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Dugong posted:So I've started watching Luther. I'm enjoying it but I'm finding it loving depressing. The last 15 minutes of episode 4 really got to me. Episode 5 was the point where I thought to myself "this show might be too brutal for even me to enjoy," and I grew up watching every crime procedural under the sun. That show really does revel in its own nastiness a bit too much. Still good, but jesus.
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showbiz_liz posted:Episode 5 was the point where I thought to myself "this show might be too brutal for even me to enjoy," and I grew up watching every crime procedural under the sun. That show really does revel in its own nastiness a bit too much. Still good, but jesus. But it still does some comically stupid stuff - the boss fight springs to mind.
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SeanBeansShako posted:Stop using Twitter my friend. Twitter is great, sorry.
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In other news the new series of Red Dwarf has the first episode up on UKPLAYTV. It's worth watching. If you're new to the show I don't think it'll convert you but if you've watched a lot you'll like it. Bonus Actor Kevin Eldon in there.
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Might as well just wrap it up then if this is true. Mary Berry was a gimme, but on the other hand, it is The Sun saying this. ComradeCosmobot fucked around with this message at 23:07 on Sep 17, 2016 |
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Sep 17, 2016 23:04
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At this rate, Channel 4 will have paid £75 million for a tent and some cakes.
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They bought the format without getting the talent contracts. It's pretty schoolboy stuff. The real question is whether BBC light entertainment produce the brand new idea of strictly come baking. The porn-alike title just adds to the innuendo laden delivery.
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goatface posted:The real question is whether BBC light entertainment produce the brand new idea of strictly come baking. The porn-alike title just adds to the innuendo laden delivery. It's probably terrible of me that my first thought was, "Presented by Nigella Lawson." (Seriously, it bemuses me that Nigel Lawson called his daughter "Nigella" but didn't call either of his sons "Nigel Jr." - I can only assume that he was against the single currency because nobody agreed with his idea to call it the Nigello.)
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Wheat Loaf posted:It's probably terrible of me that my first thought was, "Presented by Nigella Lawson." Will Smith married Jada Plinkett and had a son Jaden and a daughter Willow. What they don't tell you is he had a son from his first marriage called Michael or something poo poo like that.
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Nigella is also a plant/flower with culinary uses. Still, nothing on how George Foreman named his kids. Or Kimbo Slice (Kevin Jr., Kevin II, Kevlar, Kassandra, Kiara, and Kevina) WeAreTheRomans fucked around with this message at 08:20 on Sep 18, 2016 |
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ComradeCosmobot posted:Might as well just wrap it up then if this is true. The Sun saying it makes me think that Paul and Mary are definitely going over to Channel 4. Also what a loving awful headline.
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In an other presenter-related earthquake, I've awoken to find Martin Games-Hughes has confirmed that he is now surplus to requirements at Springwatch.
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How will the nation ever recover?
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WeAreTheRomans posted:Nigella is also a plant/flower with culinary uses. Kevlar? Please tell me that's a joke.
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Taear posted:In other news the new series of Red Dwarf has the first episode up on UKPLAYTV. It's worth watching. I honestly don't get why they are keeping the series going, and I rank the show among my favourites. It certainly felt like the old show, just without the energy. Despite having a bigger budget it also looked cheap as hell. Still better than the last series though.
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SEX BURRITO posted:I honestly don't get why they are keeping the series going, and I rank the show among my favourites. It certainly felt like the old show, just without the energy. Despite having a bigger budget it also looked cheap as hell. I guess I disagree. Although I really liked series 10. I'm glad to see it back and it didn't feel any different to me than series 6 did.
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Maybe it just wasn't the right episode to start off a series, but it felt really sloppily written and jokes went on for longer than needed. Very cheap sets didn't help either. Also, I believe Americans call prams strollers.
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I like the cheap sets and dodgy CGI. It obviously wasn't on par with their best stuff, but at least it looked like an episode of Red Dwarf.
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it was better than anything between season 8 and 10 inclusive
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Apparently there's a new BBC America Dirk Gently's coming up without Stephen Mangan and with Elijah Wood as the straight man. Could be good? They might have to file down the 'there is no uni but oxford. end of' but would be great if they can do a good crossover/shout-out when they visit the professor there.
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1 800 J JAMES posted:Apparently there's a new BBC America Dirk Gently's coming up without Stephen Mangan and with Elijah Wood as the straight man. Was the British adaptation any good? I enjoyed the books when I was maybe 13, but somehow missed the show. I'll definitely check out the new one, though. I do like Stephen Mangan.
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ComradeCosmobot posted:Might as well just wrap it up then if this is true. At first I read Mary Berry in this sentence as Matt Berry. That would be a hell of a thing.
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ineptmule posted:At first I read Mary Berry in this sentence as Matt Berry. That would be a hell of a thing. I do that almost every time I read Mary Berry's name. It's not a bad way to be actually. I would absolutely watch Toast wandering around the tent and pressing people on recipes and techniques with weird emphasis and phrasing.
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Octy posted:Was the British adaptation any good? I enjoyed the books when I was maybe 13, but somehow missed the show. I'll definitely check out the new one, though. I do like Stephen Mangan.
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Pleasantly surprised to hear that there's a second season of Flowers in the pipeline.
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Mellomeh posted:Pleasantly surprised to hear that there's a second season of Flowers in the pipeline. Oh? I enjoyed the first but to me it seemed quite wrapped up. Still looking forward to it.
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Bit late on the "cringey comedy" chat but nobody mentioned Pete vs Life, which is incredibly cringey and quite funny. For me most of the comedy is provided by the commentator gimmick so it won't be something that everyone gets but well worth a watch on 4oD if you have a passing acquaintance with british sports commentary.
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BizarroAzrael posted:I do that almost every time I read Mary Berry's name. It's not a bad way to be actually. And not recognising any of the celebrities.
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Ms Boods posted:And not recognising any of the celebrities.
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The Mangan Dirk Gently adaptation was absolutely superb. It's cancellation was a travesty in a long line of travesties of shows that were killed while being excellent. See also: The Hour, Whites.
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Whites had tons of potential. I was really gutted when it got cancelled. Flayer posted:Bit late on the "cringey comedy" chat but nobody mentioned Pete vs Life, which is incredibly cringey and quite funny. For me most of the comedy is provided by the commentator gimmick so it won't be something that everyone gets but well worth a watch on 4oD if you have a passing acquaintance with british sports commentary.
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1 800 J JAMES posted:Apparently there's a new BBC America Dirk Gently's coming up without Stephen Mangan and with Elijah Wood as the straight man. It is being written by Max Landis. So....probably won't be good.
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Ms Boods posted:And not recognising any of the celebrities. No - not recognising any basic ingredients. "What the gently caress is this "flour" stuff?? Because it looks suspiciously like co-caiiine."
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WeAreTheRomans posted:pffff this Cracker-is-a-pedo Channel 4 series is gonna be a tough watch, isn't it? What?
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C4's new 4-part drama National Treasure (no relation to the Cage) has Robbie Coltrane as an 80s comedian weathering a lot of hustorical rape charges. Written by Jack Throne who's done a lot of This is England.
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Mr. Squishy posted:C4's new 4-part drama National Treasure (no relation to the Cage) has Robbie Coltrane as an 80s comedian weathering a lot of hustorical rape charges. Written by Jack Throne who's done a lot of This is England. It was pretty good tbh. They're pushing the Scandi-drama aesthetic real hard, with the super-minimalist font, austere lighting, and occasional abstract arty shots, but hey it works and the writing is good
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I like how they're pushing an "as he innocent? Is he not?" angle like C4 would at any cost run a drama about 6 woman issuing fake rape allegations.
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It seems more like "to what extent will he be revealed as a piece of poo poo?". I mean the first episode has him resenting his comedy partner, sucking up to TV execs, being petty and insecure, visiting hookers regularly, and a scene with his daughter which brings up stuff about him smacking his son (I think?) around and perving on his daughter's tits. Although that was a ll a bit unreliable narrator-y. I'm gonna keep watching anyway
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