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BizarroAzrael: Apr 6, 2006; Samurai on the Prowl

lionlegs posted:

New Harry Hill tonight!

New Louis Theroux tomorrow!

It really is a good thing you posted this because honestly how could any of us know this without actually having to watch loving ITV.

I had a leaf through his new book yesterday, think I may have to pick it up, I really loved Flight From Deathrow, though it's been years since I read it.

# ? Oct 9, 2010 17:07

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# ? May 20, 2013 06:07

MonkeyLibFront: Feb 26, 2003; Where's the cake?

LE0N posted:

That, in my opinion is the best thing about him though. His hilariously dodgy past, just allows him to go "well ive been there" and no-one bats an eye. I don't get the hate because we can all say "oh he is picking on scummy gutter-snipes" but when we all see them in the street we think exactly the same thing, he just says it. To their faces.

Basically this.

# ? Oct 9, 2010 17:27

SeanBeansShako: Nov 20, 2009; 19th Century War is often harder on the aggressor than it is on the defender however, I also know that it doesn't necessarily turn you into a sad, depressed sack of Republican tears for the rest of your life.

Graviton v2 posted:

ahaaa!

Jurassic Park!

# ? Oct 9, 2010 18:18

FAT WORM OF ERROR: Feb 16, 2007; Menschliches! Allzumenschliches!!

MonkeyLibFront posted:

Basically this.

Another thing is that everybody knows what they're in for if they go on the show, I don't know why they all act surprised and indignant they get screamed at for having affairs when he's been through that process on thousands of other shows.

# ? Oct 9, 2010 22:27

Gram-O-Phone: Mar 9, 2007; Oh, play that thing!

SeanBeansShako posted:

Jurassic Park!

Back of the net.

# ? Oct 9, 2010 22:47

Brown Moses: Feb 22, 2002

Gram-O-Phone posted:

Back of the net.

Kiss my face.

# ? Oct 9, 2010 22:49

Graviton v2: Mar 2, 2007; by angerbeet

Alan Partridge - Eat my Goal http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZhysyhUL9k from 'The day Today', I never laughed so much in my 18teenies ever.

# ? Oct 9, 2010 23:07

meme: Oct 7, 2009

Cock, Piss, Partridge

# ? Oct 9, 2010 23:09

mcjazzaburger: Feb 18, 2009

meme posted:

Cock, Piss, Partridge

cook, pass, babtridge?

# ? Oct 9, 2010 23:45

SeanBeansShako: Nov 20, 2009; 19th Century War is often harder on the aggressor than it is on the defender however, I also know that it doesn't necessarily turn you into a sad, depressed sack of Republican tears for the rest of your life.

Don't draw a cock!

# ? Oct 9, 2010 23:59

Ein Bear: Mar 26, 2010; Oh Sirrah, how deliciously absurd!

Robert a bit slow on the uptake there! I don't know what he had for breakfast. Presumably an infected spinal column in a bap.

Just making a quick joke there about how infected cattle feed can attack the central nervous system.

# ? Oct 10, 2010 00:53

Paperhouse: Dec 31, 2008; Legal consent is a tad arbitrary really

FAT WORM OF ERROR posted:

Another thing is that everybody knows what they're in for if they go on the show, I don't know why they all act surprised and indignant they get screamed at for having affairs when he's been through that process on thousands of other shows.

presumably they get paid for it, it's the only reason that so many cunty "possible dads" would go on it for

# ? Oct 10, 2010 01:54

Kid Moe: Mar 18, 2009; Hello Mr.Thompson

Anyone see the game?

# ? Oct 10, 2010 02:06

John_Anon_Smith: Nov 26, 2007

LE0N posted:

That, in my opinion is the best thing about him though. His hilariously dodgy past, just allows him to go "well ive been there" and no-one bats an eye. I don't get the hate because we can all say "oh he is picking on scummy gutter-snipes" but when we all see them in the street we think exactly the same thing, he just says it. To their faces.

Oh "we think exactly the same thing" do we? gently caress you and your obnoxious, stuck up arsery you colossal stinkyhole.

John_Anon_Smith fucked around with this message at Oct 10, 2010 around 12:55

# ? Oct 10, 2010 12:52

SeanBeansShako: Nov 20, 2009; 19th Century War is often harder on the aggressor than it is on the defender however, I also know that it doesn't necessarily turn you into a sad, depressed sack of Republican tears for the rest of your life.

Ein Bear posted:

Robert a bit slow on the uptake there! I don't know what he had for breakfast. Presumably an infected spinal column in a bap.

Just making a quick joke there about how infected cattle feed can attack the central nervous system.

Yes! Its an extender!

I could quote Alan Partridge all day.

# ? Oct 10, 2010 14:47

Sion: Oct 16, 2004; friendship is magic
in a pony paradise
don't you judge me

Twat!! Did you see that? Liquid football...

# ? Oct 10, 2010 14:50

Scant Consolation: Sep 4, 2006; Good Egg

Kid Moe posted:

Anyone see the game?

Which one?

# ? Oct 10, 2010 15:12

Martytoof: Feb 25, 2003; Awesome.

Awesome to
the MAX.

Is this where I come to talk about Mrs. Slocombe's pussy?

I just finished another 10 season marathon and every time I watch the lot they get better.

# ? Oct 10, 2010 17:31

marktheando: Nov 4, 2006

Martytoof posted:

Is this where I come to talk about Mrs. Slocombe's pussy?

I just finished another 10 season marathon and every time I watch the lot they get better.

I'm pretty sure only Americans watch that show. It's weird that for a British programme, I only know of it from references to it in American shows and Americans talking about it on the internet. It's not been broadcast in the UK for like 30 years or something.

# ? Oct 10, 2010 17:37

Martytoof: Feb 25, 2003; Awesome.

Awesome to
the MAX.

Hey I'm Canadian, we're all part of the same commonwealth here bub

But in all seriousness, I didn't know that was the case. It was a PBS staple here for the longest time and probably my first exposure to British anything, so weird or not it's definitely memorable

# ? Oct 10, 2010 17:40

Some Strange Flea: Apr 9, 2010; AAA

TV Burp is getting worse. Sometimes it's good and sometimes it's bad which is bad because it used to be all good, all the time.

I think there's too much reliance on callbacks and poo poo like that. Yes, Heather from EastEnders is an unattractive woman but I don't need to see some fat gently caress dressed up like her acting like a moron every time something vaguely food-related happens.

# ? Oct 10, 2010 17:43

Tardstar: Feb 25, 2010; by Ozmaugh

LE0N posted:

That, in my opinion is the best thing about him though. His hilariously dodgy past, just allows him to go "well ive been there" and no-one bats an eye. I don't get the hate because we can all say "oh he is picking on scummy gutter-snipes" but when we all see them in the street we think exactly the same thing, he just says it. To their faces.

no sorry

while i'm aware of class war i'm on the wrong side sorry

# ? Oct 10, 2010 17:44

Flatscan: Mar 27, 2001; Outlaw Journalist

marktheando posted:

It's not been broadcast in the UK for like 30 years or something.

Er, yes it has, quite a few times in fact.

# ? Oct 10, 2010 17:44

marktheando: Nov 4, 2006

Oh OK, I guess I haven't been paying attention to Are You Being Served repeats. It's definitely a lot more popular now on the other side of the pond than it is over here though.

And sorry for calling you American Martytoof.

# ? Oct 10, 2010 17:50

Kid Moe: Mar 18, 2009; Hello Mr.Thompson

Scant Consolation posted:

Which one?

Dunno...

# ? Oct 10, 2010 18:58

cloudchamber: Aug 6, 2010

marktheando posted:

I'm pretty sure only Americans watch that show. It's weird that for a British programme, I only know of it from references to it in American shows and Americans talking about it on the internet. It's not been broadcast in the UK for like 30 years or something.

Dave shows it intermittently.

# ? Oct 10, 2010 19:03

HoldYourFire: Oct 16, 2006; What's the time? It's DEFCON 1!

Martytoof posted:

Is this where I come to talk about Mrs. Slocombe's pussy?

I just finished another 10 season marathon and every time I watch the lot they get better.

I worked for a guy who once had to make a phonecall to a "Mrs. Slocombe". He told me "I'm going to ask for 'Charlotte Slocombe'. And don't you start laughing, because that'll set me off."

# ? Oct 10, 2010 19:13

Algol Star: Sep 6, 2010

LE0N posted:

That, in my opinion is the best thing about him though. His hilariously dodgy past, just allows him to go "well ive been there" and no-one bats an eye. I don't get the hate because we can all say "oh he is picking on scummy gutter-snipes" but when we all see them in the street we think exactly the same thing, he just says it. To their faces.

No we don't.

Surprised to see no Theroux discussion here, another depressing but well done doc. Found myself really confused about everything at the end.

# ? Oct 10, 2010 23:37

Akuma: Sep 11, 2001; Politics is the only thing more boring than blood samples.

LE0N posted:

That, in my opinion is the best thing about him though. His hilariously dodgy past, just allows him to go "well ive been there" and no-one bats an eye. I don't get the hate because we can all say "oh he is picking on scummy gutter-snipes" but when we all see them in the street we think exactly the same thing, he just says it. To their faces.

As others have said you should speak for yourself, but there's also the fact that he makes a living from human misery. Whether the guests go on of their own accord or not is immaterial.

Contrary to what supercool Internet cynics think, the pursuit and acquisition of money at the expense of others isn't commendable, and if you think it is you're a cock.

# ? Oct 11, 2010 06:47

Padje: Sep 9, 2003; I don't much care for the attitude of filthy money-lenders

Algol Star posted:

No we don't.

Surprised to see no Theroux discussion here, another depressing but well done doc. Found myself really confused about everything at the end.

It was quite different to his usual documentaries, where he breaks down the PR image through his needling questions. He tried this here, but it didn't matter by the time he found himself in a blood-soaked stampede.

# ? Oct 11, 2010 08:40

SeanBeansShako: Nov 20, 2009; 19th Century War is often harder on the aggressor than it is on the defender however, I also know that it doesn't necessarily turn you into a sad, depressed sack of Republican tears for the rest of your life.

To quote the silly PC Gamer article, Winnars of the thread at the moment, Inbetweeners and Theroux while the Faildogs(?) are Jeremy Kyle.

# ? Oct 11, 2010 09:33

pisshead: Oct 24, 2007

I watched the first two series of the Inbetweeners a few days ago and don't really see what all the fuss is about, it's basically Last of the Summer Wine for suburban schoolboys. Except instead of sliding down a hill into a bush every episode, someone just pisses everywhere or something. Every episode is pretty much the same formula, you know what's going to happen five minutes before it does.

What I don't get is at the start of the episode the narrator tells us his horror at going to a state school, but from what I see they're all very middle-class. It's not like it's on a council estate full of smack-heads, there's just that pantomime bully character who doesn't look that rough and never seems to actually batter anyone, and wouldn't be doing A-levels anyway.

# ? Oct 11, 2010 13:03

Graviton v2: Mar 2, 2007; by angerbeet

pisshead posted:

stuff

I also find it overhyped in this thread but it makes me giggle. It appeals to the immature part of my brain where someone calling someone 'a gay bumstuffing arsebandit' would make me laugh at that time in life.

# ? Oct 11, 2010 13:17

Akuma: Sep 11, 2001; Politics is the only thing more boring than blood samples.

pisshead posted:

What I don't get is at the start of the episode the narrator tells us his horror at going to a state school, but from what I see they're all very middle-class. It's not like it's on a council estate full of smack-heads, there's just that pantomime bully character who doesn't look that rough and never seems to actually batter anyone.

That's the... joke?

# ? Oct 11, 2010 13:30

Quanta: Jul 28, 2002

Whitechapel starts again tonight. The first series was surprisingly good, and I hope they've kept the noir atmosphere. It'll probably be another big hit like the first series, so ITV will undoubtedly commission another one.

Hopefully the writers will have moved on from copycat murders in the next series, and we get more complex plots and villains.

# ? Oct 11, 2010 14:21

Ratjaculation: Aug 3, 2007

When the loving gently caress stinkyhole rear end twat is The Thick Of It series 4 coming? I need my Tucker fix.

# ? Oct 11, 2010 16:34

The Perfect Element: Dec 5, 2005; "This is a bit of a... a poof song"

Ratjaculation posted:

When the loving gently caress stinkyhole rear end twat is The Thick Of It series 4 coming? I need my Tucker fix.

I think I just heard "autumn". Which I guess means soon! Can't wait

# ? Oct 11, 2010 18:56

Onion Vanguard: Jun 11, 2010; Breathe in. Breathe out.

Dont care if noone watches Eastenders. This episode was just depressing.

# ? Oct 11, 2010 19:31

Figaro: Feb 21, 2006; Hi, I've come to apply for the doctor's job. I can assure you my credentials are top-notch, I've just graduated from Harvard College Yale. I aced every semester, and I got an 'A'.

A Humble Narcissist posted:

Dont care if noone watches Eastenders. This episode was just depressing.

What happened? I usually watch but I just got in.

# ? Oct 11, 2010 19:36

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# ? May 20, 2013 06:07

Onion Vanguard: Jun 11, 2010; Breathe in. Breathe out.

Figaro posted:

What happened? I usually watch but I just got in.

Man, watch it on iPlayer. Seriously.

# ? Oct 11, 2010 19:37

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