# Q.I. returns this weekend, folks. "J" series.

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**Created:** [September 14, 2012, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-i-returns-this-weekend-folks-j-series/634648 "2012-09-14T00:56:05Z")\
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**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 14, 2012, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-i-returns-this-weekend-folks-j-series/634648/1 "2012-09-14T00:56:05Z")

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Just a heads up. QI will be back and their XL episodes look to be airing in the UK on Saturdays starting the 15th.

I know we have a pretty solid following here, so I thought you all might like to know.

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**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2012, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-i-returns-this-weekend-folks-j-series/634648/2 "2012-09-14T01:29:52Z")

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Looking forward to it. It has a couple of Australian and New Zealand comedians on some episodes (Cal Wilson and Julia Zemiro), after they had a touring _QI_ stage show down here last year.

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**Author:** ![Small\_Clanger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc348/32.png) [@Small\_Clanger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_Clanger)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2012, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-i-returns-this-weekend-folks-j-series/634648/3 "2012-09-14T10:43:34Z")

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[QUOTE=Mahaloth]  
Just a heads up. QI will be back and their XL episodes look to be airing in the UK on Saturdays starting the 15th.  
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Tonight (Friday) BBC2 at 10, be there or be square… bonus Vicky Coren!

Has she got a book out or something? 'cause she’s on _Would I Lie to You_ over on BBC1 at 10:35. With _Miranda_ at 8:30 that’s my TV sorted for tonight 🙂

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**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2012, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-i-returns-this-weekend-folks-j-series/634648/4 "2012-09-14T15:05:01Z")

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I wish BBC America would show it. I mean, I love Top Gear as much as anyone, but it wouldn’t kill them to cut one episode a week so I could watch Stephen, Alan, and friends.

I guess I’ll just have to wait until they get uploaded to YouTube…

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**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2012, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-i-returns-this-weekend-folks-j-series/634648/5 "2012-09-14T16:41:54Z")

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> [@Suburban\_Plankton](#):
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> I wish BBC America would show it. I mean, I love Top Gear as much as anyone, but it wouldn’t kill them to cut one episode a week so I could watch Stephen, Alan, and friends.
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> I guess I’ll just have to wait until they get uploaded to YouTube…

The reason given in past threads is that when the BBC negotiated rights to the images they show on the screens behind the panelists, they didn’t secure permission to show them in the U.S. Now that the show has caught on, I wonder if they might change that.