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Decline and Fall on the BBC was actually really good, well worth watching. Paul Pennyfeather [Whitehall] is unfairly kicked out of Oxford and, disgraced, has no option but to become a schoolmaster in a Welsh second-rate private school, run by Dr Fagan [Suchet]. Whitehall playing against character (at least to a certain extent) is extremely bearable, and Douglas Hodge plays an excellent serially-fired washed up peg-legged boozer.
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Speaking of playing against type, has anyone watched Rowan Atkinson as Maigret on the ITV? I've only seen the trailers but I have read some of the Maigret stories and enjoyed them. Is this TV series any good? Atkinson's just one of those guys who it's really strange to see doing drama even though he's good at it. Like Sir David Jason in A Touch of Frost.
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Saw the New Year's episode, it's very pleasant and the period Parisian setting is a nice change. Atkinson is good playing... calm and dignified? The procedural side of it seems nicely quaint. Not that other British police shows go fully CSI, (what was the name of the other detective show on that night set in the 60s, it had Tim McInnery as a Northern union leader?) but being adapted from books of the time and not a recent creation makes a difference.
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If there's more Maigret I'll watch them, saw the one-off and enjoyed it a great deal, Atkinson's dignity in it is marvelous. Just easy to miss because if it's not some adaption of classic detective fiction ITV have gently caress all I'd watch.
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Wheat Loaf posted:Speaking of playing against type, has anyone watched Rowan Atkinson as Maigret on the ITV? I've only seen the trailers but I have read some of the Maigret stories and enjoyed them. Is this TV series any good? Atkinson's just one of those guys who it's really strange to see doing drama even though he's good at it. Like Sir David Jason in A Touch of Frost. It's a really interesting approach they've taken; everything's underplayed and dignified and subtle, even right in the middle of Murder Most Foul. The script is sparse and functional, and the depth is all done in telling little moments, like the pathologist carving a body open, warning "those of a nervous disposition to look away", and then just for a second you see the shot of Maigret's eyes going towards the body, not away from it. It's very soothing, I'll watch as much of it as they put on.
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Escobarbarian posted:robot wars kicked rear end this week tbh I wanted both of the robots in the final to go through. 
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They still have a Wild Card for the finale, and I feel like Apollo was by far the most impressive of all the second-place robots from the heats. But at the same time, I don't know if they would want to drag the Carbide rivalry out again after they definitively got their revenge in this ep.
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Carbide has ruined it a bit for everyone else. Their robot is the best engineered thing I've seen since razer. Would love to know how much money they have in it.
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Bape Culture posted:Carbide has ruined it a bit for everyone else. Their robot is the best engineered thing I've seen since razer. Would love to know how much money they have in it. Yeah, but I'm happy to have one season of just watching Carbine shredder their way through the contest and literally breaking things. Also, I think this season's the first time that we've seen the arena walls get broken right? It's happened twice; definitely a sign of better engineering (and underestimation by the arena builders).
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Been watching Line of Duty and I am confused already! There wasn't a secret episode 1.5 at some point was there?!
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Line of Duty is poo poo. The first series was good, but it just cannot stop itself turning into an insultingly sensationalist load of toss.
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Carbide just seems so solidly built, and really reliable. I'd also love to know if they've spent significantly more than the other teams, or whether it's just superior design and build quality. By far my favourite robot and I'd been waiting for it's return all series!
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Apr 4, 2017 11:55
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Robot wars is bad.
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Pissflaps posted:Robot wars is badass.
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Slash posted:Carbide just seems so solidly built, and really reliable. I'd also love to know if they've spent significantly more than the other teams, or whether it's just superior design and build quality. It's like a murderous Roomba.
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Slash posted:Carbide just seems so solidly built, and really reliable. I'd also love to know if they've spent significantly more than the other teams, or whether it's just superior design and build quality.
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Inside Number 9 on Netflix now, looking forward to seeing what the early eps are like.
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Anybody else watching Bake Off: Crème de la Crème tonight? I found it great fun last year, and my wife loves my impressions of the oriental judge.
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Marmaduke! posted:Inside Number 9 on Netflix now, looking forward to seeing what the early eps are like. Anybody know why they've added season one and three of League of Gentlemen, but not the third?
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Apr 4, 2017 23:19
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Man the last three minutes of Catastrophe were probably the scariest thing I've ever watched. So much so that I did that thing that total bell-ends do where they bold the titles of things.
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Pissflaps posted:Anybody else watching Bake Off: Crème de la Crème tonight? I found it great fun last year, and my wife loves my impressions of the oriental judge. I loved it Flaps, especially the wanky 'celebrity' chef getting his comeuppance for trying to show off, and the catering college student nicking a bit of chocolate
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I had an argument with my wife so I did not watch it. Hopefully we'll patch things up in time for tonight's telly hour.
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Pissflaps posted:I had an argument with my wife so I did not watch it. Hopefully we'll patch things up in time for tonight's telly hour. Was this argument about shagging a robot?
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Junior G-man posted:Yeah, but I'm happy to have one season of just watching Carbine shredder their way through the contest and literally breaking things. It happened once last series too, I think it was Carbide's fault again then
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Apr 5, 2017 14:19
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Pissflaps posted:Yeah that's the one but in my book castration is cutting off just the balls not also hacking through your penis I also really doubt he could have sorted out the wound with a soldering iron. I worked on that series. The severed penis prosthetic was put into someone's lunchbox at lunchtime. Thoroughly enjoyed their face when they opened it.
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a lovely king posted:I worked on that series. The severed penis prosthetic was put into someone's lunchbox at lunchtime. Thoroughly enjoyed their face when they opened it. Where is the penis now?
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Apr 5, 2017 18:10
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Pissflaps posted:Where is the penis now?
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I got out of the dog house in time to watch Bake Off: Crème de la Crèm last night and it was well worth the wait. I found the last series more compelling than the last normal Bake Off and this new series did not disappoint. Not mad keen on Angus Deighton but Tom Kerridge gave me the heeby jeebies anyway. Also glad they got rid of the English judge. If you enjoy watching talented, arrogant people be crushed by the need to cook a few fancy cakes then it's well worth a watch.
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Disgusting Coward posted:Man the last three minutes of Catastrophe were probably the scariest thing I've ever watched. Totally. Had no idea what was going to happen but knew something would do. Weird feeling in the pit of my stomach.
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What is this Catastrophe programme you're taking about? It seems to be a comedy on Amazon prime so how is the end of it one of the scariest things you've ever watched?
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It also airs on Channel 4 - its a British programme first. And it can deal with dark subjects for a comedy. I don't necessarily agree with the scary comment but those last few minutes of s3 were pretty goddamn nail-biting.
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Escobarbarian posted:It also airs on Channel 4 - its a British programme first. And it can deal with dark subjects for a comedy. I don't necessarily agree with the scary comment but those last few minutes of s3 were pretty goddamn nail-biting. Yeah the only thing i can compare it to tonally is that last scene of the Sopranos finale. Catastrophe is one of the best things on TV imo, shame it's so infrequent
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a lovely king posted:I worked on that series. The severed penis prosthetic was put into someone's lunchbox at lunchtime. Thoroughly enjoyed their face when they opened it. Is Robert Sheehan nice irl
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WeAreTheRomans posted:Yeah the only thing i can compare it to tonally is that last scene of the Sopranos finale. Catastrophe is one of the best things on TV imo, shame it's so infrequent Yeah, scary is not the right word but it was definitely like this. I knew he'd get done by the police but thought it would just be pulled over, not an accident.
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The Big Taff Man posted:Is Robert Sheehan nice irl I got on alright with him but you can tell he's objectively a big arrogant prick . Oh god are you Robert Sheehan
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Is Robert Sheehan hung irl
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a lovely king posted:I got on alright with him but you can tell he's objectively a big arrogant prick . Im not but I really liked him in misfits
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The Big Taff Man posted:Im not but I really liked him in misfits Robert Sheerhan was once a guest on a chat show. He asked that the disabled toilet by closed for his own use as he's changing room didn't have a toilet. When he was told no he put the plug in his changing room sink and pissed in it. So... yeah, he's pretty great as Nathan.
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