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The Techtoonist — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 07:21:27 -0000

LOL. "There was no ambiguity of characters in the movies those days. There were the good guys and there were the bad guys. Both disagreed on everything. There was the rare traitor who, unsuspectingly, would change sides at the last moment."

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Hayaah — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 23:24:51 -0000

This was a HILARIOUS read! Thanks SO much for sharing... I was thoroughly taken back to compare and contrast your Channel 33 to our Channel 2 in Saudi Arabia.... Oh, the similarities! Oh the similarities in routine and life too... I'm definitely sharing this one :D

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how to get six pack abs — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 14:01:25 -0000

nostalgic...arent we all at one moment or another.

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samudrika — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:47:07 -0000

just a small update. found richard coram. apparently he is alive and well as evidenced by this photo. a little less hair but still the same. :)

http://www.ahlanlive.com/ho...

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samudrika — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:42:39 -0000

what can i say that has not been said already?

landed here when i was searching for richard coram. do you remember him? a tv news presenter on channel 33 who seemed to be everywhere then. tv radio the works. still not found out anything about him.

buy yeah I was there. i lovedd ch33. 4.00 pm which is when they would start the cartoon programming is still a special time of the day for me and i loved them all - charles in charge, out of this world, kids incorporated, road to avonlea. aah! those good old days.

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Junaid — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 00:50:50 -0000

for all u die hard fans of hindi movies!!! like me!! ,who dont have pay tv but want to watch latest hindi flicks for free here a good news....i came to know many Arabic channels on nilesat showing bollywood movies every weekend.so here's the list....if u liked this info do post ur views guys....

1)ABU DHABI EMIRATES TV (shows latest Hindi movies every Thursday night at 11-30 uae time.)

2)KUWAIT TV 2 (shows latest Hindi movies every Friday evening at 05-00 pm Uae time)

3)INFINITY TV 2 (i don't have this channel but yeah it shows Hindi flicks..can anyone write here which day (thurs or friday)does it screen the movies plz?)

4)BAHRAIN CH55 (now this one is not yet confirmed as i don't get the signal for this one too but i heard from many people that it shows Hindi flicks on weekend)

5)IRAN TV (now this one i dont get but i heard it shows hindi flicks dubbed in arabic..,again i would like to know the timing if u guys have this channel)

6)ERITREA TV (i heard many times that this channel based in africa shows hindi movies on weekends,i dont know whether they dubbed it or not)

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Rani — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 04:56:50 -0000

I miss channel 33 ... thanks buddy .. sob sob ...

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Junaid — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 04:03:03 -0000

GOOD NEWS GUYS!! I TOO REMEBER CH33 AS WE ALL USED TO WATCH THURSDA NIGHT MOVIES OMG I WAS IN TEARS READING THIS!!!!!!CH33 WAS FANTASTIC FOR HINDI MOVIE ONLY AND THEY SHOWED NEW MOVIES.....IT IS REBRANDED AS DUBAI ONE..AND THEY ARE SOON STARTING TO SHOW HINDI MOVIES AGAIN!!!!!! YIPEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Ben — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:55:39 -0000

Amazing; too good hain :) Was in Kuwait but used to tune in to Channel 33 for the English fare dished out .... Brought a lot of memories flooding back .... Cha gaye paaji .... :D

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Molsi — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 20:14:00 -0000

Hi Sidin! Me jus newly introduced to your blog (yeah, i know, which planet was i living on these few years??)... And gotta say that I love it! And can totally identify with Channel 33... Me n siblings used to glue ourselves to the TV screen every Thursday night as well. Keep writing!!

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FKHTR — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 08:43:49 -0000

OSO is an absolutely pathetic piece of ____ . Felt like strangling FK to death, but then thought my hands would get dirty.

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Anu — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 13:05:47 -0000

And...remember when all the expat women were hooked on to "Bold & Beautiful" at 7:00pm?

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Chandra Sekhar — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 07:46:21 -0000

Am a regular reader of ur blog and a fellow Gelf Meleyalee too (intentionally misspelled)...It sure is sad that they shut down Channel 33 (who says reading ur blog is not informative?) but now tat ppl there have cable, no one cares. I remember watching Sesame Street (I was bored!!) and those endless Christmas cartoon reruns every year...Ah, nostalgia..And yes, I fiddled with the darned antenna everytime the wind blew..And sat up to watch the Hindi movie which almost never began on time...Good times that...Thanks a ton...And keep indulging ur nostalgic tendencies...:-)

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Deepa — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:59:24 -0000

The first part of your post brought back awesome memories. About cartoons that began at 4:15 pm. And the general feeling of outrage when it was replaced by news during the Gulf War. And Bold and the Beautiful which everyone in the family would wait to watch, and would tape and watch, in case of an evening out. And that delectable Richard Coram with his even more delectable baritone, reading the evening news. :)

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Gourav — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 06:53:21 -0000

Sidin...Bill Crosby or Cosby?? looks like i'll have to watch OSO now! But the best growing up shot was from the movie Nastik, when chota big B jumps from a bridge and by the time he gets to the roof of the mumbai local he is the bada Big B :)

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Surga — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:54:29 -0000

See you back as in - back in Great form! Loved the rediff articles - have been recommending to all and sundry :))

Am in Mumbai in dec- we could do the iima thingy in someone's house as new years of 2005 :)) Will call when i get there...

Good luck with everything.

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Sarah — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 03:05:35 -0000

Nice post! Brought back sweet memories of Channel 33 and how I used to wait for 4:15pm as the cartoons used to start at 4:15 on Channel 33. I think it was later preponed to 3pm.

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Amrita — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 01:14:30 -0000

Sidin - This means war
Hey but I said it was brilliant! In any case, take a number. I'm currently fighting the govt and Tamilians over another movie. :P

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Chittaranjan — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 14:16:48 -0000

Re: Post - Awesome. I'm fairly young but I still remember our old Konark B/W TV which had a sliding-doors-from-both-sides sorta covering mechanism and I would daily slide it open and ponder as to why it ain't coming off the side!!!

Re:OSO - A bhoot is not a bhoot unless its in a saree.....and pray, what was it about it going away into the nether-world (Nether-land would be akward, theres a country by that name, no?) via the stairs???

Whatever happened to the "white-light-from-up-above and floating away into that" concept of moksha-attainment??

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nandhu — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 13:35:22 -0000

good post, as usual. have subscribed to your feed.

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sidin — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 12:57:57 -0000

Yup. There are many more such symbolistic gems from mallu film. Dead lizard. Dead rooster. But then I am basically letting you say that mallu film is creepy funhouse.

This means war.

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sidin — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 12:55:47 -0000

Your memory is better than mine :)

Thanks for the bookmark Raghunath.

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sidin — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 12:54:23 -0000

Hey! Surga!

Good to hear from you. Hope the Bangalore plans go well.

See me back? I've always been around you know! :)

In Mumbai any time soon?

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longblackveil — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 04:17:12 -0000

Haaaaaaaaahaaaaaaaaaaa. Fantastic.
My heart bleeds for the Channel 33 that was. Thursday night Hindi fillums, P'zazz, Charles in Charge, Danger Mouse, Sesame Street, Neighbours, The Bold and the Beautiful [severely censored and hence each ep was only 12 minutes], Knots Landing, Dallas, wah wah!
Lovely read, Sir Sid.
OSO was kick-ass fun.

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Amrita — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 10:13:52 -0000

Wait, Dead Lizard = Le petite mort? That's absolutely brilliant. In a creepy funhouse sort of way. :D