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Screenshot of SBS On Demand's Most Watched Movies list.

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[-] Nath@aussie.zone 7 points 8 months ago

When I was a kid, I honestly thought that SBS stood for "Sex before Soccer", because that was the running gag when the channel started.

Today, I learned that it actually stands for "Special Broadcasting Service". I have known for some time that it couldn't actually stand for sex before soccer, but I had never bothered to learn what it did stand for.

Anyway: These recommendations are pretty much what SBS has always been famous for.

[-] CTDummy@lemm.ee 2 points 8 months ago

Y’all missed out. Sure SBS had nudity but fuck some of the foreign movies on there could be bangers. Most with a more indie/artsy feel. They could be complete nonsense but still. Also Inspector Rex!

[-] maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Side note: Liquid Television/Evangelion Saturday nights were awesome.

[-] Zagorath@aussie.zone 2 points 8 months ago

To be honest, SBS for me has always been "the channel you go to in July and at no other time, to watch the Tour de France and nothing else".

[-] Outsider9042@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

Sex and Bloody Soccer was what we used to call it

[-] maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone 1 points 8 months ago

Do you know why it was 'bloody soccer'?

[-] Outsider9042@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

Because soccer is on all the bloody time

[-] Ilandar@aussie.zone 2 points 8 months ago

We used to call the erotic films the "SBS Friday night pornos" since they always seemed to air on a Friday night.

[-] maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone 1 points 8 months ago

I wonder if that was because the football was on the tele after the late night foreign films. Would make sense if so.

[-] Nath@aussie.zone 2 points 8 months ago

Well, yes.
That's the entire point of the running joke in the 80's. It's just that I was a kid and when everyone agrees on what SBS stands for, you don't really question it.

[-] maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone 1 points 8 months ago

Got it. I was confused at first. I thought seeing as you mentioned you were a kid you meant an actual kids game or practice which would be happening during daylight hours. I've had that kind of day.

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