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

The real mystery is why ITV have 4 channels, when they don't have enough decent programming to fill one.

# ? Nov 25, 2010 02:08

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# ? Apr 26, 2024 19:58

Ponce de Le0n: Jul 6, 2008; Father jailed for beating 3 kids after they wouldn't say who farted in his car

Ein Bear posted:

The real mystery is why ITV have 4 channels, when they don't have enough decent programming to fill one.

As long as they make 1000+ more episodes of Jeremy Kyle, im happy.

# ? Nov 25, 2010 02:12

butch thumperton: Jun 30, 2003

a pwn cocktail posted:

So this seemed like the best thread to ask this in...

Does anyone know why there's a 1 hour delayed repeat channel for ITV2 but not for ITV1?

ITV1+1 is launching on all digital platforms early in 2011. It has taken this long because of contract rights issues, and because there's 22 regional variations of ITV1 with different adverts, unlike ITV2/3/4 which are the same across the country.

# ? Nov 25, 2010 03:59

Lovely Joe Stalin: Jun 12, 2007; Our Lovely Wang

ITV: Twentytwo times shitter than the average channel.

# ? Nov 25, 2010 04:11

feedmyleg: Dec 25, 2004

Quick question that I've asked before, but I'd love to hear more opinions: I'm an American who loves QI and likes 8 Out of 10 Cats and also really likes listening to The Unbelievable Truth. Are there any panel shows of similar quality? Radio or TV.

# ? Nov 25, 2010 04:57

Raeg: Jul 7, 2008; The top 1% of ducks have control of 99.9% of the bread.

feedmyleg posted:

Quick question that I've asked before, but I'd love to hear more opinions: I'm an American who loves QI and likes 8 Out of 10 Cats and also really likes listening to The Unbelievable Truth. Are there any panel shows of similar quality? Radio or TV.

For radio, it'd be worth giving Just a Minute and I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue a try.

# ? Nov 25, 2010 06:11

cloudchamber: Aug 6, 2010; You know what the Ukraine is? It's a sitting duck. A road apple, Newman. The Ukraine is weak. It's feeble. I think it's time to put the hurt on the Ukraine

feedmyleg posted:

Quick question that I've asked before, but I'd love to hear more opinions: I'm an American who loves QI and likes 8 Out of 10 Cats and also really likes listening to The Unbelievable Truth. Are there any panel shows of similar quality? Radio or TV.

Search Youtube for a show called Space Cadets.

# ? Nov 25, 2010 08:44

Roidweiser: Sep 10, 2003; Huuuuuur catchphrases are fun, and cats huurrr

cloudchamber posted:

Search Youtube for a show called Space Cadets.

As in the Johnny Vaughn presented reality show which sent a the winning members of the public into space?

# ? Nov 25, 2010 09:02

Lovely Joe Stalin: Jun 12, 2007; Our Lovely Wang

feedmyleg posted:

Quick question that I've asked before, but I'd love to hear more opinions: I'm an American who loves QI and likes 8 Out of 10 Cats and also really likes listening to The Unbelievable Truth. Are there any panel shows of similar quality? Radio or TV.

Have I got News For You, it is nominally a topical news quiz but don't let a lack of familiarity with our news put you off. It's good.

Never Mind The Buzzcocks is a music flavoured panel show, and is often sublime. The first few seasons are pretty ropey though.

Many, many episodes from both can be found on youtube.

# ? Nov 25, 2010 09:41

Adrianics: Aug 15, 2006; Affirmative. Yes. Yo. Right on. My man.

I would skip straight to the Bill Bailey episodes of Buzzcocks, though.

# ? Nov 25, 2010 09:59

Lovely Joe Stalin: Jun 12, 2007; Our Lovely Wang

Yeah, the Irish team captain (middle of the right team) was just poo poo.

# ? Nov 25, 2010 10:09

reality_groove: Dec 27, 2007

Meltdown321 posted:

Did anyone watch an odd little show on CITV called Roger and the Rottentrolls? It was a bit past my time on children`s TV but a friend had it on once and it`s a work of genius.

Yes, I remember this being brilliant for its time. Very clever.

# ? Nov 25, 2010 11:45

BizarroAzrael: Apr 6, 2006; "That must weigh heavily on your soul. Let me purge it for you."

Raeg posted:

For radio, it'd be worth giving Just a Minute and I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue a try.

When something doesn't seem to make sense, listen for a few more episodes, then you'll get it.

Been a while since I last saw a forum game of Mornington Crescent, good times.

You'll probably also like "Would I Lie To You", similar concept to the Unbelievable Truth but with more in common with normal panel games rather than being monologue-based, and has David Mitchell as a team captain. Gets similar participants to 8 Out of 10 and QI as well.

# ? Nov 25, 2010 12:22

thehustler: Apr 17, 2004; I am very curious about this little crescendo

butch thumperton posted:

ITV1+1 is launching on all digital platforms early in 2011. It has taken this long because of contract rights issues, and because there's 22 regional variations of ITV1 with different adverts, unlike ITV2/3/4 which are the same across the country.

22? That seems too high. I'm pretty sure it used to be 16 or 17 until last year when they've merged some regions for cost-cutting/news purposes and now there are 10. There may be some sub-opts in some regions to facilitate more directed advertising.

Either way, it's bollocks these days. I miss my Granada G, goddammit.

# ? Nov 25, 2010 12:39

Shanty: Nov 7, 2005; I Love Dogs

BizarroAzrael posted:

When something doesn't seem to make sense, listen for a few more episodes, then you'll get it.

Been a while since I last saw a forum game of Mornington Crescent, good times.

You'll probably also like "Would I Lie To You", similar concept to the Unbelievable Truth but with more in common with normal panel games rather than being monologue-based, and has David Mitchell as a team captain. Gets similar participants to 8 Out of 10 and QI as well.

I'll just repost this because it made my goddamn year when it was posted in the last thread: An archive of every Clue show from 1972 till 2002.

# ? Nov 25, 2010 12:51

Beeswax: Dec 29, 2005; Grimey Drawer

Another solid tip if you like banter-based panel shows is, well... Banter.

Does exactly what is says on the tin. Richard Herring, Russel howard, Will Smith and others.
http://www.fistoffun.net/downloads-banter.htm

# ? Nov 25, 2010 13:05

Akuma: Sep 11, 2001

You know, I've come to hate the word "banter." It gets used so much it's lost all meaning. JUST A BIT O BANTER INNIT. That may be in large part due to having to design a video game around a heavily "banter-based" panel show and getting frustrated and having to ask people to quantify what "a bit of banter" actually means from a gameplay perspective. poo poo those were some long design meetings.

Oh and back to US sitcoms for a minute, is it just me or is Everybody Loves Raymond just... soul crushing? It's the slow breakdown of an unhappy marriage set to a laugh track. It's so grim and depressing. I don't know why the gently caress it ran for so long. Who laughs at that? I guess Robert makes a funny face or shouts every couple of episodes.

# ? Nov 25, 2010 13:18

BizarroAzrael: Apr 6, 2006; "That must weigh heavily on your soul. Let me purge it for you."

Akuma posted:

You know, I've come to hate the word "banter." It gets used so much it's lost all meaning. JUST A BIT O BANTER INNIT. That may be in large part due to having to design a video game around a heavily "banter-based" panel show and getting frustrated and having to ask people to quantify what "a bit of banter" actually means from a gameplay perspective. poo poo those were some long design meetings.

You watch a lot of Dave's continuity then? What was the game, if you can tell us?

# ? Nov 25, 2010 13:45

Akuma: Sep 11, 2001

BizarroAzrael posted:

You watch a lot of Dave's continuity then? What was the game, if you can tell us?

Yes! That's exactly what gets to me. And no, I can't I'm afraid. It might still happen in a few month's time. I can say, though, that the design ended up as sort of an adventure game set in a panel show context. I was really looking forward to playing it.

# ? Nov 25, 2010 13:51

slotbadger: Jul 19, 2007; hey deadhead - take a bite of peach.

feedmyleg posted:

Quick question that I've asked before, but I'd love to hear more opinions: I'm an American who loves QI and likes 8 Out of 10 Cats and also really likes listening to The Unbelievable Truth. Are there any panel shows of similar quality? Radio or TV.

Radio 4 Panel Shows:

Heresy
Museum of Curiosity
I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue
Just a Minute
The News Quiz
Armando Iannucci's Charm Offensive
Banter
So Wrong It's Right

# ? Nov 25, 2010 13:52

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

Akuma posted:

You know, I've come to hate the word "banter." It gets used so much it's lost all meaning. JUST A BIT O BANTER INNIT. That may be in large part due to having to design a video game around a heavily "banter-based" panel show and getting frustrated and having to ask people to quantify what "a bit of banter" actually means from a gameplay perspective. poo poo those were some long design meetings.

I'm seconding this, but not merely restricting my hatred to television. "Banter" here at uni has taken on a whole new level, where now it basically means lots of cunts going to a big club and getting wankered, so it's pretty typical to see "�1.50 drinks, free shot on entry and PRICELESS BANTER" or what have you on fliers. Every time I see the word now bile rises in my throat.

# ? Nov 25, 2010 14:26

reality_groove: Dec 27, 2007

Apparently a maternity nurse from the One Born Every Minute Xmas special is giving the alternative christmas message on Channel 4. Dappy's either doing one on T4 or E4 or something like that.

Still, either is better than Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

# ? Nov 25, 2010 14:40

Adrianics: Aug 15, 2006; Affirmative. Yes. Yo. Right on. My man.

'Banter' is just the latest in a long line of buzzwords/phrases that people mistakenly believe gives them free reign to act like wankers. See also: 'I speak my mind', 'I'm just having a laugh', etc.

# ? Nov 25, 2010 14:43

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

The Perfect Element posted:

PRICELESS BANTER

Well, you wouldn't pay for it, would you? Everyone thinks they're Oscar Wilde when they've had a few drinks, whereas in reality they're barely Jim Davidson (myself included)

Gram-O-Phone fucked around with this message at 16:29 on Nov 25, 2010

# ? Nov 25, 2010 16:16

cloudchamber: Aug 6, 2010; You know what the Ukraine is? It's a sitting duck. A road apple, Newman. The Ukraine is weak. It's feeble. I think it's time to put the hurt on the Ukraine

Roidweiser posted:

As in the Johnny Vaughn presented reality show which sent a the winning members of the public into space?

Nope. The Sci-Fi quiz show hosted by Greg Proops with Bill Bailey and Craig Charles:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKFNqN6Pjgk

Look out for the episode with Terr Pratchett.

# ? Nov 25, 2010 16:42

Beeswax: Dec 29, 2005; Grimey Drawer

Akuma posted:

You know, I've come to hate the word "banter." It gets used so much it's lost all meaning. JUST A BIT O BANTER INNIT.

S... Stewart? Stewart Lee, is that you?

_{_{for the record i agree}}

Beeswax fucked around with this message at 18:22 on Nov 25, 2010

# ? Nov 25, 2010 18:19

birmingha: Nov 8, 2010

feedmyleg posted:

panel shows

As slotbadger bulletpointed, 'Charm Offensive' is immense. You can find a few shows of CO, along with previously mentioned 'Banter' and 'Heresy' -

http://www.fistoffun.net/downloads.htm

Hell, everyone should just listen to 'Lionel Nimrod's Inexplicable World' and 'Lee & Herring's Fist Of Fun' fullstop!

# ? Nov 25, 2010 19:13

Roidweiser: Sep 10, 2003; Huuuuuur catchphrases are fun, and cats huurrr

cloudchamber posted:

Nope. The Sci-Fi quiz show hosted by Greg Proops with Bill Bailey and Craig Charles:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKFNqN6Pjgk

Look out for the episode with Terr Pratchett.

Ah, well that's OK then, I thought that recommendation was a little out of place.

# ? Nov 25, 2010 19:15

Rummanging: Sep 26, 2008

Warwick Davis shows us why "Life's Too Short" will be fantastic, regardless of your taste for Gervais. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amSfV-wA1d8

# ? Nov 25, 2010 19:45

Muppetjedi: Mar 17, 2010

Is that his 'Curb your Enthusiasm' style show he mentioned in his autobiography?

# ? Nov 25, 2010 21:13

Rummanging: Sep 26, 2008

If you mean Davis', I would assume so, yes. I wasn't so sure about his comedic talents, after watching that I have absolute faith, his timing is impeccable.

# ? Nov 25, 2010 23:04