And how and where did you find that out?

It was on the 'You can get the DVDs' thread, where 'imarealidiot' typed a website where you could get illegal DVDs of challenge programmes. Turns out that 1) They are, of course, VCDs (like the ol' recordable video cassettes- remember them?)

2. 'Imarelaidiot' (sic) cannot spell and uses the hilarious signature '[Note- This message has been edited by 'Challenge_Mods]', a habit that made JamesP sufficiently and rightly cross.

3. After JamesP gave 'Imarealidiot' a warning about the message, (and I'm sure some of you have noticed this) 'Imarealidiot' went into a bit of a rant and ultimately accused JamesP of looking down on him. As if he would (though admittedly it's hard not to).

That's the way the situation stands at present. Tune in next week for the next installment   .

According to JamesP on the Challenge Forum:

From Monday, KM Series 5 will be repeated every weeknight at 7pm, with a repeat at 1.15/1.30am.

I hope this allows those people who have missed some episodes because of previous schedule changes to see them, and also allow those who just want to watch it again to do so!

Hooray! Late night showings - those work best for me!

FrightKnight, the whole chat room thing has always been a big issue there. Over the course of the last year or so I've checked the Challenge forum just about every day for KM news and such, and every now and then the usual suspects start another huge debate about the chat room. It's somewhat dispiriting at times.

The not-so-ironic thing about 'Imarealidiot' is that he/she is in fact a real idiot.

Scott901, the blocker turned annoying poster seems to have disappeeared too, for the time being.

I've also noticed throughout the threads that remain on the forum that there were numerous wails of the demise of the free chat facility.

Some people, eh? The only thing I've done wrong (as far as I know) on the Challenge forums is when I went too far in my criticism of Scott901 and called him a "pillock". It was changed to "fool".

I didn't know 'pillock' was that bad a word...

Thanks for backing me up, guys!  ;D

Then again it might only be one person using several different usernames, i.e. that SCOTT901 and Imarealidiot might possibly be the same person. They could even be that keenplayers bloke, who hasn't been around for months. I think if I am correct that he got banned from the forum ages ago. I have to put my hands up an say that I am a guilty one for being a bit thick sometimes (which I can't always help), but they go to the extremes though.

Oh, you are so not thick. Isn't it always the nice people who blame themselves? The pointless people don't care enough to do so. Personally, I don't blame myself.

I do think keenplayer is also imarealidiot. I'm not sure about the Scott guy, though.

Don't forget the "I can only use caps and stay on one topic, refusing to read any replies", the king spammer him/herself, Scott901, or SCOTT901.

Hey, that's me! Don't be cruel to me! DON'T DISCRIMINATE AGAINST PEOPLE LIKE ME WHO DON'T HAVE DECENT CAPS LOCKS!

All right, it's not me. My posts there are best identified by the fact they're the extremely long ones. Kinda like here, I guess. I'd forgotten who Games_Master was there, so thanks for the reminder.

I really do think that JamesP and the other Challenge people realise the vast bulk of the KM community are sensible people. It's sad we can't influence the idiots to stop being so pathetic though, since they really are annoying.

Honestly, he's like an unfunny version of Sir Hugh De Witless, permamently transfixed by one thing.

But anyway.

snerk I love the offhand way you say that...

Honestly, he's like an unfunny version of Sir Hugh De Witless, permamently transfixed by one thing.

But anyway.

I can't see what programmes would get that big viewing figures at 1:15/1:30am. Challenge should know that if they show the same programme 3 times a day the figures will dilute a bit..

I wonder if they will keep the slots though or keep changing them like last time. Will they keep the 1.15/1.30am showing or ditch that after about two or three eps though due to it not getting hardly any viewings.

Not that any of it comes from KM board posters who are also posting there...

I'm 'Games_Master' there, in case you have wondered. And you probably didn't.

From Monday, KM Series 5 will be repeated every weeknight at 7pm, with a repeat at 1.15/1.30am.

I hope this allows those people who have missed some episodes because of previous schedule changes to see them, and also allow those who just want to watch it again to do so!

Yours insincerely,

Ungrateful so and so.

My brother wants to watch something else then, oh, hopefully I can pursuade him to let me watch it.

..and what else does he want to watch then? I have a staff meeting at work tomorrow so tomorrow is definately a no show for my though! I reacon I'll get to watch the rest of the weeks 7pm showings though as it does not interfere with work and travelling for me though. Thankfully no one else watches anything else at that time as we usually find that there's nothing much of interest to us on at that time anyway!

Luckly I watch the 10AM showings so this doesnt really affect me, but before I could never watch the 6PM showings as I finished work at 6.30PM so in effect, the 7PM showing does help me a lot now if I happen to somehow miss the 10AM showings.

My brother wants to watch something else then, oh, hopefully I can pursuade him to let me watch it.

And dont tell me, the programme he wants to watch is also on Sky??Humn, this is tricky??Can you not watch the 10AM showing??My Advice bung him a fiver and tell him he can go a rent out a DVD/video so he wont pester you for the night, or you could always lock him in the closet/attic for 30 mins when its on

My brother wants to watch something else then, oh, hopefully I can pursuade him to let me watch it.

Still, a 7pm slot means more prime time opportunity for more viewers to see it. Could simply be that Challenge thought, "This KM programme is really popular, move it to an A-grade time for maximum viewing figures."

I think that's the way it works.

I actually don't think it's a terrible move for KM. Since the 12.55am showing was removed due to poor forethought, all those people who can't get home for the 6pm episode miss out completely. Moving it to 7pm hopefully changes that, and it also means it's no longer up against Doctor Who on UK Gold proper, which I guess appeals to a lot of the same people who would otherwise watch KM (yes, I realise it'll be at the same time as the repeat, but I doubt that draws as many viewers). Still, it's a pity it wasn't like this from the start, and that Challenge have to keep changing things because other shows that were predictably not great raters need to be replaced. So all the adverts saying KM at 6pm, Gamesmaster at 6.30pm are all out of date. Plus, of course, the fact that continually changing the schedule annoys people.

Ho hum. I hope now this changing is finished.