# Broadchurch: Tonight (08/07/13) BBC America **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 7, 2013, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broadchurch-tonight-08-07-13-bbc-america/665586 "2013-08-07T14:03:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Nuveena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a587f6/32.png) [@Nuveena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nuveena)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2013, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broadchurch-tonight-08-07-13-bbc-america/665586/81 "2013-09-13T20:38:17Z")
It doesn’t help us now, but this can be prevented in the future (for TiVo owners anyway) by setting your season pass to record all including duplicates. A show like Broadchurch airs so seldomly, it shouldn’t clog up your DVR. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2013, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broadchurch-tonight-08-07-13-bbc-america/665586/82 "2013-09-13T21:29:51Z")
> [@Nuveena](#): > > It doesn’t help us now, but this can be prevented in the future (for TiVo owners anyway) by setting your season pass to record all including duplicates. A show like Broadchurch airs so seldomly, it shouldn’t clog up your DVR. I do have my DVR set to record both types of episodes. I’m thinking DirecTV just didn’t show episode 1.6. Did any Dopers with DirecTV see it live (or know for sure whether \*Broadchurch \*was broadcast at all on Weds, Sept 11)? There’s been a change in what is posted in the onscreen guide from what I said yesterday regarding the plots for upcoming episodes (to be recorded). Originally the plot for Weds, Sept 18, read, “A new murder suspect comes to light.” The new guide blurbettes read as follows: > [@](#): > > 9/18 Time is running to solve Danny’s murder; Beth and Mark take an important step. > 9/25 The town mourns Danny and his killer is revealed. Those look like episodes 1.7 and 1.8 to me. I guess DirecTV SKIPPED episode 1.6. Fuckers. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2013, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broadchurch-tonight-08-07-13-bbc-america/665586/83 "2013-09-13T22:41:28Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Okay. Someone who has seen the whole series: does anything happen to the dog that belongs to the creepy lady who loves in the trailer? Put the answer in a spoiler box in case others don’t want to know. Thx. > [@Mahaloth](#): > > No. The dog is fine. Anything with it is a big tease. I just watched episode six, so That bald asshole _doesn’t_ shoot it with the crossbow? ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2013, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broadchurch-tonight-08-07-13-bbc-america/665586/84 "2013-09-13T22:47:37Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > I just watched episode six, so > > That bald asshole _doesn’t_ shoot it with the crossbow? No. I promise. It’s a big tease that goes nowhere. ---
**Author:** ![obfusciatrist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4af34b/32.png) [@obfusciatrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obfusciatrist)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2013, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broadchurch-tonight-08-07-13-bbc-america/665586/85 "2013-09-13T22:47:56Z")
ThelmaLou, using information from the next epsiode preview: The dog is shown alive and well in the scenes from the next episode, so no it would appear he doesn’t. ---
**Author:** ![Dangerosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Dangerosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dangerosa)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2013, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broadchurch-tonight-08-07-13-bbc-america/665586/86 "2013-09-13T23:05:04Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > I do have my DVR set to record both types of episodes. I’m thinking DirecTV just didn’t show episode 1.6. Did any Dopers with DirecTV see it live (or know for sure whether \*Broadchurch \*was broadcast at all on Weds, Sept 11)? > > There’s been a change in what is posted in the onscreen guide from what I said yesterday regarding the plots for upcoming episodes (to be recorded). Originally the plot for Weds, Sept 18, read, “A new murder suspect comes to light.” The new guide blurbettes read as follows: > > Those look like episodes 1.7 and 1.8 to me. I guess DirecTV SKIPPED episode 1.6. Fuckers. I missed it on DirectTV too. I picked it up for $2 off Amazon this afternoon. Its down on my record list, so I just figured something else had priority. ---
**Author:** ![BrokenBriton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@BrokenBriton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrokenBriton)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2013, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broadchurch-tonight-08-07-13-bbc-america/665586/87 "2013-09-13T23:17:45Z")
If anyone is interested in reading a thread on a UK forum that unfolded as the show was first broadcast … fwiw, in the three sequential threads on this forum there were 8,500 posts during the eight weeks - people got hellishy obsessed and analyzed everything from every possible angle. If you read sequentially there are obv. no spoilers, and you can equally skip forward a few thousand posts to get to the next episode  Just thought it might be interesting given the lack of discussion here: Part 1: [http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1797469&highlight=broadchurch](http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1797469&highlight=broadchurch) Part 2: [http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1815804&highlight=broadchurch](http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1815804&highlight=broadchurch) Part 3: [http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1819906&highlight=broadchurch](http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1819906&highlight=broadchurch) ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2013, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broadchurch-tonight-08-07-13-bbc-america/665586/88 "2013-09-14T01:54:47Z")
> [@Dangerosa](#): > > I missed it on DirectTV too. I picked it up for $2 off Amazon this afternoon. Its down on my record list, so I just figured something else had priority. It was at the \*\*TOP \*\*of my priority list (item #1, in fact) AND I had it set to record both old and new episodes. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2013, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broadchurch-tonight-08-07-13-bbc-america/665586/89 "2013-09-14T02:01:25Z")
Edit window closed. To get back to discussing the show itself: Like so many shows I watch these days, there aren’t too many likeable characters, except I \*really \*like Miller, the Broadchurch detective. I love the way she puts her quirky-jerky DI in his place while still acknowledging his authority. I like her relationship with her husband (I hope he doesn’t turn out to be the murderer ☹ ). It’s interesting to watch her struggle with each new bit of information about the people she’s known for years, while still maintaining her professionalism and commitment to the investigation. What else has this actress been in that I need to check out? Why does the lady editor call her cub reporter “petal”? Is that some anglicism from literature that I’m not familiar with? Or is the closed captioning just spelling it wrong? ---
**Author:** ![araminty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b5e925/32.png) [@araminty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/araminty)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2013, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broadchurch-tonight-08-07-13-bbc-america/665586/90 "2013-09-14T02:09:13Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > What else has this actress been in that I need to check out? That’s Olivia Colman, who has mostly been known for comedic roles before now - well, known by me, that is. She’s has a major role in **Peep Show** , with her Cambridge mates David Mitchell and Rob Webb; she also has bit parts in their sketch comedy show, **That Mitchell and Webb Look**. Lovely, smart comedy. “Petal” is a fairly common term of endearment in British English. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2013, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broadchurch-tonight-08-07-13-bbc-america/665586/91 "2013-09-14T02:37:57Z")
> [@araminty](#): > > “Petal” is a fairly common term of endearment in British English. Geez, I LOVE it. I’m going to start using it with my dogs and cats. And work up to using it with people. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2013, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broadchurch-tonight-08-07-13-bbc-america/665586/92 "2013-09-16T00:24:39Z")
If anyone still hasn’t seen episode six, it’s scheduled to be rebroadcast on BBC America on Wednesday at 5am Eastern Time, with episode seven scheduled for 10pm Eastern Time. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2013, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broadchurch-tonight-08-07-13-bbc-america/665586/93 "2013-09-16T00:34:24Z")
We’re finally caught up, and while the Suspect Of The Week model is a bit tedious, the acting carries it. But I have to say that the Scottish accent is nearly impossible for me to comprehend at times. I note that the popularity of the series must be on the rise, as they’ve gone from zit cream and hair removal ads to Lincoln and drug ads, and more of them on commercial breaks. But that’s what the DVR is for. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2013, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broadchurch-tonight-08-07-13-bbc-america/665586/94 "2013-09-16T00:43:50Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > We’re finally caught up, and while the Suspect Of The Week model is a bit tedious, the acting carries it. \*\*But I have to say that the Scottish accent is nearly impossible for me to comprehend at times. \*\* I note that the popularity of the series must be on the rise, as they’ve gone from zit cream and hair removal ads to Lincoln and drug ads, and more of them on commercial breaks. But that’s what the DVR is for. My bold That’s why God invented captioning. I read this a lot on this board, “I can’t understand what so-and-so is saying,” “What was the line at the end of \?” Put on the captioning and you will not wonder! ---
**Author:** ![BrokenBriton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@BrokenBriton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrokenBriton)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2013, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broadchurch-tonight-08-07-13-bbc-america/665586/95 "2013-09-16T14:25:23Z")
On which subject … > [@](#): > > It was announced in August 2013 at the Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour that American television network Fox will be developing an American version of Broadchurch. Chris Chibnall will write the premiere episode and executive produce the series.[7] Production will begin in January 2014 for a spot in FOX’s 2014-15 season You know something, they might also have done that with a show of the same series genre … it’s on the tip of my tongue … ---
**Author:** ![LawMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2013, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broadchurch-tonight-08-07-13-bbc-america/665586/96 "2013-09-16T14:34:26Z")
This, of course, happens because of people like **Chefguy** who won’t turn the damned captions on. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![BrokenBriton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@BrokenBriton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrokenBriton)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2013, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broadchurch-tonight-08-07-13-bbc-america/665586/97 "2013-09-16T14:40:09Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > What else has this actress been in that I need to check out? Not an easy watch but … earnest, and great performances: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/kN5Q8azdxcU/hqdefault.jpg "Tyrannosaur: Paddy Considine and Olivia Colman interview") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kN5Q8azdxcU) My fav is a one-hour stand alone from a series called _Accused_, she was in S2E2 _Mo’s Story_ - if _Accused_ is on Netflix or whatever, that whole thing is of an outrageously high standard. She got a Best Supporting BAFTA for that: https://www.youtube.com/embed/21bvtcbJR3Y?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque ---
**Author:** ![BrokenBriton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@BrokenBriton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrokenBriton)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2013, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broadchurch-tonight-08-07-13-bbc-america/665586/98 "2013-09-16T14:47:42Z")
_aaaaaand_ while we’re on Youtube, she was in this quite cute sitcom: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Yfmo4dLspvE/maxresdefault.jpg "Alex Surprises Adam | Rev | BBC Studios") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yfmo4dLspvE) ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2013, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broadchurch-tonight-08-07-13-bbc-america/665586/99 "2013-09-16T15:03:37Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > My bold > That’s why God invented captioning. > > I read this a lot on this board, “I can’t understand what so-and-so is saying,” “What was the line at the end of \?” Put on the captioning and you will not wonder! Honestly, it never occurs to me. :smack: Does captioning work if I’ve recorded it? Prolly not. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2013, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broadchurch-tonight-08-07-13-bbc-america/665586/100 "2013-09-16T15:20:16Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Honestly, it never occurs to me. :smack: Does captioning work if I’ve recorded it? Prolly not. Yes. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broadchurch-tonight-08-07-13-bbc-america/665586.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broadchurch-tonight-08-07-13-bbc-america/665586.md?page=6)