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Al2001 posted:Yeah Clive Anderson, a mediocre talkshow host is clearly of greater value to society than Germaine Greer, someone with actual intelligence/expertise/character. Clive Anderson is an ex-barrister and a legend of British TV comedy. I'd say he's of at least equal if not greater value than Germaine Greer.
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Mickolution posted:Still haven't watched the last one. Have it recorded, but forgot about it. Incidentally, it's about watching and recording things you remember.
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Apr 25, 2012 18:28
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Tempo 119 posted:Incidentally, it's about watching and recording things you remember. Haha, brilliant.
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Apr 25, 2012 19:02
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reality_groove posted:Clive Anderson is an ex-barrister and a legend of British TV comedy. I'd say he's of at least equal if not greater value than Germaine Greer. I only remember him for his crass little Beegees incident, but if you can show me a clip of him being a legend of comedy fair enough. Probably still not as good as being a feminist icon and respected Shakespeare scholar though.
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Apr 25, 2012 19:24
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Al2001 posted:I only remember him for his crass little Beegees incident, but if you can show me a clip of him being a legend of comedy fair enough. Probably still not as good as being a feminist icon and respected Shakespeare scholar though. If we're really comparing relative merit, which one has been on "I'm a Celebrity"?
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Apr 25, 2012 19:41
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Al2001 posted:I only remember him for his crass little Beegees incident, but if you can show me a clip of him being a legend of comedy fair enough. Probably still not as good as being a feminist icon and respected Shakespeare scholar though.
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Apr 25, 2012 19:54
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Testro posted:The HIGNFY appearance when he rather put Piers Morgan in his place is probably a favourite in this thread. "Ian is a REGULAR, Piers - people have come to see him!" to be fair, everyone puts Piers Morgan in his place
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Apr 25, 2012 19:56
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Rapey Joe Stalin posted:I thought it was an abnormally good drama for British TV, and the actor portraying the main character put in an amazing performance. So nuanced. Exactly. The other two leading men were pretty forgettable but he put on an amazing performance.
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SeanBeansShako posted:I swear it is that bloody clock and the music that makes your brain panic, I'm quite good at Scrabble! My friend always does the countdown music when he really wants someone to hurry the gently caress up. He once got us thrown out of a taxi in the piss rain for doing Countdown Clock on a cabbie 
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Apr 25, 2012 19:58
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I have to admit that I am in love with Sun, Sex and Suspicious Parents. It manages to portray that age group (around 18) as real people rather than the caricatures that we are often shown (the really awkward or the incredibly self destructive). The episode tonight had a particularly great group of girls who didn't really fall into any of the supposed stereotypes.
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Apr 25, 2012 23:08
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Al2001 posted:I only remember him for his crass little Beegees incident, but if you can show me a clip of him being a legend of comedy fair enough. Probably still not as good as being a feminist icon and respected Shakespeare scholar though. Here you go. And Greer is a horrible person.
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Apr 25, 2012 23:11
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This. Anderson is a great servant to panel show comedy both on TV and radio. Plus he seems like a nice guy. Germaine Greer is a rather nasty person and has totally sold out on her academic reputation, deserved or otherwise. Plus she is consistently terrible on Newsnight Review.
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Apr 25, 2012 23:16
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Those were awesome, thanks for posting them, had forgotten. I love Clive but these clips are more a testimonial of the great Peter Cook though to be fair. And yes germaine greer isnt in clive andersons league.
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Apr 25, 2012 23:58
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Yeah I don't get how Anderson basking in Cook's reflected glory proves anything. Greer is dodgy on transgender stuff and has a recent habit of courting controversy for controversy's sake BUT she's genuinely interesting as a writer, thinker and critic (seriously she was one of the best on Newsnight Review...oh for the days of the two Greers and Tom Paulin!) You guys are literally comparing a smug talk show host with one of the most influential academics of the last century. Also I've never seen a TV appearance where she came across as "nasty" which is more than can be said for Clive.
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Al2001 posted:You guys are literally comparing a smug talk show host with one of the most influential academics of the last century. I wouldn't call Clive Anderson one of the most influential academics of the last century. And when did Greer host a talk show?
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Apr 26, 2012 08:56
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Appropriate Adult was great. "8...... ok 9."
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Al2001 posted:You guys are literally comparing a smug talk show host with one of the most influential academics of the last century. Also I've never seen a TV appearance where she came across as "nasty" which is more than can be said for Clive. She may be an influential academic but for some reason she really annoys me on comedy shows. Clive Anderson is much better.
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I'm not really surprised seeing one teaches people and the other amuses them. Why are we even talking about this? at least bring up those funny Monkey Dust sketches when we discuss Clive Anderson (got I miss that program so much). Also, why isn't he in a show with Kelsey Grammer yet? I would seriously would watch that.
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Apr 26, 2012 15:59
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The 'crass little Beegees incident' is actually very funny. If anybody comes out of it badly, it's not Clive. If we're going to climb far enough up our own bottoms to start using phrases like 'crass little Beegees incident', then I'd say that the Beegees interview is a seminal moment, a perfectly formed display of the raging, humourless ego and entitlement complex of the modern celebrity. It also demonstrates that the now-dead Beegee was the best one, because he had a sense of humour.
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It wasn't even the 'tossers' gag that prompted the Bee Gees to walk off, one of them took the huff when Clive insinuated that his solo material wasn't as memorable as one of the others'.
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Apr 26, 2012 17:07
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SeanBeansShako posted:I'm not really surprised seeing one teaches people and the other amuses them. Why are we even talking about this? It's because someone called Germaine Greer's value to humanity into question and I had to "white knight" her because I'm sick of people implying that making a few poor decisions in one's twilight years retroactively destroys all the good work someone has done in the past. Also I've always found Greer quite charming and self-deprecating on TV but no-one else agrees. But yeah it is tedious, sorry. Also I thought I remembered Clive Anderson saying something about the dead Bee Gee but obviously confused that incident with something else so apologies for that too.
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thehustler posted:Appropriate Adult was great. I only saw the first part when it was originally on but it was great. Dominic West is a really good actor. Are they repeating it now it's been nominated for awards? I'd like to see the second part.
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SavoyTruffle posted:The 'crass little Beegees incident' is actually very funny. If anybody comes out of it badly, it's not Clive. If we're going to climb far enough up our own bottoms to start using phrases like 'crass little Beegees incident', then I'd say that the Beegees interview is a seminal moment, a perfectly formed display of the raging, humourless ego and entitlement complex of the modern celebrity. It also demonstrates that the now-dead Beegee was the best one, because he had a sense of humour.
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Apr 26, 2012 17:38
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Paperhouse posted:there was an interview that I saw on iPlayer somewhat recently with Robin Gibb, and he came across like a pompous and humourless wanker in that as well
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Hoops posted:Did he go on over and over again about being A Songwriter, and basically slip in every BeeGees sales figure he possible could into the conversation? I think I saw the same one.
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Apr 26, 2012 17:47
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I don't get why they got so huffy, and why it's a 'crass little incident' (and my lord that is one pompous phrase), he just seems to needle them a bit, a few pops that are pretty much bait for making an interviewee seem self-deprecating and down to earth, and they throw a hissy. He didn't say anything all that bad.
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They were great fun on the Howard Stern show: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoDQxDw0lj8 (first linky part of 5) But I apologise for dragging media produced by those treasonous chaps over the water into our UK thread.
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Jesus, this Louis Theroux documentary on dementia is the most harrowing thing ever.
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Mowglis Haircut posted:I don't get why they got so huffy, and why it's a 'crass little incident' (and my lord that is one pompous phrase), he just seems to needle them a bit, a few pops that are pretty much bait for making an interviewee seem self-deprecating and down to earth, and they throw a hissy. He didn't say anything all that bad. Alriiight! I already apologised for that. In my mind I thought he said something actually offensive (I'm pretty sure an interviewer said something bad about the dead Bee Gee once, I conflated the two interviews) Anyway I'm really, really sorry for being pompous on the internet, and equally sorry that no-one shares my Greer Love. Don't think I can handle that Theroux doc right now, good as I'm sure it is.
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Apr 26, 2012 22:52
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The audience in Question Time tore the panel to pieces at least three separate times there. Big up Romford.
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Anyone else seen Louis Theroux on Extreme Love? watching the first episode of Autism at the moment and it's a great insight, is there a collection of Louis Theroux stuff as they're a cracking watch.Fangz posted:Jesus, this Louis Theroux documentary on dementia is the most harrowing thing ever.
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Fangz posted:Jesus, this Louis Theroux documentary on dementia is the most harrowing thing ever.
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Flipswitch posted:is there a collection of Louis Theroux stuff as they're a cracking watch. The first four results cover most of his work, I think.
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paint dry posted:I only saw the first part when it was originally on but it was great. Dominic West is a really good actor. Are they repeating it now it's been nominated for awards? I'd like to see the second part. If you've got Netflix its on there.
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Al2001 posted:Alriiight! I already apologised for that. In my mind I thought he said something actually offensive (I'm pretty sure an interviewer said something bad about the dead Bee Gee once, I conflated the two interviews) Anyway I'm really, really sorry for being pompous on the internet, and equally sorry that no-one shares my Greer Love. It was Graham Norton
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Apr 27, 2012 12:59
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Not really telly talk but loving hell the Alan Partridge autobiography is literally the funniest thing ever. I now have to go and relisten/watch everything Partridge related in chronological order and then do the book again.
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Apr 27, 2012 13:16
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Fangz posted:Jesus, this Louis Theroux documentary on dementia is the most harrowing thing ever. Im watching it at work now during my lunch break. My boss is asking me why I look so  . Seeing your loved ones who were once happy, functional people regress into blank-staring babbling, frail old people must be crushing.There was one moment with that ex-dentist fellow. He is asking why he can't leave the facility, and they tell him he lives there now. He looks really confused, and mutters 'Jesus' before shuffling off. Also, the guy who was visiting his mother, who just wandering around babbling. For one moment, she comes over, puts her hands to his face and hugs him, before suddenly going back to her fugue. The son said that was the reason he still comes, because deep down, his mother is there somewhere.
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Dicky B posted:http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/?url=search-alias%3Ddvd&field-keywords=louis+theroux
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I didn't know there was a second series of Grandma's House out. I genuinely liked the first, mainly thanks to Rebecca Front. There's nothing she doesn't make better
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Yeah the Louis Theroux Dementia episode was a drat hard watch. Having cared for a loved one suffering from early-onset Alzheimer's up until death I teared up for almost every patient he interviewed.
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