Thank God for Extraordinary Families (Channel 4), a black comedy soberly told with real visual flair.
"This extraordinary green channel will be entirely open to the public and a focal point for shopping, sports, leisure and recreation, outdoor events and all forms of community life," they coo.
"Sky Atlantic HD will be an extraordinary TV channel," promised Sophie Turner Laing, the managing director of entertainment, news and broadcast operations at Sky. Stuart Murphy, the director of programmes for Sky1, 2 and 3, will have his responsibilities extended to include Sky Atlantic.
Without it there would be no Celebrity Love Island, no Extraordinary Breastfeeding (Channel 4, 2006), no Chantelle.
Extraordinary line, extraordinary reaction.
Why has a life so extraordinary been channeled into art so conformist?
Oil revenues were crucial to Saudi society as its economy was changed by the extraordinary wealth channeled through the government and derived from oil operations, notwithstanding a downturn in oil prices and production in the mid-1980s.
"The climate of fear, especially on entertainment shows, is extraordinary," says Steve Regan, Channel 5's entertainment commissioning editor.
Still, the number was extraordinary for any cable channel.
"What he has done for the channel is extraordinary," Ms. Snider said of Mr. Ross.
