History Series / Digitiser

* FourPointScale: Averted. Cue [[SonicTheHedgehog Sonic 3]] [[FanDumb Fan Dumbaplenty]].

In 2018, Mr. Biffo launched a successful Kickstarter to make a spin-off webseries ''Digitiser: The Show''. The show was filmed that summer and the six episodes were released weekly from November to December 2018. The series was hosted by Mr. Biffo, ''Podcast/CheapShow'' co-host Paul Gannon and Website/{{YouTube}}rs WebVideo/Octav1usKitten, [[https://www.youtube.com/user/GameplayJenny Gameplay Jenny]] and [[WebVideo/GuruLarryAndWez Larry Bundy Jr]]. Mr. Hairs and WebVideo/StuartAshen also appear in almost every episode. The series can be found on [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdMWnD7qCz4Y7FbbbfyDq5g Mr. Biffo's YouTube channel]].

In 2018, Mr. Biffo launched a successful Kickstarter to make a spin-off webseries ''Digitiser: The Show''. The show was filmed that summer and the six episodes were released weekly from November to December 2018. The series was hosted by Mr. Biffo, ''Podcast/CheapShow'' co-host Paul Gannon and {{YouTube}}rs WebVideo/Octav1usKitten, [[https://www.youtube.com/user/GameplayJenny Gameplay Jenny]] and [[WebVideo/GuruLarryAndWez Larry Bundy Jr]]. Mr. Hairs and WebVideo/StuartAshen also appear in almost every episode. The series can be found on [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdMWnD7qCz4Y7FbbbfyDq5g Mr. Biffo's YouTube channel]].

--> Q: What happened when Superman and Batman went on holiday?
--> A: Nothing - Superman stayed at home mourning the death of Batman, who had choked to death on his own eyelids!

* [[EverythingsDeaderWithZombies Everything's Deader With Zombie Dave]]

Celebrity fans include Alex Garland, who [[ShoutOut named one chapter]] of ''Literature/TheBeach'' "Messed Up" after the similar Digi-catchphrase, and Ray Park AKA [[StarWars Darth Maul]].

** digitiser2000 is the current web-based ''Digitiser'' continuation.

* SpinOff: Digiworld.TV, an attempt to bring Digi to the web, which lasted about eight weeks.

[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digitiser Digitiser]] holds the bizarre and unique honour of being one of the few examples of a notable {{Teletext}} feature.

A year or so later - after getting a feature profiling the service in ''Edge'' and everything, Mr. Biffo decided to call it a day and concentrate on his screenwriting career, which included ''EastEnders'', ''[[Series/TheSootyShow Sooty]]'', and ''Series/MyParentsAreAliens''. Teletext replaced it with another games service, Gamecentral, but that one was much more straight-laced.

[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digitiser Digitiser]] holds the bizarre and unique honour of being one of the few examples of a notable {{Teletext}} service.

Broadcasting mostly during TheNineties, Digitiser - [[FanNickname Digi]] to its friends - occupied a small run of five or six, daily-updated pages on the subject of VideoGames, written initially by two individuals - Tim "Mr Hairs" Moore, and Paul "Mr Biffo" Rose, (latterly Biffo alone, with bylined columnists at weekends) and was started when Rose, merely a graphic designer for Teletext Limited at the time, one day suggested that the service cover games, and the rest is history.

A year or so later - after getting a feature profiling the service in ''Edge'' and everything, Mr. Biffo decided to call it a day and concentrate on his screenwriting career, which included ''EastEnders'', ''[[Series/TheSootyShow Sooty]]'', and ''MyParentsAreAliens''. Teletext replaced it with another games service, Gamecentral, but that one was much more straight-laced.

A year or so later - after getting a feature profiling the service in ''Edge'' and everything, Mr. Biffo decided to call it a day and concentrate on his screenwriting career, which included ''EastEnders'', ''{{Sooty}}'', and ''MyParentsAreAliens''. Teletext replaced it with another games service, Gamecentral, but that one was much more straight-laced.

[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digitiser Digitiser]] holds the bizarre and unique honour of being one of the few examples of a [[ThereIsNoSuchThingAsNotability notable]] {{Teletext}} service.

!Trope-me-do!:

* DefiantToTheEnd: After years of ExecutiveMeddling and being ScrewedByTheNetwork, Digitiser finally came to an end in 2003. But what was the very last thing Mr. Biffo left behind for the nation to see? [[{{Catchphrase}} Press]] [[hottip:reveal:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/turner_2736.jpg]] [[{{Catchphrase}} to find out.]]

Enter 170 on your handset and take a gander at the [[http://www.btinternet.com/~moononastick/sp58/Index.html archive]].

* {{Spammer}}: The name [[http://www.yoursinclair.co.uk/wiki/Hardy/Hardy Stuart N. Hardy]] is instantly recognisable to Digi, ''YourSinclair'' or ''AmigaPower'' readers - the man was a serial letter writer to any service or mag that promised a prize for the best letter. Notable mainly for being boring '''and''' opinionated.

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* PlanetEris

A year or so later - after getting a feature profiling the service in ''Edge'' and everything, Mr. Biffo decided to call it a day and concentrate on his screenwriting career, which included EastEnders, {{Sooty}}, and MyParentsAreAliens. Teletext replaced it with another games service, Gamecentral, but that one was much more straight-laced.

Celebrity fans include Alex Garland, who [[ShoutOut named one chapter]] of TheBeach "Messed Up" after the similar Digi-catchphrase, and Ray Park AKA [[StarWars Darth Maul]].

* BerserkButton: Stay AWAY from MrT's BINS.

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[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digitiser Digitiser]] holds the bizarre and unique honour of being one of the few examples of a [[ThereIsNoSuchThingAsNotability notable]] TeleText service.

Broadcasting mostly during TheNineties, Digitiser - [[FanNickname Digi]] to its friends - occupied a small run of five or six, daily-updated pages on the subject of VideoGames, written initially by two individuals - Tim "Mr Hairs" Moore, and Paul "Mr Biffo" Rose, (latterly Biffo alone, with bylined columnists at weekends) and was started when Rose, merely a graphic designer for Teletext Limited at the time, one day suggested that the service cover games, AndTheRestIsHistory.

* EightPointEight: [[SonicTheHedgehog Sonic 3]].

* DefiantToTheEnd: After years of ExecutiveMeddling and being ScrewedByTheNetwork, Digitiser finally came to an end in 2003. But what was the very last Mr. Biffo left behind for the nation to see? [[{{Catchphrase}} Press]] [[hottip:reveal:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/turner_2736.jpg]] [[{{Catchphrase}} to find out.]]

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: After execs finally managed to overcome Digi's immense popularity, they forced the humour and the characters off the pages. Until there was enough fan outcry (and viewing figures plummeted) to [[UnCancelled reinstate it]].