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On this week's HIGNFY... did anyone explain to Nick Hewer that he wasn't actually doing Countdown?
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gorki posted:I ask because I have seen a couple of episodes in recent series where he has not really been in his chaser persona and was just being plain rude to the contestants. Made it kind of unpleasant to watch. Also he seems to have a temper on him at the best of times http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/chase-star-mark-beast-labbett-4421923 quote:TV quiz genius Mark “The Beast” Labbett today got married to a girl - half his age. They don't call him The Beast for nothing.
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Oct 13, 2014 07:49
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justcola posted:http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/chase-star-mark-beast-labbett-4421923 I came here to post this link with the header "beast by name, beast by nature" Im a little upset.
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Oct 13, 2014 08:19
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onoflalks posted:Bit disappointed there was nothing about the Demon Headmaster or The Queen's Nose tbh A few years back I was laid up with tonsillitis and binged Demon Headmaster. That loving Octopus is still terrifying, even as an adult.
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Oct 13, 2014 10:10
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Strom Cuzewon posted:A few years back I was laid up with tonsillitis and binged Demon Headmaster. Meeting Gillian Cross and having her sign my copy of the Demon Headmaster was, as a 10 year old, easily the highlight of my term.
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Oct 13, 2014 15:28
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Red Oktober posted:Meeting Gillian Cross and having her sign my copy of the Demon Headmaster was, as a 10 year old, easily the highlight of my term. Ive just written "Neeeerrrdddd" in my notes.
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Oct 13, 2014 15:31
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Are there any good nature docs coming up this autumn? Really enjoyed Wild China
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Oct 13, 2014 16:12
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justcola posted:I think that The Sooty Show is one of the greatest comedies the UK has produced and I'm not even being ironic, not one jot.
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Oct 13, 2014 17:42
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The Big Taff Man posted:Ive just written "Neeeerrrdddd" in my notes.
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Oct 13, 2014 17:56
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Burqa King posted:Are there any good nature docs coming up this autumn? Really enjoyed Wild China Wonders of the Monsoon is on atm. 1st episode was great had some mental weather footage if you're into that (I am). Also a new Attenborough joint is coming soon.
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Oct 13, 2014 18:30
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The thing about wild China is I always wanted to watch another episode half an hour later
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Oct 13, 2014 18:36
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Did you actually watch Wild China or was that all a setup, please let me know, I want to believe.
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Oct 13, 2014 18:37
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Seaside Loafer posted:That poo poo was scary. Dont you think in tone and theme though it was kindof a kids version of The Midwich Cuckoos? Speaking of scary kids TV shows - do you remember Dark Season and Century Falls? Early Russell T Davies stuff. My sister was terrified of this guy:  but I was terrified by the opening sequence of Moondial, so I can hardly judge. 
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Oct 13, 2014 18:46
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Doubtful Guest posted:Speaking of scary kids TV shows - do you remember Dark Season and Century Falls? Early Russell T Davies stuff.
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Oct 13, 2014 21:51
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Bobby Deluxe posted:What was that show with the kid who sold his laugh?
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Oct 13, 2014 22:06
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Doubtful Guest posted:Speaking of scary kids TV shows - do you remember Dark Season and Century Falls? Early Russell T Davies stuff. Century Falls is legitimately great kids TV. Speaking of kids TV, did anyone watch Jeopardy? A bunch of high school kids go to the Outback and it's really creepy like a horror movie then there's aliens and poo poo goes insane. It was really good (until the lame ending)
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Oct 13, 2014 22:26
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The Big Taff Man posted:Did you actually watch Wild China or was that all a setup, please let me know, I want to believe. when I get home from work I head straight for WC
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Oct 13, 2014 22:53
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The Big Taff Man posted:Ive just written "Neeeerrrdddd" in my notes. Worth it.
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Oct 14, 2014 07:16
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Blue Star Error posted:Wonders of the Monsoon is on atm. 1st episode was great had some mental weather footage if you're into that (I am). Also a new Attenborough joint is coming soon. BBC4 had a documentary about the Russian side of the space race last night which was really good: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04lcxms.
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Oct 14, 2014 09:54
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radioaktivitat posted:I watched the 1st and 2nd episodes of Wonders of the Monsoon on Sunday night and agree it was great. I'm not sure I'm a fan of the 10 minutes about how they filmed the content that now seems to be a mandatory part of all BBC nature documentaries though; sometimes they're interesting but mostly I'd rather just have an extra 10 minutes of content, I think. I think it's because they sell them worldwide including on bbc America where they show adverts. They edit the main show so it's an hour with breaks.
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Oct 14, 2014 10:12
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Doubtful Guest posted:Speaking of scary kids TV shows - do you remember Dark Season and Century Falls? Early Russell T Davies stuff. Hell yes. Dark Season was hosed up. Really riding the line. The second series had some weird homosexual undertones. It was great.
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Oct 14, 2014 10:49
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gorki posted:Please do elaborate He's very caustic and unpleasant, and barks non-stop at the runners and things like some kind of petty tyrant. No please or thank you or any of that. He also threw a paddy about climbing the little scaffold thing that leads up to the Chaser's platform, insisting they bring him ladders and whatnot, and got dead stroppy about people eating cake because he was on a diet. He went apeshit when the slightly nervous old woman on our team kept flubbing a line, and insulted one of the other contestants quite gratuitously, off-camera, without any stimulus I could see. I went out on the pish with one of the production folks after filming, and while gossip is pretty much worthless, this dude reckoned that the other 3 Chasers are lovely and a great laugh off-camera, but The Beast is a loving tonker. They all hate him, and deliberately gently caress with his stuff because it drives him radge. Bradley Walsh brought in a card and some flowers for the cleaning lady cause it was her birthday, and got genuinely upset and emotional when he flubbed a question because "mate it's poo poo when somebody puts you off like that" and insisted that they let the dude go again from the start. Well nice bloke. And he smells lovely. ANYWAY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xc5iVxP2R0 Joanna Clifton is an insanely faced pixie murderess, Scott Mills is a gigantic spasming crab. This is all I could ever ask for in life. gently caress Donny Osmond. Disgusting Coward fucked around with this message at 18:36 on Oct 15, 2014 |
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Oct 15, 2014 18:34
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That sucks dude, unfortunately that attitude's probably why he got picked to do the American version of the show instead of Shaun, Paul or Anne.
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Oct 15, 2014 18:37
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Anyone watch The Code, on BBC4/iplayer? It's an Aussie political/crime thing, and it's pretty good. Formulaic but watchable.
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Oct 15, 2014 18:43
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stickyfngrdboy posted:Anyone watch The Code, on BBC4/iplayer? It's an Aussie political/crime thing, and it's pretty good. Formulaic but watchable. I watched it, purely because I'll watch any foreign import drama that BBC4 shows in the Borgen/Killing/Montalbano slot of 9pm Saturday. It was okay, yeah, I liked the journalist, and the PR lady was appropriately slimy. Could have done without the autistic hacker brother being so...stereotypically mannered and exaggerated though.
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Oct 15, 2014 18:53
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Irisi posted:I watched it, purely because I'll watch any foreign import drama that BBC4 shows in the Borgen/Killing/Montalbano slot of 9pm Saturday. yeah the performance isn't great from the lad playing the hacker but it's not a particularly well written part, either. I doubt it would be anywhere near BBC four if it were made on these shores, but I quite enjoyed it.
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Oct 15, 2014 18:59
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Discussing foreign shows in the Uk thread *scribbles in notebook*
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Oct 15, 2014 21:16
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Someone make a mediocre BBC4 Eurodrama thread, stat! (I watched a bit of that 60s (50s?) Swedish one and it was ok)
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Oct 15, 2014 21:45
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Rarity posted:Century Falls is legitimately great kids TV. Speaking of kids TV, did anyone watch Jeopardy? A bunch of high school kids go to the Outback and it's really creepy like a horror movie then there's aliens and poo poo goes insane. It was really good (until the lame ending) yeah, I thought it was great, really naturalistic acting and the characters were very convincing, they felt like actual teenagers rather than some writers idea of how a teenager should act. Never made it to the end though, seems like that was for the best
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Oct 15, 2014 21:54
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Am I still the only person watching Glue? I cant decide if its good or poo poo still, and Im starting to lean towards the poo poo side. If it turns out annie the hippy girl who has no character is responsible for everything its definately awful. But the guy from Rizzle kicks isnt awful as an actor, hes definately not the worst in the show at least
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Oct 17, 2014 12:04
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Not having Lee Mack on WILTY this week was so worth it to get Greg Davies.
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Oct 18, 2014 05:38
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Is it wrong for me to love the Graham Norton Show?
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Oct 18, 2014 10:58
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Josh Lyman posted:Is it wrong for me to love the Graham Norton Show? I love Graham Norton for celebs getting really pissed, and American guests looking politely bewildered while Brits witter on about cricket and Eastenders
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Oct 18, 2014 11:44
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Octy posted:Not having Lee Mack on WILTY this week was so worth it to get Greg Davies. WILTY very much depends on the chemistry between Lee Mack and David Mitchell, so I don't think replacing one of them would work out in the long run, but I agree. Greg Davies was great.
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Oct 18, 2014 12:18
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Davies was AMAZING. I completely bought the rickshaw story and the fake language thing was so in-line with the usual 'give Lee something completely impossible to improv on the spot' poo poo that I was totally fooled as well. Also, I adore Phill Jupitus (I think his Quadrophobia video was the first stand-up performance/album I owned) so anything that gets more of him on my TV I'm in favour of.
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Oct 18, 2014 12:58
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DominoDancing posted:WILTY very much depends on the chemistry between Lee Mack and David Mitchell, so I don't think replacing one of them would work out in the long run, but I agree. Greg Davies was great. There are very few WILTY guests who are absolutely fantastic at it. Off the top of my head it'd be Bob Mortimor, Greg Davies, Rhod Gilbert, and David O'Doherty for completely blowing the item prompt and continuing his story with a straight face.
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Oct 18, 2014 17:02
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pentyne posted:There are very few WILTY guests who are absolutely fantastic at it. Off the top of my head it'd be Bob Mortimor, Greg Davies, Rhod Gilbert, and David O'Doherty for completely blowing the item prompt and continuing his story with a straight face. The Kevin Bridges horse story was one that sticks in my mind.
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Oct 18, 2014 17:05
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DominoDancing posted:WILTY very much depends on the chemistry between Lee Mack and David Mitchell, so I don't think replacing one of them would work out in the long run, but I agree. Greg Davies was great. Lee Mack has no chemistry with any human. His side of the banter is so forced that anyone could do it. I mean I never really enjoyed him on WILTY, but it wasn't until Not Going Out that I realised how terrible he actually is.
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Oct 18, 2014 17:12
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pentyne posted:There are very few WILTY guests who are absolutely fantastic at it. Off the top of my head it'd be Bob Mortimor, Greg Davies, Rhod Gilbert, and David O'Doherty for completely blowing the item prompt and continuing his story with a straight face. The Cuddle Jumper Incident where Rob Brydon and Nick Hewer wear a two headed jumper, Lee decides to get in on the action and David Mitchell genuinely loses it is one of my favourite incidents of anything. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SRwrdsm0lI. It just goes very weird, very fast.
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Steve2911 posted:Lee Mack has no chemistry with any human. His side of the banter is so forced that anyone could do it. All he mostly when not having to think on his feet about a ridiculous lie he's been given does is dive into the tired jokes of "David is so posh and doesn't know anything about pop culture".
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