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I think the real reason Twenty Twelve was renewed is that it's actually a documentary:quote:London 2012 organisers have reportedly inquired about The Who drummer Keith Moon's availability to perform at the Games - 34 years after he died.
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Apr 15, 2012 16:59
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I just noticed that the Netflix adverts seem to be advertising films that aren't actually on the service. One of the ads shows Iron Man 2 prominently, yet neither of the Iron Man films are on the service; only the 90's cartoon and a crappy anime. Isn't that false advertising, or something?
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Apr 15, 2012 18:06
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Hey, Baccano is not crappy anime. Nether is Gurren Lagann for that matter. I'll concede the Iron Man point though.
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Apr 15, 2012 20:15
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Veotax posted:I just noticed that the Netflix adverts seem to be advertising films that aren't actually on the service. One of the ads shows Iron Man 2 prominently, yet neither of the Iron Man films are on the service; only the 90's cartoon and a crappy anime. Random guess - their ad campaign is international and shows what yanks can get, not what we can get?
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Apr 15, 2012 20:18
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Complain to the ASA! See what they make of it. http://www.asa.org.uk/Complaints/How-to-complain.aspx This is what they're for.
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Apr 15, 2012 22:07
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According to the Internet, Series 4 of The Thick of It has started filming outside Westminster. Yessss.
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Apr 15, 2012 22:39
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In case anyone missed it, Gregory's Girl aka The Best Coming-of-Age Film Ever is on iPlayer for another couple of days.
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Apr 15, 2012 23:07
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ConanThe3rd posted:Nether is Gurren Lagann for that matter. TTGL is one of the best things I've ever watched. I don't think I've ever seen another show where the protagonist overcomes almost all adversity with such a sheer "gently caress this bollocks" attitude. It's a shame that a lot of anime lends itself to getting a bad rap by being terrible, but it is just another form of storytelling and sometimes you get amazing things (TTGL being one of them).
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Apr 15, 2012 23:25
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ConanThe3rd posted:Hey, Baccano is not crappy anime. No, I mean it was an Iron Man anime. I was was bored enough to watch it, it was pretty crappy. I got nothing against anime in general. quote:Complain to the ASA! See what they make of it. I'll do that, thanks.
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Apr 15, 2012 23:44
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Kin posted:TTGL is one of the best things I've ever watched. I don't think I've ever seen another show where the protagonist overcomes almost all adversity with such a sheer "gently caress this bollocks" attitude. Anime went all poo poo after 2002, then TTGL gave me hope one day of the return of the glory days before the pedo pandering and god awfully lame slice of life school shows. But dammit, this BRITISH TV THREAD. I'm eagerly looking forward to new Thick Of It.
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Apr 15, 2012 23:55
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SeanBeansShako posted:Anime went all poo poo after 2002, Watch Redline. Best anime in years.
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Rapey Joe Stalin posted:Watch Redline. Best anime in years. I'll make note of that then. Any good documentaries on iPlayer at the moment too?
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Apr 16, 2012 04:08
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I feel like I may have undersold that. Redline's pretty much a modern masterpiece. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2H_FsmxWzc
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SeanBeansShako posted:I'll make note of that then. If you haven't seen it already, South Pacific looks like it's being repeated at the moment. There's some phenomenal cinematography in it. http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00kjjnx/South_Pacific_Series_1_Ocean_of_Islands/
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Apr 16, 2012 11:08
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And if you've not seen it, I thought Stalin: 1941 and the man of steel was pretty good. Kept me watching for a full 90 minutes at least, worth a go.
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Apr 17, 2012 08:05
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Al2001 posted:In case anyone missed it, Gregory's Girl aka The Best Coming-of-Age Film Ever is on iPlayer for another couple of days. watched this on your recommendation and really enjoyed it. Dee Hepburn in her football kit  The bird from Altered Images in it as well! wonderful
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Apr 17, 2012 08:23
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meme posted:And if you've not seen it, I thought Stalin: 1941 and the man of steel was pretty good. Kept me watching for a full 90 minutes at least, worth a go. Is that new? I remember watching a great doc about Stalin during the war around a year or so ago and it was brilliant. Not sure if it's the same one, though.
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Apr 17, 2012 15:17
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If it ends on a quote about his secretary realising the horror of Stalins future after the man gets out of his post invasion fugue you've seen that one yeah.
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Apr 17, 2012 15:28
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Bad news for broadcasters, Equity have done some research into whether or not the audience mind poo poo being put over the credits at the end of programmes and apparently aesthetics matters to them;quote:The views of performers have frequently been dismissed as nothing more than self-interest, most famously by former BBC 1 controller Lorraine Hegessey who is reported to have said that only actors and their mothers were interested in credits. But Equity’s experience is that whenever the subject of TV credits is aired in public we receive a large postbag from ordinary viewers expressing dissatisfaction and sometimes outrage at unreadable credits on programme after programme. It came out at the start of the year, and it'd be nice to see broadcasters taking notice of this (but they won't because they don't care what you think). That report - including all 494 pages of responses - in full http://dl.dropbox.com/u/62031/credit-where-its-due.pdf
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Apr 17, 2012 18:55
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I know I'm probably in a weird minority that always tries to watch the credits of any TV show or film in their entirety, even when at the cinema, but it's good to know that other 'normal' people agree.
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Apr 17, 2012 19:01
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I like to know who worked on things because if there's one element of the programme that I particularly enjoyed (whether it be acting, directing, writing, editing or lighting), I might want to check out anything else they've worked on. Having the credits right there to grab a name from is just common sense. I just hope Equity has remembered that it's cast and crew who appear in credits. (I am also one of the ones who feels an obligation to give up 30 seconds/five minutes of my time to watch the credits of the people who spent weeks/months/years of their time making what I just watched, and it's heartening to know I'm not in nearly as small a minority as I might have thought.)
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Apr 17, 2012 19:09
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In our house turning over during the credits of a movie or even a first run show is pretty much an insult. I mean even in an utterly average movie maybe the boom mic guy was just loving killing it every day.
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Apr 17, 2012 19:16
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Trin Tragula posted:(I am also one of the ones who feels an obligation to give up 30 seconds/five minutes of my time to watch the credits of the people who spent weeks/months/years of their time making what I just watched, and it's heartening to know I'm not in nearly as small a minority as I might have thought.) I also do this.
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Apr 17, 2012 19:19
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Richard Herring's new podcast should be good, here's his guest list 7th May Tim Minchin 14th May TBA 21st May Charlie Higson 28th May Charlie Brooker 11th June TBA 18th June Stewart Lee 25th June Graham Linehan
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Apr 17, 2012 19:27
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What sort of show is it? Can't stand the little I've seen of Tim Minchin and Linehan can be a little preachy, but that's a really good list.
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Apr 17, 2012 19:32
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tanglewood1420 posted:I know I'm probably in a weird minority that always tries to watch the credits of any TV show or film in their entirety, even when at the cinema, but it's good to know that other 'normal' people agree. If I'm watching a movie with friends then at the end we try and find the oddest, or most amusing name possible. It's not really showing appreciation for the people involved, but you sure can't do that with credit squeeze!  
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Apr 17, 2012 19:37
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Mickolution posted:What sort of show is it? Can't stand the little I've seen of Tim Minchin and Linehan can be a little preachy, but that's a really good list. It'll probably be like his Edinburgh show where he pretty much just interviewed comedians, which was generally pretty good, especially considering he did it for 24 days in a row alongside his normal show.
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Apr 17, 2012 20:28
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Brown Moses posted:It'll probably be like his Edinburgh show where he pretty much just interviewed comedians, which was generally pretty good, especially considering he did it for 24 days in a row alongside his normal show. Nice one. Looking forward to it, though those types of things are often a little self-indulgent.
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Apr 17, 2012 20:30
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NaDy posted:If I'm watching a movie with friends then at the end we try and find the oddest, or most amusing name possible. It's not really showing appreciation for the people involved, but you sure can't do that with credit squeeze! I do this too, but I don't think I'll ever again find someone who can beat camera and electrical engineer Wang Dong 
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Apr 17, 2012 20:39
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NaDy posted:If I'm watching a movie with friends then at the end we try and find the oddest, or most amusing name possible. It's not really showing appreciation for the people involved, but you sure can't do that with credit squeeze! I love that game! My favourite name so far is Butch Kitchen.
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Apr 17, 2012 21:29
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In the eyes of the television stations, the fact viewers prefer to see the credits not promotions will never trump promotions that have the effect of even modest increases in viewers for subsequent programmes. The only ones who might change it is the industry unions acting on behalf of those in the credits. Personally I can't remember the last time I watched them; I've either hit the stop button on the recording or started channel hopping.
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Apr 17, 2012 21:34
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I'm not the biggest lover of credits just for the sake of them, but I love Mad Men, Boardwalk Empire and Treme for having a different song at the end of each episode, and it loving kills me that on it's new home, Mad Men now gets spoken over by some Sky Atlantic lackey.
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Apr 17, 2012 22:07
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NaDy posted:If I'm watching a movie with friends then at the end we try and find the oddest, or most amusing name possible. It's not really showing appreciation for the people involved, but you sure can't do that with credit squeeze! Mykola Pawluk has been the editor of a hell of a lot of BBC TV shows over the years.
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Apr 17, 2012 23:16
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Not a British show but the co-producers name on the credits of 'Once Upon a Time' always makes me laugh. Brain Wankum. Poor bloke
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Apr 18, 2012 00:09
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lazyjane posted:Brain Wankum. I hope for his sake that this is a typo.
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Apr 18, 2012 00:41
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Kraxis posted:I hope for his sake that this is a typo. Unfortunately (for us) it is.
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Apr 18, 2012 00:48
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CydonianKnight posted:Mykola Pawluk has been the editor of a hell of a lot of BBC TV shows over the years. I always see he name, it's like he knows I'm watching.
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Kraxis posted:I hope for his sake that this is a typo. Argh, drat my clumsy fingers. Brain Wankum would have been an even greater name. He should change it.
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incredible bear posted:I'm not the biggest lover of credits just for the sake of them, but I love Mad Men, Boardwalk Empire and Treme for having a different song at the end of each episode, and it loving kills me that on it's new home, Mad Men now gets spoken over by some Sky Atlantic lackey. For a second, I thought you were talking about the Boardwalk opening titles, which are awful, or at least really not suited to the show. Mad Men had "He Hit Me (It Felt Like A Kiss)" last week, which is one of my favourite songs (if not the nicest, lyrically). On this note, Treme is probably the best opening song on TV, which isn't very surprising. The music throughout is excellent.
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