
When the Bio Channel first went HD
late last year, we were pretty skeptical about the appeal of giving its content the
stretch-o-vision treatment. But coming off of a 25-percent gain in viewership year-over-year, it has made the commitment to shoot all new content in HD. To kick things off, Bio has announced that four new original series and the return of "I Survived" will be getting the HD treatment. The new shows include: "Female Forces," highlighting female police in Naperville, IL; "Why I Ran" which will bring interviews with the perps of high-speed police chases; "The Chris Isaak Hour" with live performances and interviews of musical artists; and "Shatner's Raw Nerve" with William Shatner interviewing folks and attempting to set them off (prime directive be damned). To be fair, five series in HD won't exactly fill the programming grid, but it's a start. And there's got to be replay value in watching William Shatner prod his
victims guests, right?
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Mr. E @ Jul 14th 2008 2:30PM
Haven't people learned by now, you don't mess with the Shat! That sounds like one funny show.
I wish these HD cable channels would get serious about their SD shows too and present them in the proper aspect ratio. I might actually tune in once in awhile if they did that.
Phil H @ Jul 15th 2008 4:57PM
Uh, forgive me for asking, but: why is it called the "Biography" channel?
Car chases, Cops, Punk'd... none of that has anything to do with biography, does it?
Is there any channel out there that is true to its mission statement and does not shamelessly whore around looking for ratings?
MTV, Court TV, TLC, Bravo.... all completely interchangable.
MarkP @ Aug 8th 2008 11:07AM
William Shatner????? oh, puhleeese.... I'd rather watch a test pattern