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spincube posted:I don't understand why so many seem to have their knives out when it comes to Auntie. It's one of our national institutions! Something to be proud of Well, there's quite a few things wrong with it, but very little that couldn't be solved by getting rid of a lot of useless layers of management. Except the natural constituency of certain papers is useless layers of management, so there you go.
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marktheando posted:He's a joke, leader of a fringe racist party. The only real experience I have of him is from HIGNFY, but he's always terrible on it. Tries way to hard to make it seem like he doesn't mind them taking the piss out of him.
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Nov 12, 2012 00:13
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The ill fated-flight took place on polling day. His ribcage wasn't the only thing that was crushed that day. The pilot was later convicted for threatening to kill Mr Farage with a gun.
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Nov 12, 2012 00:35
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The last episode of Andrew Marr's History of the World was on tonight. Has anyone been watching it? I remember a bit of discussion about it when it started, but not much since. I absolutely loved it. One of the best documentary series I've seen in a long time. Some of the reenactments were a little cheesy, but it was thorough, well made and I learned about a lot of the smaller details as well as the big picture, just like his Modern Britain series'. I loved how he focused on events, big and small, that triggered larger happenings rather than just talking about the big battles and wars we already know about. The History Channel have a similar show starting this week, but I really don't know how it could be better than Marr's.
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Nov 12, 2012 02:43
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It's a goddamn pity that even this far Alan Davies had never got 'blue whale' as a correct answer. When I realized the size question I was on the edge of my seat and he missed it 
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toanoradian posted:It's a goddamn pity that even this far Alan Davies had never got 'blue whale' as a correct answer. When I realized the size question I was on the edge of my seat and he missed it Hey, gotta leave something for the series Z Christmas special.
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Nov 12, 2012 10:12
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Acrolos posted:I've been trying to catch up on a number of British series' over the past few months, but I'm looking for some advice on what to search out next. Most of the recommendations that I've received are wacky sitcoms and Doctor Who, neither of which I've enjoyed too much. I have loved Misfits and Black Mirror, along with The Office, Spaced, etc. This post was from a while ago, but if you haven't seen it track down Dead Set. It's a very British take on the zombie genre, very well-written (by Charlie Brooker, no less)
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toanoradian posted:It's a goddamn pity that even this far Alan Davies had never got 'blue whale' as a correct answer. When I realized the size question I was on the edge of my seat and he missed it It's a pity he bit that tramp's ear and made those comments about Hillsborough. gently caress him.
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15 storeys high is also worth a look, it has Sean Locke in it and is dark enough. There was also a one-off programme called Lizzie and Sarah that was pretty funny. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbMAkfsAggU One day I'd like to get around to making a definitive British Comedy post. But not today.
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Nov 12, 2012 14:20
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Trin Tragula posted:Well, there's quite a few things wrong with it, but very little that couldn't be solved by getting rid of a lot of useless layers of management. There's a lot more wrong with it than that, although the vast majority of what is wrong with it is due to the Tories and the media barons forcing it to act in very inefficient and wasteful "efficient" ways, such as making programmes pay to use the pronunciation department (which then died a death).
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Nov 12, 2012 14:23
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Does anyone know anything about this Full English thing on tonight? Obviously I hope it's good, but you can't really trust any telly to be good these days. Richard Ayode (spl) and Kayan Novak are both involved, so I guess that's a relatively good sign.
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The Perfect Element posted:Does anyone know anything about this Full English thing on tonight? Obviously I hope it's good, but you can't really trust any telly to be good these days. Richard Ayode (spl) and Kayan Novak are both involved, so I guess that's a relatively good sign. In the adverts I've been seeing on Channel 4 in the last week or two, it looks utter wank. I didn't know Richard Ayoade was in it though, but that doesn't mean it'll be good.
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Nov 12, 2012 19:51
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I watched a web short. Well, half of one.
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onoflalks posted:In the adverts I've been seeing on Channel 4 in the last week or two, it looks utter wank. It's wank.
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Just saw that a new series of The Hour starts on the 14th, and I remember quite a few people in here watching and enjoying it so just a heads up. Peter Capaldi has been cast as a new character for this series too!
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To say that Full English is the bottom of the barrel, is an understatement. There's a few funny things here and there, but it's just kinda...Family Guy with the word "arse".
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Nov 13, 2012 00:19
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Has anyone else been having problems with iPlayer desktop? So often recently all the programs in my library disappear. I read elsewhere that this is caused by dodgy downloads, and removing some files from my repository brings the others back, but I haven't been able to actually view anything in a while.
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Paperhouse posted:Just saw that a new series of The Hour starts on the 14th, and I remember quite a few people in here watching and enjoying it so just a heads up. Peter Capaldi has been cast as a new character for this series too! Was the first any good? From what I read, it seemed really well received in the US, but not so much over here.
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toanoradian posted:It's a goddamn pity that even this far Alan Davies had never got 'blue whale' as a correct answer. When I realized the size question I was on the edge of my seat and he missed it I seem to recall blue whale was the correct answer to a question which Fry asked in a foreign language. e: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89U7A5VYHpA @ 1:53 Bodzilla fucked around with this message at 02:25 on Nov 13, 2012 |
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Mickolution posted:Was the first any good? From what I read, it seemed really well received in the US, but not so much over here.
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stickyfngrdboy posted:It's wank. Pesky Splinter posted:To say that Full English is the bottom of the barrel, is an understatement. There's a few funny things here and there, but it's just kinda...Family Guy with the word "arse". Good to hear that nobody's going to have to report C4 to the ASA then. Limmy's Show was back tonight. I missed it due to signalling problems outside Glasgow and it's not yet on the iPlayer, and nobody in my house thought to Sky+ it. Shite.
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GordonTheDeadFish posted:Has anyone else been having problems with iPlayer desktop? So often recently all the programs in my library disappear. I read elsewhere that this is caused by dodgy downloads, and removing some files from my repository brings the others back, but I haven't been able to actually view anything in a while. I've had this problem for quite a while and have thus far found no solution. I've tried all their suggestions, including deleting files in my repository. Let me know if you have any luck, mate. So far, much as I love them, the BBC haven't been able to help me.
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onoflalks posted:Good to hear that nobody's going to have to report C4 to the ASA then. You didn't miss much. Limmy is notoriously inconsistent, and this was a terrible episode to start a series with.
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Nov 13, 2012 11:42
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Holy poo poo, the comic timing in Fresh Meat tonight when Kingsley was having an emotional speech to JP before JP lands right on top of him off of a rock was fantastic. I actually had to rewind because I missed what they said afterward due to laughing.
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onoflalks posted:Good to hear that nobody's going to have to report C4 to the ASA then. It was excellent, I think it repeated on Thursdays previously. I love that guy.
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Nov 14, 2012 02:04
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Peep Show's back on the 25th at 10 http://www.radiotimes.com/episode/s29wm/peep-show--25112012
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Nov 14, 2012 07:28
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Nov 14, 2012 12:58
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It's the same slot Friday Night Dinner has been in. CH4 maybe thinking that a chunk of their comedy audience are out on other weekend nights?
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Nov 14, 2012 14:08
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Nov 14, 2012 14:29
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Fiar enough. Shows how little TV I watch live, I guess 
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I'll have to get around to watching S6 and S7 then. I like Peep Show and own all of it on DVD but... the effort to rewatch it all at times can be a bit much. Maybe it's the style of humour or how much of a twat Geoff is in the early series.
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Giedroyc posted:I'll have to get around to watching S6 and S7 then. It's not so much his character, but that Geoff is really over-exposed in series 1&2. Series three is where it really picks up, in my opinion.
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marktheando posted:He's a joke, leader of a fringe racist party. I'll always remember the thread title when this happened. It was "How do UKIP plane in the air"
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Muppetjedi posted:I'll always remember the thread title when this happened. It was "How do UKIP plane in the air" I always found that funnier than I should if I had any kind of empathy for Farrage, because to me he looks exactly like a zombie when it has nothing to do. He also appears to have stubby legs.
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Nov 14, 2012 20:42
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It's better if you see the before picture too. He looks so excited.
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Very happy to have The Hour back. Loved the first series, and the premiere for S2 was solid. Freddie's re-entrance was great.
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My Sky keeps recording things with audio description on, which is usually really irritating but was great for Fresh Meat. A female announcer calmly reading out lines like "JP and Kingsley mime Kingsley giving a blowjob to a gigantic penis."  Muppetjedi posted:I'll always remember the thread title when this happened. It was "How do UKIP plane in the air" Probably the best thread title that's ever been written.
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He really does look like a zombie in those pictures. I mean, I'd probably not be looking my best if I was involved in a plane crash, but christ.
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