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The_Doctor posted:Don’t the BBC own Dave anyway, and thus Taskmaster?
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Nov 7, 2019 15:40
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I highly recommend watching Guilt which is on iPlayer atm. It's maybe on regular telly depending on your region, I think it's on BBC Scotland first. Anyway, it's well worth a watch. Really twisty, plot-thickens thing. Great cast too. https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0009qm2/guilt-series-1-episode-1
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Nov 8, 2019 10:45
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So, who's going to be subscribing to BritBox? Anyone? Personally I'm not gonna, although if all the Channel 4 back catalogue is available without ads and with decent quality then I might...
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Nov 8, 2019 10:52
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The Perfect Element posted:So, who's going to be subscribing to BritBox? Anyone? Personally I'm not gonna, although if all the Channel 4 back catalogue is available without ads and with decent quality then I might... It's specifically BBC and ITV, so I doubt there'll be much if any C4 stuff, especially given Channel 4 have a lot of their back catalogue on All 4 anyway. I could see the point when it was non-UK only but I really don't see why you'd use it in the UK.
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Nov 8, 2019 12:20
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The Perfect Element posted:So, who's going to be subscribing to BritBox? Anyone? Personally I'm not gonna, although if all the Channel 4 back catalogue is available without ads and with decent quality then I might... That’s been available over here in the US for a few years, they’ve negotiated rights to do it in the UK too now? Wonder how much the library is different.
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Nov 8, 2019 14:34
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Taear posted:Alton Towers has the 14 loop rollercoaster and I've been on it, I don't expect 15 being too bad in all honesty. The “Saw” themed coaster at Alton towers (I think, maybe Thorpe Park) was the least pleasant I’ve ever been on by far. It was pitch black for most of it. It was jerky as gently caress. It changed direction a couple of times and went backwards. Just being dark means there’s no way to see ahead of time what’s happening and brave yourself, so it’s rough.
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Nov 9, 2019 15:10
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wooger posted:The “Saw” themed coaster at Alton towers (I think, maybe Thorpe Park) was the least pleasant I’ve ever been on by far. Saw isn't a dark ride I don't think, it's a normal outdoor rollercoaster at Thorpe Park. Its main gimmick is the main drop is vertical and has an overhang. No Way Out was Thorpe Park's old indoor dark coaster, and that got replaced with a Walking Dead themed ride.
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Nov 9, 2019 15:24
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I didn't think much of the new His Dark Materials on the BBC so when I saw a bad review pop up on my feed I had a look at it to see what other peoples' complaints were... of course it was the Spectactor and half the article was complaining about there being too many blacks in it. Fucksake.
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Nov 9, 2019 18:59
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HDM was alright, basically serviceable, but nothing amazing so far. I don’t know if it’s the sound mix or there’s just lots of whispering, but I found it fairly hard to understand what was being said at some points.
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Nov 9, 2019 19:48
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njsykora posted:Saw isn't a dark ride I don't think, it's a normal outdoor rollercoaster at Thorpe Park. Its main gimmick is the main drop is vertical and has an overhang. No Way Out was Thorpe Park's old indoor dark coaster, and that got replaced with a Walking Dead themed ride. It's got a fairly long indoor dark section before it gets to the big drop iirc
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Nov 9, 2019 20:56
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eating only apples posted:It's got a fairly long indoor dark section before it gets to the big drop iirc I thought that bit was entirely story stuff and nothing actually happened in there, but I haven't actually been to Thorpe so I don't know for sure.
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Nov 9, 2019 21:34
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Marmaduke! posted:I didn't think much of the new His Dark Materials on the BBC so when I saw a bad review pop up on my feed I had a look at it to see what other peoples' complaints were... of course it was the Spectactor and half the article was complaining about there being too many blacks in it. Fucksake. I'd no idea the spectator was so lovely, welp. I read a 5 star review in the guardian, lol. I didn't really dig it sadly, can't put my finger on why. Kids would love it I guess. The guardian also had a glowing review of the accident (ch 4). It has a good cast (with bad welsh accents) and some decent production staff, but it's a total turd. It's got that itv look too. It's worth a watch for some genuinely hilariously bad moments.
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Nov 10, 2019 08:47
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The Spectator is absolutely horrendous and the content was about what I would expect from it. Still horrifying to stumble onto though.
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Nov 10, 2019 11:34
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Marmaduke! posted:The Spectator is absolutely horrendous and the content was about what I would expect from it. Still horrifying to stumble onto though. I was looking up actor Wentworth Miller the other day (quite enjoying Prison Break but to be honest it was because of Legends of Tomorrow) and stumbled across a blog post where someone actually used the word 'quadroon'. loving *quadroon*. Christ almighty.
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Nov 10, 2019 14:56
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It's a very Boris word in a Boris publication. Although I don't think they like him much any more.
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Nov 10, 2019 15:14
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Fatty posted:The Apprentice. I know the apprentice has never been about actual competent business people making good decisions but they're not even pretending at this point. Like there were no budget constrains or any questions even in the direction of "How much is it going to cost to pack this with 2 world records?", purely just "Play on Roller Coaster Tycoon creative mode for a bit, then we'll pick one at seemingly random".
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Nov 11, 2019 11:16
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Tea Bone posted:I know the apprentice has never been about actual competent business people making good decisions but they're not even pretending at this point. Like there were no budget constrains or any questions even in the direction of "How much is it going to cost to pack this with 2 world records?", purely just "Play on Roller Coaster Tycoon creative mode for a bit, then we'll pick one at seemingly random". Yea pretty much. Like I'm down with it as a gameshow where they do group tasks and get eliminated. That's what I enjoy. But at least make it feel real to me because right now it's definitely not feeling real. Too often the team who seems like they've won has hosed up somehow for no reason and it's treated like they're dogshit. Do a group taskmaster reality show - it'd be fun.
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Nov 11, 2019 13:12
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Taear posted:Yea pretty much. I feel it would be really improved if they made some of the "gamey" bits more explicit. Like, you have a budget for the bike, here are the rough costs. You have this list of items to find, no you cant use the internet, and you'll be fined £xx for missing/incorrect items. It's stuff that's presumably all there behind the scenes, but we're encouraged to ignore it and pretend they're making actual business decisions.
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Nov 11, 2019 13:38
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Taear posted:Do a group taskmaster reality show - it'd be fun. This would be great for a "Taskmaster does the apprentice" children in need/comic relief thing, which could hopefully even spawn a new show. I would genuinely suggest it to the decision makers.
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Nov 13, 2019 01:27
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Austen Tassletine posted:This would be great for a "Taskmaster does the apprentice" children in need/comic relief thing, which could hopefully even spawn a new show. I would genuinely suggest it to the decision makers. The hypocritical "Why didn't you everything exactly right, regardless of chance outcomes you bloody idiot!" tone of The Apprentice, mixed with the "Interpret the rules however you want" of taskmaster would be glorious! edit: Watching little Alex Horne take Claude/Karens role of grumpy judgemental business guru would be worth it alone. Tea Bone fucked around with this message at 10:08 on Nov 13, 2019 |
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Nov 13, 2019 10:06
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Marmaduke! posted:I didn't think much of the new His Dark Materials on the BBC so when I saw a bad review pop up on my feed I had a look at it to see what other peoples' complaints were... of course it was the Spectactor and half the article was complaining about there being too many blacks in it. Fucksake. That's a shame, I think it's pretty brilliant myself. I think they've nailed the 'feel' of the opening of Northern Lights brilliantly, and the girl that plays Lyra is as good as you could reasonably expect a kid to be. Kind of made me emotional, because I think it will end up being the definitive screen version of these books, and that's quite exciting because I can imagine watching it with my daughter when she's a few years older. So maybe parental sentimentalism is colouring my judgement. Was there anything in particular you didn't like about it?
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Nov 13, 2019 10:32
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Just a shaky start as they were finding their feet, I think, second episode was much better. Maybe subconsciously I just don't like James McAvoy?
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Nov 13, 2019 11:39
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Marmaduke! posted:Maybe subconsciously I just don't like James McAvoy? Unacceptable
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Nov 13, 2019 11:42
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I found my attention wandering a lot during Ep 2 of Northern Lights, but I enjoyed the expanded stuff with the Magisterium in ‘our’ Oxford.
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Nov 13, 2019 16:34
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Tea Bone posted:The hypocritical "Why didn't you everything exactly right, regardless of chance outcomes you bloody idiot!" tone of The Apprentice, mixed with the "Interpret the rules however you want" of taskmaster would be glorious! I need the schadenfraude of Karen telling candidates how poo poo they are when she has done a shocking job at West Ham.
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Nov 13, 2019 17:07
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Bacon Terrorist posted:I need the schadenfraude of Karen telling candidates how poo poo they are when she has done a shocking job at West Ham. She wrote a column about Snodgrass obviously not being good enough for West Ham and the kind of player they needed to improve on when he was on loan in the championship, then he came back and played the majority of the next season.
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Nov 13, 2019 17:57
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Watched the first two episodes of Fortitude on the train to/back from London and it seemed decent if not amazing, is it worth sticking with?
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Nov 13, 2019 18:16
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So now all the ethnic minorities have been kicked off apprentice other than Dean I guess? It is pretty insane that it's happened this way and I know people will just go "well they were the worst candidates" but come on.
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Nov 14, 2019 14:13
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Taear posted:So now all the ethnic minorities have been kicked off apprentice other than Dean I guess? It is pretty insane that it's happened this way and I know people will just go "well they were the worst candidates" but come on. Aisha saved a pitch in the toy task and was commended for it. She led the team to the very significant bike victory. Dean did nothing.
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Nov 14, 2019 14:58
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It's official. Taskmaster is off to Channel 4.
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Nov 22, 2019 11:56
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This week's episode annoyed me so much, god drat I loving hate the team that screws it up loads winning. drat you apprentice.
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Nov 22, 2019 12:41
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Tsietisin posted:It's official. Taskmaster is off to Channel 4.
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Nov 22, 2019 13:23
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Tsietisin posted:It's official. Taskmaster is off to Channel 4. I hope it follows the formula of Bake-Off and goes to Netflix so people globally can enjoy it. But I get the eery feeling it's gonna play like Crystal Maze - where it'll be Alex Horne looking into the camera "It's task time viewers, for your chance to win £10,000, guess how many smarties Richard Ayoade consumed in one minute. Also, a "Stand Up To Cancer" special where it's all people from Love Island.
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Nov 23, 2019 05:41
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If it was Crystal Maze they'd have Alex mentioning how fake the show is at every opportunity.
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Nov 23, 2019 06:00
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I'm a lot happier with Channel 4 getting Taskmaster than BBC1 getting their hands on it. Plus (and this is going to divide a lot of people) I may finally get to see Jimmy Carr on Taskmaster. Which let's face it, would be brilliant.
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Nov 23, 2019 11:43
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I’d be up for that
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Nov 23, 2019 12:05
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thehustler posted:I’d be up for that I think that could have happened on Dave, he's done work on it before and Taskmaster is/was their biggest original show.
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Nov 23, 2019 12:39
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BizarroAzrael posted:I think that could have happened on Dave, he's done work on it before and Taskmaster is/was their biggest original show. As far as i'm aware he did two episodes of Alan Davies: As yet Untitled but nothing else for Dave. He's probably Channel 4's biggest name, i'm sure they would definitely want him on their sparkly new late night show.
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Nobody mentioned Giri/Haji here? I saw one episode yesterday while flipping through the channels. It looks pretty good?
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