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French topic (DVD/BR of SF to start with)

Suivez_ce_parachuteSuivez_ce_parachute
edited February 2013 in General Discussion Posts: 2,015
Two pieces of news/trivia that I could not put in another thread. I'll add other French centric info here in the months to come.

1) The release of SF DVD/BR is in the next few days here. And the first short TV ad has been broadcast, it's only a few seconds long, but well, it's quite "in your face" : "Skyfall, the best James Bond of all time" ("Skyfall, le meilleur James Bond de tout les temps"). I don't know about the English words, but in French it does sound a bit pompous. What's even weirder, is that we usually see TV ads more for Direct-To-Video material rather than for blockbusters, and they also use quite a lot of superlatives and such an "in your face" approach !

2) I've just heard "New Digs" on TV almost in its entirety ! It was being used during a true crime TV documentary, when the embedded journalist and the cops follow a suspect. I don't know if it's a tribute to the fact it is a suspenseful track, or if it means it's not "Bond enough" so it can be used a bit everywhere :)

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  • Suivez_ce_parachuteSuivez_ce_parachute
    Posts: 2,015
    As TND on French TV was announced, here are the results for the archive :

    TF1 Dr House 6 470 000 t. 23.2%
    M6 Les petits mouchoirs 4 784 000 t. 21.0%
    France 2 Demain ne meurt jamais 3 295 000 t. 12.5%
    France 3 Famille d'accueil 3 290 000 t. 11.7%
    TMC 90' Enquêtes 870 000 t. 3.2%
    Arte Planète alu 812 000 t. 3.0%
    NRJ 12 The Duchess 562 000 t. 2.9%
    D8 Abyss 665 000 t. 2.7%
    France 5 Folies sur ordonnance 619 000 t. 2.2%
    Gulli Babe, le cochon dans la ville 528 000 t. 1.9%
    NT 1 Nos amis les flics 521 000 t. 1.9%
    France 4 OFF ! Secrets et coulisses 478 000 t. 1.8%
    W9 Glee 469 000 t. 1.7%
  • Suivez_ce_parachuteSuivez_ce_parachute
    Posts: 2,015
    Audiences TV du 31 mars 2013
    Source : Médiamétrie - Médiamat - Copyright Médiamétrie. Tous droits réservés

    TF1 Harry Potter et le prince de sang-mêlé 4 988 000 t. 22.2%
    France 2 Le monde ne suffit pas 3 612 000 t. 14.8%
    M6 Toy Story 3 3 239 000 t. 13.2%
    France 3 Inspecteur Barnaby 3 016 000 t. 12.1%
    Arte L'homme de Rio 1 331 000 t. 5.4%
    France 5 Jambons d'exception, pour le meilleur et pour le pire 1 000 000 t. 4.1%
    W9 Le grand bêtisier 785 000 t. 3.2%
    TMC New York police judiciaire 712 000 t. 2.9%
    D8 Barnie et ses petites contrariétés 642 000 t. 2.6%
    NRJ 12 Le super bêtisier de l'année 547 000 t. 2.2%
    France 4 Alvin et les Chipmunks 2 508 000 t. 2.1%
    NT 1 La vengeance du serpent à plumes 486 000 t. 2%
    Gulli Chicken Run 405 000 t. 1.6%
  • GerardGerard
    Posts: 5,838
    Should we talk about Koh-Lanta ?
  • Suivez_ce_parachuteSuivez_ce_parachute
    Posts: 2,015
    So GE = TND, and TWINE does significantly better. Sophie Marceau factor perhaps ?

    16 April

    TF1 Les experts 5 655 000 t 20.9%
    France 3 Je vous présente ma femme 4 590 000 t 17.9%
    France 2 Goldeneye 3 020 000 t 12%
    M6 Recherche appartement ou maison 3 075 000 t 11.5%
    W9 La belle et ses princes presque charmants 1 344 000 t 6%
    NT 1 Jumanji 928 000 t 3.6%
    D8 Prisonniers du temps 750 000 t 3%
    France 5 La promesse de Florange 734 000 t 2.8%
    NRJ 12 Course à la mort 716 000 t 2.8%
    TMC 90' Enquêtes 659 000 t 2.5%
    Gulli Le fils du Mask 517 000 t 2%
    France 4 GRIMP, les pompiers d'élite 398 000 t 1.5%
    Arte Assistance mortelle 290 000 t 1.1%
  • Suivez_ce_parachuteSuivez_ce_parachute
    edited June 2013 Posts: 2,015
    On the same radio show (Michel Drucker, Europe 1) in which Carole Bouquet spilled the beans about FYEO's shot, there was another tidbit of info I never heard of.

    It was said by Jane Birkin, who was married to John Barry between '65 and '68. She said Barry proposed a Bond theme to Francoise Hardy, who refused to do it. She didn't say which one, but from the timing, it looks like YOLT, who went to another singer who was less a "strong voice" than the previous singers... I even remember reading much tweaking was done in studio to help Nancy Sinatra reaching these notes. Francoise Hardy sings so softly it would have been interesting to see what Barry aimed for.
  • Suivez_ce_parachuteSuivez_ce_parachute
    Posts: 2,015
    Came across this, not bad at all (semi-pro CR trailer parody)

  • Suivez_ce_parachuteSuivez_ce_parachute
    Posts: 2,015
    The most visible ad of the center of Paris is OMEGA - 007 again. My smartphone could not take a good picture, but that's definitely a DB5 :

    974334db5.jpg
  • Suivez_ce_parachuteSuivez_ce_parachute
    Posts: 2,015
    007 on cover this week...
    M1639H.jpg
  • Samuel001Samuel001 Moderator
    Posts: 13,351
    Does it just look back over the films so far @Suivez_ce_parachute?
  • GerardGerard
    Posts: 5,838
    From what I have seen, yes it does.

    BTW, how can one do a french topic without mentioning "Les Guignols" ? Here's François Hollande and his government's version of Skyfall :

  • Suivez_ce_parachuteSuivez_ce_parachute
    edited November 2013 Posts: 2,015
    Samuel001 wrote:
    Does it just look back over the films so far @Suivez_ce_parachute?

    Super late answer : It's about the zeitgeist and historical events at the time of each book and movie, and how it could have influenced them etc (I don't have the magazine to tell more).

    Gerard, I never watch the Guignols, like 64 millions' other French :)
  • Samuel001Samuel001 Moderator
    edited November 2013 Posts: 13,351
    Suivez_ce_parachute wrote:
    Samuel001 wrote:
    Does it just look back over the films so far @Suivez_ce_parachute?

    Super late answer : It's about the zeitgeist and historical events at the time of each book and movie, and how it could have influenced them etc (I don't have the magazine to tell more).

    Thanks for the reply. At least it sounds far more informative than the usual spill we're always given.
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