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In weirder news you can now get Dave benson phillips off of legendary gunge-related CBBC show "get your own back" to do removals for you with his big red van http://www.davebensonphillips.co.uk/ What happened to big dave you might ask? quote:I understand that you were the victim of an internet ‘death hoax’ in 2009. What happened? How did you manage to cope with such a difficult situation? http://www.allaboutcareers.com/features/article/118/dave-benson-phillips-children-s-television-presenter
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I thought this episode of The Railway was good, possibly the best yet. Felt much better paced and lingered on things unnecessarily less. I loved all the signalmen and especially the train guard and is unashamed love of drama, though I am wondering when the information desk guy is going to come into the thread and say hello... Also that DBP poo poo is insane, I used to think the death hoax thing was an extraordinarily long-lived and well-put together act of wikipedia vandalism and that the reasons for his downfall were far more mundane but yeah, apparently not. I follow him on Twitter and his career's really gone downhill, such a shame. Jonnty fucked around with this message at 01:46 on Mar 8, 2013 |
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Mar 8, 2013 00:42
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Jonnty posted:I thought this episode of The Railway was good, possibly the best yet. Felt much better paced and lingered on things unnecessarily less. I loved all the signalmen and especially the train guard as is unashamed love of drama, though I am wondering when the information desk guy is going to come into the thread and say hello... I'd love that guy's job. How do I get it?
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Mar 8, 2013 01:34
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Having watching a lot of the shows with Dave Benson Phillips as a young child, I can't really understand why somebody would be pretty enough to spring and keep up such a horrible rumour? Still, lovely to see he is back on track again and getting work.
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Mar 8, 2013 01:44
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onoflalks posted:I'd love that guy's job. How do I get it? I think his is the only one of the customer service ones I'd want, you're nice and safely behind a plastic screen. I also enjoy how they've taken the "customer complaining/cut to the reality on the ground" thing from the Tube to another level. The cut from "I blame the unions - maybe they should work at night, lazy fucks!" to a track gang who have been working hard all night was a masterful.
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Mar 8, 2013 01:49
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SeanBeansShako posted:Having watching a lot of the shows with Dave Benson Phillips as a young child, I can't really understand why somebody would be pretty enough to spring and keep up such a horrible rumour?  I'm sure I saw him on the panel on a TV show pretty recently though, think it might have been a Big Brother spinoff show, but hopefully he showed a lot of people that he's not dead
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Mar 8, 2013 04:06
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Well this is on on Sunday, and I think I'll be watching: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21698327
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Charlie Brooker was talking on a podcast recently about all the TV shows he's been doing. http://www.asitecalledfred.com/2013/03/07/charlie-brooker-ken-plume-chat/ Most telling thing for me was that Brooker said that the BBC wanted the Weekly Wipe format to essentially turn into another loving panel show. Is there a guy in the BBC who's entire job it is just to suggest that anything with a comic tint to it should be turned into a panel show?
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Mar 8, 2013 16:53
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Gonzo McFee posted:Charlie Brooker was talking on a podcast recently about all the TV shows he's been doing. I wouldn't mind a full show where Brooker discusses releases of the week with others, he had some good guests on those Wipe segments. But they were totally out of place and so short as to be pointless.
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You Have Been Watching was great so it's not like a Charlie Brooker panel show is that bad of an idea. Actually, just bring that show back.
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Mar 8, 2013 17:31
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Those 'A Bit Of A Chat' interviews are, by and large, really funny and interesting. Plume's a really pleasant, and talented, interviewer. There is one guest, DC Pierson, who has popped up a couple of times and he uses the word "like" every three words. I'm not exaggerating. It makes those episodes impossible to sit through.
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Stare-Out posted:You Have Been Watching was great so it's not like a Charlie Brooker panel show is that bad of an idea. Actually, just bring that show back. I seem to recall laughing a lot more in a single episode of YHBW a few years ago compared to the more recent series of Have I Got News For You which now barely raise a chuckle or wry smile from me. They got to drop a current panel show though, there really is too much of them now.
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Mar 8, 2013 17:59
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SeanBeansShako posted:I seem to recall laughing a lot more in a single episode of YHBW a few years ago compared to the more recent series of Have I Got News For You which now barely raise a chuckle or wry smile from me.
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Yeah I really liked YHBW. I think it caught a bit of flak at first because it just wasn't screenwipe, but there was a lot of good stuff on it. Also it was the thing that introduced me to Deadliest Warrior and that show is hilarious.
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Stare-Out posted:The only thing YHBW needed was David Mitchell to be a constant part of the panel. Him and Brooker arguing is so drat entertaining. Though granted, Mitchell arguing with anyone is entertaining. When I went to a recording of the Unbelievable Truth last August, it was brilliant when he got semantic about some of the topics but it can get quite tedious on something like Would I Lie to You?, but WILTY tries my patience to start with. One thing I want to recommend is the Australian version of You Have Been Watching because it's a really, really good adaptation.
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Gonzo McFee posted:Charlie Brooker was talking on a podcast recently about all the TV shows he's been doing. Panel shows are extremely cheap to make with quick turnaround and will be popular by default as long as they keep inviting the usual panelheads on. If I was to change Weekly Wipe it should become Fortnightly Wipe, 45mins/1hr long and run throughout the year 
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Gonzo McFee posted:Charlie Brooker was talking on a podcast recently about all the TV shows he's been doing. He made a pretty good point about the interview bits being not-Screenwipe-y because he's not that TV-arsehole-who-will-fake-wank-to-anything in person. But that doesn't matter, he's on BBC Two now so he needs to attract a large audience and they all love panel shows!
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This is not the games job thread
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Mar 8, 2013 22:50
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The highlight of YHBW was the episode when they broadcast the poor taste funeral comparison that ITN was trying to erase from the internet. That alone justified its existence.
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Mar 8, 2013 23:05
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SeanBeansShako posted:Having watching a lot of the shows with Dave Benson Phillips as a young child, I can't really understand why somebody would be pretty enough to spring and keep up such a horrible rumour? He laughed at and gunged people for a living, you dont forget about a gunging when it happens to you, i bet that poo poo gets everywhere. Benson-phillips knew what he was doing and i bet he was laughing all the way to the loving bank when the gungings were coming thick and fast. Looks like some people really did get their own back on him.
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onoflalks posted:When I went to a recording of the Unbelievable Truth last August, it was brilliant when he got semantic about some of the topics but it can get quite tedious on something like Would I Lie to You?, but WILTY tries my patience to start with. Who is on it? And have you seen the Aussie TV version of The Unbelievable Truth?
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Gonzo McFee posted:Most telling thing for me was that Brooker said that the BBC wanted the Weekly Wipe format to essentially turn into another loving panel show. Is there a guy in the BBC who's entire job it is just to suggest that anything with a comic tint to it should be turned into a panel show? Tonight on Weekly Wipe, Jo Brand, Dragon's Den Duncan Bannatyne, and Lily Allen!!!! It would be Room 101 now but with the time limit on what your hated thing is restricted to the last week only.
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thehustler posted:Who is on it? And have you seen the Aussie TV version of The Unbelievable Truth? Peter Berner presented it, and had rotating guests, but without the weird sort-of-flirting between the host and Josie Long (read more if you want) I haven't seen the Aussie Unbelievable Truth, but I have seen the New Zealand Would I Lie to You? and it looks like it was made on a £7.99 budget.
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Mar 9, 2013 00:38
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Something just hit me today like a tonne of bricks. Steve Coogan is now 47. He's the same age Alan Partridge was in series 2 of I'm Alan Partridge. 
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So excited for the movie. The I, Partridge audiobook is pretty much the greatest comedy thing ever.
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I, Partridge is fantastic also because it complements KMKYWAP, I'm Alan Partridge and Mid Morning Matters instead of just retelling the events. One of the best things was Alan's version of his fight with super fan Jed Thomas; in the show (in reality) he was completely subdued and terrified and in the book he claims he used some form of martial arts to dispatch of the guy. The movie's gonna be great.
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Sorry to butt in here, but I quite urgently need to download the Scotland vs Wales rugby game from BBC iPlayer but its currently playing live. I can't seem to do it on BBC iPlayer Desktop. Is there any other way? edit: Ah, I'm wrong! Ireland vs France is playing live; the Scotland game isn't available. Any idea how long it takes to show up? duckmaster fucked around with this message at 17:57 on Mar 9, 2013 |
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Mar 9, 2013 17:53
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Anything from a few minutes to 12 hours. It's quite random.
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You might not be able to download it, as most live sports broadcasts are pretty restrictive rights-wise
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Kevin Eldon's new show, It's Kevin, starts Sunday March 17th, directed by Barry Shitpeas himself http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00wwryv
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Bloodbath posted:So excited for the movie. The I, Partridge audiobook is pretty much the greatest comedy thing ever. I read the book and loved it, but it's nothing compared to the audiobook. Coogan's delivery just makes so many of the lines so much better.
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https://www.audible.co.uk/spurs One month free audible membership, comes with a token which you can use to download an audiobook. you can cancel as soon as you've downloaded your book. Uses your amazon account (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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I'm still really liking The Last Leg. I could listen to Adam Hills calling people dicks all day.  Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker are great too. They're all just really brilliant together.
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McDragon posted:I'm still really liking The Last Leg. I could listen to Adam Hills calling people dicks all day. I've recently started watching that myself, after catching it on a whim trying out TV Catchup on my phone. Wish I had been watching during the Paralympics, because it always seemed like a bold piece of commissioning. Hills and Widdicombe I knew were good from Mock the Week, Brooker I think is like James Corden, but funny.
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McDragon posted:I'm still really liking The Last Leg. I could listen to Adam Hills calling people dicks all day. There is something delightful about the way Adam Hills states "You're being a dick" in that marvellously clear-cut Australian accent of his. I want him to do a show where he just walks around a major city all day, pointing out major acts of dickery.
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pointsofdata posted:https://www.audible.co.uk/spurs Thanks for the link there, listening to 'We need to talk about Alan' and it is really funny. Him reading it definitely makes it.
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pointsofdata posted:https://www.audible.co.uk/spurs Its common courtesy to tell everyone when you are linking it via a reward system for yourself.
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Irisi posted:There is something delightful about the way Adam Hills states "You're being a dick" in that marvellously clear-cut Australian accent of his. I want him to do a show where he just walks around a major city all day, pointing out major acts of dickery. Would probably turn out something like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_UGD7AazMI
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Doesn't anyone watch Being Human any more or is there a thread for it I missed. It was so good and now it's over
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I watched it up until they axed most of the original cast, apparently it was still good after that but I kind of lost interest as I think many did. I'm sure I've seen people posting about in this thread sometimes though
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