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| [1920 UTC
(GMT) 9 OCT 2005] STUFF THE ASHES - DARIA IS BACK IN OZ! DARIA fans in Australia have been celebrating the return of DARIA. Australian national broadcaster ABC resumed showing DARIA on Friday. <> |
| [2050 UTC
(GMT) 15 SEP 2005] THE COUNTDOWN BEGINS DARIA fans in Australia can begin counting the days to the return of DARIA to the airwaves. Australian national broadcaster ABC will start showing DARIA again at 5:38pm on Friday October 7th. [Thanks to Irony Maiden newshound Ame.] <> |
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| [1030 UTC
(GMT) 5 SEP 2005] DARIA COMING BACK TO OZ DARIA will return to the schedules of Australian national broadcaster ABC some time in October. [Thanks to Deref for kindly phoning ABC for me to confirm this news] <> |
| [1200 UTC
(GMT) 3 SEP 2005] DARIA BACK IN OZ? According to an unconfirmed report, DARIA will return to the schedules of Australian national broadcaster ABC in October. <> |
| [1200 UTC
(GMT) 27 AUG 2005] 95 PERCENT WANT DVDs Ninety-five percent of DARIA fans would buy one or more Season DVDs, according to a survey of 400 fans at THE IRONY MAIDEN. Eighty-seven percent say they would buy every season. <> |
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| [2200 UTC
(GMT) 17 JUL 2005] UP ONE PLACE DARIA has risen one place in the chart of most-wanted unreleased DVDs at tvshowsondvd.com. After nearly a month at number twenty, by 2150 UTC tonight DARIA had risen to number nineteen, with 2,362 votes. <> |
| [0900 UTC
(GMT) 18 JUN 2005] BACK IN THE TOP TWENTY New fans voting for DARIA have reversed the decline of the show in the chart of most-wanted unreleased DVDs. A total of 2,272 votes has brought DARIA back up to number twenty in the chart at tvshowsondvd.com. <> |
| [0840 UTC
(GMT) 13 JUN 2005] SIXTEEN THOUSAND SIGNATURES The online petition calling for every episode of DARIA to be released uncut on DVD has now attracted sixteen thousand signatures. A fan called Sara-Jane Shepperd added her name to the petition today, becoming signatory number 16,000. <> |
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| [1500 UTC
(GMT) 8 JUN 2005] OUT OF THE TOP TWENTY The number of fans voting for DARIA in the tvshowsondvd.com poll of most-wanted unreleased DVDs has not been enough to keep pace with votes recorded for other shows, and DARIA is now at number 21 in the chart, down two places since last week. 2,243 people have voted for DVD releases of DARIA. <> |
| [1100 UTC
(GMT) 30 MAY 2005] DARIA DROPS A PLACE DARIA has dropped to number 19 in the tvshowsondvd.com poll of most-wanted unreleased DVDs, down one place since last week. 2,219 people have voted for DVD releases of DARIA. <> |
| [1110 UTC
(GMT) 29 MAY 2005] MOVIES SURVIVE SCHEDULE BLUNDER The online schedule of USA network THE-N listed 30-minute slots last night to show IS IT FALL YET? and IS IT COLLEGE YET?, the two DARIA movies. In the event, the movies were shown at length albeit with some cuts, running over into timeslots apparently scheduled for episodes of O'GRADY, SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH and DEGRASSI: THE NEXT GENERATION. [Thanks to Greybird for responding to my request for information about how this blunder turned out.] <> |
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| [1350 UTC
(GMT) 24 MAY 2005] SCHEDULING BLUNDER AT THE-N? USA network THE-N have scheduled IS IT FALL YET? and IS IT COLLEGE YET? for Saturday night, but have apparently booked only a 30 minute slot to show each of the movie-length episodes. According to their online TV schedule at the-n.com, the lineup on Saturday night is 8.00 DARIA: IS IT FALL YET, 8.30 O'GRADY, 9.00 SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH, 9.30 DARIA: IS IT COLLEGE YET, 10.OO DEGRASSI: THE NEXT GENERATION. <> |
| [1130 UTC
(GMT) 24 MAY 2005] LAWNDALE FICTION, DOUBLE FEATURE Fans in the USA can look forward to a double bill of DARIA movies. THE-N have scheduled IS IT FALL YET? and IS IT COLLEGE YET? for Saturday night. [Thanks to myasnape111 for breaking this news at PPMB.] <> |
| [0900 UTC
(GMT) 21 MAY 2005] ONE MORE PLACE By 0830 UTC today, DARIA had received 2,182 votes in the tvshowsondvd.com poll of most-wanted unreleased DVDs, bringing the show to number 18 in the chart, up one place and 12 votes since Thursday. <> |
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| [0900 UTC
(GMT) 19 MAY 2005] THE RISE AND RISE OF DARIA MORGENDORFFER A mere two votes have propelled DARIA up another place in the chart of most-wanted unreleased DVDs at tvshowsondvd.com. At 0845 UTC today, DARIA was at number 19 in the chart, with 2,170 votes. <> |
| [1000 UTC
(GMT) 18 MAY 2005] DARIA ENTERS TOP TWENTY DARIA has risen another place in the tvshowsondvd.com chart of most-wanted unreleased DVDs, thanks to another eight votes in the last 24 hours. By 1000 UTC today, 2,168 people had voted for DARIA, bringing the show to the number 20 spot. <> |
| [1000 UTC
(GMT) 17 MAY 2005] THE RISE CONTINUES Thanks to another five votes in the last 22 hours, DARIA has continued to rise in the tvshowsondvd.com chart of most-wanted unreleased DVDs. By 1000 UTC today, 2,160 people had voted for DARIA, bringing the show to the number 21 spot. <> |
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| [1200 UTC
(GMT) 16 MAY 2005] UP ANOTHER PLACE Thanks to five new votes this weekend, DARIA has moved up another place to number 23 in the tvshowsondvd.com chart of most-wanted unreleased DVDs. By 1200 UTC today, 2,155 people had voted for DARIA. The number ten slot is occupied by GET SMART, with 2,617 votes. <> |
| [1220 UTC
(GMT) 14 MAY 2005] DARIA LEAPS UP CHART DARIA has now moved to number 24 in the chart of most-wanted unreleased DVDs at tvshowsondvd.com. By 1205 UTC today, 2,150 people had voted for DARIA. <> |
| [1020 UTC
(GMT) 26 MAR 2005] TMF DUMPS DARIA? Fans hoping to see DARIA in the Saturday 10am slot on the UK free-to-air digital channel TMF were disappointed today. TMF aired a sequence of 1991 pop videos in the slot recently occupied by DARIA. <> |
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| [1940 UTC
(GMT) 20 MAR 2005] BACK TO FIVE Fuelling suspicions that their scheduling process is to pick up any handy tape from a nearby box, the UK free-to-air digital channel TMF, who recently showed several episodes from Season Five of DARIA in their Saturday morning slot, yesterday showed PARTNER'S COMPLAINT, the first episode of Season Four. <> |
| [1530 UTC
(GMT) 13 MAR 2005] THREE MINUTES GOES GLOBAL The THREE MINUTES FOR DARIA project now includes support for fans in North America. A new pre-formatted letter is now available for download, for fans to complete and send to the publisher who issued the Region One DVDs of the two DARIA movies. <> |
| [2140 UTC
(GMT) 9 MAR 2005] THREE MINUTES FOR DARIA A new phase of the campaign to get DARIA on DVD began today. The THREE MINUTES FOR DARIA project is aimed mainly at fans living in the UK and Europe, and asks them to spend three minutes downloading, printing, and completing a pre-formatted letter to post to the UK distributor which published DARIA videos. <> |
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| [1820 UTC
(GMT) 6 MAR 2005] THIRD FIVE In a blaze of obscurity, pay channel MTV UK today started showing Season Five of DARIA, bringing to three the number of UK channels presently showing that season. Alert fans spotted DARIA on the Sky Electronic Programme Guide: listings services, relying on information supplied to them by MTV, had no indication that DARIA was to be shown this morning. Thanks to Irony Maiden newshounds (and alert fans) Craig and Andrew. <> |
| [1400 UTC
(GMT) 5 MAR 2005] ON TO SEASON FIVE UK free-to-air digital channel TMF today moved on to Season Five of DARIA. They recently showed several episodes from Season Four, and today, missing the season premiere FIZZ ED, showed the Season Five episode SAPPY ANNIVERSARY. <> |
| [1530 UTC
(GMT) 26 FEB 2005] THREE EPISODES SKIPPED UK free-to-air digital channel TMF today skipped three episodes in its run of Season Four of DARIA. Last week they showed PSYCHO THERAPY and today they showed FIRE! <> |
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| [1600 (GMT)
18 FEB 2005] DARIA IS BACK After a phone call to TMF by the webmaster of THE IRONY MAIDEN, the Freeview EPG has now been updated to show a listing for DARIA on TMF at 1000 UTC tomorrow. <> |
| [1320 UTC
(GMT) 18 FEB 2005] DARIA BACK ON TMF - OR IS SHE? The electronic programme guide (EPG) for Sky is now listing DARIA for TMF on Saturday morning 19th Feb at 1000 UK local time. But two other listings services - Digiguide and Freeview EPG - still list another programme at that time. [Thanks to Irony Maiden newshound Craig for info on Sky EPG listing] <> |
| [1220 UTC
(GMT) 14 FEB 2005] THE LADY VANISHES Listing services are not showing a listing for DARIA next Saturday on TMF. The digital channel recently became the only free-to-air channel showing DARIA in the UK. TMF, aka The Music Factory, is available through Freeview, the UK terrestrial digital TV system. <> |
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| [1340 UTC
(GMT) 5 FEB 2005] DARIA COMES TO FREEVIEW UK digital channel TMF has started to show DARIA at 1000 UK local time on Saturday mornings. TMF, the fifth UK channel to show DARIA, is available free of charge through Freeview, the UK terrestrial digital TV system. [Thanks to Irony Maiden newshound bmh] <> |
| [1650 UTC
(GMT) 26 JAN 2005] MTV2 MIXES SEASONS UK pay TV channel MTV2 is showing DARIA episodes from Season Two for the first time this week, interspersed with repeats of episodes from Season Four and Season Five. Contrary to an earlier report, it is reported that they did show all of Season One last week, ending with a four-episode marathon on Sunday. [Thanks to Irony Maiden newshound Craig] <> |
| [2210 UTC
(GMT) 25 JAN 2005] MTV2 LOSES THREE EPISODES UK pay TV channel MTV2 this week moved on to showing DARIA episodes from Season Two - but leaving three episodes from Season One unaired. The channel has already screened Season Four, Season Five, and the second movie. [Thanks to Irony Maiden newshound Nicole] <> |
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| [1040 UTC (GMT) 24
JAN 2005] HAVE YOUR SAY You can now comment on stories you read in the DARIA NEWS TICKER, or start a discussion about them. Just visit the DARIA NEWS ARCHIVE and look for the COMMENT link that appears with each story. This new feature is available for stories that appeared on the DARIA NEWS TICKER from 3rd January 2005 onwards. <> |
| [1915 UTC (GMT) 17
JAN 2005] ONE ON TWO The first season of DARIA today began its first showing on MTV2 in the UK. DARIA is airing three times daily on the channel, which has already shown episodes from Season Four and Season Five, as well as the second movie, IS IT COLLEGE YET?. [Thanks to Irony Maiden newshound Nicole] <> |
| [1600 UTC (GMT) 3
JAN 2005] MTV2 TO SHOW IICY MTV2, the pay TV channel available in Europe and the UK, is scheduled to show IS IT COLLEGE YET?, the second DARIA movie, at 1300 UTC (GMT) on Tuesday 4th January. <> |
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