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Lot 49 posted:Also Dispatches sounds too brutal for me tonight: Oh, oh my god, watching this just now and I really don't know if I can anymore. The last scene before the ad break showed a dead-eyed little waif of a 16 year old injecting herself with heroin. It's just so desperate and sad and awful.
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Rapey Joe Stalin posted:As has been mentioned, Skins is a fantasy of being a British teenager, watch the simply amazing Inbetweeners for a much more realistic version which you will probably be able to relate to more easily. It really is an excellent and very well observed comedy. My childhood was pretty lacking in fish related violence, fights with disabled kids, accidental flashing, etc. The Inbetweeners is unrealistic in exactly the same way skins is, it puts realistic characters in exaggerated scenarios that convey how excruciatingly awkward and embarrassing secondary school can be. It's just that Skins does it for emotions other than embarrassment and is consequently a much better show (S1&2 only).
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SeanBeansShako posted:Get Some In, late seventies comedy about National Service RAF Airmen on YouTube now up to series five. There is an interview on Youtube with the witer Harlan Ellison back in the 70's where he praises British shows, but was shocked at the level of racism that Get Some In had. He was amazed at the use of the term "Chinky Bint". He said that the UK had some highs and lows but you only see the best stuff imported on PBS. He wrote books about TV called the Glass Teat and a sequel to that that people hail as really good and even prescient about the nature of TV.
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Danny Mac's poem is the most amazing thing ever. Someone transcribe it for me. Amazing.
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FelchTragedy posted:There is an interview on Youtube with the witer Harlan Ellison back in the 70's where he praises British shows, but was shocked at the level of racism that Get Some In had. He was amazed at the use of the term "Chinky Bint". He said that the UK had some highs and lows but you only see the best stuff imported on PBS. He wrote books about TV called the Glass Teat and a sequel to that that people hail as really good and even prescient about the nature of TV. Double edged sword with our old telly, I swore it was cheeky when I heard said phrase due to the accents. I can't watch Love Thy Neighbor despite it being excellent because of the white neighbors racism makes me cringe.
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SeanBeansShako posted:Double edged sword with our old telly, I swore it was cheeky when I heard said phrase due to the accents. I can't watch Love Thy Neighbor despite it being excellent because of the white neighbors racism makes me cringe. At least we were meant to think Eddie is a racist fuckhead and total twat, unlike a lot of American TV of the same vintage such as Diff'rent Strokes which really was racist through and through.
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Also, the Corporal who spouted such stunning lines is horrible bitter little man anyways.
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Sargeant Biffalot posted:My childhood was pretty lacking in fish related violence, fights with disabled kids, accidental flashing, etc. The Inbetweeners is unrealistic in exactly the same way skins is, it puts realistic characters in exaggerated scenarios that convey how excruciatingly awkward and embarrassing secondary school can be. It's just that Skins does it for emotions other than embarrassment and is consequently a much better show (S1&2 only). 
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Gentlemen please we all know what the superior show is about mid teenage life. Obviously Grange Hill is the winner.
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SeanBeansShako posted:Gentlemen please we all know what the superior show is about mid teenage life. Byker Grove man. Also Coppers on C4 was a depressing insight into life at "custody suites".
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Nobody talking about The Trip? I thought that it was pretty good for a series opener, the impressions went on for a little bit too long though. Definitely enough to make me want to carry on watching it. It also got me even more excited for the first Alan Partridge clip due out this Friday.
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keveh posted:Nobody talking about The Trip? Think it is a pretty dubious concept for a show, but it was kind of interesting to watch and made me laugh a few times. I did get the impression Coogan was close to corpsing a few times though (at least I heard it's improvised rather than scripted).
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Sargeant Biffalot posted:It's just that Skins does it for emotions other than embarrassment and is consequently a much better show (S1&2 only). Digital skateboard turd spliff text trilby swearing indie-rock community police ponce pub lady.
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Is it me, or is there an awful lot of Misfits adverts on the side of buses all of a sudden?
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Rathen posted:Danny Mac's poem is the most amazing thing ever. Someone transcribe it for me. Amazing. I concurr. I wasn't going to watch Coppers as I figured it would be just Daily Mail fodder, and I don't really have much respect for the scuffers to start with ( and lo, it was to be), but for a smackhead that was incredible. Also, when he was pulling faces like some satanic Pob ( who is pretty scary to begin with) nearly split my sides. Thers a gif there, just waiting to be made. The coppers were cunts though, and yes, I know it is wearying to deal with scum everyday. But having someone in a position of authority who uses the phrase 'human rights' with the same expression on their face I would have if you waved a lollystick coated in dog poo poo under my nose? No ta, build your time machine and go see the Waffen recruiting sargent. Sorry to any coppers in the thread, I know you are not all alike, but I have seen quite a few friends turn into massive pricks once they joined up.
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keveh posted:Nobody talking about The Trip? Felt pretty much exactly the same. The impressions were funny, but seemed like they were on that scene for over half the shows length (Rob Brydon's Michael Caine was much better than Coogans). I'll definitely be tuning in for the next one.
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I liked the trip. Plus it was filmed near where I grew up, awesome dudez! Looks like they're playing it pretty straight, glad there's not much north baiting as there seems to be in more or less everything else. Psychoville was good. The semi-disabled guy obsessed with serial killers seemed a little more intelligent than normal, but it was a dream so that's okay. Not really related but there was recently this story on the bbc site about an exploding collar, which is interesting to read. There's a bit in it a little later where he mentions that the rant of a bipolar woman as hilarious, which I e-mailed him about saying 'i dont know if you can say that' kind of thing and he e-mailed me back saying 'you're right' but it hasn't been altered or anything. Not that it really offends me, I just thought it strange that it was both there and I felt the need to point it out to the journalist. But I was drunk whilst I was doing it so that's alright. Whatever.
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Junkenstein posted:I had no idea Him off of This Life and Teachers was the main character in The Walking Dead. When was that on?
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Walking Dead was on Halloween in America and it's on FX on Friday over here, as delays go it's pretty small.
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Ratjaculation posted:Digital skateboard turd spliff text trilby swearing indie-rock community police ponce pub lady. I miss A&J  I loved The Trip, but then again there's nothing more enjoyable to me than 2 comedians bantering back and forth about nothing. Has any one been keeping up with AIOTM? It's been brilliant recently, but wouldn't make any sense unless you've listened to all previous & the Collings and Herrin podcast...
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thebardyspoon posted:Walking Dead was on Halloween in America and it's on FX on Friday over here, as delays go it's pretty small. It got excellent ratings as well, so unless there's a big drop off I expect it'll easily get a second series.
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It was confirmed for a second season ages ago, the first is only a half season, six episodes. Enjoyed the Trip. It wasn't mind blowing or anything but it was good natured fun. Who's hosting buzzcocks this week?
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Junkenstein posted:I had no idea Him off of This Life and Teachers was the main character in The Walking Dead. Yeah, I was kind of thrown with that too. Same with Combo from off of This is England playing Al Capone in Boardwalk Empire. I think this means they both count as British shows now. Oh, both Boardwalk Empire and The Walking Dead are fantastic. Watch them when they are on! I really enjoyed The Trip, but I'm a big Coogan/Brydon fan. It's nice to see Coogan not doing lovely American films for the time being.
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hollyoaks using nick cave for their advert? i dread to say that it is luring me into watching it.
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King Crab posted:hollyoaks using nick cave for their advert? i dread to say that it is luring me into watching it. I was transfixed by that advert until it said Hollyoaks then I got angry that it had the audacity to entertain me.
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Has anyone in here watched Single Father? I haven't watched it but everyone on my Facebook is going crazy for it, am thinking of checking it out cause I quite like David Tennant.
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DaWolfey posted:I was transfixed by that advert until it said Hollyoaks then I got angry that it had the audacity to entertain me. Hollyoaks tends to play some quite cool music. They had some lovely dream sequence with M83 playing over it last year, I remember 
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Hey, Dobby was in that Alan Davies sitcom I didn't watch. Was this actually not poo poo or something? edit: Oh, and that woman from the IT crowd who's in everything. Probably poo poo, nevermind.
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Theshby posted:Hey, Dobby was in that Alan Davies sitcom I didn't watch. Was this actually not poo poo or something? I watched a couple and found them watchable enough. I'll probably watch the rest at some point 
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Just in case you haven't noticed the massive coverage it's receiving in the press, The Walking Dead starts tomorrow on FX.
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Whites was really really good and I hope it gets a second series. Speaking of Davies, just about to finish a Jonathan Creek marathon, as I've never watched it before. It's bloody brilliant, and features bonus Emma Kennedy in a bath of porridge oats.
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thehustler posted:Speaking of Davies, just about to finish a Jonathan Creek marathon, as I've never watched it before. It's bloody brilliant, and features bonus Emma Kennedy in a bath of porridge oats. Jonathan Creek is bloody brilliant. I did something similar to you, my girlfriend had watched a good few episodes and I'd never seen it, so got the box set and watched one or two a night. I think that they are shooting a new series soon, or may actually be in the process already. Can't wait!
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keveh posted:Jonathan Creek is bloody brilliant. I did something similar to you, my girlfriend had watched a good few episodes and I'd never seen it, so got the box set and watched one or two a night. I can never guess any of the mysteries though 
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Paperhouse posted:that's good news, I love Jonathan Creek I guessed the one that was lifted from duck soup, was properly proud of that. The quality seamed to drop off after Ali Bongo stopped acting as a consultant. I'll still watch any new ones that come out though.
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