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Matt won me over being in episodes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Episodes_%28TV_series%29
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DrVenkman posted:We're basically the kid who really wants to be picked for the team and when we're not we pretend we didn't want to play to begin with. Europe loves the UK, don't be silly. We lose because what we send is absolute trash. As you say, we constantly send something bad and then complain that it didn't win then say we didn't like it anyway. Eurovision is no less a joke than the huge pile of TV talent shows we have. At least it has original songs from all over that might be interesting.
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Feb 7, 2016 21:53
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Yeah we submit some awful stuff to EuroVision. I don't care for it and I know this common knowledge.
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Feb 7, 2016 22:09
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How is all the other stuff "not awful"? Most of the other songs are as ridiculous as ours
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thehustler posted:How is all the other stuff "not awful"? Most of the other songs are as ridiculous as ours We mostly completely lack the sense of adventure and showmanship that others do. We send bland pop songs along and totally lack personality. Arguably, Bucks Fizz was the last 'fun' entrant we did. Saying that, holy poo poo but Katrina & The Waves won it their year. DrVenkman fucked around with this message at 14:03 on Feb 8, 2016 |
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Feb 8, 2016 14:00
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I think the better eurovision stuff is usually either good but boring or stupid but funny. The UK tends to split the difference and send something that is boring without being good and stupid without being funny.
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Feb 8, 2016 15:42
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We'll never be as good as men pretending to be a boat.
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Feb 8, 2016 15:43
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The channel 4 "hacked signal" alien poo poo is starting to piss me off. Just tell me what the show is or gently caress off.
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Feb 8, 2016 22:27
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CherryCat posted:The channel 4 "hacked signal" alien poo poo is starting to piss me off. Just tell me what the show is or gently caress off. It's very clearly a lovely Ch4 sci-fi where aliens serve as a metaphor for our feelings about immigrants. AKA what District 9 did a million times better 7 years ago
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goatface posted:We'll never be as good as men pretending to be a boat. It could only go downhill from there really.
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Feb 8, 2016 23:26
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Kate Williams is lovely on Insert Name Here, I'm glad they kept bringing her back
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Feb 8, 2016 23:33
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I had a date with an American chick a couple weeks back and after we watched TV (she has not been in the country very long). I put BBC on, and after just 5 minutes of watching a programme she said, "Wow doesn't British television have any tv commercials?" One of the cutest things I've ever heard.
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Feb 8, 2016 23:52
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WeAreTheRomans posted:It's very clearly a lovely Ch4 sci-fi where aliens serve as a metaphor for our feelings about immigrants. Yeah, it's so obvious, I wonder what the point of making them aliens is. I feel like if you're going to do something like that you should really have the budget to have "aliens" who don't look identical to normal humans.
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Feb 8, 2016 23:53
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Could be like the aliens in V
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Feb 9, 2016 00:08
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War and Peace was good overall, though it might have made a bit more sense if it was a couple of episodes longer and it could have stood to lose some bits eg the world's most emotional potato eating scene. The rest of it worked fairly well, you could actually care about the characters and the effects, costumes, sets etc were p amazing. 8/10 would watch at least two more episodes
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XMNN posted:and it could have stood to lose some bits eg the world's most emotional potato eating scene. You don't know how wrong you are.
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CherryCat posted:The channel 4 "hacked signal" alien poo poo is starting to piss me off. Just tell me what the show is or gently caress off. Not as bad as those time filler adverts with the Muslim drag queen singing and lots of inspiring images of gay people kissing and disabled people smiling. It's so bad it's almost like a parody of Channel 4 that some a right wing comedian would come up with.
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CherryCat posted:The channel 4 "hacked signal" alien poo poo is starting to piss me off. Just tell me what the show is or gently caress off. It's so early 90s. It's not even as good as when Freeview were doing it in their ads before Christmas.
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Yeah it looks well gash. "The Aliens" is one of the most gormless titles by committee I've heard in a while, too. Pleased enough with the alien/spacey scifi resurgence in pop culture though.
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Humans showed them that there's a fairly big market for awfully tired SF-for-people-who've-never-seen-any-SF-before and that lovely titles work too.
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Yeah, I'm still happy enough to give it a chance just in case the writing's better than the marketing. Fingers crossed that woman holding the xxxl tshirt in those hip happening totally relevant yoot targeted ads gets zapped by space lazers in the first three minutes and a more tolerable character runs through her human dust.
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Feb 9, 2016 13:55
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XMNN posted:War and Peace was good overall, though it might have made a bit more sense if it was a couple of episodes longer and it could have stood to lose some bits eg the world's most emotional potato eating scene. The rest of it worked fairly well, you could actually care about the characters and the effects, costumes, sets etc were p amazing. Could have done with a bit more war and a bit less peace but it was really well done. The acting was particularly brilliant, loved it.
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Feb 9, 2016 14:24
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I think considering the scale they had to take on and with the budget they had they did the war stuff quite well. Their Napoleon is an interesting choice I might add. Also, word of warning for those who don't want to asked awkward questions full frontal pasty dongs flopping around in episode 5.
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Feb 9, 2016 15:20
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SeanBeansShako posted:Also, word of warning for those who don't want to asked awkward questions full frontal pasty dongs flopping around in episode 5. Sounds good to me.
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Feb 9, 2016 15:56
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Stabbatical posted:Sounds good to me. Glorious Imperial Army Tradition. Sadly don't expect the pretty looking lead characters in this scene. I hope you like nude reinactors and extras!
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Feb 9, 2016 15:58
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PlantHead posted:The acting was particularly brilliant, loved it. Agreed, and it's also one of the most beautiful-looking things I've seen on TV.
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Just seen the trailer for a new BBC adaptation of a John le Carrré novel: The Night Manager. Looks promising, but it's another Beeb series with just six parts...
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Feb 9, 2016 22:09
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Six is a good number for a novel, and British telly will never regularly produce enough episodes to go to syndication so get over it.
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Feb 9, 2016 22:20
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IMO eight to ten the ideal number for television - long enough to give room for story arcs and character development, not so long as to require loads of filler.
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Feb 9, 2016 22:23
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The cast for The Night Manager is ridiculous. And it's good seeing the BBC adapting something that won't just turn into a costume drama.
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Feb 10, 2016 01:09
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That last RHLSTP with Ray Peacock gets really hosed up. I'm not sure if they should have put it out. Was anyone there and know if there's been stuff cut?
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Feb 10, 2016 01:25
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Happy Valley is back and grim as ever. Absolute garbage, but hilariously grim.
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Feb 10, 2016 01:35
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Cerv posted:That last RHLSTP with Ray Peacock gets really hosed up. I'm not sure if they should have put it out. Was anyone there and know if there's been stuff cut? What happens in it? Does Richard cock up another interview?
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Does Ray Peacock talk about a previous suicide attempt?
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Yep. And gets into an argument with an audience member who accuses him of being sexist.
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Hijo Del Helmsley posted:Happy Valley is back and grim as ever.
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Cerv posted:That last RHLSTP with Ray Peacock gets really hosed up. I'm not sure if they should have put it out. Was anyone there and know if there's been stuff cut? I"m pretty sure he said in the intro there was quite a lot cut.
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Cerv posted:That last RHLSTP with Ray Peacock gets really hosed up. I'm not sure if they should have put it out. Was anyone there and know if there's been stuff cut? Yeah it was pretty uncomfortable. I got the feeling Rich didn't really know what to do about it, as he wouldn't be able to just put nothing out after the show (I mean as it would be a hole in the schedule and there's everyone in the audience), but the tone and material was just poisoned at that point and there wasn't much he could do, either on stage or in post. Squibsy fucked around with this message at 09:00 on Feb 10, 2016 |
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Hugely confused between the above and Harry Peacock/Ray Purchase. I'd like to know more about that guy.
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