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There's a 2011-Wipe coming up. Edit: Whoops! Junkenstein fucked around with this message at 22:32 on Dec 5, 2011 |
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He's got his usual Christmas special on the way.
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Dec 5, 2011 22:28
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Junkenstein posted:There's a 2001-Wipe coming up. Timely!
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Dec 5, 2011 22:28
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Any images or video of any man loving, willing or otherwise, a pig would already be illegal under Section 63 of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 so all the mentions of "we've made it criminal from midnight" was just icing on the cake of things that didn't really make sense. I don't think that starting with the punch line then adding another 40 mins really worked as an experiment in TV writing.
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Dec 5, 2011 23:01
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It reminded me of that stupid Execution of Gary Glitter drama they did a few years back.
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Dec 5, 2011 23:06
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I didn't love it. Did anyone else pick up that the news report being shown the first time they cut to the news is about an artist who's exhibition at the tate has been shut down as it is considered too vulgar? I immediately texted my friend "So it was the artist from the news that kidnapped her?"
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Dec 5, 2011 23:08
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Phoon posted:I didn't love it. Did anyone else pick up that the news report being shown the first time they cut to the news is about an artist who's exhibition at the tate has been shut down as it is considered too vulgar? Well done you
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Dec 5, 2011 23:11
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Phoon posted:I didn't love it. Did anyone else pick up that the news report being shown the first time they cut to the news is about an artist who's exhibition at the tate has been shut down as it is considered too vulgar? Because it was an obvious plot device.
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Dec 5, 2011 23:18
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Lorra lorra blinda data on Buzzcocks tonight. How awesome would it have been if they'd gotten Cilla on as a contestant while Adam Buxton was hosting?
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Dec 5, 2011 23:23
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That's what I mean, it was entirely unsurprising.
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Dec 5, 2011 23:23
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The bit where the two janitors or whatever the gently caress they were in the hospital pointlessly explain dogme 95 was the worst bit of all.
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Dec 5, 2011 23:25
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It's called edutainment look it up. e: any one want to bet if Mongrels will be co-written by the Daily Mail again this week?
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Dec 5, 2011 23:30
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Cerv posted:Any images or video of any man loving, willing or otherwise, a pig would already be illegal under Section 63 of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 so all the mentions of "we've made it criminal from midnight" was just icing on the cake of things that didn't really make sense. There's being a bit nitpicky about plot holes and then there's literally questioning the legislative accuracy of a single line of the show. I took the thing as it was clearly meant - a slightly caricatured exploration of the implications of new media on the reality TV generation - and enjoyed it, especially as it got seriously dark towards the end. It was a bit hamfisted at times, but that's sort of to be expected when you're doing stuff like this. Perhaps part of the problem is that people are too used to your average drama nowadays that attempts to be gritty and realistic, and don't realise that this isn't really what Brooker's going for, as far as I can tell. Looking ahead, I think that while this was probably a good way to start, the futuristicy sci-fi ones coming up might have been better coming first, as it would get people used to the idea that this isn't really directly about us and our world, it's about a world kinda like ours with people kinda like us. It's not us, it's not our world - but it just about could be and, oooh, isn't that a bit chilling. Going "hurrr but you see that would already be illegal" and picking at other tiny holes like that rather misses the point. Jonnty fucked around with this message at 23:39 on Dec 5, 2011 |
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Dec 5, 2011 23:37
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That wasn't the reason I didn't really like the programme. I just though it was interesting to note. But while I'm being picky - it was more than a single line. After the first mention it was repeated in later scene. edit: basically I agree with whoever said it was exactly like the Execution of Gary Glitter thing from last year, and I really hope the box where C4 keep the one line ideas for these dramas that they actually rejected is never opened. Cerv fucked around with this message at 00:55 on Dec 6, 2011 |
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Dec 6, 2011 00:34
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Cerv posted:basically I agree with whoever said it was exactly like the Execution of Gary Glitter thing from last year, and I really hope the box where C4 keep the one line ideas for these dramas that they actually rejected is never opened. Yeah this, basically. I really do think it's brave of Brooker to make TV shows after years of just criticising, but it was all a bit confused and unconvincing. Trying to fit that much plot and that big cast of characters into an hour was never gonna be great.
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Dec 6, 2011 01:11
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The worst thing is that Gary Glitter was arguably more contemplative than this was.
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Dec 6, 2011 01:17
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Cerv posted:
Didn't Brooker actually do a hatchet job on that show during Screenwipe once?
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Dec 6, 2011 01:18
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Jonnty posted:Didn't Brooker actually do a hatchet job on that show during Screenwipe once? Yeah, in the 2009 review of the year special.
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Dec 6, 2011 01:59
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Xbox live's getting a sexy upgradequote:Dec. 6: It doesn't say, but I'm assuming everything will be in HD if that's already available. And previously the BBC wouldn't release an iPlayer client because Microsoft insisted on everything being Gold subscribers only but the BBC wouldn't accept it not being free. So score one for the UK over the Yanks.
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Dec 6, 2011 11:05
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Why did you not highlight Channel 5?
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Dec 6, 2011 11:20
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So that'll be avaliable to everyone, not just gold subscribers? That's really great if that's the case.
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Dec 6, 2011 11:24
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DaWolfey posted:Why did you not highlight Channel 5?
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Dec 6, 2011 11:26
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mrfart posted:I really don't think Brooker was trying to be funny. I wasn't expecting it to be hilarious but I had assumed it was a satire. It was entertaining like perviously said.
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Dec 6, 2011 11:35
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Brown Moses posted:So that'll be avaliable to everyone, not just gold subscribers? That's really great if that's the case. The iPlayer will be at the very least. Don't know about 4, 5 and Lovefilm though. The BBC has been trying to get the iPlayer on the 360 for some time now, but Microsoft wouldn't let them do it unless it was a Gold exclusive.
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Dec 6, 2011 13:26
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DaWolfey posted:Why did you not highlight Channel 5? I get this this is a joke and a funny one.
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Dec 6, 2011 14:05
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Brown Moses posted:So that'll be avaliable to everyone, not just gold subscribers? That's really great if that's the case. iPlayer for everyone, 4oD, D5 and eventually ITV Player will be Gold only. And there will still be adverts on the non-iPlayer services too. Also expect all the services to look virtually identical since everyone had to build from the same reference app (and the same dev company built 4oD and D5 as well).
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Dec 6, 2011 14:43
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My PS3 already has iplayer and 4OD. We watch the F1 on it cos it's hooked up to the big telly.
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Dec 6, 2011 14:45
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Jollzwhin posted:iPlayer for everyone, 4oD, D5 and eventually ITV Player will be Gold only. And there will still be adverts on the non-iPlayer services too. Also expect all the services to look virtually identical since everyone had to build from the same reference app (and the same dev company built 4oD and D5 as well). So it's that project kangaroo thing that had to be shelved because Murdoch went crying to the Competition Commission
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Dec 6, 2011 14:45
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ibroxmassive posted:So it's that project kangaroo thing that had to be shelved because Murdoch went crying to the Competition Commission Nope. Project Kangaroo eventually became SeeSaw in a form (Arqiva the owners of SeeSaw bought up most of the assets), that closed a couple of months ago. The spiritual successor to Project Kangaroo is YouView which is (mostly) alive and well and a product of 7 shareholders (BBC, ITV, C4, C5, BT, TalkTalk, Arqiva) and will be hitting the shops some time early-middle next year (there is a fixed launch date but I'm pretty sure it hasn't been communicated externally yet).
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Dec 6, 2011 14:49
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Cerv posted:Because it is poo poo. Paul Merton in [place] is the only good thing on channel 5. Ever.
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Dec 6, 2011 14:56
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Taear posted:Paul Merton in [place] is the only good thing on channel 5. Ever. The channel 5 "family" is great. Ever bored at 8pm or 9pm on a weeknight? CSI. All CSI all the time. CSICSICSI. Sometimes there's NCIS (CSI in the Navy) or Law and Order. It's not great telly, but it's entertaining and confortable. Also they play a lot of films, and sometimes the films are good.
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Dec 6, 2011 15:12
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I'm guessing Lovefilm will be gold only as well. Any trip reports on it yet?
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Dec 6, 2011 15:23
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Channel 5 had The Shield. So it gets a pass for that alone.
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Dec 6, 2011 15:53
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Jimbola posted:I'm guessing Lovefilm will be gold only as well. Any trip reports on it yet? I just had a look for you but it isn't on the partner preview build so I can't tell. My understanding is everything except the iPlayer app requires Gold though.
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Dec 6, 2011 15:58
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Fatkraken posted:The channel 5 "family" is great. Ever bored at 8pm or 9pm on a weeknight? CSI. All CSI all the time. CSICSICSI. Sometimes there's NCIS (CSI in the Navy) or Law and Order. It's not great telly, but it's entertaining and confortable. Also they play a lot of films, and sometimes the films are good. Wait, NCIS is a US Navy thing? But I've seen bits channel surfing. It just looks generic as hell.
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Dec 6, 2011 16:31
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My gran thought Gary Glitter had really been executed. Granted, she was a lady who thanked BT's 1471 automated voice every time she used it but I still wonder how many gullible people are still taken in by poo poo like that because it's on telly.
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Dec 6, 2011 16:40
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SeanBeansShako posted:Wait, NCIS is a US Navy thing? But I've seen bits channel surfing. It just looks generic as hell. Yep, they investigate Navy crimes, like fake identities on a submarine. It's generic, fascist and every character is a grotesque, including a bow-tie wearing Englishman called Ducky, a full goth and a mossad agent they have to stop from torturing every witness. Even their dull guy is weird because he is so impossibly dull.
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Dec 6, 2011 16:44
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sex pervert posted:My gran thought Gary Glitter had really been executed. Granted, she was a lady who thanked BT's 1471 lady every time she used it but I still wonder how many gullible people are taken in by poo poo like that because it's on telly. I was going to say not many but then I remembered all the actors who play wife beaters on soaps get attacked in the street for things their characters have done so more people than you would think I guess.
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Dec 6, 2011 16:44
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thebardyspoon posted:I was going to say not many but then I remembered all the actors who play wife beaters on soaps get attacked in the street for things their characters have done so more people than you would think I guess. Another scary phenomenon, yeah. Interestingly when she was talking about it, even she thought they'd gone too far and suggested they should have just put him on an island with a bunch of other nonces instead. Good thing Channel 4 never caught wind of any of her ideas.
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