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47-662: Fox (stylised as FOX ) was a British pay television channel serving the United Kingdom and Ireland, owned by Fox Networks Group , a unit of Disney International Operations . It launched on 12 January 2004 as FX289 , then changed its name to FX in April 2005 (similar to the American FX ), and rebranded to FOX in January 2013. Featuring a mix of comedies and drama series, the channel's programming targeted adults from 18 to 35 years old. It

94-415: A 2013 interview with The New York Times , C.K. mentioned various influences for the show, which include Allen, Larry David , Jerry Seinfeld , Garry Shandling and John Waters . Louie has received acclaim from critics. The stand-up segments received strong praise, as did the show's perceived "indie film" style, with some likening the show to the work of Woody Allen . Criticisms largely centered on

141-566: A bigger-budget production deal with a larger network, C.K. accepted the modest offer of $ 200,000 (covering his own fee as well as production costs) to do a pilot with FX , since FX allowed him full creative control. The show is shot on a Red camera setup, and C.K. edits many of the episodes on his personal MacBook Pro. In addition to starring, C.K. serves as the show's sole writer and director, an unusual combination in American TV production. Referring to John Landgraf , who convinced C.K. to accept

188-438: A consulting producer of the series. Adlon and C.K. would later create another semi-autobiographical comedy-drama TV series on FX, Better Things , starring Adlon. For the third season, C.K. announced that he would be handing off some editing duties to longtime Woody Allen collaborator Susan E. Morse . Steven Wright joined the series in the fourth season as a consulting producer. C.K. and Wright became friends when Wright

235-401: A deal with FX, C.K. said: He had a very loose idea of what he wanted. I said, "Let me shoot a pilot and you don't have anything to do with it. I won't even pitch you the idea or show you the script or show you the footage or show you the casting. Just wire me the money and let me do the show." And he was willing to do that. One of the reasons it was done that way was he only gave me $ 200,000 for

282-459: A distributor like TNT may start producing its own programming, and shows presented exclusively on pay-TV by one distributor may be syndicated to terrestrial stations. The cost of creating a nationwide channel has been reduced and there has been a huge increase in the number of such channels, with most catering to a small group. From the definitions above, use of the terms network or station in reference to nationwide cable or satellite channels

329-601: A divorced father of two girls. Each episode features either two stories (which may or may not connect thematically) or a longer full-episode story (often consisting of numerous connected shorter pieces). The pieces are interspersed with short clips of Louie's stand-up, usually performed in New York comedy clubs, mainly the Comedy Cellar and Carolines in Manhattan . The stand-up in the show consists of original material recorded for

376-495: A double-over of the channel. FX +1 was deemed to be a "filler" network, being launched by Fox to hold up the space for another network. On 8 April 2008, it was announced that FX HD would launch on 21 April, replacing FX +1. The channel ran from 7:00pm-2:00am, and broadcast as an commercial-free service broadcasting entirely separate schedule from the SD feed, only broadcasting programmes originally made in high-definition. The channel's launch

423-498: A new on-air identity which is more modern compared to earlier logos and idents. On 17 May 2021, Disney announced that Fox would be closing at the end of June, with all of the channel's content moving to Star hub of Disney+ . "On 30 June, the Fox channel in the UK will close," announced a spokesperson for the broadcaster. "Many titles will become available on Star on Disney+ and will be announced in

470-541: A number of recurring characters, including Louie's two daughters, Lilly ( Hadley Delany ) and Jane ( Ursula Parker ); his brother Bobby ( Robert Kelly ); his teenage-looking agent Doug (Edward Gelbinovich); Pamela ( Pamela Adlon ), his best friend and love interest; Dr. Ben ( Ricky Gervais ), Louie's juvenile and arrogant doctor ; Louie's therapist ( David Patrick Kelly ); and his ex-wife, Janet ( Susan Kelechi Watson ). Since Louie lacks continuity between episodes, supporting actors occasionally reappear in multiple roles, as

517-411: A school field trip and an embarrassing first date, with subsequent episodes covering a diverse range of material, including divorce , sex , sexual orientation , depression , and Catholic guilt . C.K. serves as the show's lead and plays the only character who appears in every episode. Louie lacks a regular fixed cast, and instead features many guest appearances by stand-up comedians and actors. As

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564-467: A stand-up comedian in New York City , Louie's social circle on the show consists mainly of other comedians, and many notable comedians (such as Nick DiPaolo , Todd Barry , Jim Norton , Sarah Silverman , Chris Rock , and Jerry Seinfeld ) have had recurring roles as fictionalized versions of themselves. Most episodes tend to focus on Louie's interactions with new characters. However, the show features

611-436: Is nonetheless mapped to the 1 input on most British television sets). On digital platforms, such (location) channels are usually arbitrary and changeable, due to virtual channels . A television station is a type of terrestrial station that broadcasts both audio and video to television receivers in a particular area. Traditionally, TV stations made their broadcasts by sending specially-encoded radio signals over

658-418: Is possible to use adjacent channels only because they are all at the same power, something which could only be done terrestrially if the two stations were transmitted at the same power and height from the same location . For DTT, selectivity is inherently better, therefore channels adjacent (either to analog or digital stations) can be used even in the same area . Commonly, the term television channel

705-474: Is technically inaccurate. However, this is an arbitrary, inconsequential distinction, and varies from company to company. Indeed, the term cable network has entered into common usage in the United States in reference to such channels, even with the existence of direct broadcast satellite . There is even some geographical separation among national pay television channels in the U.S., be it programming (e.g.,

752-590: Is the case with William Stephenson, who appears as a bus driver in the pilot and as himself in "Oh Louie/Tickets"; Amy Landecker , who appears as Louie's date in "Bully" and as a young Louie's mother in "God" and "In the Woods"; and F. Murray Abraham , who plays a swinger in "New Jersey/Airport", Louie's uncle Excelsior in "Dad", and Louie's father in "In the Woods". Furthermore, Louie's mother and sisters have each been portrayed by multiple actresses, although his children have been consistently portrayed by Delany and Parker since

799-691: Is used to mean a television station or its pay television counterpart (both outlined below). Sometimes, especially outside the U.S. and in the context of pay television, it is used instead of the term television network , which otherwise (in its technical use above) describes a group of geographically-distributed television stations that share affiliation / ownership and some or all of their programming with one another. This terminology may be muddled somewhat in other jurisdictions , for instance Europe , where terrestrial channels are commonly mapped from physical channels to common numerical positions (i.e. BBC One does not broadcast on any particular channel 1 but

846-556: The Bally Sports group of regional sports channels, which share several programs), or simply regionalized advertising inserted by the local cable company. Should a legal distinction be necessary between a (location) channel as defined above and a television channel in this sense, the terms programming service (e.g. ) or programming undertaking (for instance, ) may be used instead of the latter definition. Louie (American TV series) The show has been met with critical acclaim and

893-584: The third season , some episodes do not feature any stand-up performances or the opening credit sequence. Episodes in the series have standalone plots, although some recurring roles (e.g. Louie's playdate friend Pamela, portrayed by Pamela Adlon , who was C.K.'s co-star in Lucky Louie ) occasionally provide story arc continuity between episodes. Continuity is not enforced; for example, Louie's mother has been portrayed in two very different ways. As C.K. explained, "Every episode has its own goal, and if it messes up

940-668: The 18th best American television show of all time in their book titled TV (The Book) , stating that unlike other sitcoms which kept their tone and format the same throughout their respective runs, the series "morphed from week to week, episode to episode, sometimes minute to minute. In doing so, it translated the thought-processes of stand-up comedy into cinematic terms, and in a way that was new to commercial television." Louie has an average rating of 93% on Rotten Tomatoes . 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment released Season 1 on DVD and Blu-ray Disc in Region 1 on June 21, 2011. Season 2

987-511: The Hill , and dramas such as Millennium , The Shield , The X-Files , and NYPD Blue . Non-Fox-produced shows rerun or receiving their UK premiere on the channel include The Walking Dead , Falling Skies , Babylon 5 , Carnivàle , Highlander , JAG , NCIS , Sleeper Cell , E-Ring and Huff , Nip/Tuck , Generation Kill , True Blood , Mob City and Dexter . The channel also produced original content such as

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1034-813: The air, called terrestrial television . Individual television stations are usually granted licenses by a government agency to use a particular section of the radio spectrum (a channel ) through which they send their signals. Some stations use LPTV broadcast translators to retransmit to further areas. Many television stations are now in the process of converting from analog terrestrial ( NTSC , PAL or SECAM ) broadcast, to digital terrestrial ( ATSC broadcast , DVB or ISDB ). Because some regions have had difficulty picking up terrestrial television signals (particularly in mountainous areas), alternative means of distribution such as direct-to-home satellite and cable television have been introduced. Television channels specifically built to run on cable or satellite blur

1081-749: The block normally aired from 11pm to 4am. The main slogan for the block was "Late Night, Every Night... Literally!". Source: Television channel A television channel , or TV channel , is a terrestrial frequency or virtual number over which a television station or television network is distributed. For example, in North America , channel 2 refers to the terrestrial or cable band of 54 to 60 MHz , with carrier frequencies of 55.25 MHz for NTSC analog video ( VSB ) and 59.75 MHz for analog audio ( FM ), or 55.31 MHz for digital ATSC ( 8VSB ). Channels may be shared by many different television stations or cable-distributed channels depending on

1128-446: The goal of another episode, ... I just don't care." Some stories also take place outside of the show's main time frame. For two examples, the episode "God" depicts Louie's childhood, and the episode "Oh Louie" shows the comedian 9 years earlier in his career. Beginning in the third season, Louie has moved toward story continuity within the season, and it includes multi-episode story arcs. The pilot episode includes segments depicting

1175-460: The line between TV station and TV network. That fact led some early cable channels to call themselves superstations . Satellite and cable have created changes. Local programming TV stations in an area can sign-up or even be required to be carried on cable, but content providers like TLC cannot. They are not licensed to run broadcast equipment like a station, and they do not regularly provide content to licensed broadcasters either. Furthermore,

1222-677: The location and service provider Depending on the multinational bandplan for a given region, analog television channels are typically 6, 7, or 8 MHz in bandwidth , and therefore television channel frequencies vary as well. Channel numbering is also different. Digital terrestrial television channels are the same as their analog predecessors for legacy reasons, however through multiplexing , each physical radio frequency (RF) channel can carry several digital subchannels . On satellites , each transponder normally carries one channel, however multiple small, independent channels can be on one transponder, with some loss of bandwidth due to

1269-649: The middle of the first season. His ex-wife is portrayed by Brooke Bloom in a flashback scene of "Elevator Part 4". Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Season 4 Season 5 In addition to these guest stars, several notable comedians have appeared in smaller roles, including Chris Gethard , Todd Glass , Ted Alexandro , Amir Blumenfeld , Eddie Brill , Joe DeRosa , Vernon Chatman , Artie Lange , Godfrey , Chelsea Peretti , J. B. Smoove , Dave Attell , Michael Cera , John Lithgow , Big Jay Oakerson , and Steven Wright . Opie and Anthony and Amy Schumer have had voice-only guest appearances. Rather than accepting

1316-425: The near future. We appreciate the support of our UK fans and can't wait to keep sharing the best stories with you. Star on Disney+ serves as the home of movies and television from Disney's creative studios, including Disney Television Studios (20th Television and ABC Signature), FX Productions and 20th Century Studios." The channel closed on 1 July 2021, with its website redirecting to Disney+. The final programme that

1363-532: The need for guard bands between unrelated transmissions . ISDB , used in Japan and Brazil , has a similar segmented mode. Preventing interference between terrestrial channels in the same area is accomplished by skipping at least one channel between two analog stations' frequency allocations . Where channel numbers are sequential, frequencies are not contiguous , such as channel 6 to 7 skip from VHF low to high band, and channel 13 to 14 jump to UHF . On cable TV, it

1410-912: The pacing and low-key delivery of the show's jokes, which often include long setups compared to the rapid-fire punchlines of a traditional sitcom. Of the "top TV" lists tracked by Metacritic, Louie appeared on nine of 28 in 2010 and 22 of 39 in 2011, the latter of which includes three lists where the show was ranked 1st. On Metacritic , the first season scored 69 out of 100, based on 20 reviews. The second season scored 90 out of 100 on Metacritic, indicating "universal acclaim", based on 7 reviews. The third season received critical acclaim, scoring 94 out of 100 on Metacritic, based on 16 reviews. The fourth season also received critical acclaim, scoring 93 out of 100 on Metacritic, based on 30 reviews. The fifth season received acclaim as well, scoring 91 out of 100 on Metacritic, based on 20 reviews. Television critics Alan Sepinwall and Matt Zoller Seitz ranked Louie as

1457-552: The second season of The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret , while many of the programmes that featured on FX continued to broadcast such as The Walking Dead , Dexter , True Blood , Falling Skies , Family Guy , and NCIS . Fox also planned to commission up to 50 hours of original UK content by the end of the year, expecting to spend between £5m and £10m. Fox was removed from the BT YouView platform on 1 March 2016. BT stated in an e-mail to customers that Fox had "changed

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1504-403: The series, and is usually shot from the stage rather than from the more traditional audience perspective. Sometimes these comedy segments are integrated into the stories themselves, whereas other times they simply serve to bookend them with a loosely connected topic. In the first season , blunt, socially awkward conversations between Louie and his therapist are also shown occasionally. Beginning in

1551-498: The show starting in 2015, FX ended their business partnership with C.K.'s production company, Pig Newton, in November 2017, after he confirmed that a series of sexual misconduct allegations against him were true. In 2018, Landgraf discussed the possibility of Louie returning. Louie is loosely based on the life of comedian Louis C.K. , showing segments of him performing his stand-up routine onstage, and depicting his struggles as

1598-402: The sketch show No Signal! On 12 September 2005, a two-hour timeshift service - FX + , was launched on Sky Digital. This was followed up with the launch of FX +1 two years later on 10 December 2007. However, the launch of that network led to some confusion as FX + had not been changed to reflect this, leading to two networks having similar names (FX +, FX +1) and viewers assuming a mistake or

1645-573: The thing all in. Since I was able to prove this was a way to do it and they liked what they got, I was able to keep doing it that way. Louis C.K. directed, cast, and edited the first episode of the show with a budget of $ 250,000, provided by FX. In the second season, the budget was increased to $ 300,000 per episode. Production began in November 2009. C.K. said of his show, "It's very vignette-y. It's very vérité . All those French words. I use 'em all." Pamela Adlon , who had starred in C.K.'s prior semi-autobiographical HBO sitcom Lucky Louie , served as

1692-399: The way they offer their TV channels to TV providers." Following Disney's acquisition of 21st Century Fox, including Fox Networks Group International, the channel falls under ultimate ownership of Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer and International. On 18 March 2017, Fox + was renamed Fox +1. In February 2019, the channel rebranded for the first time in more than four years. The rebrand included

1739-403: Was a programming block which aired shows similarly to its American counterpart, such as Family Guy and American Dad! (both now shown on ITV2 ). The block name was the same as Fox's slogan. Funny As Fox used to air People of Earth until late 2019. Funny As Fox aired, on some days, from 9pm to 4am. This was regularly not the case as some premieres shown on Fox were shown around 9pm to 11pm so

1786-409: Was announced on 17 May 2021 that Fox would cease broadcasting in the UK and Ireland on 1 July 2021. Most of its content was moved to Star on Disney+ . The channel ceased broadcasting as planned on that day. The channel launched on 12 January 2004 branded as FX289 , in reference to its Sky EPG number. In its early years, it mainly broadcast films from the 20th Century Fox library. The channel

1833-462: Was announced that FX would be renamed as Fox at the start of 2013. The channels, FX, FX + and FX HD were rebranded as Fox, Fox + and Fox HD on at 9:00 p.m. GMT on 11 January 2013 with the beginning of the tenth season of NCIS . With this change, the target demographic switched to both men and women aged between 18 and 35 years old. New programmes added to the schedule included Louie , The Ricki Lake Show , Men at Work , Da Vinci's Demons and

1880-592: Was delayed by a week to the 28th, due to "technical problems at the transmission end", and launched at 10:00pm on that day. On 1 September 2008, FX + became a one-hour timeshift service. On 24 April 2009, FX HD became a simulcast of FX, broadcasting HD content when possible but only broadcasting between 7:00pm and 2:00am every day. The channel also joined Virgin Media 's digital cable TV lineup on channel 158 on 30 July 2009. On 5 January 2010, FX HD increased its broadcast hours to match its SD counterpart. In November 2012, it

1927-476: Was included in various critics' TV show top-ten lists when it premiered in 2010. C.K. has received several Primetime Emmy Award nominations for his acting, writing, and directing and has won for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series at the 64th and 66th Primetime Emmy Awards . It was included in the 101 Best Written TV Series list created by the Writers Guild of America . During an "extended hiatus" for

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1974-476: Was moved from channel 130 to channel 124. Its secondary channel was not moved, which remained on channel 893. In addition to British and American programming, the channel has aired a number of international programmes. These include Last Man Standing and The Nominees from Australia; Jo from France; Charlie Jade , a co-production between Canada and South Africa; and the Flemish series Matrioshki , which

2021-493: Was rebranded as FX as it moved in the Sky EPG on 21 April 2005. As FX, the channel targeted a demographic of mainly males. Unlike its American counterpart , it promoted and aired both Fox-produced and non-Fox-produced shows. It had a similar format to its American sister channel, with a schedule consisting largely of Fox-produced shows, including comedies such as Arrested Development , Family Guy , American Dad! and King of

2068-567: Was repeated in the early hours of the following morning. In August 2015, Fox announced that a variety of Adult Swim programming would air on the channel including adult animated sci-fi comedy Rick and Morty , starting Thursday, 10 September of that year. On 10 September 2015, Adult Swim moved to Fox along with truTV, airing Rick and Morty and Mr. Pickles as its first day line up. As of 2016, it aired on Fridays from Midnight to 1:00 a.m. Similar to Fox's Animation Domination in America. Funny as Fox

2115-482: Was scheduled to be shown on Fox was The Republic of Doyle , season 5, episode 12: "Sleight of Hand" at 4:00 to 5:00am on Fox HD/SD and from 5:00 to 6:00am on Fox +1. One hour of teleshopping was broadcast on each channel before a screen card stating the channel had closed was shown, though the teleshopping was not on the EPG listings on Fox +1. On Sky, Fox was on channel 124. On 1 July 2021, after Fox's closure, Sky Nature

2162-476: Was shown with subtitles. Original content has also aired on the channel, including No Signal! which aired from February to April 2009. For several weeks from 5 December 2005, FX carried a strand of programming from the Fox-owned American channel Fuel TV . The strand was identified as FX Presents Fuel TV , and made use of Fuel TV's US branding graphics. The strand ran for an hour from 10:00 a.m. , and

2209-539: Was visiting Manhattan and C.K. asked him to consult for the series. Wright said regarding his role, "I'm like a sounding board for the stories ... He bounces ideas off of me, like what could happen during different episodes, and I give him my opinion. I'll go to the set when they’re shooting. I'll watch it and give him my opinion on whatever was happening and how it went, whether it was funny or not. Then I'll go to editing and watch while he edits it and give him my opinion on changes and cuts and perversions and everything." In

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