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lionlegs posted:It appears to be available internationally, so maybe it'll be more popular there? The prices are a couple of quid cheaper than iTunes. Nope. BBC Store T&Cs posted:To use BBC Store you need to: They do have Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle series 1 and 2 in 720p though.
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I thought they were all on Netflix, but only season 1 seems to be on there now. Annoying, as I've only just gotten into it. Just discovered lots of Alan Partridge stuff on there though, so yay.
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Steve2911 posted:Oh gently caress I'm rewatching Peep Show and the internal monologues are way closer to my own thoughts now than they were a decade ago. That's a bad sign. I watched a couple of episodes of series 7 recently, is it me or is Mark a totally different in character from the first series? I thought he was a total twat in s7, but in the first few series I was rooting for him. It doesn't matter coz I'm gonna watch it anyway....reading a brief synopsis Johnson has got him working for a Payday loan style bank which should be funny, in a depressing way.
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Rondette posted:I watched a couple of episodes of series 7 recently, is it me or is Mark a totally different in character from the first series? I thought he was a total twat in s7, but in the first few series I was rooting for him. It doesn't matter coz I'm gonna watch it anyway....reading a brief synopsis Johnson has got him working for a Payday loan style bank which should be funny, in a depressing way. Maybe rewatch the first few series'. He's basically a subversion of the lovestruck sitcom hero that you root for. He's a needy, manipulative oval office.
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Steve2911 posted:Maybe rewatch the first few series'. He's basically a subversion of the lovestruck sitcom hero that you root for. He's a needy, manipulative oval office. Who is also never happy when he gets what he wants because he just has unrealistic expectations.
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I'm not sure which region, but I noticed 41st Best Stand Up on the netflix the other day.
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Rondette posted:I watched a couple of episodes of series 7 recently, is it me or is Mark a totally different in character from the first series? I thought he was a total twat in s7, but in the first few series I was rooting for him. It doesn't matter coz I'm gonna watch it anyway....reading a brief synopsis Johnson has got him working for a Payday loan style bank which should be funny, in a depressing way. Mark has always been horrible. It's just not quite there when he's after Sophie because you've not QUITE realised. He just does everything because he's too embarrassed not to. I'd say the only exception is him with the racist although I think that was more the writers saying that sort of old-tory feel Mark has going is only a step away from being a big ol' racist.
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I went to talk given by the writers of Peep Show and it was originally pitched and piloted as a Beavis & Butthead/Gogglebox style show with Jeremy and Mark commenting over TV clips.
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netally posted:I thought they were all on Netflix, but only season 1 seems to be on there now. Annoying, as I've only just gotten into it. IIRC it's series 3 but Netflix call it series 1 because 
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So what's the deal with that Jeremy Kyle show? Is it just trashy people attacking their family and friends for trivial reasons? I saw an episode yesterday where an unemployed guy in his 20s who looked like a fat baby called his mum a prostitute, then was told to (paraphrasing) "grow the gently caress up and act like an adult". Then a couple accused their friends of robbing their house while they were on holiday, but a lie detector test proved their innocence so everyone was happy and had a hug. It's a fake show, right? Also, why do you have a live cooking show on Saturday mornings? 10am Saturday is not when I'd be thinking about how to pan fry a nice bit of fish.
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Sadly, JK is very real. I'm guessing you're American? I'd say that the US equivalent is Maury in terms of reality levels. It's usually people with very limited resources or education getting lured in with promises of 'help' such as paternity tests or therapy. Then the producers get them riled up before setting them on each other. Sadly, I know someone who has been on Jezza. She enjoyed her 15 seconds of fame and a free hotel room, soooo.... The reason for cookery shows at 10am Saturday is that it's a popular time for people to do their weekly food shop. Painfully middle class people will get some recipe inspiration watching the show, then hot foot it to Waitrose for ingredients. Plus if you're hosting a dinner party on a sat night then you can get some last minute ideas. I agree that it's stupid timing for most of us. Nothing worse than turning on the TV while hungover and seeing them dismember a sea bass or cook some disgusting dish involving offal.
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Creature posted:So what's the deal with that Jeremy Kyle show? Is it just trashy people attacking their family and friends for trivial reasons? I saw an episode yesterday where an unemployed guy in his 20s who looked like a fat baby called his mum a prostitute, then was told to (paraphrasing) "grow the gently caress up and act like an adult". Then a couple accused their friends of robbing their house while they were on holiday, but a lie detector test proved their innocence so everyone was happy and had a hug. It is class warfare propaganda aimed at perpetuating the myths used to attack our social safety net.
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Gapey Joe Stalin posted:It is class warfare propaganda aimed at perpetuating the myths used to attack our social safety net. Yeah, this, Jeremy Kyle isn't staged at all, and many of the people on there claim benefits so the middle classes believe that all people who claim benefits are exactly like the folk on this show, it's pure Daily Mail wank bait.
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Nov 10, 2015 09:07
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It's ITV in its purest form.
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Judge Tesla posted:Yeah, this, Jeremy Kyle isn't staged at all, and many of the people on there claim benefits so the middle classes believe that all people who claim benefits are exactly like the folk on this show, it's pure Daily Mail wank bait. I cant tell if you're being sarcastic but theres been a lot of fakes on there
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Pretty sure they always have actors and a bunch of backup plots they can easily stage in case there's no real drama available at the moment.
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Theres a wide bunch of indy wrestlers been on there from what I understand.
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To clarify Im not saying theyre all fakes, but they arent all real either
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Episode 2 of the The Hunt was pretty good. I'm liking the little 10 minute 'How they did it' slots at the end too - it's interesting to see the background work that goes into getting the footage. (Though nothing has beaten the guys who were filming Frozen Planet who seemed to be going quite mad by the end of it and had problems with emperor penguins trying to shag their gas cylinders) Finally, get down from there. You are a polar bear, not a climber. You can't even use rope. It's going to be a sad day when Attenborough dies 
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Creature posted:So what's the deal with that Jeremy Kyle show? Is it just trashy people attacking their family and friends for trivial reasons? I saw an episode yesterday where an unemployed guy in his 20s who looked like a fat baby called his mum a prostitute, then was told to (paraphrasing) "grow the gently caress up and act like an adult". Then a couple accused their friends of robbing their house while they were on holiday, but a lie detector test proved their innocence so everyone was happy and had a hug. You've never heard of Jerry Springer? It's the UK version of that.
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I think the Jerry Springer show is conducted with a certain level of irony and self-awareness wholly lacking from JK
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Potential applicants for Jeremy Kyle have to fill in an incredibly in-depth questionnaire detailing their history with drugs and alcohol, former relationships, medication they are/were on, etc etc. Anyone who doesn't have enough skeletons in their closet simply won't ever get picked.
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Kyle puts up good competition to be the worst Jeremy, doesn't he? The way he berates people and threatens not to offer help unless they dramatically break down or blow up on stage is quite difficult television. Difficult to watch, that is. Presumably very cheap to make since it's been on for a decade.
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crispix posted:Kyle puts up good competition to be the worst Jeremy, doesn't he? The way he berates people and threatens not to offer help unless they dramatically break down or blow up on stage is quite difficult television. Difficult to watch, that is. Presumably very cheap to make since it's been on for a decade. Kyle? Beadle? Clarkson? Paxman? Corbyn (apparently)? Hunt? It's a popular name.
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According to my sister, the best ones are the ones where he's a massive hypocrite. Dude's own closet is pretty well stuffed with bones.
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Much like his wife, as was widely reported a few months back.
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There are often times when he can't/doesn't bother to hide his glee when the guests start trying to knock seven bells out of each other. It's the sort of face you might see on a cruel child realising it has been left alone with a cage of puppies and a stick.
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Mr Beens posted:You've never heard of Jerry Springer? It's the UK version of that. I wouldn't say that. JS is just a carnival of freaky people taking their clothes off or pelting each other with wedding cake. The guests on the show know what they're getting into. Whereas those on JK often seem to genuinely need help. They're often in abusive relationships or are from massively dysfunctional families and seem to think an appearance on JK will help them. It's sickening really. The fact that the show is sponsored by a bingo site when Jezza is a recovering gambling addict himself shows how low he'll stoop.
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It's real? That's a shame. I'm Australian, not sure if Jerry Springer is still shown here, I know it used to be on daytime tv a decade ago. I didn't realise the UK had an even worse version. It just seemed so staged, the way these two people had been accused of breaking their friends trust but were totally ok with it after they all had a hug. It was the world's simplest conflict resolution demonstration: "Did you do it?" "No." "Oh ok then." They didn't even find out who'd stolen their stuff. I guess that's why they say UK TV is better than American TV; not everything is always so neatly wrapped up at the end, there's always a few lingering threads.
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I hated Jeremy Kyle when that fuckberk was on BRMB back in the late 90s, and he was an intolerable tosswipe back then. When he moved to Capital, he soundtracked many an evening coming back from some godawful Ryman Premier League ground
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Brooker on Kyle way back in '07. http://www.theguardian.com/culture/tvandradioblog/2007/sep/25/isthejeremykyleshowjusthumanbearbaiting Anyone else watching the Pottery Throwdown?
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Rewatching The Thick Of It makes me sad we might not get anything that level again. Ben Swain biting off more than he can chew towards the end of series 4 is my favourite moment.
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SeanBeansShako posted:Rewatching The Thick Of It makes me sad we might not get anything that level again. The reactions to Ben Swain on Newsnight have some of the best lines in sitcom history. "It's like watching a lion rape a sheep and not in a good way!"
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London Spy has an odd mix of authenticity vs style. Wishaw's in and out of the real Union nightclub in the intro scene. But somehow he can afford to live in Vauxhall across the road from the station on an Amazon warehouse picker's salary.
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Peep Show is good as ever. And from next week there'll be Toast of London on afterwards. Wednesday television will be very good for a while.
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McDragon posted:Wednesday television will be very good for a while. Yes I can hear you, Clem Fandango.
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Cerv posted:London Spy has an odd mix of authenticity vs style. Wishaw's in and out of the real Union nightclub in the intro scene. But somehow he can afford to live in Vauxhall across the road from the station on an Amazon warehouse picker's salary. Watched the first episode and it's all a bit odd. I can't get a handle on what sort of show it's supposed to be. Will try another episode or two before making a judgement. Spoilered for those that haven't watched yet. The pacing in episode one was bonkers, slow love story for 40mins and then boom corpse and now it's a spy thriller?
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McDragon posted:Peep Show is good as ever. And from next week there'll be Toast of London on afterwards. Wednesday television will be very good for a while. Yeah it very much felt like a return to form, really glad. I predict Johnson will die in a firey car crash in his BMW, and will have pre-recorded his own eulogy.
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Slash posted:Watched the first episode and it's all a bit odd. I can't get a handle on what sort of show it's supposed to be. Will try another episode or two before making a judgement. Spoilered for those that haven't watched yet. The pacing in episode one was bonkers, slow love story for 40mins and then boom corpse and now it's a spy thriller? I know what you mean by 'slow' love story but gently caress me 8 months seemed to go by very quickly. that sudden change worked for me. Danny's our perspective character and that's how he's experiencing things. The sudden whiplash & everything he thought he knew is thrown into turmoil. Spy thriller is where the remaining 4 episodes will firmly sit if the promo material is anything to go by.
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