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Post by Gene on Oct 24, 2010 7:01:20 GMT 9
just watched the latest aircraft show on interceptors on the military channel.. it began with the prop jobs and ended with the F 22... no mention in between was the ultimate interceptor mentioned... no photo no sound bite... what is up here?? i went to the greatest aircraft link and they had everything from a p 51 to the sr...but no F 106... what can we as forum do to get the bird on the tube?? there is definitely enough documentation and a/c history on this website to fill an hour show...   |
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Post by Bullhunter on Oct 24, 2010 7:53:25 GMT 9
I've noticed that for quite sometime.
:fire_missle_ani being left out.
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Post by Gene on Oct 24, 2010 12:50:14 GMT 9
the thing that got me was when they showed mcchord behind the pilot as he was doing a steep takeoff. you could see the little green dragon on his shoulder...  |
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Post by daverice on Oct 24, 2010 12:59:54 GMT 9
I saw it, it was not very accurate about the rest of the stuff either. tempests & typhoons were never interceptors. one of the poorer aviation shows. DaveR :  |
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Post by Gene on Oct 24, 2010 13:00:55 GMT 9
I saw it, it was not very accurate about the rest of the stuff either. tempests & typhoons were never interceptors. one of the poorer aviation shows. DaveR  i must agree... :salute |
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Post by Jim Scanlon (deceased) on Oct 25, 2010 9:11:10 GMT 9
I wrote to the Military Channel this evening about the Six, and asked why they don't have a show about it.
:fire_missle_ani
I'll let you know if I get a response.
You may notice that the Military Channel, I preferred it when it was still Wings, has a lot of British programmes. I suppose the Brits are more interested in military history than our networks, and film makers.
One program on Military Channel is Great Airplanes. It is good, produced here, but deals mostly with planes that are available for flying.
The shows on historic planes deal mostly with the European birds, with the exception of WW2 American birds.
Why they classify the Typhoon and Tempest as interceptors is beyond me.
Even the Brits list them as Fighter Bombers.
If you were not aware.
The commenter on planes with the real curly hair, is no longer a "man", but underwent a "Sex Change" and is now a "woman".
Just thought you would like to know.
Jim Too
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Post by Bullhunter on Oct 25, 2010 9:34:58 GMT 9
I always thought he was kinda funny.
Its going to be interesting to see the response to your letter, if they even respond.
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Post by Gene on Oct 25, 2010 12:16:35 GMT 9
iv emailed them twice...i even referenced the old airforce now films... afn 064 show then tsgt howells ejection...it was awesome!!! no response from them...
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Post by oswald on Oct 25, 2010 20:38:03 GMT 9
I was watching the History channel Friday night about the UFO's and there was some video on it that picture the SiX and a lot of it was simulated computer graphics of the SIX chasing a UFO out of Edwards AFB. Did anyone else see that?
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Post by Lee Nellist on Oct 25, 2010 22:33:58 GMT 9
Yep, saw it. One of the rare times a six is shown. Only those of us that around the six would instantly recognize it. Sure wish they would do a feature on the six.
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Post by Jim Scanlon (deceased) on Nov 3, 2010 8:10:24 GMT 9
:razz :thumbsdown
Below is the response I received from the Military Channel.
As you can see, it is a "Boiler Plate" response. Looks like something a congressman would send.
In other words, the Military Channel isn't really interested in what viewers think.
Maybe we need to have everyone on this forum write a letter about the Six to them. If they get lots of letters, maybe, just maybe, they might be more responsive.
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Dear Viewer:
Thank you for contacting the Military Channel.
We sincerely appreciate you taking the time to reach out to us with your
idea. Suggestions from viewers are very important to us as our viewers can
tell us what we can improve upon and what our audience enjoys. Viewer
ideas, such as yours, help us create and improve programming.
While we share viewer suggestions with our management and staff,
unfortunately, due to the high volume of suggestions, we are not able to
respond and follow up directly with you about the outcome of the review.
Thank you again for expressing your interest in our programming.
Sincerely,
Viewer Relations
Military Channel
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Post by Mark O on Nov 3, 2010 10:15:20 GMT 9
While we share viewer suggestions with our management and staff, unfortunately, due to the high volume of suggestions, we are not able to
respond and follow up directly with you about the outcome of the review. That sounds like someone who does not use "economy of words". If it was me, I would have replaced the above bold face text with the word, "but", which we all know means, "I don't give a damn what you or I just said." I gotta give you a big thumbs up for trying though!  (Edit - Of course an exalt too!) Mark |
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Post by Gene on Nov 15, 2010 10:55:50 GMT 9
well, at least you got a reponse... i e mail the greatest planes people and never got an answer...
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