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Post by Mr Mercury on Apr 28, 2022 10:08:08 GMT
This is just a heads up that Channel 5 here in the UK are showing a documentary called Queen: A Rock History - Part 1. According to the blurb it says that the documentary series illuminates the truth of how Freddie, Brian, Roger and John were brought together and created the global phenomenon that was, and is, Queen. How good this will be is anyones guess. Its on this Saturday 30th April at 9.20 and is 1 hour and 50 minutes long. Queen: A Rock History |
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Post by Lord Fickle on Apr 28, 2022 10:33:01 GMT
Thanks for the heads up. Could be interesting, and if that's just part one, it seems a fairly extensive documentary.
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Post by Mr Mercury on Apr 28, 2022 16:21:27 GMT
Thanks for the heads up. Could be interesting, and if that's just part one, it seems a fairly extensive documentary. I dont know for certain, but I suspect that this might a series of different bands, Queen being the first one of course. We will see. |
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Post by scotttmax on Apr 28, 2022 17:12:49 GMT
As with most Ch5 documentaries, I’m not holding out much hope…
I’m sure Gambo will make an appearance somewhere!!
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Post by Steve on Apr 28, 2022 19:28:12 GMT
The dreaded Gambo quote lol.
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Post by scotttmax on Apr 30, 2022 22:15:13 GMT
Well part 2 is next week…
Tbh it wasn’t that bad of a docu, although Gambo was wheeled out!
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Post by nickip on Apr 30, 2022 22:15:51 GMT
In this case the whole story starts in 1979 with just a nod to the origin story….
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Post by Mr Mercury on Apr 30, 2022 22:37:35 GMT
In this case the whole story starts in 1979 with just a nod to the origin story…. Part 2 is on next Saturday 7th April at 9.20 apparently for 2 hours.... Queen: A Rock History Part 2The show summaries on that link appear to me to be mixed up. At least that is what is seems like to me. No doubt Gambo will show up in this one as well lol  |
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Post by oreno on May 1, 2022 8:43:50 GMT
Very strange that it started in '79. Last minute rights issues with the 1st part maybe? It was a typical Channel 5 patchwork job but you know what, I enjoyed hearing KT Tunstall and other's take on Queen stuff. Nice to hear some fresh perspectives. Ratty is always worth listening to. The vocal coach dude had some interesting stuff to say about certain songs as well. Also there were many interesting stills used that I'd not seen before. But the usual shoddiness of course, Lesley-Ann Jones as usual getting her facts completely all over the place or just plain wrong, the repeated not-Knebworth (not even Queen) stage footage and so on. And they were clearly skirting rights payments with all the pixellated youtube rips and ultra-short Queen song snippets. Watched it right through though. Looking forward to finding out how the group started out, next week  |
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Post by The Fairy King on May 1, 2022 16:26:07 GMT
I found a short clip of it on YT>
Can we watch the whole thing somewhere?
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Post by Mercury Roadrunner on May 1, 2022 20:26:12 GMT
hello, dear friends, and dear administrators of the forum - is it posssible and allowed to ask for an upload of the first part of this documentary, please? Sorry and excuse me, if not, - it seems really interesting and I missed the broadcast. Hope for the better, thank you
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Post by Lord Fickle on May 1, 2022 21:08:59 GMT
hello, dear friends, and dear administrators of the forum - is it posssible and allowed to ask for an upload of the first part of this documentary, please? Sorry and excuse me, if not, - it seems really interesting and I missed the broadcast. Hope for the better, thank you This is copyrighted material. It cannot be shared on here. |
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Post by ActionThisDay on May 2, 2022 13:19:20 GMT
This wasn't bad actually, when Gambo appeared talking about AIDS I was waiting for the 'I'm doing everything with everyone' Freddie quote but thankfully he didn't say it. As oreno says, Ratty is always great to listen to and calls it as it was.
A few mistakes started to creep in towards the end, had to laugh at Lesley Ann Jones thinking GSTQ was played live at the end of every show.
Interesting that someone who attended both Wembley and Knebworth says Wembley was better - Queen's revisionist folklore claims that Knebworth was one of the best gigs of their careers.
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Post by Lord Fickle on May 2, 2022 16:53:00 GMT
This wasn't bad actually, when Gambo appeared talking about AIDS I was waiting for the 'I'm doing everything with everyone' Freddie quote but thankfully he didn't say it. As oreno says, Ratty is always great to listen to and calls it as it was. A few mistakes started to creep in towards the end, had to laugh at Lesley Ann Jones thinking GSTQ was played live at the end of every show. Interesting that someone who attended both Wembley and Knebworth says Wembley was better - Queen's revisionist folklore claims that Knebworth was one of the best gigs of their careers. I'm looking forward to seeing it, but I do wonder how many more of these types of documentaries they can actually do. The story is not going to change so they can only retell it in slightly different ways, showing mostly the same old clips. I lost count of the number of times they showed that pic of a young Freddie with the teeth in that last one which was on the BBC. |
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Post by NathanH on May 2, 2022 18:20:07 GMT
It would be great if there was a documentary on the band's live career. There's so many areas that haven't been talked about or things in not much detail. Their iconic outfits, lightning rigs and how amazing they truly were!
I just feel any documentaries covering a lengthy time period are really just going to follow the albums and the band members' personalities.
Not sure though if there is much mainstream appeal for this...
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Post by Lord Fickle on May 2, 2022 18:41:22 GMT
It would be great if there was a documentary on the band's live career. There's so many areas that haven't been talked about or things in not much detail. Their iconic outfits, lightning rigs and how amazing they truly were! I just feel any documentaries covering a lengthy time period are really just going to follow the albums and the band members' personalities. Not sure though if there is much mainstream appeal for this... That would certainly be interesting. It could make a great series if they were to do one featuring different bands, as well as Queen. Anyone know any TV execs to pitch the idea to? 😁 |
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Post by ActionThisDay on May 2, 2022 20:56:07 GMT
I'm looking forward to seeing it, but I do wonder how many more of these types of documentaries they can actually do. The story is not going to change so they can only retell it in slightly different ways, showing mostly the same old clips. I lost count of the number of times they showed that pic of a young Freddie with the teeth in that last one which was on the BBC. They are getting a bit 'samey' and I don't want to spoil it but that Freddie pic might be in this one as well. |
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Post by ActionThisDay on May 2, 2022 21:00:43 GMT
It would be great if there was a documentary on the band's live career. There's so many areas that haven't been talked about or things in not much detail. Their iconic outfits, lightning rigs and how amazing they truly were! It's strange that almost all documentaries when talking about the live show they always focus on Freddie being the 'ultimate showman', the dazzling light shows, the smoke/dry ice etc. But very few of them actually mention that the four of them were one of the greatest and tightest live acts the world has ever seen, if not the greatest. |
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Post by NathanH on May 2, 2022 21:05:07 GMT
It would be great if there was a documentary on the band's live career. There's so many areas that haven't been talked about or things in not much detail. Their iconic outfits, lightning rigs and how amazing they truly were! It's strange that almost all documentaries when talking about the live show they always focus on Freddie being the 'ultimate showman', the dazzling light shows, the smoke/dry ice etc. But very few of them actually mention that the four of them were one of the greatest and tightest live acts the world has ever seen, if not the greatest. Yeah it's not just the lack of the band but they also had a great road crew with some great stories. There's so much to say that hasn't been said on screen before |
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Post by ActionThisDay on May 3, 2022 19:38:19 GMT
God bless David Wigg, finally someone has the balls to say the WWRY musical storyline is completely cringeworthy: 'Freddie would've hated it!'
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Post by Mercury Roadrunner on May 4, 2022 14:03:46 GMT
hello, dear folks, my question to you about this documentary is have there been any new film / moving pictures bits?, or is it good and worth watching only because of the interviews and some rare photographs?
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Post by ActionThisDay on May 4, 2022 22:56:40 GMT
hello, dear folks, my question to you about this documentary is have there been any new film / moving pictures bits?, or is it good and worth watching only because of the interviews and some rare photographs? Can't remember any new footage at all, much of it is low res/pixellated. Definitely worth watching for the interviews though. There were a couple of photos I'd never seen before - one of the band receiving an award where Deaky looks weird/ugly. Another one of Roger where it looks like he has 'coke nose'. |
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Post by nickip on May 7, 2022 20:36:17 GMT
Part 2 ( actually part 1 because part 1 started in 79) was set up on my sky box through series link. It’s actually recording when comedy goes horribly wrong…. When scheduling (or rights issues) goes horribly wrong more like…..
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Post by Mercury Roadrunner on May 7, 2022 20:45:11 GMT
sadly enough planned to watch the Part 2, but, yeah, instead of it there's something totally different
- I hope somebody can share the info when there would be the broadcasting of the Part 2
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Post by Lord Fickle on May 7, 2022 20:51:49 GMT
Weird! I wonder what's happened to it?
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Post by alexsmall1985 on May 7, 2022 20:54:56 GMT
Weird! I wonder what's happened to it? Hi Everyone, All is not lost. Part 2 was actually on last Saturday, Part 1 for some reason isn’t on tonight despite being advertised. If you have a Smart TV Part 1 and Part 2 are on My5. |
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Post by akirafish on May 8, 2022 3:41:27 GMT
Here's the online boardcasting Queen: A Rock HistoryIt's a different edit from what I saw last week. Strange. |
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Post by nickip on May 8, 2022 20:51:47 GMT
Both episodes available on My5 are ep 2….
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Post by 2sharppencils on Aug 7, 2022 13:27:43 GMT
Looks like both episodes are scheduled to be broadcast next Sunday on 5SELECT from 20:00, I am intrigued to see what the early years episode contains...
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Post by Lord Fickle on Aug 7, 2022 15:15:07 GMT
Looks like both episodes are scheduled to be broadcast next Sunday on 5SELECT from 20:00, I am intrigued to see what the early years episode contains... Thanks for the heads-up. 👍 |
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