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Over Halloween, while in the throes of the worst flu I've ever had, I discovered a god awful channel called Pick. The body temperature induced delirium probably helped quite a bit, but I really felt like I was watching Alan Partridge's Tivo. Every programme all through the night (but one) looked like Crash, Bang Wallop What a Video. The other programme was this. Highly recommend.
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Pick is Sky's "advert" on Freeview.
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Nov 5, 2013 20:09
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onoflalks posted:Sorry to ruin high-brow-gameshow-and-lovely-contestant chat but there's definitely going to be a new series of Weekly Wipe (probably in January), so we can now start wow-poo poo-haircut-Brooker chat. Ah awesome. I love Limmy even tho hes probably the strangest person I follow on twitter. Rarity posted:This made it all worth while My favourite line in this is about Mrs Browns Boys.
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Nov 5, 2013 20:15
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So...I know that the current Never Mind The Buzzcocks isn't particularly popular around here, but for anyone who has seen last night's episode: was that thing with Huey Morgan a bit or was it genuine? He's been on the show a couple of times before and he never came across like that. Surely the fact that his songs were used in the next lines round didn't actually piss him off?
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Nov 5, 2013 21:58
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onoflalks posted:and now Limmy Limmy is actually a really good fit for the show, if he's doing bits in the format Doug Stanhope had.
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Nov 5, 2013 22:01
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DominoDancing posted:So...I know that the current Never Mind The Buzzcocks isn't particularly popular around here, but for anyone who has seen last night's episode: was that thing with Huey Morgan a bit or was it genuine? He's been on the show a couple of times before and he never came across like that. Surely the fact that his songs were used in the next lines round didn't actually piss him off? Well apparently the dude has legitimate mental problems, but the whole things seems stagey as hell so who knows? Dude's responsible for the best pizza-slice vendors in Dublin, so he gets a pass in my book.
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Nov 5, 2013 22:02
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He looked pretty loving annoyed so if it was staged he's an incredible actor. As are the Rizzlekicks. I only saw the last couple of minutes waiting for Newsnight so I'm not sure if anything untoward had happened earlier in the episode.
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Nov 6, 2013 00:48
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He seemed a bit off right from the start of the programme. I'm not sure what was going on there.
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Nov 6, 2013 01:02
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goatface posted:He seemed a bit off right from the start of the programme. I'm not sure what was going on there. He didn't seem very fun loving! I'll see my self out...
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Nov 6, 2013 09:45
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onoflalks posted:and now Limmy gently caress. drat it, I loving hate Limmy. stickyfngrdboy posted:He looked pretty loving annoyed so if it was staged he's an incredible actor. As are the Rizzlekicks. I only saw the last couple of minutes waiting for Newsnight so I'm not sure if anything untoward had happened earlier in the episode. I was genuinely impressed by how well Rizzle Kicks handled the whole situation.
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Nov 6, 2013 10:56
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VogeGandire posted:I was genuinely impressed by how well Rizzle Kicks handled the whole situation. They are pretty natural hosts, especially as they were confident enough to start cracking gags at Hueys expense after he blew up. He seemed pissed off for the whole episode, not just at the end. I don't really understand why he decided the best thing to do was smash a mug, but it made for pretty good TV and gets funnier the more you watch it. Seems like all Buzzcocks needs is a host who is happy to take the piss out of the contestants. Most of the guest hosts are pretty straight and that leads for really really boring television. The best stuff has always been when they get a rise out of the contestant who is only there to pimp their latest book/single/tour/whatever.
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Nov 6, 2013 11:08
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Adam Buxton was the best buzzcocks host.
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Nov 6, 2013 12:21
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ineptmule posted:Adam Buxton was the best buzzcocks host. He an alien or sutin.
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Nov 6, 2013 12:57
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BizarroAzrael posted:He an alien or sutin. Strangley long fingers!
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Nov 6, 2013 13:38
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DominoDancing posted:So...I know that the current Never Mind The Buzzcocks isn't particularly popular around here, but for anyone who has seen last night's episode: was that thing with Huey Morgan a bit or was it genuine? He's been on the show a couple of times before and he never came across like that. Surely the fact that his songs were used in the next lines round didn't actually piss him off? I think it's safe to assume that it was genuine, if only because it seems unlikely to me that Huey Morgan would agree to come across as a petulent, violent tosser just to get Buzzcocks' ratings up. And yeah, nthing the praise for Rizzle Kicks. I thought they were both genuinely witty and handled it like champions, and the reaction to the mug was Amstell-esque.
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Nov 6, 2013 14:56
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VogeGandire posted:gently caress. drat it, I loving hate Limmy. Why? I always thought he was a bit marmite but goons always seem to love him
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Nov 6, 2013 15:05
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I can only assume the reason they keep getting Paul Foot on is because Noel Fielding likes having a much less funny version of himself around.
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Nov 6, 2013 15:32
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I disliked Limmy until I saw that vine compilation thing, which turned out to be oddly engrossing. Particularly around the second half where you begin getting flashes of disjointed narrative and characterisation among the mess of awkward mumbles and gurning. I find his actual sketches pretty dull but he's an interesting performer I guess.
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Nov 6, 2013 15:34
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tentish klown posted:They are pretty natural hosts, especially as they were confident enough to start cracking gags at Hueys expense after he blew up. He'd react to the embarrassment of his reactions to his embarrassments and so on, in a spiral of shame, confusion and violence. The saddest part was when he touched Phil Jupitus's arm near the end and was ignored.
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Nov 6, 2013 15:35
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Heavy_D posted:Limmy is actually a really good fit for the show, if he's doing bits in the format Doug Stanhope had. Doug Stanhope's still there. Whorelord posted:I can only assume the reason they keep getting Paul Foot on is because Noel Fielding likes having a much less funny version of himself around. Paul Foot is much funnier than Noel Fielding, he doesn't just bust out poo poo like "oh man I saw some French people and they wore baguettes as some really skinny, bread-y jeans, it was amaaazing!" thehustler posted:Pick is Sky's "advert" on Freeview. It used to be called Sky 3 and was Sky's first free-to-air channel and it was always as poo poo but got worse after Sky started Sky Atlantic and used up all their money for good stuff on that and just put on endless lovely and cheap reality programming on Pick.
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Nov 6, 2013 16:19
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Limmy's great. He's a troll on twitter but I would have thought goons should be able to appreciate some quality trolling.
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Nov 6, 2013 19:01
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Taff posted:Why? I always thought he was a bit marmite but goons always seem to love him Because I just can't find him funny. His shows feel like I'm watching something pre-edit, where he could cherrypick all of the poo poo to make a decent single episode over the length of a full series.
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Nov 6, 2013 19:09
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VogeGandire posted:Because I just can't find him funny. His shows feel like I'm watching something pre-edit, where he could cherrypick all of the poo poo to make a decent single episode over the length of a full series. If you can't appreciate this sketch then I don't think there is much hope for you. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSwfg_28f5s
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Nov 6, 2013 19:14
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Like I said, it seems like each episode has maybe one or two good sketches, but so much of it is just wank.
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Nov 6, 2013 19:48
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VogeGandire posted:Like I said, it seems like each episode has maybe one or two good sketches, but so much of it is just wank. So this is different from other sketch shows because...? Limmy does have some bad sketches but the ones he gets right are loving great. Plus to me for some reason he just seems like a cool guy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3J8FYKZ52w
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Nov 6, 2013 20:01
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The Limmy Show is mostly miss over hit, Limmy's true appeal is in the truly unsettling/weird internet videos he's been making for the past decade. Plus of course the World of Glasgow podcast which was an impressive achievement of interlinking character monologues in a daily bite sized chunks. He's on Vine now, his Vine's are like nightmares.
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Nov 6, 2013 20:15
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NaDy posted:So this is different from other sketch shows because...? I love falconhoof, but I also like some of the more not so funny ones he does. This is one of my favourites https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWHNVwxJEeU
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Nov 6, 2013 20:31
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I havent seen Eggheads in ages, but a few of them are on the One Show right now and Daphne looks so old and sounds awful. Shes retiring from Eggheads apparently
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Nov 6, 2013 20:35
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Taff posted:I love falconhoof, but I also like some of the more not so funny ones he does. This is one of my favourites This one is so great because it's very true (in part) to me, my friends and people I know. Your big group of friends would go over to Millport and have a whale of a time just hanging out, cycling around the island and jumping off the pier etc. I honestly believe every word he says in that sketch as what he actually feels, it's sad and kinda sweet at the same time. Simpler times 
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Nov 6, 2013 20:39
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Has anyone been watching Masterchef? Petrus and his smile need to go far.
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Nov 7, 2013 09:41
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Can someone not just punch Cherry Healey. She's clearly trying to do the Louis Theroux thing but without any of the actual charm or insight.
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Nov 7, 2013 14:35
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I'm enjoying EastEnders at the moment, Sleeping pills, Strangulation, Sociopaths, Stabbings and Screaming. I'd assumed they were saving this one for Christmas.
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Nov 7, 2013 15:16
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That can only mean that at Christmas they'll give you the apocalypse.
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Nov 7, 2013 15:21
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Why does Greg Wallace turn into an unbearable megamong when Torode isn't alongside him?
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Nov 7, 2013 15:26
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Eastenders Christmas is going to feature a main character quietly dying in the Vic while watching a young female character get sexually assaulted outside on Christmas eve. All the other main characters will be standing around commenting on how cheerful they look and how happy [female character] has been lately. Then the Christmas day episode will just be a real time cut between a bunch of different dinner tables as people sit around trying to avoid each others gaze, unable to find a single thing to say to cover up the tinny christmas jingles playing quietly in the background.
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Nov 7, 2013 15:44
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VogeGandire posted:Can someone not just punch Cherry Healey. She's clearly trying to do the Louis Theroux thing but without any of the actual charm or insight. How does she compare to Stacey Dooley? I once watched a programme where she investigated[sic] Muslim and anti-Muslim extremists. Her investigative technique involved meeting people and turning up at events and asking people why they all just couldn't get along and be nice and each of these encounters was followed by a long monologue explaining in detail the emotions she was feeling as a result of what had just happened. The programme was called Stacey Dooley investigates: My Hometown Fanatics. I reckon this programme resulted from someone at the BBC having recognized how much better investigative documentaries tend to do if they're given a subject slant through the presenter, then making the erroneous supposition that programme quality would continue to improve in direct proportion to the amount of investigation discarded in favour of slant. Because there's no investigation from Stacey Dooley. Just slant.
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Nov 7, 2013 15:46
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sex pervert posted:How does she compare to Stacey Dooley? I once watched a programme where she investigated[sic] Muslim and anti-Muslim extremists. Her investigative technique involved meeting people and turning up at events and asking people why they all just couldn't get along and be nice and each of these encounters was followed by a long monologue explaining in detail the emotions she was feeling as a result of what had just happened. My girlfriends dad posted a link to this the other day on facebook (it was shared from someone else who had added "All British People Should Watch This") I cant believe shes hosted more than one show. Was ridiculously over the top, tho I did learn that Luton is the extremist capital of Britain. I looked her up and saw a quote about her that shes "so open minded her brains may fall out" which is a fair comment.
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Nov 7, 2013 16:04
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sex pervert posted:How does she compare to Stacey Dooley? I once watched a programme where she investigated[sic] Muslim and anti-Muslim extremists. Her investigative technique involved meeting people and turning up at events and asking people why they all just couldn't get along and be nice and each of these encounters was followed by a long monologue explaining in detail the emotions she was feeling as a result of what had just happened. They're almost certainly the same person. Cherry Healey is obviously going for the Theroux "Be totally impartial on every subject and let the interviewee set themselves up" except she doesn't come across as a pleasant, inquisitive person like Theroux does, she just comes across as absolutely clueless, like she didn't do her research beforehand.
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Nov 7, 2013 17:14
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It makes me sad when theres no comments on Misfits in here. Im watching it right now and the Probation worker is amazing. Oh wait, WAS amazing, no wait, IS amazing edit : Jesus this episode was great. The Big Taff Man fucked around with this message at 20:32 on Nov 7, 2013 |
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Taff posted:Im watching it right now and the Probation worker is amazing. Oh wait, WAS amazing Finn looks so much like a 15 year old that it just felt very uncomfortable to me.
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