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The Supreme Court posted:Is there a British Apprentice thread? If not, is someone making one? Based on last series, pretty sure it's got enough interest to warrant its own thread; I'd happily type up an OP. Similarly, is there enough interest for a Eurovision thread? I really can't decide between the Apprentice premiere and the Eurovision semi 
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May 10, 2011 14:44
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Mr. Squishy posted:It's a monstrous Cilla Black from Blind Date, misattributed to the Queen. Started 2 or so years ago, when they were feeling old and remembering the past, and that TV show hosted for so many years by the queen was it, yes the queen. Dementia and crime dramas are part of the BBC mandate. Seriously though, Life on Mars, Spooks and Shadow Line, they can't seem to get away from copper tales.
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May 10, 2011 14:45
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Rarity posted:Similarly, is there enough interest for a Eurovision thread? I really can't decide between the Apprentice premiere and the Eurovision semi Eurovision is the culmination of millions of years of evolution expressed through dance. People around the world (namely, Europe's main business/ trading partners) should be forced to watch it (but with Terry Wogan commentary, of course  )Edit: Apprentice thread made! http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3411194 starts at 9pm tonight on BBC1. The Supreme Court fucked around with this message at 15:38 on May 10, 2011 |
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May 10, 2011 14:51
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There's already a Eurovision thread in GBS I think. e: Yep. http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3402284
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May 10, 2011 15:04
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The Supreme Court posted:(but with Terry Wogan commentary, of course Terry Wogan is an old fogey who blathers over songs, insults other nations, fails to realise cultural similarities matter rather than politics and is the main reason we see Eurovision as a joke and thus never send anything good that might win.  Cheers Terry!
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May 10, 2011 15:54
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Rarity posted:Terry Wogan is an old fogey who blathers over songs, insults other nations, fails to realise cultural similarities matter rather than politics and is the main reason we see Eurovision as a joke and thus never send anything good that might win. Why on earth would we want to win though?
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May 10, 2011 16:22
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marktheando posted:Why on earth would we want to win though? Eurolympics
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May 10, 2011 16:39
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Young, Rich and House Hunting is pretty good. A lot of them don't seem to be arseholes either which is lovely.
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May 10, 2011 17:59
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Ratjaculation posted:NONSENSE NONSENSE NONSENSE Adam and Joe?
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May 10, 2011 18:00
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Oh god Brian Blessed is doing voice work for one of those lovely 'You phone we sue' Legal firms, somebody in the BBC get him some real work!
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May 10, 2011 18:27
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^^ He is going to be on the Christmas QI special this year I beleive. Terry Wogan was the BEST thing about Eurovision. I mean, it's still good without him but not a hilarious.
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May 10, 2011 18:31
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This person is horrible: http://www.bbc.co.uk/apprentice/series7/natasha-scribbins.shtml
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May 10, 2011 19:01
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Metrication posted:This person is horrible: Ugh, i hate the apprientice because they just round up a bunch of cunts and give a job to the least cuntish person there. The worst part about it is that it's started to create personality trends in real interview processes with ego filled fucks prancing about during interview days doing nothing but try to belittle you when in idle conversation. I'd love for one season just to have a competent, confident (without arrogance) and polite person on the show just to loving steamroll through the entire thing due to his professional demeanor outshining all of the poo poo from the other contestants. Though i'm guessing we don't see that because they'd probably get a job the conventional way instead of taking part in a loving pantomime.
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May 10, 2011 19:54
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Metrication posted:This person is horrible: "I'm like a really really fine-tuned switch; if I need to tone it down, then I tone it down. If I need to tone it up, then I tone it up" She now has a special place in the Apprentice thread OP: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3411194&pagenumber=1&perpage=40#post391508859
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May 10, 2011 19:55
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Zorba the Greek posted:^^ He is going to be on the Christmas QI special this year I beleive. Yes, Terry, we know the Eastern Bloc vote for each other. And aren't their costumes the silliest? Have another G&T and tell us how bland our entry is again. Ha ha, those other guys got 'nul points', how humiliating!
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May 10, 2011 20:19
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so I could say that I finally figured out what this god damned cube is doing. Get well Lowtax.
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Archer is on 5* at 10pm tonight, well worth watching.
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May 10, 2011 21:41
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Why have they got a restaurant reviewer on Apprentice; You'r fired ? Does the Beeb just have pens of flapping gums?
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May 10, 2011 22:19
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Brown Moses posted:Archer is on 5* at 10pm tonight, well worth watching. Series 1, or a newer one?
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May 10, 2011 22:28
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It's the new season - I think it's in its second week, now.
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May 10, 2011 22:32
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SeanBeansShako posted:Oh god Brian Blessed is doing voice work for one of those lovely 'You phone we sue' Legal firms, somebody in the BBC get him some real work! You mean that one with Jo Pasquale? Thats a few years of annoyance.
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May 10, 2011 22:35
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"Trickjaw" posted:Why have they got a restaurant reviewer on Apprentice; You'r fired ?
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May 10, 2011 22:44
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HERAK posted:Yes, there are a very small number of people booking 'talent' and a small number of agents that they deal with, so effectively yes. see jack Whitehall for an example his dad is a big agent. You certainly have mastered subtlety, now try humour.
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May 10, 2011 22:53
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Metrication posted:Adam and Joe? Yeah, why would it be Denny Different?
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May 10, 2011 22:55
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But which one is the best? It's Joe. I hope they downplay Made Up Jokes. Week after week, it's the same thing. They ran out of time for text the nation last week, but found time for 5 minutes of Joe being sniffy.
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May 11, 2011 00:19
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Theres been lots of love for it in this thread so I'm interested, what is adam & joe and how does one go about watching (listening?) to it?
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May 11, 2011 00:34
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They're Joe Cornish (whose first feature film, Attack the Block, is out this wednesday) and Adam Buxton (he was in the persuasionists, does music video commentary for the BFI) and they've been a duo ever since the birth of channel 4. Right now, there's a 3 hour 6 music radio show, which is edited into a hour-long podcast.
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May 11, 2011 00:41
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Captain Mediocre posted:Theres been lots of love for it in this thread so I'm interested, what is adam & joe and how does one go about watching (listening?) to it? Mr. Squishy posted:I hope they downplay Made Up Jokes. Week after week, it's the same thing. They ran out of time for text the nation last week, but found time for 5 minutes of Joe being sniffy. I've just booked tickets to see Adam Buxton do a thing, Richard Herring will be there too; how can it be bad? - http://showandtelluk.com/buxton
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May 11, 2011 00:54
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Adam and Joe is pretty good. This time around I've not been as impressed due to the amount of features they try to cram in, which they acknowledge. But still. Anyway, for a primer; The first 20 minutes or so is dedicated to 'Black Squadron', which are live listeners that send in images of black squadron commands such as 'hide' or 'surgery' Then there's text the nation, where one of them choose a topic of discussion and encourage listeners to text in. There's retro text the nation that carries on the discussion from last weeks text the nation sent in through the week. There's also song wars, where they make up songs about a theme, made-up jokes, where people send in jokes and they judge them and traveller's tales, which is about trains. Between this they talk and play music and various jingles, which are sometimes covered by listeners of the show and sent in. Running jokes are David Bowie, usually when he's mentioned it helps to be familiar with the album 'Low'. There's also an impression of the queen which is like cilla black. I can't remember anything else off the top of my head, but it's all good most of the time I think. You can download old poo poo here.
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May 11, 2011 01:08
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I just love it when they completely geek out over David Bowie.
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May 11, 2011 01:12
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Mr. Squishy posted:They're Joe Cornish (whose first feature film, Attack the Block, is out this wednesday) and Adam Buxton (he was in the persuasionists, does music video commentary for the BFI) and they've been a duo ever since the birth of channel 4. Right now, there's a 3 hour 6 music radio show, which is edited into a hour-long podcast. It came out last Friday you can go see it NOW.
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May 11, 2011 07:44
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There's also a running joke about Boggins, a dog that sounds like Adam doing a dog impression which divided and polarised the fanbase into whether the fictional dog should live or die. It's best not spoken about because it brings up a lot of raw memories. In my mind what makes Adam and Joe stand out is that they're not really professional comedians or DJs yet they just managed to somehow make a career out of being daft.
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May 11, 2011 10:39
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Adam and Joe are the reason I can't think of David Bowie now without also thinking "wuz-a-wuz". I'd recommend the Collings and Herrin podcast on Comedy.co.uk, along with As It Occurs to Me, Richard Herrings podcast comedy show, which has led to me wanting to say something, then say "Aside", and then say the opposite.
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May 11, 2011 10:49
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Adam and Joe Go Tokyo is the only thing you should watch involving geeky Brits looking at Japanese pop culture too. The other with a certain overpaid Sinophobic hating git with a lisp to be avoided at all costs.
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May 11, 2011 11:53
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I find the Collings & Herrin podcast a bit too samey. Collings is a loving idiot, almost everything he says and every opinion he holds is retarded, and Herrin just says whatever comes into his head about anal sex related to whatever they're talking about. I preferred the 6 music show because it forced him to get outside that persona and do something different. AIOTM is really hit or miss as well, you can tell some weeks he just hasn't had the time to write anything. Maybe it's my own fault for reading his blog - he produces so much output that unfortunately if you follow it all you hear him repeat himself over and over.
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May 11, 2011 12:19
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Their best podcasts are the ones when they pick a subject or answer questions from Twitter, otherwise it generally turns into Richard calling Andrew a loving idiot and making crass jokes about everything.
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May 11, 2011 12:24
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Anyone else watching that Icelandic Comedy from BBC4 with the subtitles on iPlayer?
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May 11, 2011 12:34
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reality_groove posted:There's also a running joke about Boggins, a dog that sounds like Adam doing a dog impression which divided and polarised the fanbase into whether the fictional dog should live or die. I'll never understand the sheer hatred people had for Boggins, I assume its some sort of massive joke, at least I hope it is :/
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May 11, 2011 12:36
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I vaguely remember texting in something about killing boggins and they read it out, but I can't for the life of me remember what I said. When it comes to Adam and Joe I find you can rarely tell if negativity is genuine or not. Like that thing a few weeks ago where someone was complaining that the black squadron photos weren't vetted before being put on the blog.
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SeanBeansShako posted:Anyone else watching that Icelandic Comedy from BBC4 with the subtitles on iPlayer? Nightshift? the one at the petrol station?
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