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marktheando posted:What was the point of your post? what im saying is its cool to take complex social issues and boil them down to a bunch of hip buzzwords and witty one liners without actually providing a plan of action for change for the entertainment of a bunch of middle class goobers who are in no way affected by said social issues so they can nod their heads sagely and go home feeling good about themselves and maybe have something intelligent sounding to say to their coworkers the following day
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corn in the fridge posted:what im saying is its cool to take complex social issues and boil them down to a bunch of hip buzzwords and witty one liners without actually providing a plan of action for change for the entertainment of a bunch of middle class goobers who are in no way affected by said social issues so they can nod their heads sagely and go home feeling good about themselves and maybe have something intelligent sounding to say to their coworkers the following day Yeah I agree, those blacks need to either come up with a plan to solve racism forever, or they should shut the gently caress up about it.
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May 22, 2015 18:10
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Just saw an ad for new series of Man Down soon 
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May 22, 2015 18:30
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marktheando posted:Yeah I agree, those blacks need to either come up with a plan to solve racism forever, or they should shut the gently caress up about it. haha youre very cute but you've managed to miss my point entirely. i agree with what he's saying for the most part but he can write his poems and get his message out to millions of people till he's blue in the face and it won't do a single loving thing. the reason he hasn't got a solution to his problem is because there is no solution to his problem. society likes to champion the struggle of the little man but true change can only be enacted from the top, not the bottom and even then it will only occur out of necessity not desire this bloke is essentially no different to russell brand
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May 22, 2015 18:40
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I'm not sure if change comes from the top down, Tony Blair didn't teach me how to use the internet or anything. I think the real change comes from shifts in the culture, the combination of a desire for novelty, wanting to be shocked or whichever, until that becomes the norm. Are the 1960's the same as the 1930's? The 1930's the same as the 1630's? I think the arts, including television, are a good opportunity to change peoples perspectives moreso than law or economy. Not to say that they aren't intertwined, feeding each other, but to dismiss anyone saying something that needs to be said more should be encouraged. I thought it clever of him to bring up the involvement of India in World War 2 as that is especially held up as something to be patriotic about. It might not necessarily speak to you, but it might have been the right words for someone else to reconsider their stance on issues of race and equality. Better that than people being entertained by Nigel Farage and the like surely? Murder In Successville is still good by the way.
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May 22, 2015 20:47
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I'm cringing so hard at this episode of HIGNFY that I can no longer remember a time before cringing.
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May 22, 2015 21:19
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It wasn't so bad except when Jon Ronson opened his mouth.
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May 22, 2015 21:39
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i loving love sharks man thanks bbc
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May 22, 2015 22:42
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Dude who was doing Newsnight's report on eurovision tonight seemed to be channeling Charlie Brooker. Good craic.
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May 22, 2015 23:06
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Mr. Squishy posted:It wasn't so bad except when Jon Ronson opened his mouth. I thought the Psychopath Test was balls with no critical analysis whatsoever, and felt finally justified when he spoke and said absolutely nothing worth listening to.
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May 22, 2015 23:44
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justcola posted:
I never thought I'd see Deborah Meaden arguing about "he who smelt it dealt it". The whole episode was incredibly surreal, half the time I couldn't tell if she was completely out of touch with the idea of the show, or if she has a massive undiscovered talent for playing the straight man.
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May 23, 2015 00:20
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Ghetto Prince posted:Did anyone else watch Jonathon Strange and Mr. Norell? It's surprisingly good. I'm so used to anything in a remotely historical setting flash "CITY CIRCA TIME" at the opening of a scene that I was thrown off a bit when they didn't bother with that.
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May 23, 2015 03:33
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The Supreme Court posted:I thought the Psychopath Test was balls with no critical analysis whatsoever, and felt finally justified when he spoke and said absolutely nothing worth listening to. Yeah when I got to the end of Psychopath Test I had to check to make sure my copy didn't have half the pages missing or something, completely worthless book. The guy playing Sleet in Successville is a genius and also a massive terrifying giant of a man, Deborah Meaden slapping his arm away hahaha. I think it's funnier when the celeb plays along with it, but the bed scene was pretty amazing.
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May 23, 2015 10:43
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I really enjoyed Them, Adventures With Extremists. Also I love the whole Jon Ronson On... radio series. I can definitely imagine that he'd be pretty rubbish as a HIGNFY panellist.
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May 23, 2015 10:57
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The Supreme Court posted:I thought the Psychopath Test was balls with no critical analysis whatsoever, and felt finally justified when he spoke and said absolutely nothing worth listening to. Whenever he talked it was like white noise
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May 23, 2015 19:50
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I like Ronson a lot, but I really don't understand why anyone would think putting him on a panel show was a good idea. His whole schtick is that he's very awkward and nebbishy. He's the opposite of a good panel show guest. It was like that time John Hodgman went on QI as his deranged millionaire character. It's just a terrible idea.
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May 23, 2015 20:06
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I would assume he told loads of really boring stores that they cut, which would explain Merton doing his "here we go again, wake me up when you are done" thing after he started to say something for the second time (and his first story was really quick).
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May 23, 2015 21:12
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Just binged Peter Kay's Car Share. Can't believe how bloody good it was. Got a little emotional in the final episode  Also, the daft adverts and the mad radio stuff where they mentioned a terrible disaster as a clue to the date of the next track  
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May 23, 2015 22:34
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Adverts are always the best part of a Peter Kay show. Chorley FM: Coming in our listener's ears.
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May 23, 2015 22:39
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I loved Car Share. The crap radio station ads for local colleges, tile shops etc were so spot on. Have they left the ending open for season two?
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May 23, 2015 23:44
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Hijo Del Helmsley posted:Adverts are always the best part of a Peter Kay show. There's a mural that says it in Chorley train station, though. Or there used to be when I lived there 10 years ago, anyway.
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May 25, 2015 21:12
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EL BROMANCE posted:Oh boy there's so much stuff for you to watch/listen/read... You mention the reason but it should be made clear that the audiobook I the only way to experience I Partridge, its more than just in character its one of the funniest Partridge things ever, there are bits when he gets text message whilst hes meant to be recording and talks out loud as he responds, it's fantastic. On a different note has anybody been watching No Offence? Its pretty good and a different route for Abbott, its good to see him not just trying to make another Shameless.
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May 26, 2015 06:19
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Akuma posted:Disappointed they didn't use that as their slogan when Chorley FM actually launched. There still is.
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May 26, 2015 07:33
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StoneOfShame posted:On a different note has anybody been watching No Offence? Its pretty good and a different route for Abbott, its good to see him not just trying to make another Shameless. I'm quite enjoying it, although it is laden to the gunnels with eye-rolling nonsense. Inspirational monologues and MOMENTS OF EMOTION just kinda thrown in willy-nilly. Disgusting Coward fucked around with this message at 08:54 on May 26, 2015 |
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May 26, 2015 08:49
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I binged Car Share on the weekend too, I find Peter Kay self indulgent at times but was really shocked by how funny it was. The whole thing with Kayleigh getting confused about dogging was brilliant for me, because once I was taking my mum to the dog races and she ended up going to work and telling everyone she was going dogging with her son and she couldnt understand why everyone was so shocked.StoneOfShame posted:You mention the reason but it should be made clear that the audiobook I the only way to experience I Partridge, its more than just in character its one of the funniest Partridge things ever, there are bits when he gets text message whilst hes meant to be recording and talks out loud as he responds, it's fantastic. This has come up before and I disagree. Theres a bunch of jokes that work on paper and so get skipped around on the audio book. I think you have to read it and listen to it to fully appreciate.
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May 26, 2015 10:40
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http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/05/26/never-mind-the-buzzcocks-axed-bbc_n_7441254.html?1432643525&ncid=tweetlnkushpmg00000067 Buzzcocks has been given the axe after 18 years on air, I think this is the first of the long running comedy panel shows to go, shame really as I enjoyed watching it now and again.
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May 26, 2015 13:37
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Judge Tesla posted:http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/05/26/never-mind-the-buzzcocks-axed-bbc_n_7441254.html?1432643525&ncid=tweetlnkushpmg00000067 Too many people enjoyed it only now and then, I reckon. Can't say I didn't, but I won't miss it too much.
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May 26, 2015 14:04
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I only ever really liked it when it was Simon Amstell seeing how nasty he could get away with being.
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May 26, 2015 16:10
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Yeah, it was best when it was spiteful, with running arcs of hatred and guests who really didn't seem to know what they were getting into. I assume it got sued into mediocrity. They didn't have someone like Hislop on board who's personally lawyered up to the teeth. It's not the first to die though, They Think It's All Over went in the mid 2000's, that had been running for over a decade.
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May 26, 2015 16:24
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We'd have heard about it if anyone tried to sue, more likely the one agent going in Britain said that if they were going to keep making people walk off, then they won't get any guests in the first place. Which, I mean, is fair?
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What will Phil Jupitus do now? Besides be on QI and probably the radio 4 equivalent now and then. Which reminds me; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnEVdocCIBs Carpool was the first time I saw two comedians in a car talking about poo poo generally, then I think Seinfeld and Ru Paul did it, now it's built on by Peter Kay and the like. Although it might have a distant evolutionary cousin in Marion and Geoff, I'd be surprised slightly if Robert Llewellyn started the kind of format of driving around talking about poo poo. Can anyone think of anything earlier?
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May 26, 2015 19:40
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I enjoyed the period leading up to Lamarr's departure, when he was getting visibly bored with the entire thing and just loving around having standoffs with pirates and assaulting Bill for constantly going on about owls and weasels.
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May 26, 2015 19:57
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Late-era Lamarr was the best because he clearly just didn't give a poo poo. Which ironically made him funnier, and more likely to be kept on.
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May 26, 2015 21:49
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justcola posted:What will Phil Jupitus do now? Besides be on QI and probably the radio 4 equivalent now and then. I've seen people on Facebook saying that Jupitus had a lot of creative control recently but I haven't watched it in a while. Used to love it with Amstell though.
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May 26, 2015 22:21
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Ofaloaf posted:It was pretty sweet. Vinculus wasn't quite how I imagined him in the book, but it makes sense. On the other hand, the man with the thistle-down hair looked kind of ridiculous. The gentleman with the thistle-down hair is the character who isn't quite how I imagined him in the book. In the show, he's coming across as really obviously sinister, like he's consciously manipulating Stephen, like he's lying and he knows it. In the book, at least to me, he came across... well, not quite "innocent," but more like everything he's doing makes perfect sense to him and it never even crosses his mind that anyone else could possibly think differently. Less "sinister manipulator," more "kid who doesn't understand why the cat scratches him when he's just trying to play." More manic, I think. I'm still really pleasantly surprised by the adaptation, though. Everything else is great.
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May 26, 2015 23:28
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http://youtu.be/jeNKbgU1Sho Mark Lamarr making a fool out of Pete Burns, my favourite Buzzcocks moment. Phone posting so can't embed
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May 27, 2015 09:19
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Hijo Del Helmsley posted:Late-era Lamarr was the best because he clearly just didn't give a poo poo. Which ironically made him funnier, and more likely to be kept on.  Bye Buzzcles
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Disgusting Coward posted:I'm quite enjoying it, although it is laden to the gunnels with eye-rolling nonsense. Inspirational monologues and MOMENTS OF EMOTION just kinda thrown in willy-nilly. On a note to do with this and it does has to be taken with many pinches of salt but an old school friend of mine (he did work on a few early seasons of Shameless and I know this to be true) is good casual friends with Paul Abbott (he at least was, I dont know if he still is hence where the doubt comes in) was saying he met him recently, sort after No Offense was written to talk about his next project. Apparently (as I said dont take this as gospel) Paul's mental health problems, particularly his bipolar were really obvious, he was apparently speaking a million miles an hour and talking about how everyone is trying to gently caress him because they dont want working class fellas in TV. I wouldn't normally give any credence to such tales but a. I sort of trust my friend and b. He once told me a tale when he was writing with Paul and Paul got a call off one of his brothers out of the blue asking to borrow tens of thousands of pounds and years after I heard that tale I read a similar story in a Guardian interview with Paul. Anyway take from that what you will it could all be crap, personally I dont know how much I believe. Dicky B posted:I enjoyed the period leading up to Lamarr's departure, when he was getting visibly bored with the entire thing and just loving around having standoffs with pirates and assaulting Bill for constantly going on about owls and weasels. Did Mark Lamarr actually ever care about anything? I remember when he got replaced by Will Self on Shooting Stars and Self seemed to care more, on that note how did Self end up on that show, does anyone know if there's a story behind it, I mean he is one of the most how brow authors who thinks highly of himself, it goes against everything he puts across about himself completely.
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Lamar cares about vinyl records, and he used to care about playing them on radio 2. Then he walked into the building after a holiday and they had Elton John's piano in the lobby and he quit on the spot. I think he's still a DJ in london but I really don't know. RIP God's Jukebox anyway.
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Nah Will Self loves weird stupid poo poo and is on panel shows pretty often, I still remember the episode of Room 101 he went on where he just started putting every item possible into his drink
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