[UK] The Great British programme discussion: Piers Morgan Memorial Pier

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sebzilla: Mar 17, 2009; Kid's blasting everything in sight with that new-fangled musket.

SeanBeansShako posted:

I don't hate either man .

I only like things that are too niche for me to even have heard of.

# ? Jan 20, 2011 00:53

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# ? May 16, 2024 00:25

Brown Moses: Feb 22, 2002

10 o'clock Live starts tonight on Channel 4, with Charlie Brooker, David Mitchell, Jimmy Carr, and Lauren "I'm only here so this thing isn't a complete sausagefest" Laverne.

Will My Crash Diet Kill Me? was pretty decent last night, showed lots of good examples of why people are retarded when it comes to dieting, although it would have been good to have a catch up with the 3 dieters a few months later when they inevitably put back on their weight because they didn't understand anything about diet or nutrition.

# ? Jan 20, 2011 09:59

Graviton v2: Mar 2, 2007; by angerbeet

Brown Moses posted:

10 o'clock Live starts tonight on Channel 4, with Charlie Brooker, David Mitchell, Jimmy Carr, and Lauren "I'm only here so this thing isn't a complete sausagefest" Laverne.

Oh, thanks for the heads up on that, sounds cool. Consider me tuned in.

# ? Jan 20, 2011 13:12

meme: Oct 7, 2009; But it's a pretty good way to get someone to spend money on buying you an av and sig. Maybe I should be really obnoxious and get an upgrade myself

Moral of the story: be careful what you wish for.

You are welcome.

Brown Moses posted:

10 o'clock Live starts tonight on Channel 4, with Charlie Brooker, David Mitchell, Jimmy Carr, and Lauren "I'm only here so this thing isn't a complete sausagefest" Laverne.

Will My Crash Diet Kill Me? was pretty decent last night, showed lots of good examples of why people are retarded when it comes to dieting, although it would have been good to have a catch up with the 3 dieters a few months later when they inevitably put back on their weight because they didn't understand anything about diet or nutrition.

I'm looking forward to this too, hope it isn't poo poo! I need this in my life with the daily show getting axed and HIGNFY being a bit pants

# ? Jan 20, 2011 18:25

Psybro: May 12, 2002

Getting some decent satire on the box is vital, and we managed to get telefantasy back so who knows? I just hope Brooker can whip them into shape and Carr brings his A-game instead of just being snidey about disabled people.

# ? Jan 20, 2011 19:01

Fatty: Sep 13, 2004; Not really fat

Psybro posted:

The director did a feature film called Bunny and the Bull which was really good and showed what he could do with his own script but nobody saw it except me, my housemate and the two other people in Cineworld at 11 on that Friday evening.

Bunny and the Bull was great, a real visual treat.

Though, it has to be admitted that Julian Barratts cameo was one of the best bits.

# ? Jan 20, 2011 19:03

spincube: Jan 31, 2006; I spent so I could say that I finally figured out what this god damned cube is doing. Get well Lowtax.; Grimey Drawer

They've been seeking 'your opinion' tweets via their Twitter feed.

forbush99 posted:

@10oClockLive Cameron is pledging to protect the NHS. From what? Himself? Will he be saying to the NHS "why do you keep hitting yourself?"

stevesplan posted:

#10oclocklive NHS reforms - out patients will become "stay out" patients and in patients will become "impatience"

Comedy gold! :haw:

# ? Jan 20, 2011 19:05

Psybro: May 12, 2002

Fatty posted:

Bunny and the Bull was great, a real visual treat.

Though, it has to be admitted that Julian Barratts cameo was one of the best bits.

Looks like I've accounted for both of the other people who saw it, then.

# ? Jan 20, 2011 19:18

Kin: Nov 4, 2003; Sometimes, in a city this dirty, you need a real hero.

I hope that this 10 O'clock Live mentions current things that are being reported on by actual news stations. Things like the flu thing because it's just been on the news again and it's still disgusting that there are such obvious attempts to make it out to be bigger than it is.

You wanna know how many people died of flu over christmas? Just stated by the news: 40.

It wasn't made clear whether that was just Scotland or the UK as a whole, but here's a little breakdown:

UK
40 out of approximately 61,838,154 = (0.00006%)

Scotland
40 out of approximately 5,168,500 = (0.0007%)

Yup, sounds like something we should definitely be concerned about and something that the Scottish BBC health correspondant should say "we're not out of the woods yet" for. :rolleyes:

Ugh, gently caress it, it's switched off now and i'm never watching it again :colbert:

# ? Jan 20, 2011 19:54

N3RDSTER: Mar 27, 2010

Was it this same four who did the Alternative Election Coverage? I quite enjoyed that. Also, to (predictably) go against the grain I actually quite like Lauren Laverne , but then again I am quite a smug douchebag.

# ? Jan 20, 2011 19:59

Flatscan: Mar 27, 2001; Outlaw Journalist

I loving hate the news media. If I ever completely lose it and decide to go on a killing spree, they're secondary targets after the politicians.

# ? Jan 20, 2011 20:02

Aphex-: Jan 29, 2006; Dinosaur Gum

Flatscan posted:

I loving hate the news media. If I ever completely lose it and decide to go on a killing spree, they're secondary targets after the politicians.

Don't forget those Marketing and Advertiser cunts as well. I'd kill them slowly.

# ? Jan 20, 2011 20:08

goatface: Dec 5, 2007; I had a video of that when I was about 6.

I remember it being shit.; Grimey Drawer

254 flu deaths in the UK from "this outbreak".
The BBC report includes the important numbers in the middle of their online report.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-12238404 posted:

Of those who have died, 195 were infected with the H1N1 swine flu virus.

Four in five were among people from an "at risk" group - but many had not received their jab this season.

Assuming the percentages flow, H1N1 has killed 40 people who weren't considered "at risk". Brooker normally likes pointing out media panic at things like this.

# ? Jan 20, 2011 20:11

Junkenstein: Oct 22, 2003

N3RDSTER posted:

Also, to (predictably) go against the grain I actually quite like Lauren Laverne , but then again I am quite a smug douchebag.

How the hell can someone not like Lauren Laverne?

# ? Jan 20, 2011 20:14

sunday brunch: Dec 31, 2008

Junkenstein posted:

How the hell can someone not like Lauren Laverne?

because she isn't a sarcastic male comedian. and she has a vagina.

# ? Jan 20, 2011 20:24

Metrication: Dec 12, 2010; Raskin had one problem: Jobs regarded him as an insufferable theorist or, to use Jobs's own more precise terminology, "a shithead who sucks".

goatface posted:

254 flu deaths in the UK from "this outbreak".
The BBC report includes the important numbers in the middle of their online report.

Assuming the percentages flow, H1N1 has killed 40 people who weren't considered "at risk". Brooker normally likes pointing out media panic at things like this.

He wrote an article in his Guardian website section when swine flu started about how he wasn't going to criticise news coverage of it at that stage. I don't know wether he's changed his mind or not though.

# ? Jan 20, 2011 20:35

Graviton v2: Mar 2, 2007; by angerbeet

Flatscan posted:

I loving hate the news media. If I ever completely lose it and decide to go on a killing spree, they're secondary targets after the politicians.

I'll be backing you up on this bro

# ? Jan 20, 2011 20:56

Akuma: Sep 11, 2001

Junkenstein posted:

How the hell can someone not like Lauren Laverne?

It's not that people don't like Lauren Laverne, it's just that some people would rather maybe have another funny person to go with the other funny people.

Although, having said that, in the Alternative Election Night show none of them were particularly funny.

# ? Jan 20, 2011 21:09

Junkenstein: Oct 22, 2003

I always found Lauren Laverne quite funny. Kenickie interviews always made me laugh.

# ? Jan 20, 2011 21:21

Bape Culture: Sep 13, 2006

Here we go I guess.

# ? Jan 20, 2011 23:04

Kin: Nov 4, 2003; Sometimes, in a city this dirty, you need a real hero.

Paying them the bonus is good because of the tax huh? Then why don't you just pay 100% of the bonus as a tax for being dicks?

# ? Jan 20, 2011 23:13

Megaterium: May 5, 2009; Oh no! They're biting him, and stealing his pants!

Holy poo poo, David Mitchel is on fire.

# ? Jan 20, 2011 23:14

Gram-O-Phone: Mar 9, 2007; Oh, play that thing!

Cost the economy over a trillion! ... probably ...

# ? Jan 20, 2011 23:14

Pablo Bluth: Sep 7, 2007; I've made a huge mistake.

'Who is Sarah Palin?' Nice and topical

# ? Jan 20, 2011 23:17

Kin: Nov 4, 2003; Sometimes, in a city this dirty, you need a real hero.

Wasn't really sure what to expect with this show, but it's kind of meh so far.

# ? Jan 20, 2011 23:21

Tsaedje: May 11, 2007; BRAWNY BUTTONS 4 LYFE

Feels like it's going to take an episode or two before they're all used to it. A bit stilted at the moment (and the audience reaction makes it all a bit weird)

# ? Jan 20, 2011 23:22

Bape Culture: Sep 13, 2006

It was kinda awkward when one of Mitchell's jokes fell flat and they all laughed about 10 seconds later.

# ? Jan 20, 2011 23:23

Junkenstein: Oct 22, 2003

Has David Mitchell dyed his hair?

# ? Jan 20, 2011 23:23

Pablo Bluth: Sep 7, 2007; I've made a huge mistake.

Lets not repeat WNN!

# ? Jan 20, 2011 23:26

davebees: Feb 18, 2009

That Dick Donnolly bit was loving cringey.

# ? Jan 20, 2011 23:26

Catzilla: May 12, 2003; "Untie the queen"

Did they just recycle a Frankie Boyle joke?

# ? Jan 20, 2011 23:26

Bape Culture: Sep 13, 2006

Pablo Bluth posted:

Lets not repeat WNN!

Yeah right!

# ? Jan 20, 2011 23:26

The Hausu Usher: Feb 9, 2010; Screaming is the only useful thing that we can do.

The gently caress is this poo poo? 10 O'Clock Show World News bit. :negative:

Please get better. :ohdear:

# ? Jan 20, 2011 23:27

Gram-O-Phone: Mar 9, 2007; Oh, play that thing!

Pablo Bluth posted:

Lets not repeat WNN!

That bit didn't work to an embarrassing degree.

# ? Jan 20, 2011 23:27

Rarity: Oct 21, 2010; ~*4 LIFE*~

Ok, I really don't like the "treat African tragedy like flashy American E! news" idea. Makes it look trivial.

Edit: And everyone else beat me to it :argh:

# ? Jan 20, 2011 23:27

Popo: Apr 24, 2008; Homestuck is a true work of art surpassing all of Shakespeare's works.

themonkeythatcried posted:

Ok, I really don't like the "treat African tragedy like flashy American E! news" idea. Makes it look trivial.

I think making it look trivial is part of joke. It's not like the story is getting as much play as it deserves in the rest of the press.

# ? Jan 20, 2011 23:30

Pablo Bluth: Sep 7, 2007; I've made a huge mistake.

Listen to Mitchell, that's what I was wanting.

# ? Jan 20, 2011 23:34

Metrication: Dec 12, 2010; Raskin had one problem: Jobs regarded him as an insufferable theorist or, to use Jobs's own more precise terminology, "a shithead who sucks".

My verdict so far is that some of it has worked and then the rest is awful (particularly Carr and Laverne's bits). Also the improv bits are the best so far I think.

# ? Jan 20, 2011 23:35

Junkenstein: Oct 22, 2003

Get rid of the 'skits', have more of them riffing off each other around the table.

# ? Jan 20, 2011 23:39

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# ? May 16, 2024 00:25

Pablo Bluth: Sep 7, 2007; I've made a huge mistake.

Too many. segments which. mean they. don't have. time to. be anything. but superficial.

# ? Jan 20, 2011 23:39

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