Comments on: Closedown

By: Jon Haw

Jon Haw — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:09:53 +0000

A very sad day (at least it *was* a sad day a month or so ago when you announced it! – like many others, I got out of the habit of visiting lately due to the lack of updates)

But the site will be greatly missed.

I just hope some young whipper-snapper somewhere will start up something similar in the near future – although I suspect nobody takes TV quite so seriously or looks upon it quite so fondly these days.

Anyway – it was great while it lasted – thanks to everyone involved for the literally hundreds of hours of enjoyment I’ve had from OTT.

Oh, and I hope Jack & Steve’s planned feature still sees the light of day somewhere…

By: Maxine

Maxine — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:40:25 +0000

Such a pity – outside of the broadsheet arts sections, there’s so little intelligent TV coverage around. As a freelance journo I had always hoped to contribute – when I found an opportunity, the site went down for refurb, and when I found another I learned of your demise. I shall miss OTT a lot.

By: ljones

ljones — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 23:05:58 +0000

A pity this website has ended. It is quite a useful and intresting source, some of the stuff here isn’t found anywhere else online. For example the document about “zokko” on this site – that’s the longest piece about this obscure TV show from the late 60s.

Maytbe some parts of this site could be rolled into TVC?

ljones

By: Glenn Aylett

Glenn Aylett — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:51:38 +0000

My favourite memories; the excellent Christmas logs, Goalmouths and the features on Saturday night television. Also thankyou for publishing my essay on Grange Hill and printing my prediction in 2006 that Neighbours would go to Five.

By: David McNay

David McNay — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:20:37 +0000

Well, I can only echo what most other folk have said. Sad to see the site close down. I haven’t visited much recently, but that’s mainly because it’s been quiet of late. I’m proud to have made even a small contribution to the site, and here’s hoping that all the excellent articles here survive in some form, either book (which I’d be happy to support) or archived here.

By: Chris Orton

Chris Orton — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:37:36 +0000

A great shame indeed. I haven’t contributed a great deal recently due to other time constraints but I have always loved reading the articles on the site. I think that an OTT book sounds like a great idea too!

By: Cathy

Cathy — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:58:19 +0000

Truly gutted, this is quite frankly the best website for British television there is and will ever be. You’ve fascinated me, inspired me and entertained me and I will miss you all dearly.

Woe.

By: Dominic Small

Dominic Small — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:33:33 +0000

I firmly support the idea of an OTT in book form. You have my nod to wedge my digital TV guffpieces therein, should you need to do so. Speaking of which, my first On The Small Screen piece is now actually up, should you deign to read it.

By: televisualcabbage

televisualcabbage — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:20:22 +0000

A great idea Mark! We must not let a site which has seen its self even turn to help making television programmes, ever be forgotten in anyway at all.

The world will be sadder place for OTT’s loss, but we celebrate it always….

By: Mark Jones

Mark Jones — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 23:38:21 +0000

I certainly would be up for doing such a thing, though I’d need to get in touch with more of the contributors first, just to check it’s okay to use their work like that. Graham – could you drop me a line at brokenindustries (at) gmail.com when you get a moment? Ta!

Out of curiosity, I’ve just taken all of the articles from the drama section alone, and placed them into Lulu’s US trade paperback (6″ x 9″). Just that one section takes up 200 pages. Blimey.