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Honestly, I don't see why people might get the impression that he makes it all about him... He does try to put himself in the shoes of the people who are in these insane situations but I personally see that as a way of doing the same thing. He asks the questions that you are pretty much thinking in your own head and thats what I think makes these people answer him. If I were in that sort of situation, I probably wouldn't want to think about how I would be treated in there, let alone ask the inmates what THEY think would happen...
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Kin posted:That Essex soap bollocks just won one, so yeah, standards are definitely slipping. Have you ever even watched the only way is essex? its an incredible docu-drama.
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May 23, 2011 01:37
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LE0N posted:Have you ever even watched the only way is essex? its an incredible docu-drama. It's pure shite.
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May 23, 2011 01:56
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Zorba the Greek posted:It's pure shite. "Oh my god, right, I was in TVIV the other day and you'll never guess who was there. Zorba the Greek! I know! She was sitting in the UK thread and you know I had to go over and say hello cause she saw me and I didn't wanna be rude or nothing. Anyway, you'll never guess what she said. She told me that The Only Way Is Essex is absolute shite! Can you believe her?! Oh I know, it was dreadful. Are you gonna tell Towie? I dunno, do you think we should? Yeah, let's go tell Towie, it should know." Repeat for 45 minutes and you have created solid gold.
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May 23, 2011 11:13
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Think I'll take the dude with BSG av's advice over one with the pony anime
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May 23, 2011 12:14
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Don't think we don't see you Final Fantasy av. Also, those two are in accord, how do you feel about black Fonzy?
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May 23, 2011 12:28
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Zorba the Greek posted:What? Why don't people like Louis Theroux? His documentaries are amazing. I'm not a huge fan of his stuff. I think he seems like a really nice guy, but I just don't really like his style when tackling a serious subject. He's much more suited to the sillier ones, which don't really interest me. To give an example, watch both his and Nick Broomfield's Eugene Terre'Blanche docs.
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NaDy posted:It really is brilliant. At first I was unsure about it because it seems like quite an obscure concept to base a panel show on, but it's great. David Mitchell plays off really well with Lee Mack, and I always like trying to work out for myself whether people are telling the truth or not. It's a really clever game, when the right guests are on there are a lot of double bluffs and it's full of wit. And Angus Deyton was the original host 
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May 23, 2011 13:22
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Someone asked for the clip of Merton on Parkinson talking about why Angus had to leave HIGNFY: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMXiR089ARQ "The suggestion was that you and Ian had stabbed him in the back..." "Well, we stabbed him in the front!"
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May 23, 2011 13:57
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I love that clip because while it is very funny, it is also honest. Merton doesn't try to wheedle out of any of it.
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May 23, 2011 16:01
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Captain Mediocre posted:How can it possibly be legal to hold people for 3(+) years who haven't been found guilty by any trial? Not saying any of the guys on that show seemed particularly innocent but that fact still sits very uncomfortably with me. I enjoyed it as always though, I can see why lots of people don't like Louis Theroux but I can't get enough. Everybody needs to read The Prison Thread (http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3331921) and HidingFromGoro needs a loving medal and a kilometre long megaphone to scream his message into every single house in America. I can see the UK going the same way as America with our privatisation of prisons, and it scares the ever-loving crap out of me.
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May 23, 2011 16:37
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SeanBeansShako posted:I'll miss Lomax so much What do you think of my new mobile? 
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May 23, 2011 19:39
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Is it a mobile from NASA?
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May 23, 2011 19:42
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Does anyone know anything about that little white kid on the louix theroux documentary? I'm mega curious about his backstory. Something about attempted murder of a woman when he was 16? Some crazy sociopath or what? Seemed so out of place.
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May 23, 2011 19:54
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Sounds like that goon who murdered that girl and her male friend because he was insanely jealous of their relationship.
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May 23, 2011 20:31
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Did that actually happen? God drat this forum's got a body count.
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A5H posted:Does anyone know anything about that little white kid on the louix theroux documentary? Google Nianthony Martinez. Dude deserves whatever he gets really, and he's a real piece of work for conniving to plead insanity.
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Brown Moses posted:Sounds like that goon who murdered that girl and her male friend because he was insanely jealous of their relationship.
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Lady Galaga posted:Google Nianthony Martinez. Dude deserves whatever he gets really, and he's a real piece of work for conniving to plead insanity. Nobody deserves the kind of treatment you get in an American prison, even if they are a complete piece of poo poo.
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May 23, 2011 20:48
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All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace!!!!
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Metrication posted:All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace!!!! Loving the music choice too
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May 23, 2011 21:27
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Aah Adam Curtis, a thoroughly lovely chap. Ayn Rand can do one with her horrible philosopy though.
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Bandamyion posted:Loving the music choice too Always. He doesn't treat the viewer like an idiot, massively informing and interesting. I'd be interested in some kind of programme where he presents solutions to the problems he investigates so well.
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May 23, 2011 22:03
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Great Adam Curtis doc, nothing like it to make you think the world is hosed. Back to the goon murderer: quote:On September 25, 2007, a forum user posted a thread about a double homicide in Oviedo, Florida that involved an acquaintance. As the thread grew, other forum users eventually found the website of Andrew Allred, who posted on the forums as "Bomber166". The website contained significant details about the victims and the murder;Allred's account was subsequently banned and Allred himself was later arraigned on two counts of homicide, attempted murder and armed burglary. He has since pleaded guilty to the murders of Tiffany Barwick and Michael Ruschack 
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All Watched Over was fantastic, as expected. Agreed on the music being brilliant too, can't wait for the next two.
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May 23, 2011 22:07
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Ayn Rand died alone and unloved.
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Does anyone know the name of the song before the credits rolled, the one with a synthy bit and then some nice piano?
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What show were you all watching? Will grab it on iplayer. Not finding much info on that martinez guy still. Useless.
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A5H posted:What show were you all watching? Will grab it on iplayer. http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b011k45f/All_Watched_Over_by_Machines_of_Loving_Grace_Love_and_Power/
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Metrication posted:Does anyone know the name of the song before the credits rolled, the one with a synthy bit and then some nice piano? Right Where it Belongs by Nine Inch Nails
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May 23, 2011 22:12
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You'd think half the problems with that prison could be fixed with a few security cameras.
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A5H posted:Not finding much info on that martinez guy still. Useless. Here's a news article about the crime. Also the first result that comes up on google is his facebook page, surreal. http://fiusm.com/2008/05/10/former-fiu-student-confesses-to-drive-by-shooting/
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cloudchamber posted:Right Where it Belongs by Nine Inch Nails Thanks.
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Metrication posted:Does anyone know the name of the song before the credits rolled, the one with a synthy bit and then some nice piano? It's "Right Where It Belongs" by Nine Inch Nails. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXSkfTedVb0 Does anyone have that link to all the Adam Curtis documentaries from the past? I swear I saw one posted here before.
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bobgeldofsunderwear posted:It's "Right Where It Belongs" by Nine Inch Nails. I watched most of them on Internet Archive, are there better places? http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=adam%20curtis
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Metrication posted:I watched most of them on Internet Archive, are there better places? Cheers for that. I thought I'd seen some of his before, but I don't think I have. Time to catch up. Some amazing interviews and footage sewn together beautifully in that 60mins. Wasn't sure what I was watching at first. Loved it, and yes, we're hosed
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pnumoman posted:So can I get some recommendations here? I'm not sure if it's been recommended but the British Life on Mars is about 100x better than the American one, with a far less retarded ending. It's very British-centric, though, but it's a rather fascinating look into a certain time period if you're in to that sort of thing. Also Misfits is like the British Heroes but better written and with more cock jokes.
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Sticking with the UK comedy recommendations, it's not exactly recent but Coupling is excellent. Especially the first three seasons.
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NaDy posted:Here's a news article about the crime. Also the first result that comes up on google is his facebook page, surreal. From his facebook: "Nianthony is feeling Furious 05 May 2008 at 06:14 via Top Friends" Yeah, good luck with the temporary insanity plea.
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sebzilla posted:Sticking with the UK comedy recommendations, it's not exactly recent but Coupling is excellent. Especially the first three seasons. If we're going retro, there's Spaced, Black Books, and The League of Gentlemen. I... I think I just love sitcoms too much, I was about to recommend he tracks down Rising Damp.
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