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The cat and scissors is what made me turn off Nathan Barley when it was first aired, and I've never come back. There was no call to do that to a fictional cat.
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It's a pretty bleak bit yeah would have been nice if it was something else that led to that whole thing.
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EL BROMANCE posted:Yeah I always enjoy thinking back about how the critics at the time considered it out of date, but that true wave of hipsterdom hadn’t really spread to the rest of the country so it felt before it’s time. Yea it was pretty much nonsense to me at the time And I said the same on the forums which makes me feel weird
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All the characters in Nathan Barley were cruel and unware of it, apart from Pingu.
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happyhippy posted:All the characters in Nathan Barley were cruel and unware of it, apart from Pingu. The actor of whom went on to supporting cast in James Bond?!. The trajectory of people from shows like that continues to astound.
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Apr 15, 2023 23:10
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Benedict Cumberbatch had a bit part as a film producer's assistant.
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Skins produced equal numbers of huge household names and people who immediately stopped acting, despite being decent.
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Red Oktober posted:The actor of whom went on to supporting cast in James Bond?!. The trajectory of people from shows like that continues to astound. He's Paddington loving Bear. Always thought that Nathan Barley went on to be either the straight man in the older Dirk Gently, or Dirk in the new one, apparently not, surprising
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Channel 4 is having one if its funny spells, seems. Scared of the Dark and Naked Education are admirably experimental but nonetheless terrible television
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crispix posted:Channel 4 is having one if its funny spells, seems. Scared of the Dark and Naked Education are admirably experimental but nonetheless terrible television The publicy owned but funded by advertising dichotomy that c4 has is wonderful in the way you can sort of see a public interest.. and then its sort of twisted. It's amazing and I'm glad it exists. Even if I don't ever get around to watching any of it anymore.
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I'm a Celebrity South Africa starts tonight. Starting celebs: Amir Khan, Jordan Banjo, Helen Flanagan, Carol Vorderman, Fatima Whitbread, Paul loving Burrell, Phil Tuffnell, Janice Dickinson, Shaun Ryder. Series 8 of Inside Number 9 stars on Thursday.
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Apr 24, 2023 14:26
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Apparently they are about to film the audience segments for a Junior Taskmaster where the contestants are going to be aged 9-11. I can't see it working as most of the entertainment is the contestants getting ripped on by the Taskmaster.
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Apr 24, 2023 20:22
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It could lead to some amazing child brain solutions, but they need to be careful that it's laughing with them rather than at them. It could easily turn into "look at these idiots" kids-ploitation television
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goatface posted:It could lead to some amazing child brain solutions, but they need to be careful that it's laughing with them rather than at them. It could easily turn into "look at these idiots" kids-ploitation television I think they should take the lead from the producers team of Junior Bake Off; who for the past few years have really struck an admirable note with how they handle the 8-12 year olds on the show. The judges are never anything other than encouraging and kind, even when presented with a very scruffy cake that has fallen on the floor, repeatedly. The children are treated with respect even in their most baffling kid-logic moments, and the only person who is consistently made to play the fool is the presenter, Harry Hill. It's a lovely show. It's often very funny, because giving an 8 year old access to unlimited food colouring and a stand mixer is a literal recipe for disaster, but the humour is never patronising, nor cruel.
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That's not in keeping with Taskmaster and so what is the loving point, honestly? No problems at all with kids formats but everything that makes the show work doesn't work if you get rid of it to accommodate working with kids, I'm sorry. This is so silly.
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This maybe could work with older teens, but 9-11 just spells disaster.
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It won't be real children, it'll be precocious stage school brats with connected parents. Bully 'em until they weep, I say.
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crispix posted:Channel 4 is having one if its funny spells, seems. Scared of the Dark and Naked Education are admirably experimental but nonetheless terrible television I find it very confusing that somebody out there is determined for Danny Dyer to be an A-List television host, despite the fact that he looks and sounds like complete poo poo.
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I presume he never turns down work and doesn't price himself too high.
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Adrianics posted:I find it very confusing that somebody out there is determined for Danny Dyer to be an A-List television host, despite the fact that he looks and sounds like complete poo poo. People love him. He's gone from a joke to national treasure in the last decade or so (I think it's because of Eastenders?) and he's far more interesting and charismatic to watch than most presenters these days.
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That's my point; I don't find him "interesting and charismatic" at all, I don't think time has been at all kind to him. He looks like complete poo poo on camera, especially under studio lights, and his voice is awful. I respect that he's leaned into his persona and parlayed his status into a new career, I just don't get the appeal.
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Apr 25, 2023 11:48
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Fair enough, everyone has presenters or actors that they don't see what others do in them and often for valid reasons. I think he's good fun presenting gameshows or whatever and better than the usual bland man in a suit. It's not something I feel strongly about either way, but I get why people like him. I always found him funny in a ridiculous way (remember that dvd commentary?) and then found him endearing on Who Do You Think You Are?
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I hated Dyer when he was playing at being a gangster or football hooligan in nearly every early 2000s British movie, but then he voiced Kent Paul in GTA Vice City and GTA San Andreas and I couldn't really hate him after that. His WDYTYA episode was brilliant, though I can take or leave Eastenders
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Plus he was perfect as Moff in Human Traffic.
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Adrianics posted:I respect that he's leaned into his persona and parlayed his status into a new career, I just don't get the appeal. Clearly you've never seen The Wall https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMRAwlxiFS4 Give us loads a reddies, ya mug!
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He’s pretty lefty and right-on as well. loving hates those conservative slaaaags
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Jakabite posted:He’s pretty lefty and right-on as well. loving hates those conservative slaaaags I dunno, he was writing about glassing women in lads mags 20 years ago.
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I don't think it's a wild conspiracy theory that he licensed his name and some lad's mag staffer was penning that stuff.
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Yeah I think I can forgive him for some words that appeared next to his name in a lads mag 20 years ago given what he’s been saying the last five or so
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One of the most interesting things about him was that he was friends with Harold Pinter and considered the playwright a mentor. 
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reality_groove posted:Series 8 of Inside Number 9 stars on Thursday. That's good news, mind i find it a bit funny that Shearesmith and Pemberton have spent so long now doing a show in which the quality of the episodes correlates strongly with OW MANY KILLINTH?
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I just hope it's good. The first since Covid was terrible and while the last one was an improvement, it wasn't close to the earlier ones.
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New season of Little Britain looking wild https://twitter.com/Doug_Tilley/status/1650517041797910530
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Fairly solid Inside no 9 last night. It's always impressive the way they are able to establish unique characters and get a sense of their backstory in such a small amount of time. I actually fell for the seance being real, thought that was quite a clever twist. Bit unsatisfying to not really conclude anything though.
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Irisi posted:I think they should take the lead from the producers team of Junior Bake Off; who for the past few years have really struck an admirable note with how they handle the 8-12 year olds on the show. The judges are never anything other than encouraging and kind, even when presented with a very scruffy cake that has fallen on the floor, repeatedly. The children are treated with respect even in their most baffling kid-logic moments, and the only person who is consistently made to play the fool is the presenter, Harry Hill. Haven't seen Junior Bake Off, wonder if its the same as Junior Masterchef where they are mostly kid actors.
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EL BROMANCE posted:New season of Little Britain looking wild The best part of this story is the notebook where he was brainstorming "British names".   Mr Warwick Castle
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Trying to pick myself a new British name .. It's hard.
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Jimmy Yewtree
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Pedro Phil O'Prince.
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