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SeanBeansShako posted:I enjoyed The Pacific just as much I think I even enjoyed it more! Joe Mazzello 
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Jan 16, 2011 23:49
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I didn't like it much. Looked amazing, but 5 episodes in and I just wasn't connecting with the characters at all, I found it really hard to follow who was who and what was going on.
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Jan 16, 2011 23:55
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seregrail7 posted:I didn't like it much. Looked amazing, but 5 episodes in and I just wasn't connecting with the characters at all, I found it really hard to follow who was who and what was going on. I think that is because the storytelling was cliched, and every time something interesting was in danger of happening they would cut straight to R&R or life back in the States. A series about one of the bloodiest campaigns in history and the spent how many episodes on non-combat poo poo ?
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Jan 17, 2011 00:01
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gently caress digital TV. At least before with a weak signal it was just a bit fuzzy, now it means it freezes up altogether, it's almost as bad as youtube. And all the new channels are just repeats anyway, what was the loving point?
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Jan 17, 2011 02:05
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pisshead posted:gently caress digital TV. At least before with a weak signal it was just a bit fuzzy, now it means it freezes up altogether, it's almost as bad as youtube. And all the new channels are just repeats anyway, what was the loving point? Because when it works, and you have a good ariel and cable connecting it to your tv it's a vastly improved picture, and even HD with the right kit. Yes there may be better systems, such as the Japanese one or even the American one. But you're bang on about the repeats. Not to mention the +1 channels and the poo poo shopping channels and useless gaming ones.
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Jan 17, 2011 02:25
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Remember when we had a channel about gaming once? proper video game stuff instead of gambling? Good times.
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Jan 17, 2011 02:41
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Game Network, hells yea. We have that channel to thank for pioneering the concept of televised sex lines such as Babestation. Ah, memories...
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Jan 17, 2011 03:03
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I'm often left wondering how all these poo poo digital channels make any cash. Shopping channels have an obvious income but other ones have such low viewing figures I can't see how they make any money at all.
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Jan 17, 2011 11:39
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I used to work with one of the presenters on Game Network. Not the woman with the weird accent but the big bloke with the lisp. Apparently the woman was a right oval office.
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Jan 17, 2011 12:52
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HERAK posted:Not to mention the +1 channels
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Jan 17, 2011 13:03
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Akuma posted:Do you really not find the the +1 channels useful? I think they're a godsend and wish every channel had one. If two shows you want to watch are in the same time slot you can just +1 it. I find all the +1 stuff useful. You never know when you need another +1 to hit or damage 
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Jan 17, 2011 14:02
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Dicky B posted:Game Network, hells yea. We have that channel to thank for pioneering the concept of televised sex lines such as Babestation. Ah, memories...
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Jan 17, 2011 14:03
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Akuma posted:Do you really not find the the +1 channels useful? I think they're a godsend and wish every channel had one. If two shows you want to watch are in the same time slot you can just +1 it. Yes, it's reassuring to know that if I miss the start of anything on ITV2 I can catch it all an hour later.
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Jan 17, 2011 15:04
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Horizon could be good tonight, it's about the nature of reality, and the idea of a holographic universe.
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Jan 17, 2011 15:27
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Brown Moses posted:Horizon could be good tonight, it's about the nature of reality, and the idea of a holographic universe. On the one hand, some scientists think this idea could revolutionise the world as we know it. On the other hand, some scientists think that this is a load of bumpf. In conclusion, maybe we'll never know but it makes you think, doesn't it? Doesn't it just? - Every Horizon Episode Ever
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Jan 17, 2011 15:32
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Does anyone remember the old super serious Horizon format?
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Jan 17, 2011 16:01
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John_Anon_Smith posted:On the one hand, some scientists think this idea could revolutionise the world as we know it. On the other hand, some scientists think that this is a load of bumpf. In conclusion, maybe we'll never know but it makes you think, doesn't it? Doesn't it just? - Every Horizon Episode Ever Last week's one about temperature wasn't like this. Probably because it wasn't exactly cutting edge stuff though.
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Jan 17, 2011 16:13
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Metrication posted:Does anyone remember the old super serious Horizon format? You mean when it was good?
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Jan 17, 2011 16:17
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Pablo Bluth posted:Band of Brothers was a BBC co-production, so they can go tell Murdock to swivel. In theory, Sky's exclusive HBO licence doesn't stop future collaborations between the two either. Yeah, there's no mention of Rome or Extras on the list either, so any BBC co-productions mustn't be included. I know it's sacrilege to slate it, but I really don't think Band of Brothers is that good. Better than The Pacific (excluding how well the Pacific looked), but far too trite as is the problem with a lot of war films/shows unless they have a "we shouldn't be here" element that you get in things about Vietnam or the Gulf wars. The Thin Red Line is the only WWII thing I can think of that pulls it off well.
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Jan 17, 2011 16:19
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goatface posted:You mean when it was good? Basically.
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Jan 17, 2011 16:37
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Idioteque Dance posted:Not to mention spending at least 50% of their air time just watching somebody play some boring isometric no-name RPG that they were obsessed with. How dare you speak ill of Legend of Mir!
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Jan 17, 2011 16:58
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I think my favourite Horizon was one called 'Can we make a star on Earth?'. Brian Cox presented it and it was really interesting to see all these potential fusion reactors being developed. One of them even looked exactly how I pictured a fusion reactor to look like.
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Jan 17, 2011 17:02
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Brown Moses posted:Horizon could be good tonight, it's about the nature of reality, and the idea of a holographic universe. You've just made me remember Equinox, with the laser-mouth.
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Jan 17, 2011 17:09
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Kerbtree posted:You've just made me remember Equinox, with the laser-mouth. Ah, an Amiga running Octamed! So many memories of creating my own rubbish compositions for AMOS games I never actually finished programming.
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Jan 17, 2011 17:28
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Kind of makes me wonder why they don't show Tomorrow's World any more. I suppose it's been replaced by 'Click', but click is pretty much Braniac with consumer gadgets instead of exploding caravans. Unless Tomorrow's World is today. Then that means tomorrow is the Day After Tomorrow and we're all going to get snowed in and have to live in Mexico.
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Jan 17, 2011 17:48
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Uncertain Frog posted:and also I've never seen Laura Solon before but she was adorable Pippa, the woman in the peach dress  Looked good on her. Edit: How goony. Ugh. thehustler fucked around with this message at 18:01 on Jan 17, 2011 |
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Jan 17, 2011 17:56
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justcola posted:Kind of makes me wonder why they don't show Tomorrow's World any more. I suppose it's been replaced by 'Click', but click is pretty much Braniac with consumer gadgets instead of exploding caravans. Tomorrow's world was hilarious. I remember one episode, their idea of 'Internet shopping in the future' didn't consist of browsing lists of items with pictures and ordering from a warehouse. It consisted of controlling a loving robot via the internet to stroll down the high street and mechanically pick up all your shopping, it was just ridiculous.
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Jan 17, 2011 18:28
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Mickolution posted:Yeah, there's no mention of Rome or Extras on the list either, so any BBC co-productions mustn't be included. As good as it is, Band of Brothers is always tainted by coming from a book by Stephen E. Ambrose, the liar.
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Jan 17, 2011 18:39
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Akuma posted:Do you really not find the the +1 channels useful? I think they're a godsend and wish every channel had one. If two shows you want to watch are in the same time slot you can just +1 it. They are useful up to a point but since i've got a posh tv with iplayer etc built in and a dvr they are a bit redundant. I'd rather they gave us more channels in HD or upped the bandwidth on the other channels. or used it to stop having channles that only broadcast for part of the day.
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Jan 17, 2011 20:06
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Akuma posted:Do you really not find the the +1 channels useful? I think they're a godsend and wish every channel had one. If two shows you want to watch are in the same time slot you can just +1 it. So why does Dave need a +1 channel? In case you can't wait until tomorrow to see that Top Gear repeat for the fifteenth time that week?
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Jan 17, 2011 20:22
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NaDy posted:I think my favourite Horizon was one called 'Can we make a star on Earth?'. Brian Cox presented it and it was really interesting to see all these potential fusion reactors being developed. One of them even looked exactly how I pictured a fusion reactor to look like. Yes, that was an excellent episode. The final part of the programme asked all the leading nuclear physicists to predict when the first drop of nuclear fusion power would feed into a national grid. I've still the episode, and occasionally dig it out to remind me of their estimates.
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Jan 17, 2011 20:25
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Rubbing my hands in glee at the idea of Hell's Kitchen USA starting in just over an hour - last weeks premier had me in complete stitches. Best thing on TV, never-mind ITV2.
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Jan 17, 2011 20:51
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lionlegs posted:Yes, that was an excellent episode. The final part of the programme asked all the leading nuclear physicists to predict when the first drop of nuclear fusion power would feed into a national grid. I've still the episode, and occasionally dig it out to remind me of their estimates. What was their verdict? 100 years?
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Jan 17, 2011 21:08
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Metrication posted:What was their verdict? 100 years? Most of them said more like 30 years! Found that it's all on youtube now. Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXcyH7QE7rU
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Jan 17, 2011 21:40
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The real reason +1 channels exist is so the broadcasters can charge companies twice as much for the same amount of advertising
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Jan 17, 2011 21:45
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+1 channels were handy for a small window of time before telly on demand took off.
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Jan 17, 2011 22:22
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Tonight I watched University Challenge, Only Connect and right now I'm in the middle of this episode of Horizon about quantum mechanics which is telling me that reality is just a hologram. The BBC has just killed my brain! 
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Jan 17, 2011 22:47
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Gram-O-Phone posted:Only Connect This seems like a good segue to allow me to say I have the biggest crush on Victoria Coren and I'm not quite sure why...
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Jan 17, 2011 22:52
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How have I never heard of Dead Set before?! Just started watching it and it's really drat good. I can't believe I didn't know that Brooker had written his own TV series. E: Davina McCall just got eaten by a zombie. This is brill Forty Two fucked around with this message at 22:59 on Jan 17, 2011 |
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