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Cuckoo's Calling series review - some pretty huge fail. Felt like the writing was deliberately taking the piss half the time, with the actors in on the joke. The secretary is a belter, though
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I keep reading tweets from people saying how good it is but after an episode and a half I was just bored. The secretary is ace and was in the excellent The Borgias which I'd urge everyone to watch.
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Sep 3, 2017 22:14
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I enjoyed the book. The series has felt at times all of the following: rushed, ludicrous, and boring. I kind of believe in him as Strike. Robin is good. Some of the other characters are decent. Generally as an adaptation I think it is quite poor.
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Sep 3, 2017 23:41
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The baddie was very obvious - a simpering slytherin style creep from the moment you saw him. Not really sure if that's some direct influence from Rowling.
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Sep 4, 2017 00:24
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The main character's mum literally being called "Leda Strike" is one of the most ludicrous things I've ever heard.
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Sep 4, 2017 12:15
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Rarity posted:But does she have a sexy voice? She sounds almost exactly the same as Mary Berry. It's really weird when you look away from the screen and suddenly realise it's Not Mary talking.
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Sep 4, 2017 19:39
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New Taskmaster!
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Sep 6, 2017 20:36
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New Mitchell and Webb sitcom!
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Sep 6, 2017 21:09
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Yes to both.
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Sep 6, 2017 21:46
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Trip report on first ep of new Taskmaster: Good stuff! Seems like they have got a nicely balanced group and obv. Bob Mortimer is the best already.
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Sep 6, 2017 22:02
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Lemon posted:New Taskmaster! First episode was amazing. Aisling Bea is the most amazing person.
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Sep 6, 2017 22:14
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Lemon posted:Trip report on first ep of new Taskmaster: Good stuff! Seems like they have got a nicely balanced group and obv. Bob Mortimer is the best already. Is it the kind of show you can just dive into at the beginning of a season? I've meant to try it for a while without really knowing much about it, and Bob being in this one is encouraging me to just jump in. I'm guessing there's nothing you need to know from before etc.
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Sep 6, 2017 22:31
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No there's no running gags that span seasons so you can start anywhere. All the seasons are on the UKTV/Dave website for free though in case one a week isn't enough.
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Sep 6, 2017 22:49
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Anyone want to discuss Doctor Foster?
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Sep 7, 2017 00:18
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Also I enjoyed the first episode of Back a lot.
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Sep 7, 2017 00:51
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Lemon posted:No there's no running gags that span seasons so you can start anywhere. All the seasons are on the UKTV/Dave website for free though in case one a week isn't enough. It will probably occur to you after a couple of episodes that all the challenges set outside the studio were all filmed prior to any studio stuff and so have been grouped into episodes after the fact and the competitive aspect is almost meaningless as with most panel shows, God I wish UKTV would get a PS4 app out.
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Sep 7, 2017 01:29
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Pissflaps posted:Also I enjoyed the first episode of Back a lot. I enjoyed it, cautiously optimistic on that showing. Was a little concerned they were going overboard with the background music in the opening five minutes. That's probably just my brain being broke by defaulting to Peep Show as something to watch all the time.
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Sep 7, 2017 07:38
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Pissflaps posted:Anyone want to discuss Doctor Foster? The middle aged women in my office?
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Sep 7, 2017 08:15
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I want to know how they're going to solve the puddle cliffhanger.
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Sep 7, 2017 09:07
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The line about vinyl making a comeback in Back was really good.
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Sep 7, 2017 09:20
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gently caress yeah taskmaster is back. Also I'm really enjoying Richard Osmans House of Games.
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Sep 7, 2017 09:56
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BizarroAzrael posted:It will probably occur to you after a couple of episodes that all the challenges set outside the studio were all filmed prior to any studio stuff and so have been grouped into episodes after the fact and the competitive aspect is almost meaningless as with most panel shows, While it's true that they're all outside of the studio it ISN'T true that the competative aspect is meaningless. Now they give contestants an overall score at the end of the series so if they've performed well across the programme they still win at the end. I mean it doesn't matter really, but the person who has done best still wins in the end. So far my vote for worst series of it is still series 3. There wasn't enough variety in people's personalities so it never really took off for me. You need an "outside the box" person like Richard Osman, an arguing guy like Romesh Ranganathan, a poo poo one like Lolly Adefope and a mentalist like Mel Giedroyc in every series or it just doesn't hit. 1, 2 and 4 all had that. Also. Does anyone know if in Bakeoff they film character moments with everyone but only keep in the bits for people they know will carry on? I assume the blonde white lady who made the bag in the first episode is going to be leaving in an episode or two and I notice we don't get any moments with her. The same goes for the older white loud shirt man who left, we didn't see much of him. It's almost more of a game to see who they don't bother talking to and guessing when they might go.
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Sep 7, 2017 11:41
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Pissflaps posted:The line about vinyl making a comeback in Back was really good. I think the strengths of all Mitchell and Webb vehicles are Mitchell going apoplectic about something. Re: Bakeoff that's a good point, I personally find it a lot harder to predict star baker than who is leaving.
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Sep 7, 2017 16:30
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Bacon Terrorist posted:I think the strengths of all Mitchell
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Sep 7, 2017 16:52
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BSam posted:Also I'm really enjoying Richard Osmans House of Games. It's quite the mental workout for a shoes-off, flop-on-the-couch tea-time quiz show, but it's really fun. They got good celebs for the first week, and next week looks pretty good too.
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Sep 7, 2017 20:55
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Taskmaster up on the website already?
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Sep 7, 2017 22:57
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Episode 1, yeah.
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Sep 8, 2017 00:11
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Holliday Grainger in the Cuckoo's Calling thing: phwoar
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TheHoodedClaw posted:It's quite the mental workout for a shoes-off, flop-on-the-couch tea-time quiz show, but it's really fun. They got good celebs for the first week, and next week looks pretty good too. Richard Osman's House of Games is excellent. The quizzes are different and actually fun, me and the wife were actually shouting at the TV. The answer to one of the questions on Monday was "Amsterdambidextrous" which is just great fun to say.
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Sep 8, 2017 09:19
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House of Games is certainly a lot better than that loving Letterbox show.
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Sep 8, 2017 09:22
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Paperhouse posted:Holliday Grainger in the Cuckoo's Calling thing: phwoar Yeah I might actually watch the next series even though it was rubbish
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Sep 8, 2017 10:06
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What have reviewers said for Cuckoo's Calling? Is it like Sherlock with people gushing over it despite not being altogether great? (Disclaimer: Sherlock is one of my favourite sci-fi/fantasy/superhero shows.)
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Sep 8, 2017 10:29
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Wheat Loaf posted:What have reviewers said for Cuckoo's Calling? Is it like Sherlock with people gushing over it despite not being altogether great? Sherlock Holmes is not suppose to be any of those genres. Maybe that's its problem.
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Sep 8, 2017 11:11
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Sherlock should be the exclusive province of mediocre short stories about colonial anxiety, and nothing else.
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Sep 8, 2017 11:13
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Nothing from Doctor Who should touch anything from Sherlock Holmes. Except for The All Consuming Fire, that was a really good one.
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Sep 8, 2017 11:17
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BSam posted:Nothing from Doctor Who should touch anything from Sherlock Holmes. I agree that All Consuming Fire should touch both shows
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Sep 8, 2017 11:53
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Wheat Loaf posted:What have reviewers said for Cuckoo's Calling? Is it like Sherlock with people gushing over it despite not being altogether great? The writing is loving awful. The main character is a private detective who used to be a military policeman until his leg got blown off in Afghanistan. Why was an MP going out on combat patrol? Who the gently caress knows. Oh, and he's the son of a famous rock star. And his mum was a famous model. Might as well have made him a bloody astronaut too.
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Sep 8, 2017 12:28
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I've heard that Tom Burke could be in the running to replace Daniel Craig.
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Sep 8, 2017 12:30
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Flatscan posted:The writing is loving awful. The main character is a private detective who used to be a military policeman until his leg got blown off in Afghanistan. Why was an MP going out on combat patrol? Who the gently caress knows. Oh, and he's the son of a famous rock star. And his mum was a famous model. Might as well have made him a bloody astronaut too. Transit convoys get blown up by IEDs too you know.
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Still, the rest of it does sound like something Alan Partridge would desperately crib out. Still waiting for that Swallow spin off.
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