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They're not allowed to. It would stifle the competition.
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Gorn Myson posted:The BBC should just chuck their entire archive up online. Radio stuff too. Theres loads of radio shows that I, uh, "obtained", throughout the years which I have now lost, and I can never find them again unless they decide to repeat it and put it up online. at no extra cost to us viewers / listeners of course sadly not going to happen
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Jan 14, 2018 21:26
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Hard Sun is really bad can only assume this is the result of a bet
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Jan 14, 2018 21:36
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BBC employees have access to something called BBC Redux, which is an archive of every single thing broadcast, TV or radio, since (I think) 2006. They're even downloadable in your choice of formats, no faffing with iPlayer's interface (which hangs a lot on me since the last redesign) What I'm saying is, time to get a job at the Big British Castle. edit: when I was first shown Redux by a friend who works at the BBC it was like going through the monolith in 2001. How I miss the mad two-day download binge I went on when they left their job. Matinee fucked around with this message at 22:05 on Jan 14, 2018 |
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Jan 14, 2018 21:38
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Looke posted:I think they're on Netflix at the moment as well That’s a point - if you have sky you can download to your box before they disappear, and they’ll keep until you get rid of them.
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Jan 14, 2018 22:02
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goatface posted:They're not allowed to. It would stifle the competition.
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Jan 14, 2018 22:04
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I can confirm that Redux is amazing.
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Jan 14, 2018 22:11
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A mate still has access somehow despite leaving his job and he won’t let me access it and uggggh
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Jan 14, 2018 23:32
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DrVenkman posted:Man, INSIDE NO. 9 got me. No idea that the song at the end was an original one. Just assumed it was an old standard. That was a really sad one. I think they captured the essence of crap dated comedy really well. And that ending, drat.
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Jan 15, 2018 00:01
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Inside No 9 "He's not Yewtree is he?" "No, but he will be." was excellent
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Jan 15, 2018 00:26
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I only just figured out the actor who plays Cat from Red Dwarf also plays Dwayne in Death in Paradise. I've been watching both shows for years.
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Jan 15, 2018 07:10
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Red Oktober posted:That’s a point - if you have sky you can download to your box before they disappear, and they’ll keep until you get rid of them. Not always. Some things will delete from your box as well. BBC doesn't do that very often but it can happen. And yea - the whole archive isn't up because Sky and ITV kicked up a huge fuss about the idea. quote:That was a really sad one. I think they captured the essence of crap dated comedy really well. And that ending, drat. MBB enjoyment isn't really a class thing, it's an age thing.
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Jan 15, 2018 09:17
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Just started watching the Detectorists, it's really good. Binge watched the first series in one evening. Problem is that it's so relaxed that I have a habit of nodding-off while watching it.
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Jan 15, 2018 11:53
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What's stopping Sky and ITV from putting up their back catalogue archive too?
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Matinee posted:What's stopping Sky and ITV from putting up their back catalogue archive too? they don't own the rights for most of it, and it'd be very expensive
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Jan 15, 2018 12:10
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Octy posted:I only just figured out the actor who plays Cat from Red Dwarf also plays Dwayne in Death in Paradise. I've been watching both shows for years. Ahhhh, Danny the John the Jules.
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Jan 15, 2018 15:51
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Taear posted:I remember thinking that I was glad this comedy didn't exist any more. Then I thought of Mrs Browns Boys. Really? I find it hard to believe that MBB was enjoyed by otherwise smart good people in it's prime. You get some pretty dodgy old comedy that's nonetheless really loving funny and skilfully made but MBB is not one of those.
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Just caught up on both the new Inside No. 9s myself. They're very well done and I'm glad the BBC still puts out quality weirdness without needing it to be a worldwide smash.
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Jan 15, 2018 16:37
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Man in a dress, bit like League of Gentlemen and that was very funny, clever stuff wasn't it?!
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Jan 15, 2018 17:49
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Yeah it was.
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Jan 15, 2018 17:58
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Also a lot of "fecks" which Father Ted did and that was funny too! Combine man in a dress and saying "feck" a lot made it a sure thing comedy great! (I love The League of Gentlemen and Father Ted. I am being silly. Mrs. Browns Boys is awful).
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I honestly thought Mrs Browns Boys was based on those lovely Aunty Acid memes that Middle aged ladies share on Facebook. But apparently it’s been round for ages.
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Slash posted:Just started watching the Detectorists, it's really good. Binge watched the first series in one evening. Problem is that it's so relaxed that I have a habit of nodding-off while watching it. It’s so lovely, I watched a few months ago just before the BBC should the 3rd series. It’s easily become one of my all time favourite comedies.
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Taear posted:Not always. Some things will delete from your box as well. BBC doesn't do that very often but it can happen. I’ve never seen that happen before - and that’s exactly what just happened. I opened the menu to watch them. As they disappeared, one by one.
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Jan 15, 2018 20:17
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I think what annoys me about Mrs Browns Boys is that I actually like the atmosphere they set up by breaking the fourth wall because it makes the show feel more like a pantomime than a traditional sitcom. Then they piss this good idea away with an incredibly tedious set up along with some truly awful scripts.
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Jan 15, 2018 20:27
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I've never seen Mrs Browns Boys but I have seen Justin's House and I assume them to be very similar
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Octy posted:I only just figured out the actor who plays Cat from Red Dwarf also plays Dwayne in Death in Paradise. I've been watching both shows for years. Get this, he also played Barrington in Maid Marian and her Merry Men with Tony Robinson. Took me years to realise that.
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Looking at the BBC Press office page, I've just noticed that they've started work on a fifth season of Luther. http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/luther-series-five-casting
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Jan 15, 2018 23:44
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McMafia is an odd one. Obviously spent bucket loads of cash making it, and all the side plots and ensemble characters are interesting, but James Norton and his girlfriend may as well be made out of cardboard. It's genuinely baffling to me how boring and empty they are.
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Pablo Bluth posted:Looking at the BBC Press office page, I've just noticed that they've started work on a fifth season of Luther. Idris Elba tweeted about day 1 of shooting some time last week.
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Gorn Myson posted:I think what annoys me about Mrs Browns Boys is that I actually like the atmosphere they set up by breaking the fourth wall because it makes the show feel more like a pantomime than a traditional sitcom. Then they piss this good idea away with an incredibly tedious set up along with some truly awful scripts. Yeah, I watched some of the Christmas episode because it was on, and my main opinion of it was that it was incredibly lazy. It was like a school play at times, and not because they couldn't do any better, but because they just couldn't be bothered to. Maybe it had some effort put into it when it started? The "meta" concept is interesting (at one point a character flubbed her lines and they all laughed and then they restarted the scene, all on camera), but it seems more like they use it as an excuse for not being professional.
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The Perfect Element posted:McMafia is an odd one. Obviously spent bucket loads of cash making it, and all the side plots and ensemble characters are interesting, but James Norton and his girlfriend may as well be made out of cardboard. It's genuinely baffling to me how boring and empty they are. It’s fairly enjoyable, and prettily shot, but yeah - the main character is sooooo dull that it’s shocking.
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The Perfect Element posted:McMafia is an odd one. Obviously spent bucket loads of cash making it, and all the side plots and ensemble characters are interesting, but James Norton and his girlfriend may as well be made out of cardboard. It's genuinely baffling to me how boring and empty they are. HOWEVER: he is very handsome.
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Comrade Fakename posted:Yeah, I watched some of the Christmas episode because it was on, and my main opinion of it was that it was incredibly lazy. It was like a school play at times, and not because they couldn't do any better, but because they just couldn't be bothered to. Maybe it had some effort put into it when it started? The "meta" concept is interesting (at one point a character flubbed her lines and they all laughed and then they restarted the scene, all on camera), but it seems more like they use it as an excuse for not being professional. I saw the Christmas episode last year because my Grandma loves the show, and I didn't want to ruin her enjoyment by making mean comments. Yeah, it's an interesting idea because things can and do go wrong, which could be quite charming. But the episode I saw really did verge on amateur and had terrible acting. I think most of the laughs came from Mrs Brown winking or giving knowing looks to the audience. It's very 70s.
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Sometimes you just want to see a swearing granny I guess. What I always liked about it in the episodes I saw was when the cast started corpsing at stuff. That sort of thing always gets me though.
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It amuses me that Anjelica Houston has played the same character too.
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McDragon posted:Sometimes you just want to see a swearing granny I guess. What I always liked about it in the episodes I saw was when the cast started corpsing at stuff. That sort of thing always gets me though. I like the idea of a part-improvised sitcom with a supporting cast who don't know what's coming next, but MBB ruins it with an incredibly lazy and unoriginal script.
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Julio Cruz posted:I like the idea of a part-improvised sitcom with a supporting cast who don't know what's coming next, but MBB ruins it with an incredibly lazy and unoriginal script. You seen Murder in Successville?
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BizarroAzrael posted:You seen Murder in Successville? Anyone who hasn't seen it definitely should. It's hilarious (some guests are better than others).
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I never really watched Death in Paradise before the latest series but its really nice to see Ardal O'Hanlon in a light comedy role again.
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