storylines are blithely picked up and discarded, their remains haunting attentive viewers. "
Attempts at character development, acting, pacing and tone were added to Gyarkye's list of The Show 's failings.
" And yet The season contains some inspired Bits - glimmers of what The Idol could have been. "
That there was " confusion over what exactly The Idol was meant to be".
" It seemed to be many shows masquerading As One : was it an erotic drama, exploring power dynamics in an S& M relationship? Was it a satire on The absurd nature of The Music Industry ? " she asked.
" The Show awkwardly flip-flopped about, never fully landing on what it wanted to deliver. Meanwhile, The seeming Focus On being edgy - or 'sick and twisted', as early teaser trailers claimed The minds of Levinson and Tesfaye to be - came at a cost.
" The dialogue was appalling, The Plot didn't get moving until The penultimate episode - and even then was a confusing Mess - and there was little to no character progression.
She added: " Any positives were lost in The chaotic discourse around The Show . "
was relatively charitable, deciding The Idol was " neither as offensive as its detractors claimed nor as 'revolutionary' as co-creator Sam Levinson believed".
She added: " Like so many works of art That too openly aim for provocation, The five-episode Hbo drama got in its own way, passing off reductive clichés as radical transgression. "
Levinson was formerly best known for creating The acclaimed teen drama Euphoria.
The Weeknd , who played nightclub impresario and Jocelyn's mentor Tedros, can now get back to his real-life day job As One of The World 's biggest pop stars when he Plays Two nights at London Stadium this weekend.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
