Back when TV Ontario offered course materials for sale to go along with its programming (along with a completion certificate), this show, together with its companion "The Academy," was by far the most subscribed series in the network's history ... more than 300,000 signed up. Not to mention all those who didn't but watched anyway. It helped make computers a lot less scary. The pairing of Luba Goy and Billy Van was sheer brilliance.
Great opening theme, I have watched all the episodes on RUclips. I wish they also used it on Bits and Bytes 2, but they used a generic 90s technologic theme instead.
@MaximumRD Look up "Neon Lights" by Kraftwerk - there are videos of it on RUclips - it's uh, kinda the same as this theme... unintentional I'm sure :-)
Would you consider sharing an episode or two this show? I've contacted TV Ontario twice about purchasing the episodes, and only on the second attempt did they say that they don't have the series available, anymore.
@ClassicGarth Just watched a video......wow that is coincidental........yeah..........I like the show song better lol! This just seems like a slow boring version! I would probably love it if I had never seen Bits and Bytes lol!
Back when TV Ontario offered course materials for sale to go along with its programming (along with a completion certificate), this show, together with its companion "The Academy," was by far the most subscribed series in the network's history ... more than 300,000 signed up. Not to mention all those who didn't but watched anyway. It helped make computers a lot less scary. The pairing of Luba Goy and Billy Van was sheer brilliance.
I watched this on PBS in the U.S. It taught me what pixels were, about BASIC programming, and how computers used Boolean logic.
Who on earth would imagine two of the premier names in Canadian entertainment hosting such an important part of Generation X's childhood?
My friend Cree told me about this show being on PBS when she was a kid.
We used to watch this show in basic computing class. Ah, memories.
Awesome!!!!!!!!
love that song.
I watched this show as a kid! 😄
Great opening theme, I have watched all the episodes on RUclips. I wish they also used it on Bits and Bytes 2, but they used a generic 90s technologic theme instead.
I've had some Bits & Bytes clips on my channel for several years, and people have kept asking me to find this intro the whole time!
A real classic!
This is a redux of the “Magic Shadows” song
Great opening theme!
This song would 100% make me cry to hear now if I had grown up with it
Reminds me of Neon Indian
@ClassicGarth Thanks for the info I will do that now!
Can you post the full series of *Bits and Bytes* ? 🙏🙏🙏🙏
@MaximumRD Look up "Neon Lights" by Kraftwerk - there are videos of it on RUclips - it's uh, kinda the same as this theme... unintentional I'm sure :-)
A decent computer program is effect communication with your human self.
Hope the one that came up with the lyrics paid Kraftwerk 4 the music....Lol!!
I heard the song you were talking it almost Bit and Bytes. But Bits and Bytes was not annoying at the end though. lol.
Would you consider sharing an episode or two this show? I've contacted TV Ontario twice about purchasing the episodes, and only on the second attempt did they say that they don't have the series available, anymore.
Brockton I know you posted this 7 years ago but the entire series of the original Bits and Bytes has since been posted to RUclips!
@ClassicGarth Just watched a video......wow that is coincidental........yeah..........I like the show song better lol! This just seems like a slow boring version! I would probably love it if I had never seen Bits and Bytes lol!
nabu!
Kraftwerk fan here, this is better than Neon Lights, sorry Kraftwerk.