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Metrication posted:Why is there an American shoe horned in? There's a theory that Jack the Ripper was an American doctor working in London. As tenuous a link as it may be, perhaps that's why.
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SeanBeansShako posted:I mentally block out shite BBC comedy, but good christ it was awful from what I can recall. So you can't remember anything after The High Life?
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Dec 31, 2012 17:21
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Gorn Myson posted:I've been meaning to watch The Crimson Petal and the White for ages now just based on the cast, but now I'm tempted to pick it up on DVD. And conveniently, that book is currently available on Kindle for £1.09, so I'm going to spend New Years Day reading some Victorian filth. It was really a good series, though seeing Chris O'Dowd playing a serious character took some brain-calibrating to deal with.
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Dec 31, 2012 18:09
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John Charity Spring posted:Does anyone actually watch this? Genuine question. Is it an English thing? Even the royalists I know up in Scotland don't watch it except for the one who's also a Daily Mail columnist, so what the gently caress else do you expect. I've never spoken to a person under 70 that watches it.
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Dec 31, 2012 19:07
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John Charity Spring posted:Does anyone actually watch this? Genuine question. Is it an English thing? Even the royalists I know up in Scotland don't watch it except for the one who's also a Daily Mail columnist, so what the gently caress else do you expect. I tried to watch it one year but it was too dull and went on too long.
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I don't know what that is Sion, so it has got to be working!Noreaus posted:It was really a good series, though seeing Chris O'Dowd playing a serious character took some brain-calibrating to deal with. I caught him briefly on Doc Martin wielding a double barreled shotgun and shouting at the Doctor character threatening him with it and everything. It was incredibly surreal.
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SeanBeansShako posted:I don't know what that is Sion, so it has got to be working! The High Life was great! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tSDb-t3cFU Though I haven't actually watched it since I was about 13 so maybe it wasn't really great.
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Dec 31, 2012 20:06
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I don't think I've ever watched the Queen's speech. It's just a close up of her, talking about putting aside barriers and working together for the good of the nation or something, for about 10 minutes?
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Dec 31, 2012 20:10
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Mr. Squishy posted:You mean a tv series based on the ripper murders is poo poo? Unthinkable! There's a decent adaptation with Michael Caine from a few years back, but it seemingly exists as a contest between who can chew the scenery the fiercest
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Dec 31, 2012 20:35
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SeanBeansShako posted:I caught him briefly on Doc Martin wielding a double barreled shotgun and shouting at the Doctor character threatening him with it and everything. It was incredibly surreal.
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Dec 31, 2012 20:38
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Mr. Squishy posted:You mean a tv series based on the ripper murders is poo poo? Unthinkable! It's set after the ripper murders have stopped and the case has been abandoned. It's quite good actually.
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Dec 31, 2012 21:08
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marktheando posted:The High Life was great! I rewatched them all recently, it's still camp as gently caress and pretty drat funny. Air Scotia was modelled off the airline my dad flew for, so my mum finds it even funnier because it was pretty accurate, according to her.
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Dec 31, 2012 21:11
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Death in Paradise is coming back this month. Lovely.
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Jan 1, 2013 00:37
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12.9m people tuned into the BBC for the fireworks. That's stupidly large.
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Jan 1, 2013 13:11
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thehustler posted:12.9m people tuned into the BBC for the fireworks. That's stupidly large. I can't loving see them outside my window, why not? 
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Jan 1, 2013 13:52
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Well I can say for certain I will be watching the final of World's Strongest Man tonight. C5, 8pm. I love how they look like big fatties but they are MEGA STRONG MUSCLE BASTARDS!
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Jan 1, 2013 14:02
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...usan-Boyle.html "The Big Fat Quiz Of 2012, which featured countless vile sexual jokes, was broadcast on Sunday only seconds after the 9pm watershed." Oh no. Mind you I am all for the compulsory banning from TV of every single person in that photo bar Richard Ayoade.
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Jan 1, 2013 14:08
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Giedroyc posted:http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...usan-Boyle.html Comedy is awful, film at eleven. That said, the "giant sports day and party for an old lady" isn't offensive. Like, at all. Neither are half the jokes, even by normal standard and not Carr standards. I like how the Mail effectively admitted to astroturfing Sachsgate complaints, though. 
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Jan 1, 2013 14:19
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Metrication posted:My thoughts on Ripper Street: The worst bits were the detective deducing exactly what happened by noticing the dodgy photographer had a film reel, then after his officer stabs a guy his first reaction is "that camera is amazing!".
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Jan 1, 2013 14:33
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I thought the big fat quiz was the funniest it's been in ages. I even though James Corden was funny in it, which must be a sign of the Mayans being right about something or other.
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Jan 1, 2013 14:37
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I just got round to watching the Big Fat Quiz and some of it was pretty cringy. Ayoade actually just looked embarassed to be there for large parts of it. That said, the Mail is being its usual self in that article. And I actually found Whitehall and Corden much funnier after they got drunk, which says something (this coming from someone who actually likes Whitehall).
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Jan 1, 2013 14:47
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Hoops posted:I don't think I've ever watched the Queen's speech. It's just a close up of her, talking about putting aside barriers and working together for the good of the nation or something, for about 10 minutes? Pretty much. She also talks about the year in vague non-political stuff, and how she's thankful because [x], and hopefully the next year will be good because [x]. Looking forward to Screenwipe 2012 tonight.
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Jan 1, 2013 15:03
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ThomasPaine posted:I just got round to watching the Big Fat Quiz and some of it was pretty cringy. Ayoade actually just looked embarassed to be there for large parts of it. That said, the Mail is being its usual self in that article. And I actually found Whitehall and Corden much funnier after they got drunk, which says something (this coming from someone who actually likes Whitehall). When in doubt, gently caress The Daily Mail (it is bollocks) That is my rule anyways.
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Jan 1, 2013 15:25
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I admittedly watch it solely for Jon Snow and the children of Mitchell Brook Primary School. 
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Jan 1, 2013 15:32
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Yeah, Whitehall and Corden actually got tolerable the more they drank. They need to bite the bullet and get Mitchell/Brooker back.
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VogeGandire posted:Yeah, Whitehall and Corden actually got tolerable the more they drank. Which reminds me, 2012 wipe is on tonight. Charlie Brooker is legitimately one of the best broadcasters around today. Wish he did more than he does. ThomasPaine fucked around with this message at 16:10 on Jan 1, 2013 |
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Brooker just doesn't work in a panel show format. He's not pushy enough to talk over the others so he ends up saying nothing.
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Jan 1, 2013 16:12
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That is an odd mixture of movies on iPlayer.
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Jan 1, 2013 16:27
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Charlie Brooker should only ever write and never appear in front of the camera unless he's delivering his own scripted material.
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Jan 1, 2013 17:26
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Yeah, Brooker hasn't been good on any panel show he's been on. I remember when he got announced for the Big Fat Quiz and everyone jizzed themselves, but he hardly contributed. Going to watch this year's in a bit. Normally, I'd be all 'gently caress Jack Whitehall' but, and I can't believe I'm saying this, he's actually grown on me slightly over the last year or so. It's probably something to do with this: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xttlqo_the-big-fat-quiz-of-the-90s-mr-blobby_fun#.UOMWZeRFV0I
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Hoops posted:Charlie Brooker should only ever write and never appear in front of the camera unless he's delivering his own scripted material. He's actually alright live but because he obviously crafted this image of him being exceptionally witty in a casual scripted format people mistakenly thought he could re-create it in a non-scripted casual format.
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Junkenstein posted:Yeah, Brooker hasn't been good on any panel show he's been on. I remember when he got announced for the Big Fat Quiz and everyone jizzed themselves, but he hardly contributed. I thought this year's Big Fat Quiz was quite good. Jack Whitehall and James Corden were fine by me, but then again, I've never had a big problem with Whitehall and he's great on Fresh Meat. And let's face it, everything is better than last years David Walliams/Miranda Hart combo, which was just trying too drat hard. That Daily Mail article reads like satire to a Non-Brit. Don't get me wrong, I know it isn't.
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Frankly I feel the Mail has done the Big Fat Quiz by making it sound even the least bit edgy.
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DominoDancing posted:That Daily Mail article reads like satire to a Non-Brit. Don't get me wrong, I know it isn't. It's probably one of their articles that are designed to make people hate them and spread the link around so they get page views.
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Jan 1, 2013 19:05
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Junkenstein posted:It's probably one of their articles that are designed to make people hate them and spread the link around so they get page views. Yeah. Pretty sure they only write that kind of content to outrage left wing students who then share it on twitter.
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Jan 1, 2013 19:12
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Junkenstein posted:It's probably one of their articles that are designed to make people hate them and spread the link around so they get page views. I see. Although judging from a quick look at Wikipedia they seem to be a pretty vile publication one way or another.
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Thanks for the headsup over 2012 Wipe - I knew there was one coming up, but had forgotten. I also really enjoy World's Strongest Man. My brother and I used to love it when we were kids/teens, but since the move to channel 5, we forget about it now over Christmas. I didn't mind Ripper Street - for a first episode, it wasn't terrible.
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Metrication posted:Yeah. Pretty sure they only write that kind of content to outrage left wing students who then share it on twitter.
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Testro posted:Thanks for the headsup over 2012 Wipe - I knew there was one coming up, but had forgotten. This happened to me with Robot Wars after it moved from BBC 2. Man I used to watch the poo poo out that. Brooker is as good as always but this just shows up how little trashy tv I watch because a lot of the programs he has been on about I didn't even know existed.
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